We are considering renting a vacation flat here. It seems a little further than we wanted to be from "central" London, but maybe I am not correct. Can anyone give me an idea whether it would be too out of the way to stay while we are visiting London for 5 days. Previously we have stayed in Kensington, but I don't have a really good idea of areas in London, and what is reasonable in terms of location, with respect to doing sighseeing in London. Any feedback would be great!

It's the old Harrods Warehouse, it's nowhere near Harrods or the sights of London

Hi, I used to live in Barnes, the area where Harrods Village is situated. It is literraly on the bank of river Thames, South London.
You will have to cross the bridge (which is very old and beautiful BTW) over to Hammersmith, where you can take the tube or bus into central London.
The walk to the underground station is about 15 min, another 15 min or so to get into the centre on the tube.
It is a nice quiet, residential area. The Hammersmith side of the river bank has a lovely promenade dotted with pubs. You can't beat it for a walk on a warm summer evening, stopping off for a dinner and drink in The Dove (300 year old pub).

Teddybear, maybe this is a dumb question,but do you walk over the bridge, or need to take vehicular transport? I see some prior posts indicating that it is really out of the way, but I am intrigued by the availability of a pool and gym. Do you know Harrod's Village in particular? Is it nice. It looks lovely from the website, but as a friend just cautioned me, sometimes properties are not as they appear in their websites. Thanks for any info.

It's a pleasant residential area, but nowhere near Central London, I find it most peculiar that you wish to stay there. Forget the Harrods connection, and it's just an upmarket housing development.

Stay somewhere more central, otherwise you'll be wasting too much time commuting.

Isn't it a gated community, wouldn't be surprised if it had a curfew

Here is the panoramic view of the Hammersmith Bridge:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/...idge_360.shtml

As you can see from the photo, there is a pedestrian path on the bridge, so you can walk across to the other side of the river.


Harrods Village is very nice, I've walked by it a few times (it is a gated community), I don't see why you shouldn't stay there. It is not central, true, but still accessible and offers peace and quiet after a day of hustle and bustle in downtown London.

MKingdom, I recall when you had to "walk all the way back to Mayfair" which apparently was quite a trek so I can see why you woulnd't ever venture past the river.

I fail to see the point of going to a city with the express purpose of seeing that city, and then staying outside of that city. It's misguided, and wastes time which is always valuable to any tourist.