M25 pick up
 

For someone driving round the M1- M3 stretch of the M25 what would be a
good pick up station to collect someone on the way? ie, someone coming
from central London? I'm thinking Uxbridge, but maybe there's a better
one?

thx

E.

M25 pick up
 

eastender wrote:
For someone driving round the M1- M3 stretch of the M25 what would be
a good pick up station to collect someone on the way? ie, someone
coming from central London? I'm thinking Uxbridge, but maybe there's
a better one?

Hillingdon is probably easier to get to from the M25 (via M40, A40).
Heathrow Terminal 5 is the nearest to the M25, but you would need to make
sure your passenger will be there when you arrive, otherwise it gets awkward
and/or expensive.

What day of the week and what time and which direction?

--
Richard J.
(to email me, swap 'uk' and 'yon' in address)

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In message , at 22:11:54
on Sat, 16 Aug 2008, eastender remarked:
For someone driving round the M1- M3 stretch of the M25 what would be a
good pick up station to collect someone on the way? ie, someone coming
from central London? I'm thinking Uxbridge, but maybe there's a better
one?

It depends a bit on the time of day, but I'd suggest Rickmansworth
offpeak and Chorleywood peak. In both cases you can exit at j18 and join
again at j17.
--
Roland Perry

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"eastender" wrote in message
...
For someone driving round the M1- M3 stretch of the M25 what would be a
good pick up station to collect someone on the way? ie, someone coming
from central London? I'm thinking Uxbridge, but maybe there's a better
one?

thx

E.

Egham?

If you're heading off down the M3, Hook.

M25 pick up
 

It depends a bit on the time of day, but I'd suggest Rickmansworth
offpeak and Chorleywood peak. In both cases you can exit at j18 and join
again at j17.


Thanks for the replies - it's for this afternoon, for my brother picking
up my son on route from Northampton to Poole. I think Rickmansworth look
best as I can put him on the Met at Moorgate and the Met seems to be
running well today.

E.

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"eastender" wrote in message
...
For someone driving round the M1- M3 stretch of the M25 what would be a
good pick up station to collect someone on the way? ie, someone coming
from central London? I'm thinking Uxbridge, but maybe there's a better
one?

thx

E.
What about Denham.

Kevin

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In message , at 20:57:25 on
Mon, 18 Aug 2008, Zen83237 remarked:
What about Denham.

It's a long way off the M25, by car (rather than flying crow).
--
Roland Perry

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Roland Perry gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying:

What about Denham.

It's a long way off the M25, by car (rather than flying crow).

Rubbish.

About a mile of M40, then about a mile and a bit of dual-carriageway A40.

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On 16 Aug, 22:48, Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 22:11:54
on Sat, 16 Aug 2008, eastender remarked:

For someone driving round the M1- M3 stretch of the M25 what would be a
good pick up station to collect someone on the way? ie, someone coming
from central London? I'm thinking Uxbridge, but maybe there's a better
one?

It depends a bit on the time of day, but I'd suggest Rickmansworth
offpeak and Chorleywood peak. In both cases you can exit at j18 and join
again at j17.
--
Roland Perry

Completely agree with Roland - we do it regularly,. Denham is harder
to get to, both for pickee and picker.

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In message , at 06:37:05 on Tue, 19
Aug 2008, Adrian remarked:
What about Denham.

It's a long way off the M25, by car (rather than flying crow).

Rubbish.

About a mile of M40, then about a mile and a bit of dual-carriageway A40.

That's the way out to the south, plus you have to get to it from the
north. The train service only 2tph too.
--
Roland Perry

M25 pick up
 

eastender wrote:
For someone driving round the M1- M3 stretch of the M25 what would be
a good pick up station to collect someone on the way? ie, someone
coming from central London? I'm thinking Uxbridge, but maybe there's
a better one?

thx

E.

Hillingdon or West Ruislip if they are using the tube. Both stations have
car parks and are 5 mins (in non-rush hour) traffic from the M25.

I'd say West Ruislip is better if they are using the tube - the central line
is quicker usually.

Mike P

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Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 06:37:05 on Tue, 19
Aug 2008, Adrian remarked:
What about Denham.

It's a long way off the M25, by car (rather than flying crow).

Rubbish.

About a mile of M40, then about a mile and a bit of dual-carriageway
A40.

That's the way out to the south, plus you have to get to it from the
north. The train service only 2tph too.

It's less than 10 mins from J17 of the M25 , pick up at Denham, get back on
the M25 where it meets the M40. I use this route sometimes to avoid traffic
on the M25..

Mike O

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Chris gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying:

It depends a bit on the time of day, but I'd suggest Rickmansworth
offpeak and Chorleywood peak. In both cases you can exit at j18 and
join again at j17.

Completely agree with Roland - we do it regularly,. Denham is harder to
get to, both for pickee and picker.

C'wood & Ricky are tube fares, too - much cheaper.

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In message , at 14:24:21 on Tue, 19
Aug 2008, Mike P remarked:
About a mile of M40, then about a mile and a bit of dual-carriageway
A40.

That's the way out to the south, plus you have to get to it from the
north. The train service only 2tph too.

It's less than 10 mins from J17 of the M25 , pick up at Denham, get back on
the M25 where it meets the M40. I use this route sometimes to avoid traffic
on the M25..

But it's even quicker to use Rickmansworth or Chorleywood.

I used to drive through Denham *before* there was an M25, and later
lived in Chorleywood for six months.
--
Roland Perry

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"Mike P" wrote in message
...
eastender wrote:
For someone driving round the M1- M3 stretch of the M25 what would be
a good pick up station to collect someone on the way? ie, someone
coming from central London? I'm thinking Uxbridge, but maybe there's
a better one?

thx

E.

Hillingdon or West Ruislip if they are using the tube. Both stations have
car parks and are 5 mins (in non-rush hour) traffic from the M25.

I'd say West Ruislip is better if they are using the tube - the central
line is quicker usually.

Mike P


West Ruislip has better parking that Hillingdon.

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In message , at 17:48:34 on Wed,
20 Aug 2008, remarked:

West Ruislip has better parking that Hillingdon.

Doesn't matter for a pick-up. In fact I'm pretty sure that "hovering" at
Hillingdon is going to be easier than West Ruislip (not that either of
these is much use for an M25 pickup).
--
Roland Perry

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"Roland Perry" wrote in message
...
In message , at 14:24:21 on Tue, 19 Aug
2008, Mike P remarked:
About a mile of M40, then about a mile and a bit of dual-carriageway
A40.

That's the way out to the south, plus you have to get to it from the
north. The train service only 2tph too.

It's less than 10 mins from J17 of the M25 , pick up at Denham, get back
on
the M25 where it meets the M40. I use this route sometimes to avoid
traffic
on the M25..

But it's even quicker to use Rickmansworth or Chorleywood.

I used to drive through Denham *before* there was an M25, and later lived
in Chorleywood for six months.
--
Roland Perry

I leave the M25 at Chorleywood and I am glad that I don't join the motorway
here in the morning. The queues are often back to the Sarrat turn.
Does Rickmansworth having anywhere to wait?

Kevin

M25 pick up
 

"Mike P" wrote in message
...
eastender wrote:
For someone driving round the M1- M3 stretch of the M25 what would be
a good pick up station to collect someone on the way? ie, someone
coming from central London? I'm thinking Uxbridge, but maybe there's
a better one?

thx

E.

Hillingdon or West Ruislip if they are using the tube. Both stations have
car parks and are 5 mins (in non-rush hour) traffic from the M25.

I'd say West Ruislip is better if they are using the tube - the central
line is quicker usually.

Mike P
Not the easiest of stations to find but then neither is Chorleywood.

Kevin

M25 pick up
 

"Zen83237" wrote in message
...

"Mike P" wrote in message
...
eastender wrote:
For someone driving round the M1- M3 stretch of the M25 what would be
a good pick up station to collect someone on the way? ie, someone
coming from central London? I'm thinking Uxbridge, but maybe there's
a better one?

thx

E.

Hillingdon or West Ruislip if they are using the tube. Both stations have
car parks and are 5 mins (in non-rush hour) traffic from the M25.

I'd say West Ruislip is better if they are using the tube - the central
line is quicker usually.

Mike P
Not the easiest of stations to find but then neither is Chorleywood.

Kevin



Think West Ruislip is hard to find, you should try finding Ickenham station.
It's down some country lane.

M25 pick up
 

In message , at 21:09:29 on
Wed, 20 Aug 2008, Zen83237 remarked:

I leave the M25 at Chorleywood and I am glad that I don't join the motorway
here in the morning. The queues are often back to the Sarrat turn.

What are the queues like at J17, which is where the OP would have been
exiting?

Does Rickmansworth having anywhere to wait?

It's a fairly conventional station forecourt, so should be OK outside
the rush hours. There's a big pub just across the road and last time I
picked someone up I waited in the pub.
--
Roland Perry

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In message , at 21:12:39 on
Wed, 20 Aug 2008, Zen83237 remarked:
Not the easiest of stations to find but then neither is Chorleywood.

It's pretty obvious if you come in over the common.
--
Roland Perry

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M25 pick up
 

Zen83237 wrote:
"Mike P" wrote in message
...
eastender wrote:
For someone driving round the M1- M3 stretch of the M25 what would
be a good pick up station to collect someone on the way? ie, someone
coming from central London? I'm thinking Uxbridge, but maybe there's
a better one?

thx

E.

Hillingdon or West Ruislip if they are using the tube. Both stations
have car parks and are 5 mins (in non-rush hour) traffic from the
M25. I'd say West Ruislip is better if they are using the tube - the
central line is quicker usually.

Mike P
Not the easiest of stations to find but then neither is Chorleywood.

Kevin

Eh? Come off the A40 at the Hillingdon turn and turn left / right depending
on whether you are coming in or out of London. Drive straight for about a
mile and a half. It's there on the main road.

Mike P

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Roland Perry gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying:

I leave the M25 at Chorleywood and I am glad that I don't join the
motorway here in the morning. The queues are often back to the Sarrat
turn.

What are the queues like at J17, which is where the OP would have been
exiting?

Non-existant, for Chorleywood, but it's a bit back-lane.
It can be a bit slow heading towards Ricky, though.

M25 pick up
 

Roland Perry gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying:

Not the easiest of stations to find but then neither is Chorleywood.

It's pretty obvious if you come in over the common.

....or follow the sign off the main road...

M25 pick up
 

In message , at 09:02:07 on Thu, 21
Aug 2008, Adrian remarked:
I leave the M25 at Chorleywood and I am glad that I don't join the
motorway here in the morning. The queues are often back to the Sarrat
turn.

What are the queues like at J17, which is where the OP would have been
exiting?

Non-existant, for Chorleywood, but it's a bit back-lane.

Thanks; that's the way I was recommending the OP went, so glad there
isn't a hidden gotcha.
--
Roland Perry