Local Area Guide

Rickmansworth

Local Area Guide –

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Located in the South-West corner of , Rickmansworth and its surrounding areas have quickly become established as a premium location within the county. Rail and Underground links make it a quick and easy commute into London and the is just minutes away. The areas multi award winning sought after educational establishments, mix of employment, medical services, sports and leisure activities all lie at the foot of The Chilterns. The runs to the east of the town and meets the River Colne and the . Nearby provides excellent shopping facilities.

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Local Area Guide – Rickmansworth

Essentials

Banks & Cash Machines Car parks

Nearest branches of major banks Short stay car parks (Free parking Barclays Bank maximum stay up to 2 hours) 6 Church Street, WD3 1BT Northway multi-storey car park, upper T 0845 755 5555 and lower levels - 133 spaces High Street (west) car park - 88 spaces HSBC (including 3 disabled parking bays) 131 High Street, WD3 1AP T 0845 740 4404 Police Stations Lloyds TSB

82 High Street, WD3 1AG Rickmansworth Police Station T 0845 300 0000 Three Rivers House, Northway

Rickmansworth WD3 1RL Nationwide T 0845 330 0222 123 High Street, WD3 1AN 9.30am — 5pm Mon — Fri T 0845 266 0613

Natwest 159 High Street, WD3 1AR Post Offices T 0845 301 9182 Rickmansworth Post Office Santander 64 High Street WD3 1AA 107-109 High Street WD3 1EG T 01923 775084 T 0845 765 4321 Post Office 158 Watford Road WD3 3BZ Parking T 01923 772512

Residents Parking Permit If your main home is within a Rubbish Collection controlled parking zone, you can apply for a parking permit. Please visit For Maple Cross, Moor Park, www.threerivers.gov.uk for details of Northwood, Rickmansworth, West parking zones and costs. Hyde its Tuesday or Wednesday. Visitor parking permits are also For Croxley Green it’s a Thursday available. The Council provides a green bin for

domestic refuse, brown bin for food

and garden waste. Recycling boxes for

paper, cans, plastics, cartons, aerosols,

glass bottles & jars.

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Essentials

Hospitals Medivet Croxley Green 1 Barton Way, WD3 3PA Watford General Hospital (NHS) T 01923 605318 60 Vicarage Road, Watford WD18 0HB T 01923 244366 Pharmacies Bishops Wood Hospital (Private) Rickmansworth Road, Northwood HA6 2JW Tudor Pharmacy T 01923 835814 3 Tudor Parade, Berry Lane WD3 4DF T 01923 773190

Doctors Surgeries Riverside Pharmacy 135 High St, Rickmansworth WD3 1AR Baldwins Lane Surgery T 01923 772017 266 Baldwins Lane, Croxley Green Rickmansworth WD3 3LG Boots T 01923 774732 78 High St, Rickmansworth WD3 1AJ T 01923 772720 Colne House Surgery 99a Uxbridge Road, Rickmansworth Lloyds Pharmacy WD3 7DJ 188 New Rd, Croxley Green WD3 3HD T 01923 776295 T 01923 772072

Gade Surgery Gade House, 99b Uxbridge Road Rickmansworth WD3 7DJ T 01923 775291 Council Offices

New Road Surgery Council 166 New Road, Croxley Green Three Rivers House, Northway Rickmansworth WD3 3HD Rickmansworth WD3 1RL T 08444 733013 T 01923 776611 E: [email protected] W: www.threerivers.go.uk Vets

Chess Veterinary Clinic Local MP 97 Uxbridge Road, WD3 7DJ T 01923 773444 Mr MP 1B New Parade House of Commons , WD3 3PA London SW1A 0AA T 01923 283775 T 01923 771781

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Transport

Tubes Taxis

Rickmansworth Boughton - Eagles , zone 7 T 01923 771111

Chorleywood Metro Cabs Metropolitan Line, zone 7 T 01923 775555

Croxley Area Cars Metropolitan Line, zone 7 T 01923 711588

Mainline Trains Airports

Rickmansworth Station Heathrow 30 minutes to Marylebone 25 minutes from Rickmansworth www.chilternrailways.co.uk www.heathrow.com

Watford Junction Station Gatwick 20 minutes to Euston Approx 90 minutes from www.londonmidland.com Rickmansworth via M25 www.gatwick.com

Buses Luton 25 minutes from Rickmansworth Buses from Rickmansworth Town www.london-luton.co.uk Centre leave from the Station and serve the local area and beyond towards Watford, Northwood and Heathrow Airport

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Education

Nurseries Little Green Junior Lincoln Drive, Croxley Green WD3 3NJ Daybreak Nursery T 01023 773861 Watersmeet, High Street, WD3 1EH T 01923 772447 Malvern Way Malvern Way, Croxley Green Boys and Girls Nursery WD3 3QQ Greville House, Chorleywood Close T 01923 773430 WD3 4EG T 01923 770045 Maple Cross JMI Denham Way, Maple Cross WD3 9SS Merry Woods Bilingual House T 01923 773189 Rickmansworth Sports Club, Park Road WD3 1HU Rickmansworth Park JMI T 01923 896072 Park Road, Rickmansworth WD3 1HU T 01923 770265 Chorleywood Montessori School Chorleywood House, The Russell Rickmansworth Road, Chorleywood Bushwood Drive, Chorleywood T 020 8429 1409 WD3 5RR T 01923 284272

Primary Schools Church of The Green, Sarratt WD3 6AS Arnett Hills JMI T 01923 262003 Berry Lane, Rickmansworth WD3 4BT T 01923 720507 Shepherd Primary Shepherds Lane, Mill End WD3 8JJ Chorleywood Primary T 01923 773478 Stag Lane, Chorleywood WD3 5HR T 01923 282095 St John’s Catholic Primary Berry Lane, Rickmansworth WD3 7HG Christ Church, Church of England T 01923 774004 Rickmansworth Road Chorleywood WD3 5SG St Mary’s Church of England T 01923 282647 Stockers Farm Road, Rickmansworth WD3 1NY Harvey Road Primary T 01923 776529 Harvey Road, Croxley Green WD3 3BN T 01923 773801 Yorke Mead Primary Dulwich Way, Croxley Green WD3 3PX T 01923 778420

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Education

Secondary Schools

Rickmansworth Scots Hill, Croxley Green WD3 3AQ T 01923 773296

St Clement Danes Road, Chorleywood WD3 6EW T 01923 284169

St Joan of Arc Catholic High Street, Rickmansworth WD3 1HG T 01923 773881

Private Schools

Northwood Prep School Moor Farm, Sandy Lodge Lane, Rickmansworth WD3 1LW T 01923 825648

Rickmansworth PNEU School 88 The Drive, Rickmansworth WD3 4DU T 01923 772101

Royal Masonic School for Girls Rickmansworth Park, Rickmansworth WD3 4HF T 01923 773168

York House School Sarratt Road, Croxley Green WD3 4LW T 01923 772231

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Useful Stuff

Hairdressers Hannah’s 50 Heronsgate Road, Chorleywood HOB Salons WD3 5BB 105 High Street, Rickmansworth T 01923 442255 WD3 1AN T 01923 711414 Beauty at No 2 2 Haddon Road, Chorleywood Louvere WD3 5AN 104 High Street, Rickmansworth T 01923 771822 WD3 1AQ T 01923 772914 The Tanning Studio 1 Church Street, Rickmansworth Brushes WD3 1BU 130 High Street, Rickmansworth T 01923 896000 WD3 1AB T 01923 772231

C J Barbers Dry Cleaners 145 New Road, Croxley Green WD3 3ER Rocha T 07863 070020 66 High Street, Rickmansworth WD3 1AJ The Style Shop 2 T 01923 897172 150 Watford Road, Croxley Green WD3 3BZ Prestige Dry Cleaning T 01923 776657 8 New Parade, Chorleywood WD3 5NJ T 01923 284944

Style & Beauty Shamma Dry Cleaners 200a Watford Road, Croxley Green

WD3 3DD Maria Elena Health & Beauty Salon T 01923 210000 8 Tudor Way, Rickmansworth

WD3 4DF

T 01923 896117 Key Cutting Rain Spa 86 High Street, Rickmansworth Chaplins WD3 1AQ 106 High Street, Rickmansworth T 01923 712534 WD3 1AQ T 01923 778971

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Local Food

Bars & Pubs Restaurants

The Feathers Public House & Kitchen The Clarenden 34 Church Street, Rickmansworth Redhall Lane, Chandler’s Cross WD3 1DJ WD3 4LU T 01923 770081 T 01923 270009

The Scotsbridge Mill The Grove Park Road, Rickmansworth WD3 1AT Chandler’s Cross WD3 4TG T 01923 778377 T 01923 807807

The Coach & Horses Maurizios 22 High Street, Rickmansworth 15 Church Street, Rickmansworth WD3 WD3 1ER 1BX T 01923 772433 T 01923 775701

The Cock Inn The Peppermill Restaurant Church Lane, Sarratt WD3 6HH 7 New Parade, Chorleywood WD3 5NJ T 01923 282908 T 01923 284421

Red House ZaZa Watford Road, Croxley Green 21 Church Street, Rickmansworth WD3 3DX WD3 1DE T 01923 772107 T 01923 772287

The Gate Sujoy Rickmansworth Road, 12 Main Parade, Chorleywood Chorleywood WD3 5SQ WD3 5RB T 01923 282053 T 01923 283505

The Artichoke Buon Cibo The Green, Croxley Green WD3 3HN 37-39 Station Road, Rickmansworth T 01923 778677 WD3 1QP T 01923 770055 The Clarenden Redhall Lane, Chandler’s Cross Bedford Arms WD3 4LU Chenies House, Chenies WD3 6EQ T 01923 270009 T 01923 772433

The Stag The Cricketers Long Lane, Rickmansworth WD3 5BT The Green, Sarrat WD3 6AS T 01923 282090 T 10923 270877

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Local Food

Restaurants Rasal Brasserie 173a High Street, Rickmansworth Roberts Restaurant WD3 1AY 153 Uxbridge Road, Rickmansworth T 01923 778722 WD3 7DW T 01923 774440 Tamarind Thai Café 4 Station Road, Rickmansworth Tang’s Chinese Restaurant WD3 1QZ 27 Station Road, Rickmansworth T 01923 897740 WD3 1QP T 01923 778013

Lemongrass Coffee Shops 5 Church Street, Rickmansworth WD3 1BU Dolce Cafe T 01923 776779 16 Moneyhill Parade, Rickmansworth WD3 7BE Maharaja Tandoori T 01923 777040 140 High Street, Rickmansworth WD3 1AB Costa Coffee T 01923 770107 153 High Street, Rickmansworth WD3 1AR Harvester T 01923 777712 Watford Road, Croxley Green WD3 3RX The Fat Aubergine T 01923 236784 90 High Street, Rickmansworth WD3 1AQ The Boot T 01923 778700 The Green, Sarratt WD3 3DD T 01923 262247 Rootz Café 10 Main Parade, Chorleywood Cock Inn WD3 5RB Church Lane, Rickmansworth T 01923 285304 WD3 6HH T 01923 282908 Caffe Nero 80 High Street, Rickmansworth Standard Tandoori WD3 1AQ 208 Watford Road, Croxley Green T 01923 896433 WD3 3DD T 01923 231538 Coco Watford Road, Croxley Green WD3 3BZ T 01923 510302

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Recreation

Theatre & Cinema Open Spaces

Watersmeet High Street, Rickmansworth WD3 1EH The Aquadrome LNR is open 365 days T 01923 711063 of the year and there is no admission W www.watersmeet.co.uk charge. There is plenty of free parking available, including bays for disabled Watersmeet provides a venue for drivers and improvements have been theatre, music, comedy, pantomime, made to the network of paths around ballet, dance and a variety of the reserve so wheelchair users can performance as well as films. The get around easily. At the centre of the Friends of Watersmeet Film Society Aquadrome are two lakes, formed by show a fantastic selection of the extraction of the gravel used in the mainstream films at the venue. construction of the original Wembley Booking is recommended as many Stadium. Lake is fished films sell out on the day itself. and is home to the water-skiing club. Next door Bury Lake is used for sailing, You do not need to be a member to windsurfing and canoeing. There is a come to see the films, but members children's play area next to do pay a reduced entry, they also have Batchworth Lake, with access off a reserved seating area and are able to Riverside Drive. attend the social evenings held throughout the year. The Chilterns The Chiltern Hills stretch from the River Thames in Oxfordshire to Libraries in Hertfordshire and are nationally protected as some of the finest countryside in the UK. The Chilterns is Rickmansworth Library one of the best places in the UK to go High Street, Rickmansworth WD3 1EH for a walk or bike ride. With 2000km T 01923 471333 of well-signposted footpaths and bridleways you can explore every part Croxley Green Library of this beautiful area on foot, by Barton Way, Croxley Green WD3 3HB bicycle or on horseback. Walk through T 0300 123 4049 bluebell woods in spring or the blaze of leaves which carpet the Chorleywood Library beechwoods in the autumn. Enjoy Lower Road, Chorleywood WD3 5LB open hillsides covered in spring and T 0300 123 4049 summer flowers and watch out for red kites overhead.

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Sports & Leisure Centres

William Penn Leisure Centre Shepherds Lane, Mill End Rickmansworth Water Ski Club Rickmansworth WD3 8JN The Aquadrome, Uxbridge Road T 01923 771050 Rickmansworth WD3 7DH T 01923 775319 Rickmansworth Hockey Club Park Road, Rickmansworth WD3 1QN Bury Lake Young Mariners T 01923 445040 Aquadrome, Frogmoor Lane WD3 T 01923 772015 Chess Valley Rugby Club Park Road, Rickmansworth WD3 1QN Croxley Divers T 07795 362802 125 New Road, Croxley Green WD3 3EN Rickmansworth Lawn Tennis Club T 01923 777700 Meadow Way, Rickmansworth WD3 7NG Chorleywood Cricket Club T 01923 774033 The Common, Rickmansworth Road WD3 5SG The Grove Golf Course T 01923 284529 Chandler’s Cross WD3 4TG T 01923 294266 Chenies and Latimer Cricket Club Latimer / Chesham Road WD3 6EN Chorleywood Gold Club T 01923 284343 Common Road, Chorleywood WD3 5LN Rickmansworth Cricket Club T 01923 282009 Park Road, Rickmansworth WD3 1HU T 01923 445040 Rickmansworth Golf Course Moor Lane, Rickmansworth Croxley Guild of Sport WD3 1QL The Green, Croxley Green WD3 3HT T 01923 775278 T 01923 770534

Batchworth Park Golf Club Batchworth Hill House, London Road Rickmansworth WD3 1JS T 01923 711400

Moor Park Golf Course

Moor Park, Rickmansworth WD3 1QN

T 01923 773146