Charter Quay
Charter Quay is an award winning residential and commercial development located in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. Owned and controlled by CQRA Ltd, the site was completed in 2003 and comprises 238 apartments, five town houses, river moorings, restaurants, bars, a café and The Rose Theatre. More information ››
If you are not receiving the CQRA Ltd shareholder newsletter, please email Marcus Perkins on marcus.perkins@cqra.org to update your records.
Martin Boyd - chair of CQRA Ltd
CQRA Ltd chair, Martin Boyd has been appointed as Chair of the government's Leasehold Advisory Service as part of the planned reforms of the leasehold system. Martin will remain as chair of the CQRA Ltd board as we continue to navigate the evolving challenges around fire safety regulations. More information ››
Community groups
Every Tuesday morning at 10am, Charter Quay residents gather in the Piazza for a local walk. All levels and abilities are catered for and anybody is welcome to join. The walk is always followed by tea or coffee in one of the many cafés in and around the Charter Quay area. Residents also gather for a drink and sometimes a meal every Tuesday and Thursday evening, open to anybody who wishes to join.
Please use the link below to join any of the Charter Quay community groups, including the walking group. You will be asked to provide your name and apartment number before access is given.
Herb Garden
Charter Quay now has its own all-season herb garden on Ravens House roof. Residents are welcome to pick their favourite herbs for cooking, and adding to Pimms in the summer.
The herbs available include:
Apple Mint; Bowles Mint; Chive; Fennel; Garden Mint; Lavender; Parsley (Flat Leaf and Moss Curled); Rosemary; Sage; Spearmint; Thyme; Woodland Strawberries
Happy cooking.
Dining, strolling and the arts
Charter Quay is one of Kingston's most popular destinations for relaxed dining, riverside strolling and the arts. With a great mix of restaurants, river views and the Rose theatre, you'll find a family-friendly environment for all to enjoy.
A unique place to live
Charter Quay is the largest mixed use development in the UK owned and controlled by the residential leaseholders.
Located in Kingston upon Thames, our award winning site is situated between the town's ancient market square and the River Thames with a popular piazza at its heart.
Charter Quay moorings history
The history of Kingston is a history of boats and boat builders. With a bit of imagination, you can almost see Kingston Museum’s 900AD log canoe being used to explore the inlets and reed beds of the Hogsmill river. The archaeological dig preceding the Charter Quay building works discovered history laid upon history, and all of it bound one way or another to boats. Turks, a local boat builder and operator, have been crafting vessels since Kingston was established as a town in the 12th century.
Jerome K. Jerome, the Victorian travel writer, wrote his novel ‘Three Men in a Boat’ in the Druid’s Head, one of Kingston's oldest pubs situated on the border of Charter Quay. He hired his wooden camping skiff from Turks and spent his 1888 honeymoon rowing his new wife from Kingston to Oxford as research for the book.
