The Clarion
Hotel Croydon Park Hotel has long been renowned for it's "Warmest Welcome In
Town" and very high standards. We are the Choice Hotels Europe flagship in England.
Clarion is "Choice Hotels' Luxury brand". Our range of Conference facilities
is the envy of all and our own Oscars Restaurant has a formidable reputation.
You can make your accommodation reservation via our secure on line booking engine
or simply send us an email and we will be in touch straight away.
Business
Nestle - Nestle
(UK) Head office is in Croydon near The Clarion Hotel Croydon Park. Croydon
Marketing Development - is committed to an ambitious programme of regeneration
which provides opportunities for investment and development in Croydon working
in conjuction with Croydon Council and Croydon Chamber of Commerce . Home Office
and IND is in Central Croydon .
Shopping
Whitgift Center
- A total of nearly 170 shop units including the giant stores of Allders, Marks
& Spencer and Woolworths now share an immense shopping area of approximately
1.2 million square feet, making The Whitgift Shopping Centre one of the country's
top five shopping destinations for over 30 million shoppers each year. Centrale
- Town centre manager Tony Hart said: "Centrale's opening will put the town
firmly in among the retail powerhouses. "Four major high street department stores
House of Fraser, Allders, Debenhams and Marks and Spencer cannot be matched
elsewhere and will bring in additional shoppers, creating wealth and more jobs
in the town centre." Grants -
Transport
Tram - The groundbreaking
28km service connects Croydon with New Addington, Beckenham, Elmers End and
Wimbledon serving East and West Croydon train stations , the shopping centres,
the Fairfield, the and Croydon's out of town retail parks. www.tramlink.net.
Trains - East Croydon station is one of the busiest stations in the UK. Rail
services from East Croydon to Central London provide constant fast trains to
Victoria, London Bridge, Blackfriars and other City stations, numerous connections
with the London Underground and easy access to Eurostar Services. Both Brussels
and Paris can be reached from Croydon in under four hours while any London destination.
London Gatwick and London Heathrow Airports can be reached within a maximum
of one hour's reach of Croydon. There is a direct train service from East Croydon
to Gatwick Airport and a direct bus service from East Croydon to Heathrow Airport.
Sports
Crystal Palace
Football Club - The biggest meeting in the UK athletics calendar, the Norwich
Union LONDON Grand Prix. Clarion Hotel Croydon Park Hotel has the privilege
to accommodate the athletes during the competitions. Crystal Palace Accommodation
is available at the Croydon Park Hotel. Selhurst - Epsom - Wimbledon - Are you
thinking of visiting the 2004 Wimbledon Tennis Championships this year? Did
you know that Croydon has a direct service to Wimbledon via the Tramlink and
that it only takes approximately 25 minutes to get to Wimbledon from Croydon!
Leisure
Theatres - The
Warehouse Theatre is the only producing theatre dedicated to new writers and
new writing. Fairfield - is the Croydon's largest and South London's premier
wide-ranging entertainment venue. Fairfield Concert Hall has 1750 seats and
Ashcroft Theatre has 763 seats. Festivals - Croydon Summer Festival brings international
street theatre, performance and dramatic visual extravaganzas. World Party features
Croydon's famous Mela blends, Asian music, performance, dance and club culture.
Education
Croydon College
- Croydon College is one of the largest providers of Further and Higher Education
programmes in the country. As the sole provider of Higher Education in Croydon,
students studying at this level benefit from a dedicated Higher Education Centre.
Leading Schools - Trinity (Boys), Royal Russell, Hurst, Old Palace (Girls) and
Whitgift (Boys). Croydon Hotels include the Aerodrome Hotel (3 Star) in Purley,
Hilton National Croydon , Selsdon Park Hotel (about 15 minutes from East Croydon).
Home Office: Tourist Attractions: The Aerodrome Hotel was built in 1928 to serve
Croydon Airport, the world's first international airport. The hotel catered
for the elite passengers and visitors to the airport, in particular when Amy
Johnson flew from the airport to Australia in 1930, ensuring the Aerodrome's
unique place in British aviation history. Croydon Clocktower - houses high-tech
designed spaces alongside listed interiors with options from intimate, fully
equipped presentations to conferencing for up to 160 people. Jurys Inn Croydon,
Kirkdale, Coulsdon Manor, Premier Lodge, -
