Retreat Apartment,
Richmond upon Thames, London

The Retreat Apartment is a modern serviced apartment in Richmond that is housed within a gated development.

Set just off Richmond Green, the apartment enjoys the peaceful ambience of the nearby River Thames, and the area has a good assortment of pubs and restaurants. Train services from Richmond station are a few minutes walk away for connections to London Waterloo and central London.

The apartment features a comfortable living room complete with Freeview TV channels and a DVD player, a well-equipped kitchen, bathroom and a double bedroom, ideal for those business travellers who require furnished, short or medium-term accommodation.

This self-catering apartment also has complimentary wireless broadband and a secure, on-site parking space.

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The London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames is South West London and part of Outer London. It can be seen from a map that the borough is not entirely urbanised. There are some large areas of open space within the borough boundaries. The main suburban developments are Hampton and Teddington in the south, Twickenham, St Margarets and Whitton in the central area west of the River Thames and the Richmond-Kew-Mortlake-Barnes corridor across the loop of the river. It is the only London borough to straddle the Thames with districts on both sides of the river.

Parks take up a great deal of the borough and include Richmond Park, Bushy Park, Kew Gardens, and Hampton Court Park. There are over 100 parks and open spaces within its boundary and 21 miles of river frontage - five times more green and open space than any other London borough.

The borough is also home to the National Physical Laboratory and the attractions of Hampton Court Palace, Twickenham Stadium and the WWT London Wetlands Centre draw both domestic and international tourism.

In December 2006, Sport England published a survey which revealed that residents of the Richmond-upon-Thames were the 2nd most active in England in sports and other fitness activities. 29.8% of the population participate at least 3 times a week for 30 minutes.

The borough is connected to central London by the National Rail services of South West Trains. The London Underground, District Line, serves Richmond and Kew Gardens stations: both are also served by Silverlink trains on the North London Line.