Morden

Great district of outer London at the end of the Northern Line, just within the Surrey post code zone. Plays host to the genuinely stunning Morden Hall Park, a huge and varied expanse of green space, complete with rivers, streams, historical mansions and a wondrous flower garden.

MORDEN HALL PARK IS RUN BY THE NATIONAL TRUST (nuff said)

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SANTANA

A TOTALLY AWESOME LATIN ROCK BAND, LED BY THE GUITARIST OF THE SAME NAME.

There's only one Santana, his first name is Carlos - and he plays the meanest guitar in the world !!

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CHESSINGTON

Pleasant, leafy area within the Royal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames, a short hop by fast train from Central London.

There's a lot more good stuff about Chessington than the World of Adventures.

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MERSTHAM

Lovely villagey town in Surrey about 20 miles from London, surrounded by beautiful countryside. Topped off by playing host to a nice little art gallery, the Rt Gallery.

Go to Merstham to breath in the fresh Surrey air and soak up the culture at the Rt Gallery.

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Cheam

Cheam is a smart area of outer London on the boundary with Surrey. It is in the much admired and very leafy London Borough of Sutton. It has at its centre a beautiful village and park. The park contains a mansion called Nonsuch. There are numerous trendy restaurants, gift shops and coffee houses in the village, along with a branch of Waitrose.

Cheam is very much the place to be for stylish people of all ages. It is truly EXCELLENT.

yuppy househunter: "all the nice areas around London are just sooo pricey..........."

yuppy 2: Move to Cheam; it's lovely and not too dear. It's the next place to be!

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Ewell

Really nice large village just outside London in the north of Surrey. It's a mile from Epsom and two miles from Cheam, with which it shares the vast and beautiful Nonsuch Park. It is very picturesque with some buildings dating back centuries, lovely old churches and a small village centre park called Bourne Hall park which also features a library and a large and very pretty pond complete with a fountain. Ewell is also home to the excellent Ewell Castle School.

When in Ewell it's pleasant to visit Bourne Hall to get some books from the library and then have a picnic in Bourne Hall Park overlooking the pond.

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CROYDON

Lovely, visually stunning town with beautiful buildings ranging from Victorian grandeur to 21st century ubercool slick. Croydon is a cultured town, strong on the arts with a museum, theatres, art house cinema and art gallery.

Croydon is under 15 minutes from Central London by fast train.

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