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Brentford
Suburb of West London, England

Brentford

Brentford is a suburban town in West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow.

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It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, 8 miles (13 km) west of Charing Cross.

Get in

Getting to Brentford

West London is well served by London Underground (Tube) connections from Central London: Piccadilly line PIC (solid blue) – runs through Chiswick, then divides at Acton Town with branches to Heathrow and Uxbridge. Heathrow Airport is a special fare sub-zone with journeys between there and Zone 1 being charged at peak rate at all times.

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    Heathrow Airport

    Is in West London, connecting from many international locations.

See

Worth seeing

Although not nearly as concentrated as Central London, West London's attractions are many and varied:

Do

Things to do

Rugby League:

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    London Broncos

    Vallis Way, Ealing W13 0DD (near Castle Bar Park railway station, 2tph to Greenford CEN and West Ealing ELI ),.

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    Questors

    12 Mattock Ln, Ealing, W5 5BQ, Box Office), jane@questors.org.uk.

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    Watermans Arts Centre

    The Watermans Centre is one of West London's finest arts and cultural venues.

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    Brentford FC

    Brentford Community Stadium, 166 Lionel Road North TW8 9QT.

Eat

Where to eat

Chiswick is an area of West London with a wide range of options. There are at least 30 restaurants in Chiswick. Chiswick High Road has the usual wide selection of fast food outlets and supermarket food. For the more discerning, an extensive range of restaurants and eateries exists for all tastes and budgets that makes Chiswick a definite destination for the gastronome. = =

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    Oddono's Chiswick

    159 Chiswick High Road, W4 2DT (tube: Turnham Green DIS ),.

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    High Road Brasserie

    Mon-Thu 7AM-midnight, Fri 7AM-1AM, Sat 8AM-1AM, Sun 8AM-11PM.

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    La Trompette

    5-7 Devonshire Rd, Chiswick (tube: Turnham Green DIS 418 m, Chiswick Park DIS 821 m), fax: +44 20 8995-8097, info@latrompette.co.uk.

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    Old Pack Horse

    434 Chiswick High Rd, Chiswick, W4 5TF (tube: Chiswick Park DIS ),.

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    At Thai

    Inexpensive Thai food with the same menu as Angrid Thai in Oxford.

How locals move

Getting around Brentford the local way

  • Get inMore entertainment than transport really, rickshaws run in Soho and the surrounding areas.

From Wikivoyage: London/Soho, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Basile Morin (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.