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Southall Railway Centre

Southall · 11 miles

Located beside Southall railway station and the Grand Union Canal, the Southall Railway Centre occupies a historic railway site in west London. Although the area is recognised as a landmark, it is not open to the public and therefore offers no visitor facilities or admission arrangements. The location has served railway purposes since 1859, initially as a Great Western Railway shed (code SHL) that was rebuilt as a six-road facility in 1884. After demolition in 1953, British Railways erected a modern steam shed (code 81C), which remained the last London steam depot on the Western Region until its closure to steam in December 1965. Subsequent use included a decade of DMU maintenance, followed by a period from 1993 to 1998 when the site functioned as a base for the Heathrow Express electrification programme. Today the centre is divided between three independent operators. Locomotive Services, owned by Jeremy Hosking, leases Roads 1 and 2 – the tracks closest to the main line – for the upkeep and operation of several preserved locomotives, including those of the Royal Scot Locomotive and General Trust. West Coast Railways also uses the site as an operational base for its mainline-registered steam engines. The Great Western Railway Preservation Group formerly occupied part of the site, but its lease ended with liquidation in September 2021. An assortment of goods and passenger rolling stock remains on site, though most locomotives have been transferred to other heritage railways.

Warren Farm Nature Reserve

Ealing · 11 miles

Reccognised as a local nature reserve by Brent River and canal society or Brent River Parks. A species diverse meadow rewilded.

Ealing Green

Drayton Green · 12 miles

Sayes Court Open Space

New Haw · 0.6 miles

Benefaction of James Paine. In 1770s 'Seven Dials', St Giles a haunt of cut-throats, thieves and prostitutes. In 1773, the city commissioners pulled its column down to reduce its pull and new stigma . Architect Paine had it put in his garden. Now see KT13

Concorde Model

Byfleet · 1.9 miles

40% scale Concorde model that was at the roundabout at Heathrow Airport until 2007 and was been donated to Brooklands Museum.

Thistle Cottage

Sheerwater · 3.7 miles

Also known as "House in the Woods."