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The Good Pub Guide is a long-running critical publication which lists and rates public houses (pubs) in the United Kingdom. [ 1 ] Published by Random House 's Ebury Publishing subsidiary since 1982, it is released annually in book form and, since 2009, online [ 1 ] until 2021.
The reservoir became a popular location for water-skiing, and televised championships were often held there. [7] One of the Ruislip Water Ski Club's founding members was the former Doctor Who actor Jon Pertwee. [8] Ruislip Sailing Club was based at the lido, using the Graduate and Solo dinghy types. In the 1970s, the reservoir water level was ...
Water's Edge was acquired by Harendra Singh in 2008. [8] [18] The restaurant closed in 2015 after its owner was indicted for bribery and fraud charges. [23]Singh was charged with bribing a Town of Oyster Bay official and filing fraudulent receipts from vendors to inflate the value of Water's Edge to obtain $900,000 in disaster relief funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency after ...
The Swan Inn is a Grade II listed former public house on the High Street (dating back to the 16th century [1] in Ruislip, Middlesex. It then became a branch of the Café Rouge restaurant chain but this closed at the end of 2022. It has recently been bought by a new deveoper and something new should open there by the end of 2023.
Ruislip Golf Course, on Ickenham Road, was opened in 1922, and is operated by a private company on behalf of the London Borough of Hillingdon. [53] Ruislip is also the home of Eastcote Hockey Club, based at Kings College playing fields. The club was originally based in Eastcote, from where it took its name, but moved to the present location in ...
The Ruislip Lido Railway is a 12 in (305 mm) gauge miniature railway around Ruislip Lido in Ruislip, 14 miles (22.5 km) north-west of central London.Running from the main station at Woody Bay by the lido's beach, on a 1.02-mile (1.64 km) track around the reservoir, the railway passes through Ruislip Woods to Willow Lawn station and tea room near the lido's car parks.
The offices of the Charrington Brewery in Mile End Road. Charrington Brewery was founded in Bethnal Green, London, in the early 18th century by Robert Westfield.In 1766, John Charrington joined the company, which then traded as Westfield, Moss & Charrington from the Anchor Brewery in Stepney.
Ruislip-Northwood was an urban district in west Middlesex, England, from 1904 to 1965. [1] From its inception Ruislip-Northwood fell within the Metropolitan Police District and from 1933 it was part of the London Passenger Transport Area .