By Community Correspondent Lara Watkins.

Are you able to afford two weeks in Dubai to soak up that sun? I didn’t think so. But don’t worry you can transform your back garden into your own oasis with a little help from the thirty degree explosion of heat that’s sizzling our nation. With temperatures matching those in Tenerife in Spain why not save the hundreds of pounds and stress and spend little more than thirty pounds on a helping of food for the barbecue. There really is no place like home.

Though we Brits complain when it’s hot and more than just moan when it’s cold, just remember the great British summer never gets old.

Top spots to visit in Kingston Upon Thames are the riverside with a wide selection of bars and restaurants such as ‘La Tasca’ facing onwards to the river, or if you would rather some peace and quiet or a family picnic have a stroll across the bridge with your loved ones and settle down with a picnic on the greenery facing the river opposite the restaurants. If you’re looking for something to cool you down Kingston also has a wide variety of selections of ice cream stands, milkshakes from ‘Shakeaway’ and Frescatos from ‘Costa’ and ‘Starbucks’. Whilst enjoying a refreshment why not take the kids to enjoy the street performers along the high street.

So fret not the great British summer offers a huge range of opportunities from having your own oasis at home or enjoying the pleasantries available in Kingston Upon Thames.