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Calling the knowledge of SN

I need to get into london next friday for several days and ideally want to get the train in as I need my car to drive back around oxfordshire doing a few jobs.

I seem to remember seeing a large railway station on the right hand side of the M40 just before M25 junction (maybe Uxbridge ?). Can anyone shed any light on the best way forward. As long as I'm past oxford and hopefully fairly close to the M40.

Appreciate help (googles useless )

chop

MattW

Didcot is on the main line to Paddington, Bicester is into Marlyebone. Not close enough?

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Matt, thanks.

Bicester would be fine - any idea of what parking is like there? National Rail site says there is parking but gives very few details.

chop

MattW

Sorry no, I know Didcot is fine. A friend uses Didcot or the Bicester line, but she joins the train further south than Bicester. i've driven past the station before and there is parking but not sure how much. Loads of street parking in bicester though.

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Thanks a lot

chop

LanCat

I think that tube station was Hillingdon. On the Picadilly line.

David Lock

You might consider Chorleywood. On Met' Line, close to M25 and M40? Bit slow to Baker Street though. dl

alcazar

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Potter's Bar, where the station is about 3 miles from the M25, has decent parking, and overground fast electrics serve King's Cross and Finsbury Park.

The junction for Potter's Bar is just East of the A1 junction, again, about 3 miles, going clockwise.

Alcazar

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Thanks chaps, thats all very useful.

chop

spender

Chorleywood or Rickmansworth (can't remember which one) has a Marylebone line train - 25 mins to Marylebone. Chorleywood has better parking.

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Thanks - any idea how much a day it is to park at Chorleywood?

David Lock

Cheap as chips.........

Chorleywood (CLW) - Chiltern Railways

spender

London Underground website says £2.50 and there are 239 spaces.
Its the Chiltern line that runs thro' there as well as the Metropolitan line. The former takes 32 mins to Marylebone.

Dan W

Uxbridge is a safe bet.
2 minute drive off M40 into Uxbridge town center. New clean cheap multistory (fairly wide bays too) quick 2 minute walk through chimes shopping center to the tube station. You can get thr metropolitan line into Baker street in about half hour or catch the less frequent picadilly line down past acton etc into covent garden area in about 45 minutes

spender

I'd question how cheap it would be to park in the Chimes for a day, £10 for 6-7 hours, £15 for 8-11 hours.

Dan W

true true.