One of my favorite tourist sites to visit when back in the UK…read moreKnown as King Henry VIII palace it is such a great place with lots to see and obviously a ton of history Do the headset tour the first time you visit so you know all the rooms and what you're looking at I especially love the old kitchen area and the gardens , the garden maze was always a fun area as a child Staff are all super nice and helpful Lovely day out

Love this place. We live fairly close and have bought a season pass so we can enjoy the palace in…read moreall its glory. It's nice that the palace gets decorated for Halloween. The haunted garden round the back is also great to bring kids. Love it!

I am guessing that kids need a lot of attention and tasks that keep them busy? Just a hunch. They…read morealways seem to be telling their mums that they are bored, so I guess keeping them occupied is one of those never ending tasks. If I had a child, The Pottery and Craft Studio in Thames Ditton would probably be my second home. I popped in the other day and it was filled with children, all completely engrossed in what they were doing. The premise is that you choose an item of pottery that you want to use, such as a mug, jug, teapot or plate and then set to work with your paints! Kids seem to love this kind of thing. Having said that, there is no reason why kids should have all the fun, they can do classes for grown ups here too, and can make plates and souvenirs for things like Weddings, Birthday parties etc. I liked the Hands and Feet option - where you come in with prints of your babies feet (which can also be done here), and they put the print into a frame, or onto something ceramic. So cute!

Proper old fashioned (in the good sense) cinema. They have a bar with real drinks & bottles of…read morebeer, no nasty litres of soda stream like coke. World cinema films, screenings for new mums with babes and kids club screenings on Saturday morning

We are spoilt for choice in Bridge Road for high quality speciality shops. Lancelots easily fits…read moreinto this category. Open since 2003, Lancelots is the go-to boutique for wine lovers who want to pick up their favourite choice, or browse for new discoveries. When this place opened, I didn't know that much about wine - but I decided that the owners were going to become my tutors (lucky them!) I quickly learnt the intricacies of a fine wine - and that a good wine does not necessarily equal an expensive one. When I go round to friends houses for dinner, they tell me what they are cooking, and I go into Lancelots always with a budget of under £10 and get them to help me pair a wine with say, coq au vin (Chianti or Multipulchano) fettuccine with mushrooms (Californian Chardonnay) or a Thai curry (French Sauvignon Blanc). Always one for free alcohol, I love that they have monthly wine tastings. Usually these are on the last Saturday of every month. I'm even happier when they occasionally merge these with cheese tastings. These evenings are always fun and informative. I once found a sparkling rose which was made with freshly crushed strawberries. Trust me, it was the nectar of the Gods! This is also a good place to order in wine, however obscure the label. Case in point; after experiencing the best meal, and wine of my life in a little town called Cortona in Tuscany, I wrote down the label of the wine that I had drunk, turns out it was a locally produced syrah. I took the description to Lancelots and a few weeks later, I came back in and picked up a case of the same wine which they had kindly tracked down for me. Lucky us for having this place

Fantastic array of wine selections which caters to all price ranges. The owners are also quick to…read morehelp with suggestions and this has made Lancelot my favourite wine shop. The cheeses are also heavenly (lol). I definitely recommend!!!!!!!!

I.LOVE.EVERYMAN…read more Now that there are two Everyman Cinemas in the area, I'm probably going to be much more of a film buff than I ever would be. Comfy couches, milkshakes to order and wait WHAT!? They sell a Washington wine?! F* Vue, I'm coming here the rest of my days. The Esher outfit has 4 screens, with Screen 1 being the biggest. It's a double decker with great sound and nice two person couch 'booths'. You can also order hot food in and bring alcohol into the cinema screen. Adults only, no crying babies and giggly teens? Heck. Yes. Sadly two things knock this place down to a 4* vs a 5*. Firstly, staff service here is very hit and miss. Very young staff meaning texting / giggling amongst each other can sometimes come above a waiting customer. Additionally, the screens are quite different in terms of comfy rating. Screen 2 has little footrests that mimic say a sofa/coffee table at home, whilst Screen 1 doesn't, which does make it lose just that little bit of comfiness for a long movie. Also, weirdly enough, end booths in Screen 1 don't have a table or a perch, meaning the person closest to the aisle has got to either put their drink on the ground (watch the spillage!) or hold it the entire time... Not ideal. However, it's still a much better (read: Expensive) experience, but I'd take this any day over a Vue (or the Vue in Staines) as it's closer, more intimate and caters to insolently intolerant people like me.

IT'S A BIG HIT!!!!…read more If you want a night out this is a fab place to see a film. It feels like a treat and an enjoyable experience. Four screens, each screen room different but all have comfy couches, chairs and tables, the sound is excellent too. The cinema was spotless and a notch up in decoration, comfort, style and class from your usual Vue and Odeon cinemas. I found the staff helpful. As it was not busy I did not have to wait to be served. We ordered the vanilla and peanut butter milkshake, v nice. As the film started our pizzas were delivered to us. We ordered the margherita and special pizza. The chap taking the order wasn't sure of exactly what the special pizza was said it was ham and capers. I quizzed him a little more and he said Palma ham. Got to say although not large in size they did taste delish and I would not hesitate to have them again. It felt weird eating watching the movie but a great weird, I could get use to this. I was so impressed with the whole experience I became a member as I will be going back to watch more films at this fab place. It is more expensive but it's worth it. Oh yes I will xoxo