Kew Gardens 3BR house in cul-de-sac

3 Bed House with garden close to Thames river (2 min walk, private road to river nearby), on the District Line Underground (7 min walk) for direct access into Central London, near Kew Gardens. Kids playground in walking distance along the Thames tow path. The space Residential neighborhood, mix of English and corporate expat families. House is in a cul-de-sac with a private road to the river Thames at its end. River about 300 feet away. Walking distance to subway (7 min). Central London via the underground: 30-40 min, the District line (Kew Gardens stop 7 min walk - Zone 3). In addition, the Overground to Stratford also stops at the Kew Gardens underground station (Kew Gardens stop 7 min walk). Further, there is an overland railway station at Kew Bridge (10 min walk) to take you to Waterloo railway station in 21 minutes. By bicycle one can follow the towpath to Hammersmith Bridge or continue to Putney Bridge (50 min). Lastly, several Streetcar parking spots within a few min walk. Imperial College (and the museum of Natural History, the science and technology museum, the Victoria and Albert): 20 minute ride, straight shot on the subway (to South Kensington). Sloan Square and the King's Road: 20-25 minute ride, straight shot on the subway (to Sloan Square) Buckingham Palace and Victoria: 25-30 minute subway ride, straight shot (to Victoria) Houses of parliament, Westminster Abbey: 30-33 minute ride, straight shot on the subway (to Westminster) Covent Garden, White Hall, Trafalgar Square, National Galleries: 30-35 minute ride, straight shot on the subway (to Embankment) British museum: 40 minute ride (switch at Barons Court to Picadilly line, literally across the same platform) to Holborn. Local: - Domesday book (900 years old tax book for William the Conqueror) in the National Archives. literally around the corner. The garden of the house borders on the National Archives (where all official records for the UK, England and Wales are kept). - Kew Gardens (great for kids) are an 8 minute walk, along the river. - Hampton Court Palace (Henry VIII's palace) is a bit more west along the river tow path (45 minutes by bicycle). - Richmond Park is about 2 miles from the House. - Ealing Studios (Film production) are about 3.5 miles from the House - Twickenham stadium (btw, when the teams score a goal, one can hear it (lightly) when standing in the house garden). About 20 min by bicycle. House: 3 bedrooms on 1st floor (i.e. up 1 flight of stairs from the ground floor), 1 bathroom on 1st floor with underfloor heating and closet for front loading washing machine and separate dryer. 1 separate toilet on ground floor. Ground floor: Reception room, fully equipped kitchen (family size fridge, freezer, microwave, oven, gas-fired hob, dishwasher), office. Wifi and a number of wired internet points. Internet broadband via cable (faster than DSL). Front (small) and rear garden. Beds: The master double is 2m by 160cm (6ft 8in feet by 5ft 4 in) The second double is 2m by 130cm (this one does not have headboards, so lengthwise more flexible than most) (6ft 8in by 4 ft 4 in) The antique bed in the rear bedroom is 1.90m by 120cm (in the images this bed has a pink-color cover) (6 ft 4 in by 4 ft) Each bed has wooden slats underneath the mattress, the double beds with two separate slat parts. There is a travel cot available for babies. Car: If you come by car, there's a parking zone with checks on weekdays between 10 and noon; there are a few streets in the neighborhood that do not have parking restrictions. Alternatively, if you let me know early enough I can order resident visitor scratchcards (let me know how many you need, they are a just over a pound a day) for parking in the street itself. Airports: London Heathrow is a 20 minute car drive away (not taking into account traffic jams), by subway it takes between 45 min and 1h10.; London Gatwick is a 60 minute car drive, alternatively you can take the subway (direct) to Victoria and take a direct train; London Stansted and London Luton are 1.5 hours by car, can take a subway to Victoria and take a bus; London City is on the opposite side of London, can take subway to Bank and then take the Docklands Light Railway (with an underground ticket or Oyster card); same route if you need to go to Canary Wharf, simply alight a few stations earlier from the DLR or, alternatively, take the underground to Westminster and then the Jubilee line. Playgrounds: There is a playground for young kids 8 min walk along the towpath (no cars) just before Kew Bridge (Right out of the house, right towards the river, left towards Kew bridge). Kew Green is always fun too, about 8 min walk. Boatrace: the house is about 1 mile (along the towpath) away from the finish line of the yearly Oxford/Cambridge rowing race. Hospital: Nearest Accident and Emergency is West Middlesex Hospital on the other side of the river, a 10 minute ride by car, or 10 minute walk to bus 267 (the stop just over the bridge, on your left) and then 10 min. bus Local restaurants and pubs in walking distance: range from very nice English (e.g. at the Kew Inn), Indian, Italian, a well-known grill, a few chain restaurants (e.g. Ask Pizza near Kew Bridge is great Italian for kids) up to the GlassHouse, Michelin starred. Considering central London is just a subway ride away, of course there's all the central London restaurants. Local small supermarket (Tesco Express) near Kew Gardens Station (8 min walk). Marks & Spencers in small mall (5 min walk). Large Sainsbury supermarket 20 min walk (3 min by car). Cash: near Kew Gardens subway stop there are 4 cash machines. There's another cash machine at the large Sainsbury's. Running: the towpath is very flat and fast and nice for running both short and long distances. For hillwork, go into Richmond Park, about 2 km (1.5 miles) away. Cycling: Mountain/hybrid: towpath less than 100m (300 ft), to the West goes to Hampton Court and beyond (via Kingston). If you are more inspired you can ride to Henley-on-Thames. To the East the tow path goes to Putney. Also nearby is the Brentford entrance onto the British Waterway system, where you can bike along the canal to e.g. little Venice, Regent's Park and so on. And if you're truly inspired, all the way to Heathrow and on to Birmingham. Road Cycling: Richmond Park is nearby where you can test yourself against some of the nation's best. Box Hill and the other Surrey hills a bit more than 1 hour away by bike. Watersports: several rowing clubs nearby, canoeing club in Richmond. Swimming pool in walking distance (beach type swimming pool, great for kids) at the Brentford leisure centre; Richmond's pool's on the park 5 min by car (indoor and outdoor pools). All linnen and towels provided, except linnen for the baby travel cot. Hairdryer provided. Five US compatible electricity sockets available (with 220 Volts 50Hz, so check your power supply first!). 12 European-compatible electricity sockets available. Kitchen fully equipped. Note: the kids climbing frame in the garden has been taken down and will be replaced. Please ask me if I've done that already when you book. Guest access Whole house and garden