Hillingdon

Worth seeing in and around Hillingdon

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
   Brunel University London

   Brunel University of London is a public research university located in the Uxbridge area of London, England. It is named after Isambard Kingdom Brunel, a Victorian engineer and pioneer of the Industrial Revolution.

   1.2 km · university in London, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Open Air Theatre, Barra Hall Park

   The Open Air Theatre, Barra Hall Park in Hayes, West London, England, is a purpose-built outdoor theatre with concrete-step seating for up to 180 people. Originally built in 1951, the structure fell into disrepair and was rebuilt in steel in 2005.

   2.7 km · open-air theatre in Barra Hall Park, Hayes, London, England · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Coppins

   Coppins is a country house north of the village of Iver in Buckinghamshire, England. Located only seven miles from Windsor Castle, it was formerly a home to many members of the British royal family, including Princess Victoria, Prince George, Duke of Kent and Princess Marina, and their son Prince Edward, Duke of Kent.

   3.8 km · country house in Buckinghamshire, England · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Compass Theatre

   The Compass Theatre is a 158-seat theatre in Ickenham owned by the London Borough of Hillingdon. Middlesex County Council bought Ickenham Hall and its grounds in 1948 in order to convert it into a youth centre.

   3.4 km · theatre in Ickenham, Hillingdon, London, England · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Hillingdon House

   Hillingdon House is a Grade II listed mansion in Hillingdon, Greater London. The original house was built in 1717 as a hunting lodge for the Duke of Schomberg.

   1.3 km · house in the London Borough of Hillingdon · Wikipedia
6. 06
   St Giles' Church, Ickenham

   St. Giles' Church is the parish church in Ickenham, within the London Borough of Hillingdon in England.

   3.6 km · church in Ickenham, London, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   The Chimes

   The Chimes is a shopping centre in Uxbridge, within the London Borough of Hillingdon, owned by the Malaysian pension fund Kumpulan Wang Persaraan. Opened in February 2001, the centre includes 71 stores, cafes and restaurants, including Boots, H&M and Next as anchor stores.

   2 km · shopping mall in Greater London · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Beck Theatre

   The Beck Theatre is a 600-seat theatre in Hayes, in the London Borough of Hillingdon. It was built in 1977 at a cost of £2.5 million.

   2.5 km · theatre in Hayes, London, England · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Church of St Mary, Hayes, Hillingdon

   St Mary the Virgin Church is a partly medieval Grade II* listed flint church on Church Road in Hayes, Hillingdon. The central portion of the church, the chancel and the nave, was built in the 13th century, the north aisle in the 15th century, and the south aisle in the 16th century, along with the lychgate and the south porch.

   2.9 km · church in Hayes, London Borough of Hillingdon, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Barra Hall Park

    Barra Hall Park is an 11.06-hectare formal park situated near the centre of Hayes in the ward of Wood End in the London Borough of Hillingdon. The park came into existence in December 1923.

    2.8 km · park in the London Borough of Hillingdon, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Hillingdon

Airports

London Heathrow (LHR), 7 km · London Luton (LTN), 38 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 47 km

Stations

Uxbridge tube station, 2.2 km · Hillingdon tube station, 2.3 km · Ickenham tube station, 3.4 km · West Drayton railway station, 2.8 km · Cowley railway station, 1.5 km

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  23 km · quickest by road, 58 min · £2.5–3.5
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  23 km · quickest by road, 58 min · £2.5–3.5
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → Hillingdon

  145 km · quickest by road, 2h 39m · £16–22
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