Visit Slough Places

Welcome to Visit Slough Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Slough

  

Slough Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Slough

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Slough history

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The name was first recorded in 1195 as Slo. It first seems to have applied to a hamlet between Upton to the east and Chalvey to the west. The Domesday Survey of 1086 refers to Upton, and a wood for 200 pigs, worth £15. By 1838 and the opening of the Great Western Railway, Upton-cum-Chalvey’s parish population had reached 1,502.

Redevelopment

The Heart of Slough Project is a plan for the large-scale redevelopment of the town centre as a focus and cultural quarter for the creative media, information and communications industries . Recommendations for the £400 million project have been approved, and planning approval was given by Slough Borough Council’s planning committee on 9 July 2009 . Work began in 2010 for completion in 2018 .

Slough geography / climate

Slough is 20 miles (32 km) west of Charing Cross, central London, 2 miles (3 km) north of Windsor, 5 miles (8 km) east of Maidenhead and 11 miles (18 km) south-east of High Wycombe. The town developed by the expansion and amalgamation of villages along the Great West Road. Over the years Slough has expanded greatly, incorporating a number of different villages.

Climate

Thames Valley is notable for generally having the warmest daytime summer temperatures on average in the British Isles . The nearest Met Office weather observing station to Slough is Heathrow Airport, about 5 miles (8 km) east of Slough town centre .

You can visit Slough places with Walkfo Slough to hear history at Slough’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Slough has 92 places to visit in our interactive Slough map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Slough, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Slough places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Slough & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 92 audio facts unique to Slough places in an interactive Slough map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Slough Places Map
92 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Slough tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Slough

  

Best Slough places to visit

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Slough has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Slough’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Slough’s information audio spots:

Stoke Place Stoke Place is a country house in Stoke Poges in Buckinghamshire . Stoke Place was built in the 1930s and is now owned by a family . It is located on the site of Stoke Place, a Grade II listed country house .

Langley Park, Buckinghamshire Langley Park is a Grade II* listed house and estate in Buckinghamshire . The house and grounds are owned by Buckinghamshire Council, and the house is leased as a privately-run hotel . The parkland, designed by landscape architect Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown, and gardens are Grade II listed .

Slough Town F.C. Slough Town Football Club is an English football club based in Slough, Berkshire. Nicknamed “The Rebels”, the team competes in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football, following promotion from the Southern League.

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