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GrantBoone Says: A huge park in the centre of Hanwell , just 5 mins walk from the railway station.Also has a small zoo and the highlight is a maze.
Walk in the shady country lanes
evaanna Says: Hanwell is an oasis of peace and quiet. We didn't meet anyone as we went for a walk from the church to the main street to take photos of the lovely cottages we had passed on our way and then back to the car cutting across the village green with slings and slides for the...
evaanna Says: The beautiful St Peter's Church at Hanwell dates back to the twelfth century and is a Grade 1 Listed building. There is a small car park in the shade of the enormous old trees in front of it, but the church was closed so we could only walk around it and see the graveyard...
BOSTON MANOR HOTEL: A HOTEL FOR HEATHROW TRAVELLERS
GrantBoone Says: Boston Manor hotel is just a 10 minute walk from the tube station of the same name and only a few stops on the piccadilly line to Heathrow airport. Has also an Indian restaurant on site.
THE VIADUCT PUB: BRUNELS MASTERPIECE
GrantBoone Says: With great views of the Engineering miracle the Viaduct pub is situated on the busy Uxbridge Rdand also very near Hanwell train station.Also has a function room that can be hired for parties and wedding receptions.
THE DOLPHIN: GREAT PUB FOR FOOD
GrantBoone Says: Once again a pub very close to the Canal with a nice beer garden . Kids also welcome .
THE FOX PUB: By the Grand Union Canal
GrantBoone Says: A real traditional Englsih pub in the heart of Hanwell right on the Grand Union Canal .Great for a stopping off point .Tasty Sunday roast lunches too!!
GrantBoone Says: Hanwell is situated between Ealing to the east and Southall to the west. Not far from Heathrow airport (as residents hearing low flying aircraft will confirm!) .The major route 'Uxbridge Rd' runs right through the centre of the town.
GrantBoone Says: Hanwell train station is a 10 minute walk from the broadway. Trains run every 20 mins to Paddington in the heart of London or going Westwards to Southall , Hayes and Reading where you can change for trains to the South West of England. Its a quaint old Victorian building...
evaanna Says: Drystone walls, that is walls constructed without the use of mortar, are typical of the Cotswolds and not only - I have seen them as far as Cornwall too. But, as I took the picture at Hanwell, let me put them under this village. They are the long-lasting evidence of great...
evaanna Says: I hope that what we saw in the graveyard of St Peter's is not a custom but the English are practical people so you never know. There was a country path starting from the graveyard and its beginning was marked with an ancient tombstone, standing but turned sideways, which you...
GrantBoone Says: windmill lane. The painting depicts a windmill that once stood close to the engineering masterpiece that is the three bridges. Rail , water and road meet here.
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HANWELL...WEST LONDON - Hanwell is a small town on the western edges of London. Famous for the Wharncliffe viaduct , 19th century lunatic asylum and The grand union canal.
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Hanwell - a village in the Cotswolds
Hanwell is another lovely Cotswold village situated just north of Banbury. It has a nice church with an old graveyard and pleasantly shady lanes with some huge ancient trees around it, unfortunately...
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Hanwell is a small town on the western edges of London. Famous for the Wharncliffe viaduct , 19th century lunatic asylum and The grand union canal.
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