A quiet, low-rise corner of west London where the streets run down to the river and the Tube is a short walk in almost any direction.
Inside The Fulham Maisonette, in Fulham.
Fulham is residential in a way that central London is not. Terraces of two and three storeys, front gardens, corner pubs, and a high street that still sells fish and bread rather than only coffee. It is the sort of place where a family with young children can let them walk ahead on the pavement.
The river is its best feature and the one most visitors miss. Bishops Park runs along the Thames with a broad paved path, playgrounds and plane trees, and it connects to Fulham Palace and its walled garden, a genuinely old building with grounds that are free to walk into.
For a short stay it makes sense if you want space and quiet within reach of the centre, and if the reason for the trip is family, football at Craven Cottage or Stamford Bridge, or the hospitals and offices of west London.
Getting out
District line
Parsons Green and Fulham Broadway, straight into Victoria, Westminster and the City
Overground
Imperial Wharf, for Clapham Junction and the south
Heathrow
District line to Hammersmith, then the Piccadilly line
What is nearby
Bishops Park
Riverside park with playgrounds, a paved Thames path and a café
Fulham Palace
The Bishop of London's former residence, with a walled garden, free to enter
Craven Cottage
Fulham FC, on the river
Stamford Bridge
Chelsea FC, a short walk from Fulham Broadway
North End Road market
A working street market, fruit and veg rather than souvenirs
