We love our house because it's close to everything. You can walk to the trains in a few minutes if you want to go into central London, or hop on the bus to Kingston. Within 5 minutes, you can be at South Bank watching a show at the London Wonderground or the National Theatre. The shops in Surbiton town centre are also just 7min walk away. You can find supermarkets, cafes, banks, restaurants, pubs, and even a wine bar. We also love Surbiton because of its beautiful green spaces- Fishponds Park for a quiet calming walk, Alexandra Rec or Balaclava Park with its playgrounds for the kids, or Bushy Park and Richmond Park if you want to completely forget you're in a city at all. I promise that you'll love Surbiton- it's the area, the people, the diversity of experiences you can have while being just far away enough to escape the noise and pollution of central London.