West London consists of numerous suburbs, villages and satellite towns. Several areas are particularly popular with travellers and backpackers on account of their attractions, their facilities and their many accommodation options.

West London consists of the following boroughs:

• Ealing—the centrally-located Borough of Ealing includes the following areas:
  • Acton, an area popular with visiting Australians, New Zealanders and South Africans. Popular with travellers on account of its entertainment options, relatively cheap accommodation (short stay and rental) and excellent transport links with the rest of London and further afield (Acton has the largest number of Tube and train stations that have 'Acton' in their name). Although part of the London Borough of Ealing, Acton very much retains its own identity.
  • Ealing itself, popularly known as the "Queen of the Suburbs"
  • Southall, also known as 'Little India', and a must-visit if you have the time to venture out of Central London. If you do only one thing when here, make sure you have a curry in one of the many authentic Asian restaurants. However beware, it is notorious for all the general street crime, especially pick pocketing, and may seem run down to an outsider.
• Hounslow—the borough includes the following areas:
  • Chiswick, a leafy, generally well-heeled district, known for its wide variety of quality shopping and food outlets.
  • Brentford, situated on the main transport links from Heathrow airport to central London, this is a mainly commercial area. The riverside area on the north bank of the Thames has a number of new housing developments and hotels.
  • Hounslow, a largely working class area with many of the residents employed at nearby Heathrow airport. Known for being the king of 99p shops in the whole of London, and a good place to find a deal in its large High Street. It has become home to a multitude of budget and mid-range hotel chains (Travel Lodge, Premier Inn and Best Western amongst others) trading on its proximity to Heathrow Airport and good transport links into Central London.
• Hillingdon—this westernmost Borough of Greater London includes:
  • Uxbridge, the administrative centre of Hillingdon Borough. A vibrant area on the edge of London, good shopping experience and good transport links to the West End.
  • Hayes, industrial and housing areas with good access to the airport.
  • Ruislip, a residential area with a lido and extensive woodlands, including a national nature reserve.

West London is well served by London Underground (Tube) connections from Central London:

• Piccadilly line (solid blue) – runs through Chiswick, then divides at Acton Town with branches to Heathrow and Uxbridge. Heathrow Airport is a special fare sub-zone with journeys between there and Zone 1 being charged at peak rate at all times.
• District line (solid green) – runs through Chiswick, then divides at Turnham Green with branches to Richmond and Ealing Broadway
• Central line (solid red) – divides at North Acton with branches to Ealing Broadway and West Ruislip
• Metropolitan line (solid dark purple) – runs through North London, then divides at Harrow on the Hill with one branch joining the Piccadilly Line to Uxbridge (from Uxbridge to Rayners Lane which is served by both the Metropolitan and Piccadilly Lines, the Metropolitan Line is normally the faster route to Central London)

The following routes are useful for areas of West London not well served by the Tube.

• South Western Railway — from London Waterloo and Clapham Junction to Chiswick and Hounslow (Chiswick mainline train station is located several hundred metres south of the Great West Road and Chiswick High Road)
• First Great Western — from London Paddington to Ealing Broadway, Southall and Hayes
• Elizabeth line (light purple) — divides into two branches at London Paddington to Reading and Heathrow Airport .
  • The Reading branch goes to Acton Main Line, Ealing Broadway, West Ealing, Hanwell, Southall, Hayes & Harlington and West Drayton (trains further west are outside of TfL fare zones and require a train ticket).
  • The Heathrow branch goes from Hayes & Harlington to Heathrow Airport . Heathrow Airport is a special fare sub-zone with journeys between there and Zone 1 being charged at peak rate at all times.
• Heathrow Express — A premium express rail service between Heathrow Airport and London Paddington. There are 4 tph to Heathrow Airport (Terminal 5) which takes 21 minutes – the train stops en-route at Terminals 2 & 3 with a free shuttle to Terminal 4.

A number of key bus routes exist that can readily transport visitors to West London from the centre of town:

• Route 27. 24 hour service. Runs to and from Camden/Chalk Farm and Chiswick Business Park, via Baker Street, Paddington, Notting Hill, Kensington Olympia and Hammersmith  CIR  H&C  DIS  PIC . (updated Mar 2022)
• Route 94 (Piccadilly Circus to Acton Green). 24 hour service. Runs to and from Piccadilly Circus  BAK  PIC  and Acton Green (Turnham Green  DIS  PIC  is within walking distance), via Bayswater  CIR  DIS  and Shepherd's Bush  CEN  MLD . (updated Mar 2022)
• Route 190. Runs to and from Richmond  DIS  MLD  and West Brompton  DIS  MLD  station, via Hammersmith  CIR  H&C  DIS  PIC , Ravenscourt Park  DIS  and Charing Cross Hospital. (updated Mar 2022)
• Route 237 (Hounslow Heath to White City). Via Goldhawk Road and the Chiswick High Road. Stops at Goldhawk Road  CIR  H&C , Stamford Brook  DIS , Gunnersbury  DIS  MLD , Kew Bridge and Isleworth . (updated Aug 2023)
• Route 607. Runs from Uxbridge  MET  PIC  to White City  CEN  (Wood Lane  CIR  H&C  is within walking distance) via Uxbridge Road and Ealing Broadway  CEN  DIS  ELI  station. It can be slow during rush hour. (updated Apr 2022)

The main routes through West London are:

• The A4 and M4 Motorway linking London with the Lower Thames Valley, Bath, Bristol and South Wales
• The A40 and M40 Motorway linking London with Oxford, Birmingham and the West Midlands.

• 51.4775-0.4613891 Heathrow Airport (LHR ^IATA). Is in West London, connecting from many international locations. (updated Oct 2023)

There is a taxi stand. Uxbridge Taxi Services^{[dead link]} are the most popular services.

Uber and other ride hailing services are also available throughout West London including Uxbridge.

• 51.483279-0.25871 Chiswick House and Gardens, Burlington Lane, Chiswick, (Bus 190 (Hammersmith  DIS  CIR  H&C  PIC –Richmond  DIS  OGD )), ☏ +44 20 8995-0508. W-Su and bank holidays 1 Apr-31 Oct 10AM-5PM, Sa until 2PM. Maintained by English Heritage, Chiswick House is a famous and fine example of the 18^th century Palladian style of British architecture. The third Earl of Burlington (1694–1753), who designed this elegant Classical villa close to the Thames, drew inspiration from his grand tours of Italy, while William Kent was employed to create sumptuous interiors to contrast with the pure exterior. The Neo-Classical gardens, although much reduced from their original size, are the perfect complement to the house. adults £6.10, children £3.70, concessions £5.50, English Heritage members free.  
• 51.4919-0.31842 Boston Manor House, Boston Manor Rd, Brentford, TW8 9JX (tube: Boston Manor  PIC , around a mile from the centre of Brentford along the Boston Manor Rd), ☏ +44 845 456 2800. A Jacobean manor house (built in 1622), it is a pleasant and informative place to while away an hour or two, particularly during the summer when the extensive open parklands to the rear of the building make for a delightful stroll.  
• 51.509167-0.30753 Ealing Studios. Not open to the public. The oldest film studio in the world.  
• 51.513156-0.3075794 Ealing Town Hall, 5 New Broadway, Ealing, W5 2BY, ☏ +44 20 8579-2424. Victorian Gothic building built in 1888 and still in use as town hall.  

• 51.511-0.2945 Ealing Common, Ealing (tube: Ealing Common  DIS  PIC ).  
• 51.509702-0.3058956 Ealing Green, Ealing. 
• 51.546244-0.4849947 Fassnidge Park, Uxbridge. 
• 51.503691-0.3117328 Lammas Park, Ealing. 
• 51.489498-0.352899 Osterley Park and House, Jersey Road, Isleworth, TW7 4RB (about a 20 minute walk from Osterley  PIC  tube station), ☏ +44 20 8232-5050, osterley@nationaltrust.org.uk. House 4 Mar-1 Nov W-Su 1PM-4:30PM, gardens 3 Mar-1 Nov W-Su 11AM-5PM, park 29 Mar-24 Oct 8AM-7:30PM, 25 Oct-28 Mar 8AM-6PM. A Tudor manor house with a neoclassical facade and interior design resembling an Italian palazzo. It was owned by the Child family who were bankers to the royal family. Osterley Park is a popular filming location, the music room while small was used for Batman: The Dark Knight Rises and exterior shots of the house were used for an ITV production of Vanity Fair. House and gardens £13, children 5-16 £4.20, children under 5 free, family ticket (for two adults and up to three children) £21; gardens only £3.70, children 5-16 £1.85, children under 5 free; parking costs £7 for non-members.  
• 51.5903-0.432310 Ruislip Lido, Ruislip (tube: Ruislip  MET  PIC  or Ruislip Gardens  CEN , off the Ruislip to Northwood Rd). An artificial lake surrounded by woodland, the Waters Edge Pub/Restaurant, a sandy beach (No swimming allowed), narrow gauge railway rides around the lake.  
• 51.4761-0.30811 Syon Park, Brentford, ☏ +44 20 8560-0881. House: 24 Mar-31 Oct W Th Su, bank holiday Mondays, Good Friday, Easter Saturday 11AM-5PM (last entry 4:15PM), gardens 10:30AM-5PM daily or dusk if earlier except 25-26 Dec. The stately home of the Dukes of Northumberland for 400 years, Syon House and its 200-acre estate are located between Brentford and Isleworth. The main house was built to a design by the English architect Robert Adams, the grounds laid out by Capability Brown. The Great Conservatory, commissioned to be built in 1826, was featured in the Peter Cook and Dudley Moore film Bedazzled, and is a popular local wedding venue; Syon House itself has appeared in a vast number of period dramas. Well worth a visit. Syon House & Gardens & Great Conservatory £7.50, concessions/child £6.50, family £17.00; Gardens & Great Conservatory £3.75, concessions/child £2.50, family £9.00.  
• 51.5111-0.30722812 Walpole Park, Ealing (Just east of the town square). Relaxing experience. There is a small pond and an ice cream stall. There are also great playground facilities, and even a miniature zoo!  

• 51.498-0.29213 Gunnersbury Park Museum, Gunnersbury Park, Popes Ln, W3 8LQ (tube: Acton Town  DIS  PIC ), ☏ +44 20 8992-1612, fax: +44 20 8752-0686, gp-museum@laing.com. Apr-Oct 11AM-5PM, Nov-Mar 11AM-4PM. Local history museum for Ealing and Hounslow, housed in the former home of the Rothschild family. Free.  
• 51.489-0.290414 London Museum of Water and Steam (formerly known as 'Kew Bridge Steam Museum'), Green Dragon Ln, Brentford, TW8 0EN, ☏ +44 20 8568-4757, fax: +44 20 8569-9978, info@kbsm.org. Tu-Su 11AM-4PM. This museum of London's water supply is well worth a visit for anyone with an interest in the industrial revolution. Housed in the former Kew Bridge Pumping Station (a fascinating building in its own right), the Steam Museum possesses the finest collection of steam-pumping engines in the world. Different engines are to be seen working on different days, so it is worth checking the website before visiting if a particular engine is of interest. Themed days are a feature of the Steam Museum's calendar, and the purchase of an entry ticket permits limitless further visits throughout the following year. Multi visit ticket £9.50.  
• 51.4878-0.2931115 The Musical Museum, 399 High St, Brentford, TW8 0DU (near Kew Bridge station), ☏ +44 20 8560-8108, fax: +44 20 8847-9383. F-Su 10AM-4PM. Something of an undiscovered gem. It houses a vast collection of working automatic musical instruments, from barrel organs to player pianos and beyond. Tours with knowledgeable and highly enthusiastic guides are highly recommended, as is the opportunity to listen to the Mighty Wurlitzer (which rises from the floor in the main auditorium). In addition to its function as a museum, the venue also hosts occasional cinema screenings of classic films (preceded by music from the Mighty Wurlitzer, or - in the case of silent film - accompanied by it) and houses a popular cafe with Thames views. Among the unusual (and hard-to-find) items usually available in the gift shop are clocks made from 78 rpm shellac discs, and original player piano rolls. £12, concessions £10, children under 16 £5 (also open Thursday in school holidays). (updated Aug 2023)
• 51.511-0.3071716 PM Gallery & House, Walpole Park, Mattock Ln, Ealing, W5 5EQ (tube: Ealing Broadway  CEN  DIS  ELI ), ☏ +44 20 8567-1227. Tu-F 1PM-5PM, Sa 11AM-5PM. Houses Pitzhanger Manor House and an art gallery.  
• 51.50541-0.28163717 London Transport Museum Depot, 118-20 Gunnersbury Lane, Acton, London W3 9BQ (Cross over road from Acton Town  DIS  PIC  tube station then follow signs), bookings@ltmuseum.co.uk. Open to general public two or three weekends per year, guided tours more frequently. See website for details. This is the main storage facility of the London Transport Museum, holding items that cannot be fit into the main building at Covent Garden in central London. The building holds a wide range of railway carriages, buses, trams and trolleybuses, mostly restored, and many other exhibits, including signalling equipment, track items, tunnel segments, signs, models, and hundreds of small items. On open days preserved buses operate on tours of the surrounding area. £10 on open days, tour prices variable. (updated Jan 2018)
• 51.5412-0.46527818 Battle of Britain Bunker, Wren Ave, Uxbridge UB10 0GG (about a mile east from Uxbridge  MET  PIC  station, there is a sign pointing left as soon as you leave the station), ☏ +44 1895 238154, bunker@hillingdon.gov.uk. 10:30am-4:30pm. The remains of RAF Uxbridge are a museum with the Battle of Britain bunker used to coordinate pilots of the No. 11 Group Fighter Command during World War II. The bunker can only be visited by a tour guide which can be booked via the website. (updated Jul 2021)

• 51.511648-0.30558619 For Arts Sake, 45 Bond St, Ealing, W5 5AS (tube: Ealing Broadway  CEN  DIS  ELI ), ☏ +44 20 8579-6365, fax: +44 20 8566-2974. M-F 10AM-5:30PM, Sa 10AM-6PM, Su 11AM-4PM. Modern British printmaking as well as ceramics and jewellery. 

• 51.461962-0.41507620 Hounslow Urban Farm, Faggs Road, Feltham, Middlesex TW14 OLZ, ☏ +44 20 8831-9658. 
• 51.48179-0.3022321 Brentford Dock. Fans of British TV may be interested to know that the riverside area to the south of Brentford High Street is frequently used for outdoor filming by popular series such as ITV's The Bill. The backdrop of the estate (sited on the former Brentford Dock, the terminus for GWR trains transferring goods to the Thames) appears frequently in shows requiring a 'gritty', urban atmosphere. The northern aspect of the Brentford Dock estate belies its extremely picturesque marina (filled with a variety of narrowboats, Dutch barges and pleasure craft) and waterside views, however. Indeed, for connoisseurs of post-war architecture, Brentford Dock is often cited as an example of a successful and aesthetically-pleasing social housing development from a period most commonly characterised by its failures.  

• Rugby League: 51.5249-0.32951 London Broncos, Vallis Way, Ealing W13 0DD (near Castle Bar Park railway station, 2tph to Greenford  CEN  and West Ealing  ELI ), ☏ +44 20 8799 0404. They were relegated in 2024 and play in the Championship, the 13-a-side game's second tier, with a playing season Feb-Oct. Their home ground is Ealing Trailfinders Sports Club, capacity 4000. (updated Oct 2024)
• Rugby Union: Ealing Trailfinders play in the Championship, the RU second tier, also at Vallis Way.
• Ealing Jazz Festival, Ealing. 
• Ealing Beer Festival, Walpole Park, Ealing. A beer festival that is hosted by CAMRA on the 10th–13th July 2024. 
• Ealing Comedy Festival, Ealing. Ealing hosts an annual comedy festival in the summer. Speaking of comedy in Ealing, in the late 1940s and 1950s Ealing was famous for a series of comedy movies filmed there. 
• 51.5116-0.30972 Questors, 12 Mattock Ln, Ealing, W5 5BQ, ☏ +44 20 8567-5184 (Box Office), jane@questors.org.uk. The cinema is under reconstruction, said to include over 10 screens!  

• 51.4857-0.29873 Watermans Arts Centre, Brentford. The Watermans Centre is one of West London's finest arts and cultural venues. Watermans is especially noted for its promotion of Asian arts, particularly in the fields of visual arts, theatre and comedy. It also houses a leading independent cinema, gallery spaces and a noted Indian restaurant.  
• Football: 51.49-0.2894 Brentford FC, Brentford Community Stadium, 166 Lionel Road North TW8 9QT. "The Bees" play soccer in the Premier League, the game's top tier. They play at Brentford Community Stadium, capacity of 17,250. In 2022 the stadium hosted games in the UEFA Women's Euro Finals, postponed from 2021. (updated Jul 2022)
• London Irish rugby union club also played at Community Stadium but went bust in 2023, the third top-tier RU club to fold that year.

• 51.509829-0.3235941 Ealing Market, Leeland Rd, Ealing, W13 9HH, ☏ +44 20 7833-0338. 9AM-1PM. Street market with farm products. 

Chiswick is an area of West London with a wide range of options. There are at least 30 restaurants in Chiswick. Chiswick High Road has the usual wide selection of fast food outlets and supermarket food. For the more discerning, an extensive range of restaurants and eateries exists for all tastes and budgets that makes Chiswick a definite destination for the gastronome.

• 51.513143-0.3063935 At Thai, 24 New Broadway, Ealing, W5 2XA, ☏ +44 20 8567-9093. M-Tu, Th-Sa: 11:30AM-10AM. W,Su: 11:30AM-9PM. Inexpensive Thai food with the same menu as Angrid Thai in Oxford. (updated Sep 2020)

• 51.508478-0.2751891 The Aeronaut, 264 Acton High St., W3 9BH (walk north from Acton Town  DIS  PIC  Tube station), ☏ +44 20 8993-4242, aeronaut@drinkinlondon.co.uk. M-W noon-midnight, Th-Su noon-1AM, F Sa noon-1:30AM. Styled as a 'Pub, Brewery and Circus', the Aeronaut has been turning the Acton pub experience upside down. It was rated "London's Best Pub" by Design My Night Awards in 2018. This theme pub is inspired by Acton-born turn-of-the-century pilot, George Lee Temple (the first Englishman to fly an aeroplane upside down). Features its own micro-brewery and a program of cabaret acrobats and circus performers. (updated Dec 2018)

Pubs in the centre of Ealing tend to be lively and rather noisy.

• 51.513988-0.3196472 The Drayton Court Hotel, 2 The Avenue, Ealing, W13 8PH (Opposite West Ealing  ELI  station), ☏ +44 20 8997-1019. Homely old fashioned pub. 
• 51.516909-0.30013 The Haven Arms, 33 Haven Ln, Ealing, W5 2HZ (Near Ealing Broadway  CEN  DIS  ELI  station), ☏ +44 20 8997-0378. Homely old fashioned pub. 
• 51.513884-0.3019354 The North Star, 43 The Broadway, Ealing, W5 5JN (Near the tube station), ☏ +44 20 8579-0863. Slightly more upmarket and stocks a wide variety of draught beers. 

Uxbridge is home to many fine eateries and public houses. Many pubs are located along historic Windsor Street.

• 51.446348-0.4100685 The Moon on the Square, 30 The Centre, High St, TW13 4AU (in the town centre), ☏ +44 20 8893-1293. M-Sa 8AM-midnight, Su 8AM-11PM. A Wetherspoon's chain pub. 

Historically (and perhaps unsurprisingly, given its roots as an industrial working-class area) Brentford has been known as a "drinker's town". Indeed, it was long reputed that in the Victorian terraces surrounding the football ground, there was "a pub on every corner". To an extent this is still true today, with a sizable number of small drinking establishments still eking out a living in the backstreets to the west of the Ealing Road. Most are perfectly friendly to outsiders, while maintaining a core clientele of local drinkers, primarily men.

For the visitor to Brentford seeking a more eclectic drinking culture, pubs such as:

• 51.482695-0.3091676 Magpie and Crown, 128 High St, Brentford, TW8 8EW (on the High Street, opposite the Magistrates' Court), ☏ +44 20 8797-6504. M-Sa: noon-midnight, Su: noon-11pm. Offers a fine selection of real ales and imported beer (including fruit beer on draught). 
• 51.48469-0.3020817 Old Firestation, 55 High St, Brentford TW8 0AH (also on the High Street), ☏ +44 20 8707-0752. M-Sa 5-11PM, Su closed. Appeals to a younger, more affluent crowd with its contemporary 'bar' vibe and award-winning cocktails. 
• 51.4836-0.30938 The Weir Bar, 24 Market Pl, Brentford, TW8 8EQ, ☏ +44 20 8568-3600, info@theweirbar.co.uk. Tu W 5PM–midnight, Th-Sa noon–midnight, Su noon–10:30PM, closed M. Offers waterside al fresco drinking in its attractive beer garden. (updated May 2021)
• 51.4824-0.30629 Brewery Tap, 47 Catherine Wheel Rd, Brentford, TW8 8BD, ☏ +44 20 8568-6006, brewery_tap@yahoo.com. Daily noon–11PM. A tiny two-room pub offering traditional food, live jazz and a highly quirky clientele to those with a desire to discover something of Brentford's true character. (updated May 2021)

Visitors might wish to note that pubs such as the Albany Arms and Beehive are most heavily patronised by locals who might be less welcoming to outsiders than in the pubs noted above.

Beer-lovers with a taste for sampling local brews should note that many of Brentford's pubs are 'tied houses' (owned by the brewery rather than the landlord) serving Fuller's ales. Fuller's are a local brewers based in Chiswick (although serving a country-wide market for beers such as London Pride), less than 2 miles along the Thames. Drinkers can thus be assured that their pint of Fuller's is, if nothing else, both local and fresh.

• 51.5159-0.30511 Caspian Hotel, 14 Haven Green, Ealing, W5 2UU (Opposite Ealing Broadway Stn), ☏ +44 20 8997-3524, fax: +44 20 8998-8236, caspianhtl@aol.com. On the slightly cheaper end of the scale. Doubles from £50. 
• 51.514-0.26962 London Guest House, 167 Horn Ln, Ealing, W3 6PP, ☏ +44 20 8993-6699, fax: +44 20 8896-9012, info@londonguesthouse.uk.com. Doubles from £55. 
• 51.447033-0.4118513 Travelodge, Res Centre, High St, Feltham TW13 4GU (very close to Feltham train station and the shops), ☏ +44 871 984 6319. Doubles from around £30. 

• 51.5364-0.34564 The Bridge Hotel, Western Ave, Greenford, UB6 8ST, ☏ +44 20 8566-6246, fax: +44 20 8566-6140, bridgehotel@youngs.co.uk. Doubles from £75. 
• 51.4926-0.25085 Best Western Chiswick Palace & Suites, 73 Chiswick High Rd, Chiswick, ☏ +44 20 8994-1712, fax: +44 20 8742-2585, reservations@chiswickhotel.co.uk. Doubles from £88. 
• 51.4924-0.27846 Clayton Hotel Chiswick, 626 Chiswick High Rd, Chiswick, ☏ +44 20 8996-5200. 116 designer rooms. from £92. (updated Feb 2017)
• 51.4493-0.40717 St. Giles Heathrow Hotel, Hounslow Road, Feltham, Middlesex, TW14 9AD (very close to Feltham train station and the shops), ☏ +44 20 8817-7000. from £45. (updated Feb 2017)
• 51.4802-0.42468 Premier Inn (Premier Inn London Heathrow Airport (Bath Road) Hotel), Heathrow Airport Terminal 5, 420 Bath Road, Longford UB7 0EA (from west - M4 Junction 4, south on M4 to A4, then east to hotel; from east - M4 Junction 3 south on A312 (The Parkway), then west on A4 to hotel), ☏ +44 871 527 8508. This hotel is just outside the northeast perimeter of Heathrow Airport. It is a very well maintained facility with excellent service. A free shuttle runs from the hotel to Heathrow's terminals on a routine schedule. This hotel has a full-service restaurant, and a Costa coffee shop. Basic WiFi is free and an upgrade can be purchased. Rooms from £50; parking is £10 per day. (updated Aug 2015)