Places of interest in West London

Syon House  

Syon House is a 1547 mansion which was redesigned by Robert Adam in 1762. It is the residence of the Duke of Northumberland.

The house is built on some of the site of Syon Abbey which was once the largest abbey church in England and was razed to the ground. In 2003 The Time Team excavated the area and found the foundations of the abbey church, which was larger even than Westminster Abbey.

Boston Manor House  

Boston Manor House is a Jacobean house built in 1622. Of particular interest are the plasterwork ceilings.

Ealing Town Hall

Ealing's Town Hall is a gothic late Victorian gothic building on Ealing Broadway. The Town Hall was opened in 1888 by Edward VII and cost £16,000 to built.

The town hall also housed a public library, swimming baths and a fire station behind the building. 

When further office space was needed in the 1980s, it was decided not to expand the existing building or to sell it, but simply transfer most of the offices to the new building (now known as Perceval House). 

PM Gallery & House

PM Gallery & House, is Ealing's flagship cultural venue and comprises of the Grade I listed Pitzhanger Manor-House, designed by the architect John Soane in 1800 and PM Gallery, West London 's premier professional contemporary arts venue. 

Gunnersbury Park Museum

Gunnersbury Park Museum is a delightful Regency building which became the first country residence of the famous Rothschild banking family in 1835. Under their ownership, Gunnersbury Park hosted many grand social occasions.

It is now a museum, which collects and displays the history of the whole of Ealing borough (also Hounslow) in a range of temporary exhibitions. Here you will find local archaeological finds, domestic equipment and costumes, the last hansom cab that worked in Ealing, as well as the Rothschild coaches and original Victorian kitchens. 

The grounds offer ornamental gardens including woods and lakes; sports facilities consist of nine-hole golf, tennis courts with football and cricket pitches.

Shopping and Restaurants

Ealing Road is home to Asian specialist shopping and has a renowned jewellery quarter, featuring the great jewellery houses of India , with a sparkling array of handcrafted gold and diamond wares. Wembley High Road offers the more traditional shops such as Marks & Spencer, and Boots. There are also lots of traditional and themed pubs around. Wembley Park has more pubs, cafes, bars and restaurants. If you require a survey on a residential property in wembley or a commercial property then we can provide an Independent Chartered building surveyor to carry out the work for you.

Wembley Arena

Wembley Arena re-opened in 2006 following a £35 million refurbishment and includes restaurants, catering areas, and multiple bars, as well as new seating and an impressive new piazza.

The world-famous indoor music venue has capacity for 12,750 and has a packed programme of top entertainment including Horse of the Year Show, Holiday on Ice and many music concerts.

The versatile space at Wembley Arena makes it a popular exhibitions and conference venue.

Wembley Stadium

Wembley Stadium will welcome over one million football and rugby fans each year and enable the UK to bid for the greatest events in sport and major music concerts.

Stadium tours will give visitors the opportunity to go behind the scenes, and extensive conference and banqueting facilities will accommodate receptions for up to 3,000 people.

Not to be missed is the Wembley Sunday Market, held in the stadium's vast car park. This popular market is always full to capacity, attracting ardent bargain hunters from all over London . You can find bargains in almost everything from electrical goods to plants, suitcases to clothes, and beddings to toys.

Osterley Park - Isleworth

Osterley Park has a wonderful Tudor mansion which has been transfored into an elegant neo-classical house with wonderful robert Adam architecture and interior. There is also a landscape park and 18th-century groounds with flower displays and ornamental lakes. There is a farm shop on site selling home grown products and an art galleries which exhibits local artists' work.

London Heathrow Airport

Heathrow is the main airport for London and is the United Kingdom 's largest airport and Europe 's busiest airport for passengers and deals with more international passengers than any airport in the world.