Guidebook for Hanwell
Food Scene
This is our favourite kebab place. Go for the chicken or lamb shawarma but go elsewhere for chips (Cuckoo Cafe is good).
Expresso Kebab
120a Uxbridge RdThis is our favourite kebab place. Go for the chicken or lamb shawarma but go elsewhere for chips (Cuckoo Cafe is good).
Terrific for brunch but also wonderful for an evening meal. The staff are personable and the garden seating is lovely.
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W7 Emporium
60 Boston RdTerrific for brunch but also wonderful for an evening meal. The staff are personable and the garden seating is lovely.
Very cute and a great selection of cakes to choose from. A local favourite!
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Clocktower Cafe
151 Uxbridge RdVery cute and a great selection of cakes to choose from. A local favourite!
Wonderful whole wheat sourdough. Lovely pastries as well. Odd hours so check ahead before setting out.
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Pitshanger Village Bakery
117 Pitshanger LnWonderful whole wheat sourdough. Lovely pastries as well. Odd hours so check ahead before setting out.
Drinks & Nightlife
The Dodo Micropub
52 Boston RdVery cool with a wonderful creative selection of local beers.
Such a great little pub. Terrific food as well. A great garden if the weather permits.
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The Fox
39 Church StSuch a great little pub. Terrific food as well. A great garden if the weather permits.
Many of our major life events have begun with conversations in this lovely pub. They've recently had a refurb and it's looking lovely.
Drayton Court
2 The AvenueMany of our major life events have begun with conversations in this lovely pub. They've recently had a refurb and it's looking lovely.
We go here about twice a month on date nights. The beer is fabulous but the decor is a bit "hole in the wall."
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The Owl and the Pussycat
106 Northfield AveWe go here about twice a month on date nights. The beer is fabulous but the decor is a bit "hole in the wall."
Shopping
Amreen's Gifts and Balloons Boutique
123 Uxbridge RdLocal goods and a great selection of unique gifts.
Essentials
Lidl
38 High Street WhittonWe. Love. Lidl.
Entertainment & Activities
Wonderful hidden local gem. Flamingos, lemurs, alpacas, lizards, butterflies and more! Has a newly built playground inside. Definitely worth a visit.
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Ġnien tal-Ħanwell
Church RoadWonderful hidden local gem. Flamingos, lemurs, alpacas, lizards, butterflies and more! Has a newly built playground inside. Definitely worth a visit.
Parks & Nature
King George's Playground
4 Bishops RdReferred to locally as "Sandy Park" it's a great park to take the kids to.
Elthorne Park
125 Townholm CresGreat park, especially as you go down toward the canal.
Park ta 'Pitshanger
Lovely park.
Cuckoo Park
Terrific playground.
A lovely walk that starts quite close to our home. Head down towards the River Brent for a feeling of being in the countryside.
Bittern's Field
78A Bridge AvenueA lovely walk that starts quite close to our home. Head down towards the River Brent for a feeling of being in the countryside.
Brent Valley Park
78A Bridge AveBeautiful and varied park right outside our front door.
Arts & Culture
OPEN Ealing
Unit 14 Dickens YardCool local venue for the arts.