Ruislip
Ruislip is a suburb in the Hillingdon borough of West London.
Prior to 1965, it was in Middlesex. Ruislip lies 13.8 miles (22.2 km) west-north-west of Charing Cross.
Getting to Ruislip
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.
- 01Heathrow Airport
Is in West London, connecting from many international locations.
Worth seeing
Although not nearly as concentrated as Central London, West London's attractions are many and varied:
Things to do
Rugby League:
- 01London Broncos
Vallis Way, Ealing W13 0DD (near Castle Bar Park railway station, 2tph to Greenford CEN and West Ealing ELI ),.
- 02Questors
12 Mattock Ln, Ealing, W5 5BQ, Box Office), jane@questors.org.uk.
- 03Watermans Arts Centre
The Watermans Centre is one of West London's finest arts and cultural venues.
- 04Brentford FC
Brentford Community Stadium, 166 Lionel Road North TW8 9QT.
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. = =
- 01Oddono's Chiswick
159 Chiswick High Road, W4 2DT (tube: Turnham Green DIS ),.
- 02High Road Brasserie
Mon-Thu 7AM-midnight, Fri 7AM-1AM, Sat 8AM-1AM, Sun 8AM-11PM.
- 03La 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.
- 04Old Pack Horse
434 Chiswick High Rd, Chiswick, W4 5TF (tube: Chiswick Park DIS ),.
- 05At Thai
Inexpensive Thai food with the same menu as Angrid Thai in Oxford.
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