Oxford Street West End
London Bridge South Bank
The City
Blackheath
Canary Wharf
Greenwich
Kidbrooke Village transport hub including train station O2
River Thames
For local life. For local attractions. Kidbrooke Village is part of London, and all of the capital’s many delights can be easily reached, thanks to convenient connections by road, rail and bus Central London can be reached in as little as fifteen minutes by train. Whether
Cutty Sark and the Meridian Line. In contrast, modern Greenwich boasts an
you’re travelling to the heart of the capital for Oxford Street shopping, West End
eclectic selection of shops, bars, restaurants, riverside pubs and a popular crafts
theatre, South Bank arts and culture, work or leisure, all is easily accessible.
and antiques market.
Closer to Kidbrooke Village, there is still more to enjoy. There is Blackheath,
Greenwich Park will also play host to some of the 2012 Olympics events. The O2
whose special character comes from its elegant Georgian streets, village shops
Centre on Greenwich Peninsula has recently been voted the world’s most popular
and restaurants, and sports clubs that include the oldest rugby and hockey clubs
music venue. Under its vast dome, sports, music, theatrical and televisual events
in the country. The huge expanse of heath gives it its name, a high point to climb
take place, with the capacity to accommodate crowds of up to 23,000.
to as you leave the city centre.
Sutcliffe Park
A little further north from Greenwich and you reach, via foot tunnel or DLR, the
Greenwich is an appealing mixture of old and new. Historic Greenwich, now
glittering towers of Canary Wharf, not so much a village but more a mini-city in its
a World Heritage Site and from 2012 London’s fourth Royal Borough, draws
own right with a thriving community of offices, shops and bars clustered around
visitors with the Royal Observatory, Greenwich Park, National Maritime Museum,
the iconic skyscraper dominating Cabot Square.
Computer enhanced image of Kidbrooke Village is indicative only
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