London - Kew Gardens area for park and ride

[AJI]

Looking at a 3 night stay to sight-see London.
Planning on staying outside the city centre and found Kew Gardens area to be convenient, as we may plan to visit the gardens themselves anyways, and also on our check-out we have to go to Heathrow Airport, so its the right side of the city for doing this also.

So from this location I plan to drive to a nearby tube/rail station to get trains in to the city centre each day, and not drive in to the city and pay for parking and congestion charges etc.

All I'm after from you guys is information on which tube/rail station would be best for parking and leaving the car there all day until we return in the evening and drive back to the hotel?

(I was looking at Gunnersbury station and noticed on google maps a nice new looking parking area, but the station website states no parking - got confused, so came to the trusted pistonhead collective)

Much appreciated, thanks.

[Roger645]

Richmond station has a car park next door and you can either get the tube (district line) or the train into Waterloo.

HTH?

[12TS]

Tube car parks listed here

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/roadusers/tubestationcarpark...

Nothing for Gunnersbury, but there is one at Richmond

[AJI]

Thanks for that.

£18 per day ! Blimey.

Good business these days to own a car park it seems

[AJI]

What are the likely taxi rates in that part of London?

Probably easier to just get taxi to and from hotel to the nearest tube station.

[e21Mark]

I live near Richmond Park (Norbiton Station is 5 minutes away) and you're welcome to leave your car here for 3 days.

[steveo3002]

could you add 3 days to your airport parking ? tubes etc from heathrow into london

[AJI]

e21Mark said:

I live near Richmond Park (Norbiton Station is 5 minutes away) and you're welcome to leave your car here for 3 days.

Thank you very much

Although, 15mins ago I booked a premier inn at Putney Bridge, also paid for their £18 per night car parking charges over the phone.
I sort of just accepted that we live in a world of costs for everything, there is no cheap way these days to visit London I guess.

The other half's parents are visiting from abroad and we were after somewhere cheap per night (with me booking two double rooms) and also easy reach of a tube station so that if the weather is not good then we wont get wet walking.
Kew Gardens Travelodge was looking good until I re-tried the booking this morning and the price had jumped up by £80.
So decided to do business with a rival hotel closer to the city and within 5mins walk from a tube station.

Thanks again for your offer, much appreciated.

[e21Mark]

You're welcome.