Visit Middlesex Places

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

  

Middlesex Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Middlesex

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Middlesex geography / climate

The county lies within the London Basin and the most significant feature is the River Thames, which forms the southern boundary. The River Lea and the River Colne form natural boundaries to the east and west. The entire south west boundary of Middlesex follows a gently descending meander of the Thames without hills.

You can visit Middlesex places with Walkfo Middlesex to hear history at Middlesex’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Middlesex has 84 places to visit in our interactive Middlesex 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 Middlesex, 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 Middlesex places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Middlesex & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 84 audio facts unique to Middlesex places in an interactive Middlesex map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Middlesex Places Map
84 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Middlesex historic spots	Middlesex tourist destinations	Middlesex plaques	Middlesex geographic features
Walkfo Middlesex tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Middlesex

  

Best Middlesex places to visit

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

Cranebank Cranebank is a Local Nature Reserve on the east bank of the River Crane in Hatton, Hatton in the London Borough of Hounslow . It is also part of The Crane Corridor Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation .

Cranford Park Cranford Countryside Park is a 144-acre public park in Cranford, in the London Borough of Hillingdon . Situated in close proximity to Heathrow Airport, it is bordered by the M4 Motorway to the north, the A312 trunk road to the east and the towns of Harlington and Cranford to the South West and South East respectively .

Southall Gas Works Southall Gas Works is a former gas works site of around 88 acres (36 ha) in Southall, west London . It is currently being redeveloped for mixed-use including 3,750 homes as part of Berkeley Group’s The Green Quarter .

Our Lady Queen of Apostles Church, Heston Our Lady Queen of Apostles is a Catholic church in Heston in the London Borough of Hounslow . It was built in the early 1960s and contains stained glass designed by Pierre Fourmaintraux .

Southall rail crash The Southall rail crash occurred on 19 September 1997, on the Great Western Main Line at Southall, west London. An InterCity 125 high speed passenger train failed to slow down in response to warning signals and collided with a freight train crossing its path. The signaller was unaware that the automatic warning system had been turned off in the cab of the express.

Beck Theatre The Beck Theatre is a 600-seat theatre in Hayes, in the London Borough of Hillingdon. It was built in 1977 at a cost of £2.5 million.

St Leonard’s Church, Heston St Leonard’s Church is the Grade II* listed Church of England parish church for Heston in the London Borough of Hounslow. It is located in Heston, London, and is situated in the West London boroughs of the London borough.

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