Staying at a hotel in Teddington is a perfect location for a visit to Bushy Park and the home of English rugby; Twickenham Stadium. The stadium doubles as a music venue showing the world's leading acts.
When you are looking to mix your sporting activities with visits to the centre of London, Teddington is in the perfect position so you can be close to London, yet far enough away from the city centre. If you're looking for a hotel in Teddington, you will be able to mix business and pleasure in one helpful location.
A wide range of sporting possibilities at Bushy Park
Once you have decided on the best choice from hotels in Teddington, Middlesex, you will be on the doorstep of many sporting activities.
Bushy Park was originally created as the home for Royal sport. It is the home of local team, Teddington Rugby Club and also for local cricket teams; Hampton Wick Royal Cricket club, Teddington Cricket club and Hampton Hill Cricket club.
Teddington Hockey Club also claims its home in Bushy Park. In the late 1800s, field hockey was invented at this park location.
As the second-largest of London's Royal Parks, Bushy Park covers over 1100 acres and is found just north of Hampton Court Palace and Hampton Court Park. It's just a few minutes' walk from what is the north side of the Kingston Bridge.
Most of the Park is available to the general public and sits within the boundaries of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and is close to your hotel in Teddington.
If you would prefer less effort with your sport, the fishing and model boating ponds are always busy areas. You will see a number of people riding horses, but it's the wildlife conservation area for herds of Red Deer and Fallow Deer that bring people into the formal plantation area.
The home of English rugby
Twickenham Stadium can seat 82,000 spectators and is one of the largest sporting stadiums in the UK. At is just a short drive from your choice of hotels in Teddington, Middlesex. It holds the record of being the largest dedicated rugby union sports ground in the world.
Purchased by the Rugby Football Union in 1907 for 5,500, the former cabbage patch saw the first game played there in 1909.
Today the stadium offers a wonderful stadium tour where you can visit the World Rugby Museum.
Unlike some other sporting events, rugby matches at Twickenham are shared by the most boisterous of rugby fans who sit alongside groups of families and children.
The venue is often used for some of the world's biggest musical artists and has previously seen U2, Bon Jovi and the Rolling Stones rocking out over the rugby pitch.
Whether you're heading for a sporting event or a musical concert, it makes good sense to choose a hotel in Teddington to keep you close to the action.
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