Kingston Christmas Market 2026

Kingston station, managed by South Western Railway, is about a third of a mile from the Ancient Market Place in a straight line (worked out from the coordinates, not a walking distance). The town's visitor site gives direct trains from London Waterloo in 28 minutes, Clapham Junction in 19 and Wimbledon or Twickenham in 12. The station is in Zone 6 and has step-free access to all platforms. Surbiton, on a faster line from Waterloo (17 minutes), is a 15-minute walk or a five-minute bus ride from the town centre.

The council car parks below are the ones nearest the Market Place, with the council's own walking times to the town centre. Charges apply every day, including bank holidays, and from 7pm to 7am there is a flat £3.80 for the evening (October 2026). Rose and Bittoms cap at £16 if you stay more than six hours. Blue Badge holders park free in the marked bays; at Rose, Bittoms and Cattle Market you show the badge at the pay station rather than leaving it in the car. The council's page said both lifts at Bittoms were out of order when we checked. Kingston is inside the ULEZ, which covers every London borough.

Kingston town centre is compact: the Market Place, the riverside, the shopping streets and the station are all within about ten minutes' walk of each other. Hampton Wick, just over Kingston Bridge, is also walkable. Surbiton is a 15-minute walk or a short bus ride away and has faster trains to Waterloo.