About the Area for SilverDoor Serviced Apartments in London - Chiswick

London is the capital of England and of the United Kingdom. On 6th February 1952, Elizabeth Windsor became Queen Elizabeth II upon the death of her father King George VI and Buckingham Palace in Westminster remains her principal home. London is also home to approximately 7.5 million people and until the early 20’s was the most populous city in the world.

London was established as a civilian town by the Romans about seven years after the invasion of AD43, however there is evidence of prehistoric settlement in London dating from at least a thousand years before that. The name Londinium is thought to be pre-Celtic in origin and although there has been no academic consensus, it probably means "the flowing river".

During London’s 2,000 years of recorded history, it has experienced plague, devastating fire, civil war and two world wars; yet, it has still grown to become one of the most important business, financial and cultural capitals in the world.

The city is a major tourist destination, with four world heritage sites and numerous iconic landmarks such as the Houses of Parliament, Tower Bridge, the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey and the London Eye amongst its many attractions, along with famous institutions such as the British Museum and the National Gallery.

London is made up of 32 boroughs, plus the City of London borough, and about 22 per cent of London's population were born outside of the UK, which is what makes it such an ethnically-mixed and culturally-diverse city.

Travel around London on public transport is easy and frequent. The London Underground (more commonly known as “The Tube”) serves 275 stations and there are hundreds of bus routes serving the city and suburban areas. London has five main train stations:-Waterloo, Victoria, St. Pancras, Paddington and Euston, with trains running to all of Britain’s major cities. Waterloo station is also the terminus for the Eurostar train to Paris.

With a large port and five international airports, London is a major international transport hub. Its main airport at Heathrow carries more international passengers than any other airport in the world.

Chiswick is in West London with excellent connections to the M4 and the North Circular Road. It is just a few minutes from Heathrow Airport and the national rail system. This district is a bustling suburb of London with a charm of its own on the north bank of the Thames and home to several rowing clubs, sports clubs and their social facilities to which they cater to.

The area is not entirely residential: Chiswick High Road is a mix of retail, restaurants, food outlets and offices, with Silverdoor having its Headquarters here . The wide streets encourage cafes and restaurants to provide pavement seating, adding to Chiswick's increasing popularity as a leisure destination. Chiswick is home to the Griffin Brewery, where Fuller, Smith & Turner brew their prize-winning ales.

The local tube stations are:

Chiswick Park tube station

Turnham Green tube station

Stamford Brook tube station

Gunnersbury station

The district’s centerpiece is Chiswick House; it is considered to be among the finest surviving examples of Palladian architecture in Britain, with superb collections of paintings and furniture. Its surrounding grounds constitute one of the most important historical gardens in England and Wales, and mark a significant step on the road to the picturesque aesthetic in garden design.