Geo-Trips :: West of Heathrow

Datchet

A drive from Ashford, Sun, 2 Nov 2014 by David Howard

Although the clocks had gone back you know each day how long you have, and being Sunday the roads were clear enough to cover a green patch just west of London I and many other people hadn't visited, as the roads all led to the Thames so didn't actually go anywhere except Datchet where it crossed the river. Therefore the entire area is literally a backwater where traffic only goes to get there as there is absolutely no through traffic unless someone is going from Staines to Slough. It was an easy run there and through the roads, except for a few miles which they'd made into a 20mph zone (it was a major road with no bends, so no idea what for) with serious humps, but this seems to apply to anywhere and everywhere with more than a few houses nowadays as the councils appear to be working from a single sheet I have traced to something called ICLEI in case anyone wants to learn more, they are UN rules adopted in 2000 and explain the similarity between conditions nowadays wherever you go.

The weather was unseasonally mild, and was easily able to stop and wander around whenever I wanted to, and also checked out a few private roads you wouldn't have been able to view online otherwise. I used the OS grid but missed one or two squares on the border as there were simply so many they got overlooked, but that tends to happen on every trip especially when they are not in a line.

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SU9974 : Old Ferry Drive, Wraysbury by David Howard
Old Ferry Drive, Wraysbury
Being a private road you will not see this on Streetview

SU9974 : Old Ferry Drive, Wraysbury by David Howard
Old Ferry Drive, Wraysbury

TQ0075 : Welley Road, Sunnymeads by David Howard
Welley Road, Sunnymeads

TQ0076 : Horton Road, Sunnymeads by David Howard
Horton Road, Sunnymeads

TQ0076 : The entrance to Liquid Leisure by David Howard
The entrance to Liquid Leisure
On Horton Road, Sunnymeads

TQ0175 : Horton village green by David Howard
Horton village green

SU9976 : Mill Place, Datchet by David Howard
Mill Place, Datchet

SU9976 : Pumping station on Horton Road, Datchet by David Howard
Pumping station on Horton Road, Datchet

SU9976 : Horton Road at the junction of Mill Place, Datchet by David Howard
Horton Road at the junction of Mill Place, Datchet

TQ0075 : Welley Road, Sunnymeads by David Howard
Welley Road, Sunnymeads

TQ0175 : Flats on Datchet Road, Horton by David Howard
Flats on Datchet Road, Horton

TQ0277 : Terrace on Colnbrook High Street by David Howard
Terrace on Colnbrook High Street
The High Street says access only for traffic but it's the only road through going... more

TQ0177 : Crown Meadow, Colnbrook by David Howard
Crown Meadow, Colnbrook

TQ0177 : Flats on Crown Meadow, Colnbrook by David Howard
Flats on Crown Meadow, Colnbrook

TQ0277 : The Star & Garter, Colnbrook by David Howard
The Star & Garter, Colnbrook

TQ0376 : Road narrowing on Bath Road, Poyle by David Howard
Road narrowing on Bath Road, Poyle
You are far more likely to have an accident avoiding oncoming traffic moving into... more

TQ0376 : The Punch Bowl, Poyle by David Howard
The Punch Bowl, Poyle
The corner of Bath Road and Poyle Road

TQ0376 : ATS Euromaster, Poyle by David Howard
ATS Euromaster, Poyle

TQ0376 : Poyle Road by David Howard
Poyle Road
On the large industrial estate by Heathrow Airport

TQ0275 : Stanwell Road at the junction of Coppermill Road by David Howard
Stanwell Road at the junction of Coppermill Road

TQ0175 : Foundry Lane at the junction of Stanwell Road by David Howard
Foundry Lane at the junction of Stanwell Road

TQ0174 : Wraysbury Station by David Howard
Wraysbury Station

TQ0174 : Wraysbury Station car park by David Howard
Wraysbury Station car park

TQ0073 : Anckerwycke Farm, Wraysbury by David Howard
Anckerwycke Farm, Wraysbury
A National Trust property and walk.

TQ0073 : Barn at Anckerwyke Farm by David Howard
Barn at Anckerwyke Farm

TQ0073 : Magna Carta Lane, Wraysbury by David Howard
Magna Carta Lane, Wraysbury

TQ0172 : Roundabout on Wraysbury Road, Hythe End by David Howard
Roundabout on Wraysbury Road, Hythe End

TQ0272 : Wraysbury Road going under the M25 and A30 by David Howard
Wraysbury Road going under the M25 and A30

TQ0272 : Houses on Wraysbury Road, Hythe End by David Howard
Houses on Wraysbury Road, Hythe End

TQ0172 : Mafeking Road, Hythe End by David Howard
Mafeking Road, Hythe End

TQ0172 : Colne Brook, Hythe End by David Howard
Colne Brook, Hythe End
At the end of Mafeking Road

TQ0172 : Colne Brook, Hythe End by David Howard
Colne Brook, Hythe End
At the end of Mafeking Road

TQ0174 : Tithe Lane, Wraysbury by David Howard
Tithe Lane, Wraysbury

TQ0174 : Tithe Lane, Wraysbury by David Howard
Tithe Lane, Wraysbury

TQ0074 : High Street Wraysbury by David Howard
High Street Wraysbury
The Perseverance pub

TQ0074 : Douglas Lane, Wraysbury by David Howard
Douglas Lane, Wraysbury

TQ0074 : Shops on Station Road, Wraysbury by David Howard
Shops on Station Road, Wraysbury

TQ0371 : Wraysbury Road, Staines by David Howard
Wraysbury Road, Staines

TQ0672 : New block at Ashford Hospital by David Howard
New block at Ashford Hospital
They have only just finished these blocks, around 2014

TQ0672 : Stanwell Road at the junction with Gordon Road by David Howard
Stanwell Road at the junction with Gordon Road

TQ0671 : Church Road at the junction of Fordbridge Road by David Howard
Church Road at the junction of Fordbridge Road

TQ0073 : Old School Close at the junction of Staines Road by David Howard
Old School Close at the junction of Staines Road

TQ0172 : Roundabout on Wraysbury Road, Hythe End by David Howard
Roundabout on Wraysbury Road, Hythe End

TQ0172 : The old part of Wraysbury Road, Hythe End by David Howard
The old part of Wraysbury Road, Hythe End
This short stretch was bypassed to create the roundabout junction to the right. It... more

TQ0073 : Staines Road, Wraysbury by David Howard
Staines Road, Wraysbury
Entering the village centre

TQ0074 : Windsor Road, Wraysbury by David Howard
Windsor Road, Wraysbury

TQ0074 : The Green at the junction of Windsor Road by David Howard
The Green at the junction of Windsor Road

TQ0074 : Welley Road, Wraysbury by David Howard
Welley Road, Wraysbury

TQ0176 : Banking by Horton Road by David Howard
Banking by Horton Road
Normally these grass walls conceal a reservoir but that is on the other side of... more

TQ0176 : Horton Road before Colnbrook by David Howard
Horton Road before Colnbrook

TQ0177 : The entrance to Datchet Sailing Club by David Howard
The entrance to Datchet Sailing Club

TQ0277 : Cedars Guest House on Colnbrook High Street by David Howard
Cedars Guest House on Colnbrook High Street

TQ0277 : Colnbrook High Street at the junction of Crown Meadow by David Howard
Colnbrook High Street at the junction of Crown Meadow
Looking towards the Queen Anne pub

TQ0177 : Crown Meadow, Colnbrook by David Howard
Crown Meadow, Colnbrook

TQ0174 : Houses on Coppermill Road, Wraysbury by David Howard
Houses on Coppermill Road, Wraysbury

TQ0174 : Coppermill Road, Wraysbury by David Howard
Coppermill Road, Wraysbury

TQ0075 : Entrance to sailing club on Datchet Road, Horton by David Howard
Entrance to sailing club on Datchet Road, Horton

TQ0277 : Crown Meadow, Colnbrook by David Howard
Crown Meadow, Colnbrook

TQ0277 : Colnbrook High Street by David Howard
Colnbrook High Street
Traditional old buildings which are actually the age they look rather than more... more

TQ0375 : Roundabout on Poyle Road at the junction of Blackthorne Road by David Howard
Roundabout on Poyle Road at the junction of Blackthorne Road
On the trading estate

TQ0375 : Roundabout on Poyle Road at the junction of Blackthorne Road by David Howard
Roundabout on Poyle Road at the junction of Blackthorne Road
On the trading estate

TQ0275 : Unusual lamp post on Stanwell Road, Poyle by David Howard
Unusual lamp post on Stanwell Road, Poyle

TQ0275 : Stanwell Road, Horton by David Howard
Stanwell Road, Horton
The Wraysbury Reservoir is on the left

TQ0175 : The Five Bells, Horton by David Howard
The Five Bells, Horton

TQ0175 : Bells Lane, Horton by David Howard
Bells Lane, Horton

TQ0275 : Coppermill Road, Horton by David Howard
Coppermill Road, Horton

TQ0174 : Phone box and shops on Coppermill Road, Wraysbury by David Howard
Phone box and shops on Coppermill Road, Wraysbury

TQ0075 : Roundabout sign on Welley Road, Sunnymeads by David Howard
Roundabout sign on Welley Road, Sunnymeads
This uses the 1960s style roundabout symbol which was not used for very long and... more

TQ0272 : Memorial on Wraysbury Road, Hythe End by David Howard
Memorial on Wraysbury Road, Hythe End

TQ0272 : Wraysbury Road at the Staines border by David Howard
Wraysbury Road at the Staines border
The sign says Welcome to Spelthorne, leaving Hythe End, Berkshire for Surrey,... more

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