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Photo of Harmondsworth Barn, a landmark near Eton, London, England.

Harmondsworth Barn© Prioryman / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Places to explore near Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 StationHeathrow Airport Terminals 1-3

40 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of Harmondsworth Barn, a landmark near Eton, London, England.Highlight

Harmondsworth Barn

Landmark near Eton

Vast oak-framed barn of the 1420s built for Winchester College near Heathrow, which John Betjeman called the Cathedral of Middlesex.

2.7 km NW

Photo of the Grand Union Canal, a 137-mile canal running from Brentford to Birmingham, England.Highlight

Grand Union Canal

Canal

London to Birmingham by water — the trunk route of the canal age, with arms reaching Leicester, Aylesbury, Northampton and Paddington.

4 km N · spans 9 counties

Photo along the Thames Path, a 185-mile National Trail running from Kemble to London, England.Highlight

Thames Path

National Trail

The river from its Cotswold trickle to the Thames Barrier — the gentlest long walk in Britain.

6 km SW · spans 7 counties

Photo of the River Thames, a 135-mile river navigation running from Cricklade to Teddington, England.Highlight

River Thames

River navigation

The non-tidal Thames — 45 locks of managed river between Cricklade's meadows and the tideway at Teddington.

6.1 km SW · spans 7 counties

Photo of Osterley Park, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Isleworth, London, England.Highlight

Osterley Park

House & garden near Isleworth

A Robert Adam mansion and its lakes, hemmed in by the west London suburbs but still a proper green escape

7.3 km E

Photo of Runnymede, a country estate near Eton, Surrey, south east England.Highlight

Runnymede

Country estate near Eton

Thames-side meadow where Magna Carta was sealed.

8 km SW

Photo of Strawberry Hill, a Grade II* registered house & garden in London, England.Highlight

Strawberry Hill

House & garden

Horace Walpole's self-styled little Gothic castle of 1749, which launched the Gothic Revival.

9.1 km SE · London

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Photo along the London LOOP, a 150-mile long-distance path running from Erith to Purfleet, England.

London LOOP

Long-distance path

The 'M25 for walkers' — an orbital path through outer London's woods, commons and river valleys from Erith to Purfleet.

2.4 km E · spans 5 counties

Cranford Countryside Park

Country park near Hayes & Harlington

A country park in London.

2.8 km NE

Photo of Bedfont Lakes Country Park, a country park near Ashford (Surrey), London, England.

Bedfont Lakes Country Park

Country park near Ashford (Surrey)

A country park in London.

2.9 km S

Thorney Park

Country park near Eton

A country park in Buckinghamshire.

3.9 km NW

Photo of Lake Farm Country Park, a country park near Hayes & Harlington, London, England.

Lake Farm Country Park

Country park near Hayes & Harlington

A country park in London.

4.4 km NE

Photo of Stockley Country Park, a country park near Eton, London, England.

Stockley Country Park

Country park near Eton

A country park in London.

4.6 km N

Minet Country Park

Country park near Hayes & Harlington

A country park in London.

4.7 km NE

Photo of Ankerwycke, a country estate near Eton, Berkshire, south east England.

Ankerwycke

Country estate near Eton

A National Trust place in Berkshire.

7.7 km W

Langley Park

Country park near Eton

A country park in Buckinghamshire.

8.2 km NW

Everything else within 10 km (24) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.