Sutton
The town in outer London in which the Rolling Stones were spotted by a notable music promoter in 1963 during an early gig at the then
Red Lion public house (now the Winning Post) in
Sutton High Street. The rest is history.But, I hear you say, there must more to the town than *just* that. Well, yes: Sutton is just ten miles from London's
Charing Cross, and is a very leafy and pleasant place to be. Much of Sutton was build during Victorian times, so the architecture has the character of that era. In recent years there's been something of an influx of young professionals, whose presence has helped lead to the current plethora of trendy restaurants, stylish coffee houses and cool bars, like All Bar One.
Sutton
by tennis king is murray! on May 15, 2014 08:36:17
A town very near central London (just under 10 miles) that is
cool and trendy and
arty, but far safer and more secure than most locations nearer the centre. It is admired for being a very green and leafy town which offers a good quality of life - there are good bookshops, a theatre, an enormous and very popular library, and numerous culinary offerings from around the world. And: being just 4 miles south of
Wimbledon, it is very handy for the world's top tennis tournament.
PS The London Borough of Sutton has the best set of secondary schools in the whole of Britain. Fact.
Sutton
by breathe in the air on Mar 23, 2016 18:24:51
Example:
Dude 1:
Shall we go London or
just chill out in
Surrey?
Dude 2: Why choose? If we go to Sutton we can have both!
Sutton
by breathe in the air on May 18, 2014 01:28:33
At last a place in Britain that is not overrun by either chavs
on the one hand or
stuck-up young toffs on the other. Its demographic is refreshingly normal and sane. Everyone seems very happy with their lot, not surprising perhaps, given the very attractive place that Sutton is - the
quality of life is high here!
Sutton
by .l on Apr 29, 2014 06:10:45
Lovely area on the outskirts of London with many fine qualities, not least its outstanding schools, its excellent library - the best for miles around - and the attractive high street with its
buzzy shops, coffee bars and restaurants. In the - admittedly unlikely - event you should wish to go somewhere else,
Sutton's neighbouring areas are pleasant too - Wimbledon and
Epsom.
Example:
Sutton person 1:
Shall we go into
Epsom today?
Sutton person 2: What's
the point? We've got everything here.
Sutton
by .l on Apr 28, 2014 22:59:59
The town of Sutton in Greater London is a likeable spot to live in or visit. It's good for the arts with its huge well stocked library, complete with its own "Europa" art gallery; its large Waterstones
bookshop, arranged over two storeys with a nice little coffee area upstairs; and its own cinema and theatre. Schools in the wider Sutton borough are known for being among the very best in the whole of Britain, and two of the best of these are in the centre of the town.
Sutton High Street is always vibrant with its coffee houses with pavement seating, good fashion shops and tons of quality restaurants. The town has good architecture, including plenty of Victorian and
Edwardian, lots of outdoor
public art, leafy parks and, last but not least, a very good community spirit.
Sutton
by '` on May 30, 2011 16:59:48
The other reviews about Sutton seem to have been written by teenagers who have had poor personal experiences of living in Sutton - they definitely have not given a true and fair idea of what the place is actually like; quite the reverse ! In fact, it is generally a very pleasant town within Greater London on the edge of
Surrey, about ten miles from the centre of London. It has very low crime levels compared with most areas of London, with serious crime very low - in fact, out of the 33 London boroughs, only two have better (i.e. lower) crime figures. The only concern of any significance is
low-level disorderly conduct, and this maybe what the other reviews are picking up on. However, the reality is that this is a well established middle-class suburb, within easy commuting distance of the city.
Example:
it is a pleasant prosperous area with a thriving local economy and a reputation for being in the “cleaner and greener” borough with the best recycling rates in London and the UK’s first development of eco-friendly housing. The main High Street has many up-market shops, bars and restaurants such as a really nice branch of Waterstones, the UK’s first ever All Bar One and a branch of a small chain of four really good French restaurants run by the celebrity chef, Malcolm John - it’s called
Brasserie Vacherin. Also the area is home to some of the best grammar schools in Britain, including Sutton Boy’s Grammar and Wilson’s. Last but not least, culture- vultures will be pleased about the two theatres, the Secombe centre in the centre of town and the Charles
Cryer theatre in neighbouring village,
Carshalton, a
mile down the road. All in all, a very pleasant spot and well worth moving to!
Sutton
by .l on Apr 26, 2014 17:59:14
Beautiful town in
outer London, ten miles from the centre, with its own popular
theatre, two lovely town-centre
parks, trendy restaurants and great shopping.
Sutton
by .l on Apr 27, 2014 21:56:32
Sutton is an attractive middle class town in outer south London with easy access to central London. It has a Surrey post code, but has officially been part of London since 1965. The town has a high-achieving state Grammar school for boys, and a private school for girls. It is a regional shopping hub with major stores and plenty of restaurants and coffee houses.
The town has quite an arty side with a theatre and a lot of outdoor, public art. These include two sculptures, an armillary, and three building-height murals - one of
Sutton's twin towns, one a heritage mural mosaic showing nearby sites of historical importance and, last but not least for fans of
neo soul, one of Erykah Badu, no less.