The official route for the Olympic Torch coming through the Royal Borough of Kingston area has been announced. 

The Torch will start its journey at 8.22am on Tuesday 24th July at the Hook Centre, Chessington. It will travel down the Hook Road (A243) and Upper Brighton Road before turning right into Victoria Road (Surbiton town centre). It will turn left at the roundabout outside Surbiton train station, travelling down Claremont Road, Surbiton Crescent and on to Penrhyn Road; past Kingston University, Surrey County Hall and Kingston College.

At College Roundabout the Torch will turn left onto Kingston Hall Road and then right on to High Street, moving past the Rose Theatre and Kingston Guildhall. It will then travel through the Market Place before joining the one-way system and heading out of the Kingston town centre along Richmond Road. The Torch will be handed over to Richmond at approximately 9.45am near the junction with Tudor Drive. A map of the route through the borough is available at www.kingston.gov.uk

We are delighted that the Olympic Torch will be coming through the centre of Surbiton and we hope that Surbiton residents will come to see this once in a lifetime event and consider spending a little to support our local businesses.

says Cllr Mary Heathcote