London Heathrow airport

Heathrow airport is the UK's largest airport with rail and underground links to London and bus services to most large cities in the UK.

Places close to London Heathrow airport

Airports near here

Attractions near here

  • Brooklands Museum(12.9 km)
    Motoring and aviation exhibits
  • Eton College(13.1 km)
    Eton College is probably the most famous school in England. Henry VI opened the school in 1440 for the education of 70 poor boys. It is now a very expensive private school for about 1,300 boys aged 12-18. It costs approximately E40,000 per year.
  • Big Ben- the United Kingdom’s favourite landmark(21.3 km)
    Big Ben, rising majestically over the River Thames at the northern end of the Houses of Parliament, is one of London’s best known landmarks. Originally the name ‘Big Ben’ referred specifically to the largest of the five bells in the clock tower. This is the bell which strikes the hour, while the other four bells strike the quarters. However, the term ‘Big Ben’ is now generally used for the clock itself and the clock tower.
  • St Paul's Cathedral(23.1 km)
    For many people in the UK, St Paul's stands as a testament to all that is British: our history, our independence, our pageantry, our willingness to accept others, and our sense of nationhood. As a structure that survived the very worst ravages of the blitz, while many of the buildings around it were destroyed, St Paul's has an affectionate place in the hearts of many of the UK's citizens, who see it more as a national monument than an ecclesiastical building.
  • Christ Church College(65.3 km)
    Christ Church is one of the largest colleges in the University of Oxford and the Cathedral Church for the Diocese of Oxford. Located on St Aldate's it has a busy academic community of about 450 undergraduates and 150 graduate students.
  • Oxford Castle(65.7 km)

Cities and towns near here

  • Hampton Hill(6.2 km)
  • Ealing(9.9 km)
  • Windsor(12.5 km)
    Windsor is a lively town in a glorious riverside location with great shopping, restaurants and Windsor Castle - one of the Queen's official royal residences and the largest and oldest occupied castle in the world.
  • New Malden(14.1 km)
  • Kenton(14.9 km)
    Kenton is a pleasant suburb of London located about 20km north east of the centre of the city.
  • Wimbledon(16 km)
  • Friern Barnet(24.9 km)
    Friern Barnet is a very pleasant, residential suburb of London, located just 30 minutes to the north of the city. Friern Barnet is a convenient place from which to enjoy and explore London.
  • Camberley(26.1 km)
  • Marlow(26.9 km)
  • Guildford(27.5 km)
  • Lewisham(28.4 km)
  • Chesham(29.3 km)
    Chesham is the largest town in the Chiltern district, located amidst the steep green Chiltern Hills. Chesham has much to offer the visitor with its many attractions including Lowndes Park, Church Street in the Old Town with its picturesque cottages, and also the twelfth century St. Mary's Parish Church.
  • Farnborough(30.1 km)
  • Godalming(34.1 km)
  • Fleet(35.7 km)
  • Farnham(38 km)
  • Welwyn Garden City(40.1 km)
  • Sevenoaks(48.2 km)
  • Alton(51.8 km)
  • Letchworth(58.2 km)
    Letchworth is a 'new town' conceived and planned by Ebenezer Howard in the 1890's. Howard was appalled at the very unpleasant living and working conditions in the late 19th Century towns and cities and wrote a book outlining his ideas for a completely new way of living. The book, 'Tomorrow, A Peaceful Path to Real Reform', was later republished as 'Garden Cities of Tomorrow' in 1902. Ebenezer Howard believed that the very best of both town and country life should be married together in small Garden Cities, each with its own greenbelt. He promoted well-planned towns with careful land zoning and a quality of life.
  • Royal Tunbridge Wells(60.6 km)
  • Pembury(63.2 km)
  • Oxford(65.4 km)
    Oxford is one of Europe’s great cities, famous for its ancient university and outstandingly beautiful with its many towers and spires of golden stone. As a centre of learning and culture, it offers the visitor a huge range of cultural experiences. At the same time, Oxford has always been a thriving modern city with successful industries and great entertainment facilities, including excellent shopping, hundreds of pubs and restaurants, many cinemas and theatres and an exciting night life. This mix of old and new, of scholarly tradition and popular British culture, makes Oxford the ideal location for a homestay.
  • Gilingham(67.8 km)
  • Maidstone(69.4 km)
    Maidstone is a busy market town located in the south east of England within easy reach of London but surrounded by beautiful landscapes.
  • Heathfield(73.1 km)
  • Winchester(76.4 km)
  • Deddington(83.9 km)
    Deddington is a small market town with a population of about 2,000. Location in between Oxford and Banbury, Deddington is on the edge of the Cotswolds and is a wonderfully attractive village with traditional stone cottages.
  • Banbury(91 km)
  • Southampton(92.3 km)
  • Hastings(97.3 km)