Heston

Worth seeing in and around Heston

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Osterley House

   Osterley Park is a Georgian country estate in west London, which straddles the London boroughs of Ealing and Hounslow. Originally dating from the 1570s, the estate contains a number of Grade I and II listed buildings, with the park listed as Grade II*.

   1.9 km · historic house museum in London · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Paddington Arm

   The Paddington Canal or Paddington Arm of the Grand Union Canal is a 13+1⁄2-mile canal from Bull's Bridge in Hayes, west London, to Paddington in central London, England. Little Venice — its only junction — is with the Regent's Canal to the North, and Limehouse Basin to the east.

   2.5 km · main branch of the Grand Union Canal that leads to Paddington Basin, London, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   London Motor Museum

   The London Motor Museum had more than 160 exhibits; they included classic cars from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and a selection of famous cars – including Herbie the Volkswagen Beetle, one of six original Batmobiles used in the first Batman film, and a Ford Gran Torino from the television series Starsky & Hutch. The museum closed down permanently in June 2018 after a dispute with the local council over business rates.

   3.5 km · transport museum in Hillingdon, England · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Hounslow Heath

   Hounslow Heath is a local nature reserve in the London Borough of Hounslow and at a point borders Richmond upon Thames. The public open space, which covers 200 acres, is all that remains of the historic Hounslow Heath which covered more than 4,000 acres.

   3.3 km · park in Greater London, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Wharncliffe Viaduct

   The Wharncliffe Viaduct is a brick-built viaduct that carries the Great Western Main Line railway across the Brent Valley, between Hanwell and Southall, Ealing, UK, at an elevation of 20 metres. The viaduct, built in 1836–7, was constructed for the opening of the Great Western Railway.

   3.7 km · Grade I listed railway viaduct in London, England · Wikipedia
6. 06
   St Mary's Church, Osterley

   St Mary's Church, Osterley is a Church of England church on Osterley Road in Osterley, London Borough of Hounslow. Designed by John Taylor the Younger in a Neo-Gothic imitation of the Decorated style it was funded by Henry Daniel Davies, who built its Spring Grove estate of generally large houses, now a more mixed housing neighbourhood, in which the early low-density large houses have mostly been subdivided and significant infill housing has been built including blocks of flats.

   2.5 km · church in Osterley, London, England · Wikipedia
7. 07
   West Thames College

   West Thames College is a medium-sized college of further and higher education in West London, England. It was formed in 1976, originally named Hounslow Borough College, having gained its current name in 1993.

   2.8 km · college in Hounslow, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Brentford & Isleworth Meeting House

   The Brentford & Isleworth Meeting House is a Friends meeting house on Quakers Lane in Isleworth, a suburban town in the London Borough of Hounslow, west London, England. Built in the 18th century, it is listed at Grade II* on the National Heritage List for England and is one of the oldest purpose-built meeting houses in London.

   3.7 km · meeting house in London Borough of Hounslow, London, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Isleworth Cemetery

   Isleworth Cemetery is a cemetery in Isleworth, London Borough of Hounslow, in west London, England. The cemetery is classified as full.

   4 km · cemetery in London · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Church of St Thomas the Apostle

    St Thomas the Apostle is a Church of England church, which is situated along Boston Road in Hanwell, in the London Borough of Ealing. Designed by Sir Edward Maufe, It forms part of the Diocese of London and can hold 428 people.

    3.8 km · church in Hanwell, London · Wikipedia

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Getting to Heston

Airports

London Heathrow (LHR), 6 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 40 km · London Luton (LTN), 43 km

Stations

Hatton Cross tube station, 3.7 km · Hounslow West tube station, 1.4 km · Boston Manor tube station, 3.9 km · Hounslow East tube station, 2.1 km · Osterley tube station, 1.9 km

• Luton, Luton → Heston

  44 km · quickest by road, 1h 13m · £6–7
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• London, Essex → Heston

  18 km · quickest by road, 1h · £2–2.5
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → Heston

  152 km · quickest by road, 2h 50m · £17–23
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