Travel to GSK House
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Getting to GSK House
Address: 980 Great West Road, Brentford, Middlesex TW8 9GS
GSK House is located at the junction of Boston Manor Road and the A4 (Great West Road). All visitors must report to the Main Gate on the A4 on arrival.
Parking is limited and we encourage visitors to travel via sustainable modes. If the only way you can travel is by car, please ensure your host has booked and confirmed a visitor car parking space for you.
Walking and Cycling
GSK House is easily accessible on foot or bicycle.
A cycle lane runs adjacent to the A4 in both directions, the Grand Union Canal and the River Thames provide alternative scenic routes. Please visit www.tfl.gov.uk/cycling for more information. Free cycle confidence training is available to those who work or live in the Hounslow borough, see www.cycleexperience.com/cycle-training-adults.php.
To the south, Brentford rail station is a 5 minute walk and Brentford High Street bus services are a 15 minute walk; To the north, Boston Manor tube station is a 10 minute walk. Please visit www.walkit.com or more information. Local area walking maps are available on the GSK House Community page.
Everyone travelling to GSK House by bicycle can park on site and use the cycle change facilities - please speak to Security staff on arrival.
Train
Brentford is the nearest National Rail station to GSK House - a five minute walk away. South West Trains services run from London Waterloo every 15 minutes with a fastest journey time of 28 minutes. Trains stop at Clapham Junction and Putney to the East, and Hounslow, Richmond and Twickenham to the West. Direct trains operate between Weybridge and Brentford.
From Brentford station, walk right towards the A4 - GSK House is clearly visible ahead. Visitors should turn left after crossing the main road and report to the Main Gate on the A4.
Underground
Boston Manor is the closest tube station to GSK House, a 10 minute walk away. It is on the Heathrow branch of the Piccadilly line. Northfields tube station is one stop away and a 15 minute walk from GSK House, shuttle buses operate between the station and GSK House.
GSK operates a shuttle bus between GSK House and Northfields tube station which is on the Heathrow branch of the Piccadilly line. The shuttle bus runs every 15 minutes during peak hours. Visitors and staff may use the service - signage on the bus reads “Brentford/Northfields”, please show the driver a letter of attendance provided by your host or your GSK ID when boarding the bus. The timetable is available on the GSK House Community page.
Bus
The following routes stop directly outside GSK House:
| H91 | Stops on the A4; Hounslow West, Osterley, Brentford, Chiswick and Hammersmith; every 8-12 minutes. |
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| E8 | Stops on Boston Manor Road; Brentford to Hanwell and Ealing; every 6-10 minutes. |
| 195 | Stops on Boston Manor Road; Charville Lane Estate (Hayes) to Brentford; every 10-12 minutes. |
Additional bus services operating locally:
| 65 | Ealing Broadway to Kingston |
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| 235 | Brentford to Sunbury |
| 237 | Hounslow Heath to White City (Westfield) |
| 267 | Fulwell to Hammersmith |
| E2 | Greenford to Brentford |
Bus Frequencies
| E2 Greenford - Brentford | Daily |
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Greenford - Ealing Broadway - West Ealing - Northfields - Brentford - Brentford Commerce Road Monday to Saturday daytime 6-10 minutes. Evenings and Sunday 10-12 minutes. |
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Car
Follow A4/M4 west; exit at junction 2 on M4. This leads onto Great West Road (A4), continue 1/2 mile on Great West Road, turn left onto the junction signposted Hanwell A3002 shortly after crossing Boston Manor Road. From the A4 approaching from the West/Heathrow, turn left into GSK House shortly after passing Transport Avenue and the Grand Union Canal.
Based on Bartholomews mapping. Reproduced by permission of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd., Bishopbriggs, Glasgow. 2011. wwww.bartholomewmaps.com
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