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St David's

Pembroke

in the county of Pembrokeshire

Recommended Towns & Villages near Ruislip

View from the top of Denham Lock

Denham (15 Pictures)

in the county of Buckinghamshire (3.2 miles, 5.1 km, direction W)

This picturesque village is set in rich wooded countryside. It was mentioned in the Doomsday Book, and it has many attractive brick and timbered cottages, covered in colourful.....

Swans, Rickmansworth

Rickmansworth (168 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (4.9 miles, 7.9 km, direction NW)

This is a lovely old town where three rivers meet, it has lakes and watermeadows, and during the 20th-century was known for having one of the finest bathing lakes, close to.....

The Tamper locomotive.

Ealing (37 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction SE)

Ealing is a thriving place which is now hugely cosmopolitan and has a wide range of multi-cultural offerings...

St Giles Church, Stoke Poges

Stoke Poges (4 Pictures)

in the county of Buckinghamshire (7.2 miles, 11.6 km, direction W)

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Kew

Kew (115 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction SE)

Kew is just downstream from the delights of Richmond, and is best known for the Royal Botanic Gardens, or as they are more popularly known 'Kew Gardens'...

Parish Church of St Michael and All Angels

Beaconsfield (18 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (9.8 miles, 15.7 km, direction W)

On arrival in Beaconsfield you are immediately struck by the spaciousness of its wide streets and the wonderful show of Victorian buildings and houses in the main street...

A picture of Shenley

Shenley (8 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (10.0 miles, 16.0 km, direction NE)

Shenley is a small village in Hertfordshire, it is equidistance of around 5 miles from both Watford and St. Albans...

Eton College, Berkshire.

Eton (36 Pictures)

in the county of Berkshire (10.1 miles, 16.3 km, direction SW)

Situated just over the river Thames from Windsor, Eton is best known for its world famous ancient public school, which was attended by both Prince Harry and William, and many.....

Portobello Road

Notting Hill (35 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (10.3 miles, 16.5 km, direction SE)

This area of London is known throughout the world as the scene of London's biggest annual street party...

London River Thames, Hammersmith, evening light on the riverside with reflections.

Hammersmith (18 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction SE)

Hammersmith developed around the River Thames, which is crossed via a graceful suspension bridge designed by Sir Joseph Bazalgette...

A picture of Burnham

Burnham (6 Pictures)

in the county of Buckinghamshire (10.5 miles, 16.9 km, direction W)

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Windsor

Windsor (232 Pictures)

in the county of Berkshire (10.5 miles, 17.0 km, direction SW)

Windsor, or rather Royal Windsor, is a seductive mix of history and romance with a unique atmosphere. It is a place where the sense of history is never far away, it is a town.....

Amersham, Buckinghamshire

Amersham (27 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Buckinghamshire (10.6 miles, 17.0 km, direction NW)

Amersham is one of those towns where with one cast of the eye, you immediately know that this is a place with a long history for around the broad High Street is a mixture of fine.....

Harrods

Kensington (97 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction SE)

The attractive Royal borough of Kensington has many special places. Most prominent is Kensington Palace, birthplace of Queen Victoria...

The Sir Oswald Stoll Foundation Home, Fulham Road, Fulham Broadway

Fulham (53 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (11.3 miles, 18.1 km, direction SE)

It is the home to both Fulham Football Club and Chelsea, both play at Premiership level, thus some of the football's most talented and highly paid stars can often be spotted strolling along Fulham's streets...

Old town Church

Hemel Hempstead (24 Pictures)

in the county of Hertfordshire (12.3 miles, 19.8 km, direction N)

Set in a delightful valley of the Chilterns, formed by the River Gade, the town is noted for its variety of old buildings which include the Norman church dedicated to St.Mary...

Chelsea Old Church

Chelsea (170 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (12.3 miles, 19.9 km, direction SE)

Chelsea is a district in London which in recent times gained fame as the 'home' of the 'swinging sixties' . The swinging sixties was defined on the Kings Road, which runs the length of the area and both the Beatles and the Rolling Stones lived here at one time...

London - Marylebone, Paddington Place, Sept 2002

Marylebone (6 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (12.4 miles, 19.9 km, direction E)

Marylebone is one of London's more affluent area's, it is home mostly to the well to do, and yet only a couple of centuries ago a large workhouse was built here to give shelter to the poor and homeless, often foundlings were discovered on the workhouse doorstep...

The Lock at Camden Town

Camden Town (141 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (12.4 miles, 20.0 km, direction E)

Camden town is a vibrant cosmopolitan region of London...

Hampton Court Palace and Gardens - Privy Garden and South Facade

East Molesey (84 Pictures)

in the county of Surrey (12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction S)

This picturesque pleasant place is fortunate to lie between the waters of the historic River Thames and the River Mole. It is perhaps best known for Hampton Court Palace, the building started by Cardinal Wolsey in 1514...

Recommended attractions near Ruislip

Air Lingus

Heathrow Airport Visitor Centre (6 Pictures)

(7.0 miles, 11.2 km, direction S)

An insight into the past, present and future of Heathrow airport. For all age groups..

R.A.F. Museum, Hendon, Hendon, Greater London

R.A.F. Museum, Hendon (92 Pictures)

(8.0 miles, 12.9 km, direction E)

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London River Thames. Syon Park and house from the towpath by Kew Gardens.

Syon House (5 Pictures)

(8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction SE)

This is the magnificent house that made Robert Adams. At only twenty nine years of age he was commissioned to decorate Syon.....

Looks a bit limp

Kew Palace (14 Pictures)

(8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction SE)

See also Kew Royal Botanical Gardens..

Alpine house

Kew Royal Botanical Gardens (250 Pictures)

(8.7 miles, 13.9 km, direction SE)

For over two hundred and fifty years, the gardens at Kew have been the dream and vision of talented gardeners, and the.....

Twickenham Rugby Ground

Twickenham (1 Pictures)

(8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction SE)

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London - Chiswick House, Sept 2002

Chiswick House (16 Pictures)

(9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction SE)

Few can resist this fine classical building which was the creation of Lord Burlington, patron of the arts in the early part of.....

Bekonscot Model Village, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire

Bekonscot Model Village (56 Pictures)

(9.9 miles, 16.0 km, direction W)

For many the idyll of rural life as it was in the 1930's has gone forever, but it's charm can be re-discovered at Bekonscot Model.....

Life Guards Band

Windsor Castle (170 Pictures)

(10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction SW)

Apart from being the largest inhabited castle in the world, Windsor is arguably the best known, and on any visit to the town, it.....

The London Wetland Centre. Sunset over lagoon.

London Wetland Centre (15 Pictures)

(10.5 miles, 17.0 km, direction SE)

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Kyoto Gardens, Holland Park, London

Holland Park (21 Pictures)

(10.6 miles, 17.0 km, direction SE)

Opened in 1952, Holland Park is the most romantic of all the London Parks with one of the main features being the Kyoto Japanese.....

London - a picture of Ponds of Hampstead Heath

Hampstead Heath (9 Pictures)

(10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction E)

This marvellous richly planted seemingly unending open area is one of London's favourite places. It was formerly the grounds of.....

Kensington Palace Gardens

Kensington Palace (48 Pictures)

(10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction SE)

Kensington Palace is not only the private residence for several members of the Royal Family, it also has designated areas that.....

Boats

Hyde Park (85 Pictures)

(11.3 miles, 18.1 km, direction SE)

One of the Royal parks of London, Hyde park is one of London's finest historic landscapes...

Earl's Court in London

Earl's Court Exhibition Centre (3 Pictures)

(11.3 miles, 18.2 km, direction SE)

Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London..

London central mosque from Regents Park, London

Central London Mosque (1 Pictures)

(11.5 miles, 18.4 km, direction E)

The Central London Mosque, founded in 1965 was designed by Sir Frederick Gibberd. 1978 saw the completion of the Mosque. The.....

Tulips in Long Garden, Cliveden

Cliveden (78 Pictures)

(11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction W)

This great house built for the Dukes of Buckinghamshire in the 1850's by Charles Barry overlooks the lovely wooded banks of the.....

Prince Albert Memorial

Albert Memorial (35 Pictures)

(11.6 miles, 18.7 km, direction SE)

The Albert Memorial is a commemorative sculpture of Prince Albert commissioned by Queen Victoria. Whilst the structure was.....

Bushy Park, London

Bushey Park (27 Pictures)

(11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction S)

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Highgate Cemetery, London

Highgate Cemetery (38 Pictures)

(11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction E)

London's famous victorian Cemetery..


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