Crowne Plaza London - Kingston

Have a flutter on the horses at Sandown Park Racecourse, less than 10 minutes' drive from the hotel. For a special occasion, you can top off a day watching the races with an upscale meal at the racecourse's fine dining restaurant, Equus. There are two other restaurants on site, or you can relax with a picnic in the grounds. In summer, you can also enjoy open-air concerts on the racetrack.

Get new perspectives on the natural world at Kew Royal Botanical Gardens, 25 minutes by car from the hotel. To start with, the 18-metre-high Treetop Walkway lets visitors view birds, insects, lichen and fungi at treetop level. You can then descend below ground to the Rhizotron lab, which examines the interplay of soil, tree roots and organisms beneath the earth.

Chessington World of Adventures combines a theme park with a zoo, making it great for families. It's also just 10 minutes away by car. Kids and adults alike will want to brave Dragon's Fury, one of Chessington's most challenging roller coasters. The park has 10 themed areas, and Chessington Zoo has more than 1,000 animals – right at home in caves, water and other diverse natural habitats.

You can spend at least a day touring Hampton Court Palace, just eight minutes by car from the hotel. Its Cumberland Art Gallery contains Royal Collection masterpieces, including paintings by Rembrandt, Caravaggio, Holbein, van Dyck and Canaletto. Also unmissable are Henry VIII's Great Hall, one of Britain's oldest theatres, and the palace's famous puzzle-hedge maze, Britain's oldest.

National Rail can whisk you from Surbiton station, Kingston to London's Waterloo station in as little as 20 minutes. Once there, you can hop on to the Tube and get to Westminster Abbey and Big Ben in minutes. Alternatively, plan a day touring such iconic art museums as Tate Britain, the National Gallery and the Royal Academy, all just a few Tube stops away. Later, savour a sweet tradition high tea

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