Visitor attractions and information
- Uxbridge
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Chiltern
Open Air Museum, Newland Park, Gorelands Lane, Chalfont St. Giles,
Bucks HP8 4AB, UK +44 (0)1494 871117. The Museum was founded
in 1976, with the aim of rescuing threatened buildings and re-erecting
them on our forty-five acre site of natural park, meadow and
woodland. Our collection consists of more than 30 buildings.
About 8 miles north of
Uxbridge. |
www.coam.org.uk |
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BAA, Heathrow Airport, 234 Bath Road, Hayes,
Middlesex, UB3 5AP. Heathrow Airport general enquiries - Telephone:
+44 (0)870 000 0123. The worlds busiest international airport.
About 6 miles south of
Uxbridge. |
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The
Colne Valley. Visitor centre Denham Country Park, Denham Court
Drive, Uxbridge, UB9 5PG. Tel: 01895 833375. The Colne Valley
provides the first significant area of countryside to the west
of London. Farmland, woodland and water, with fifty miles of
river and canal and over forty lakes. It provides employment
and homes for many people. It is also regionally important for
recreation and internationally important for wildlife. Much of
the land is privately owned, however, large areas are open to
the public or accessible through a network of paths. To the west
of Uxbridge. |
colnevalleypark.org.uk |
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Pinewood Studios Ltd, Pinewood Road, Iver
Heath, Buckinghamshire, SL0 0NH. Tel: +44 (0)1753 651700. Pinewood
Sheppertons facilities are used for major national and
international film production, filmed television, studio television
recording, the filming of commercials and post production sound
services. About 2 miles
west of Uxbridge. |
www.pinewood
shepperton.com
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Grand
Union Canal. The Grand Union Canal main line covers the 137 miles
from London and Birmingham. Branches take it to places such as
Slough, Leicester, Wendover, Aylesbury and Northampton. One end
of the Canal is at Brentford on the River Thames, the other end
at Bordesley Junction in the centre of Birmingham. At Bordesley
it divides to join up with other canals.
Passes through Uxbridge. |
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London attractions
north and north west of the Thames |