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Hammersmith and Fullham is a borough in west London, variously well known for its green, its market, its diverse population and for being the home of the BBC.

[edit] Understand

Shepherd's Bush has long been a first home in London to second and first generation immigrants. While this is less true today than in the past, the area undergoing gradual gentrification, beautification and development, there is still a substantial expatriate population (including a great many travelling Antipodeans).

Culturally, Shepherd's Bush is well known as the home of BBC Television, the Television Centre located on Wood Lane in the White City sub-district. The Bush was also the fictional home of Steptoe & Son at Oil Drum Lane. The members of two influential British bands, The Who (rock) and the Sex Pistols (punk) grew up in Shepherd's Bush.

Shepherd's Bush is thought by some to have been named after a common area on which shepherds were said to graze their sheep. However, it is also thought that it could have been named after a local identity, the area being recorded in 1635 as Sheppard's Bush Green.

[edit] Get in

The London Underground (Transport for London) [1] should be able to take you just about anywhere you need to go. Buses are also available.

[edit] By tube

The nearest Underground [2] stations are

• The Picadilly Line (dark blue color) will take you to Hammersmith Station and goes through to London, terminating at Cockfosters station.

• The District Line (dark green color) will take you to Hammersmith Station from various parts of the London area, however you must be careful which District Line train you are getting on, as some District Line trains do not pass through Hammersmith Station. Fulham is also served by the District Line and is on the Wimbledon branch (change at Earls Court if necessary). Fulham Broadway Station is in the centre of Fulham, whereas Parsons Green and Putney Bridge Stations are better for south Fulham.

• The Hammersmith & City Line (pink color) will take you from Barking Station, travels through London, stops in the district at Shepherd's Bush Market and Goldhawk Road Stations and terminates at Hammersmith Station. This line has a stop at Paddington Station, in case you take the Heathrow Express from Heathrow Airport. This station is separate from the Picadilly and District Line stations, and is across the street from the main Hammersmith station.

• The Central Line stops at Shepherd's Bush Station

[edit] By bus

Bus 94 runs between Piccadilly Circus, via Oxford Street, Notting Hill, Holland Park, Shepherd's Bush and Chiswick to Acton Green (also a Night Bus service).

Buses 28, 74, 190, 391, 414, 430, and night buses N11, N22 and N28, all stop in Fulham.

[edit] By train

Shepherds Bush Railway Station is served by three trains per hour between Clapham Junction and Willesden Junction, and one train per hour between Milton Keynes and East Croydon

[edit] By road

The A219 links Fulham with the A205 (South Circular) and with the A4.

[edit] By overland rail

The nearest overland rail station is West Brompton.

[edit] Get around

[edit][add listing] See

• Fulham Palace. Incorporating Bishop's Park and the Fulham Palace Gardens.  edit

[edit][add listing] Do

[edit] Football

Watch a football match, both Chelsea and Fulham are based in the area.

• Chelsea FC, (Stamford Bridge is five minutes walk from Fulham Broadway Station), [3].  edit

• Fulham FC, (Cottage is about ten minutes walk from both Putney Bridge and Parsons Green Stations), [4].  edit

[edit] Cinema and concerts

• MyVue Cinema, West 12 Shopping and Leisure Centre (Opposite the Central Line Station, near the large Holland Park roundabout), [5]. Large chain multiplex showing all the big films in comfort and some style  edit

• Irish Culture Center, Blacks Road (50 m to the left (west) of Hammersmith Station), [6]. Irish music.  edit

• Empire, Shepherd's Bush, (Shepherd's Bush Green, near the intersection of Shepherd's Bush Road and Goldhawk Road), [7]. Built in 1903 and at the centre of the entertainment scene ever since, the Empire is one of London's premier live music venues, with an emphasis on contemporary rock and pop.  edit

[edit] Other

• BBC TV Centre, [8]. Take the tour of BBC with a BBC Backstage Tour.  edit

[edit][add listing] Buy

• Fulham Broadway, (Around the tube station of the same name). Shopping centre.  edit

• Shepherds Bush Market, Uxbridge Road (back street between the two Hammersmith & City Line stations of Goldhawk Road and Shepherd's Bush). Contains an astonishing array of goods with Afro-Caribbean, Middle Eastern and Indian cultural influences combining and vying for the shopper's attention.  edit

[edit][add listing] Eat

[edit] Budget

Uxbridge Road is noted for good-value and diverse restaurants.

• Abu Zaad, 29 Uxbridge Road, ☎ +44 20 8749 5107. M-Su 11AM-11PM. Authentic Syrian fare. Great value. Average price £10.  edit

• King Solomon's, 300 Uxbridge Road, ☎ +44 20 8749 1355. Try the falafel kebab, it's delicious! The take away menu is well priced, falafel is only £3. The hummus is particularly good as well. £3-7.  edit

[edit] Mid-range

• The Blue Elephant, 3-6 Fulham Broadway (Tube: Fulham Broadway), ☎ +44 20 7385 6595 (london@blueelephant.com), [9]. noon-2:30PM, 6:30PM-11:30PM. Exuberant Thai restaurant decorated to look like a rainforest, including an indoor waterfall and pond with fish. Food is generally good without being exceptional. You pay for the atmosphere. Starters £8-10, main courses £12-20.  edit

[edit] Splurge

[edit][add listing] Drink

Shepherds Bush Green contains many large chain pubs. Uxbridge Road and Goldhawk Road have smaller, more laid-back bars and gastro-pubs.

• The White Horse, 1-3 Parson's Green (Tube: Parsons Green), [10]. Awarded best Pub of the years several times, it offers an extensive choice of local and imported beers, both draught and bottled. It also serves restaurant grade meals. Interesting particularity, each one of them is matched with a beer. Somewhat expensive, but it is a must.  edit

• The Goldhawk, 122 Goldhawk Road, ☎ +44 20 8576 6921. Popular local pub, good food and wine.  edit

[edit][add listing] Sleep

Shepherd's Bush is well known for its many discount hotels (some of low quality, unfortunately) and B&Bs. With the gradual gentrification of the area, more comfortable and expensive options are appearing.

[edit] Budget

• Adria Hotel, 44 Glenthorne Road, [11]. A four generation family run hotel with excellent transport connections and good value for money. Regularly refurbished.  edit

[edit] Mid-range

• Jury's Inn. Affordable hotel of one of the better hotel chains. All rooms are ensuite and large by london standards. £79.  edit

• La Reserve Hotel Chelsea, 422-428 Fulham Road, [12]. Spacious hotel offering 43 en-suite bedrooms. The hotel overlooks Chelsea Football Club.  edit

• Novotel London West, 1 Shortlands, Hammersmith (Exit Hammersmith Station and follow white directional signs to Novotel), ☎ +44 20 8741 1555, [13]. Very large business-class hotel. The rooms are reasonably priced with basic amenities in each room. Wireless internet available, or basic internet through the room's television. English breakfast available at extra charge. Restaurant/Bar/Lounge, massage center, concierge, cash machine, shoe shine machine, tourist information desk, porter, dry cleaning/ironing available, currency exchange, pets allowed with deposit.  edit

[edit] Splurge

• K-West, Richmond Way (Behind Shepherds Bush Green), ☎ +44 20 8743 3206, [14]. Modern, fasionable hotel From around £120.  edit

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