Drop-dead gorgeous village that could be a hundred miles from central
London, but is actually under ten miles away in the London Borough of Sutton.
Why all this incredible enthusiasm, I hear you say?
For a start, the setting - two lovely ponds at its heart with an Italianate bridge, surrounded by trees such as weeping willows, fine period buildings including a museum and a Grade II listed
church. Next a very pretty high street
popular with local hipsters for its stylish independent coffee houses, trendy art and gift shops and its small theatre, the Charles Cryer Theatre.
I could go on about its museum, its ecology centre, its conservation areas, the fact that it'
s home to one of CAMRA's favourite pubs in the whole of Britain and that it's only 25 minutes by Southern Rail from London
Victoria train station; but I suggest you just visit it for yourself and have a lovely day out.
(one year ago)
-
Ruby:"Let's go for a day out,
maybe Richmond on Thames."
- Leonora:"No, sure it'
s fab there, but we've been too often."
-
Ruby:"How about we go to Carshalton then; I hear it's the prettiest village in England."
- Leonora:(struck by the brilliance of this suggestion) "Best idea you've ever had, Ruby; I've just read that it's totally cool there. Let's leave immediately!"
(now)
Ruby and Leonora now share a flat in Carshalton.
