We're flying to Kenya from Heathrow on the evening of Sunday 1st April. We're driving down from Nottingham and are planning to leave home that morning so that traffic problems hopefully don't cause us to miss our flight. Assuming that we don't encounter any jams, we could end up with a couple of hours to kill before check in. Can anyone recommend some places to visit/things to do in the vicinity of the airport? We went to the aviation centre the last time we flew from there so wouldn't be interested in going again.
Thanks in advance!
Hi Corinne .. it may also be worth checking out/posting in the Heathrow Q&As topic in our Airlines & Airports forum.
David
David
Hi corinne
There's not that much to see or do around Heathrow, if you have the time Windsor is not too far away..
There's the castle and also the river, you could stroll round and stretch your legs prior to your flight.
There's not that much to see or do around Heathrow, if you have the time Windsor is not too far away..
There's the castle and also the river, you could stroll round and stretch your legs prior to your flight.
I work at Heathrow airport and live 10 minutes away. If you only have a few hours to kill before the flight. I would suggest you stay in the airport complex and have something to eat and drink. You will not have time to go and see anything without the risk of getting stuck in traffic. The traffic around the airport would stop you going to Windsor as suggested.
I live 2 miles from Heathrow. It depends on how long you have, but there is a bowling alley about 5 minutes out of the airport.
Or you could come to my house for a cup of tea
Or you could come to my house for a cup of tea
Still think you are better allowing the time to doze, booze or shop at the airport than be biting your nails in a traffic jam having had time out away from the airport ....................
.......... or is this the time that you treat yourself to a lounge?
.......... or is this the time that you treat yourself to a lounge?
I clean forgot about the bowling alley just outside of Heathrow!
Excellent idea for something to do to pass a few hours. They have recently done it up a bit as well. Had quite a few good nights at ten pin bowling.
My tea is horrible though, so you can't come to my house
Excellent idea for something to do to pass a few hours. They have recently done it up a bit as well. Had quite a few good nights at ten pin bowling.
My tea is horrible though, so you can't come to my house
Thanks for everyone's suggestions. Windsor is definitely further than I would be happy to travel from the airport. Not particularly keen on bowling so it looks like we'll be twiddling our thumbs at the airport instead!
watch the planes? 
sorry.
sorry.
Put your hands over your ears - that's another good idea...
If early enough you could divert to somewhere nearby - Windsor perhaps? How far away is that?
If early enough you could divert to somewhere nearby - Windsor perhaps? How far away is that?
Windsor is close but not that close, wouldnt be worth the risk of getting stuck in traffic. The best bet would be to pay to use a lounge, like alcasiene says.
Windsor is a 10 minute drive in the car.
On a good day!
Book in to a travel lounge and enjoy the posh side of flying
If I know the M1/M25 then you may not have any time extra at all
we are just 3 junctions North of you on the M1
think about my route then relax M1-M25-M20-Tunnel-A16-A26-A28-Pont Du Normandy-A29-A84-D200
though not as long as last year we did 770 miles in 12 hours
If I know the M1/M25 then you may not have any time extra at all
we are just 3 junctions North of you on the M1
think about my route then relax M1-M25-M20-Tunnel-A16-A26-A28-Pont Du Normandy-A29-A84-D200
though not as long as last year we did 770 miles in 12 hours
staceylc wrote:Windsor is a 10 minute drive in the car.
Yes it is ten minutes if you take away all the traffic lights and all the other cars on the road.
In all seriousness even Jensen Button wouldn't do it that quick in his F1 car going by the rules of the road.
It takes ten minutes too get out of the airport grounds
I'd be interested if someone else who lives near Heathrow could prove me wrong. But doing the journey into Heathrow almost daily, I can assure you I'm right
My husband drives from Windsor to Heathrow everyday and it takes him 10 - 15 minutes. And that's at 8.15 in the morning.
He misses out the M4 & goes down the Colnbrook bypass.
He misses out the M4 & goes down the Colnbrook bypass.
I think we will agree to disagree on this one
He does drive quite fast though.
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