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Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AB. Tel: 020 8332
5655. As a UNESCO World Heritage Site, these magnificent London
gardens, glasshouses and galleries are a living exhibit as well
as an important historical legacy – its modern history really
begins in the century when Henry VII moved his court to Richmond
Palace in the summer months and nearby Kew village flourished.
Since 1840 Kew Park has been open to the public and is without
a doubt the most impressive London garden.
Location: About 2 miles
south of Ealing. Gain
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Ealing Studios, Ealing Green, London W5 5EP.
Tel: +44 (0) 20 8567 6655. Ealing Studios has returned to film-making
after 43 years with the release in 2002 of The Importance of
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Gunnersbury
Park Museum, Gunnersbury Park, Popes Lane London W3 8LQ. Tel:
020 8992 1612. Local history museum for Ealing and Hounslow. Location:
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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 2 miles
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Kew Bridge Steam Museum, Green Dragon Lane,
Brentford, Middlesex TW8 0EN. Tel: 020 8568 4757. Housed in a
magnificent 19th century waterworks, Kew Bridge Steam Museum
is located right next to Kew Bridge – visitors to this engaging
London museum should note that trains run regularly to the station
from central London Victoria and Waterloo (via Clapham Junction)
while Kew Gardens tube station is only a short walk. About 2 miles from Ealing. Gain free entry to Kew
Bridge Steam Museum
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Ealing lies 8 miles west
of Charing Cross, Westminster, generally accepted as the place
for measuring the distance to and from London. Ealing is best
known for its film studios which are the oldest in the world,
especially for the Ealing comedies including Kind Hearts and
Coronets, Passport to Pimlico, The Ladykillers and The Lavender
Hill Mob. If you are flying to/from London, Heathrow airport
is about 4 miles from Ealing, Gatwick airport is about 55 miles
from Ealing. Your nearest mainline rail link to Ealing is Ealing
Broadway station. Ealing is about 9 miles from Victoria Coach
station. If you intend to travel on the London Tube/Underground,
please use the
