After the Tate, we roared and squeaked through the tunnels back to our perch at the The George Hotel on Cartwright Gardens. I can’t really recommend this place except for it’s excellent location. It was ok, but “tired”. You know, when they carpet over old carpet 3 times and never quite vacuum out around the baseboards? Limp dusty bed skirts. Shoddy carpentry. It was like that. A once nice old place that didn’t quite get steady care. The breakfast was spiritless. Location, as I said, VG.

It took 1.5 hours of train plus bus to get to The Kings Arms in Kingston. It is right outside Hampton Court, where we planned to spend our last day. This place I can recommend with enthusiasm. It’s all king and queen kitschy fun, historic and beautifully kept. It was originally a brothel, built for the garrison soldiers of the palace.

Here is a view out the back. This is the hedge maze located in the gardens.

Our room was called (Bloody) Mary I. Great velvet flocked wallpaper! Nice breakfast too. Ok, that’s it for my reviews.