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OME School of English is located in self-contained premises on two floors at the position indicated on the map above. The entrance is via the black doors between ‘ Santander’ and 'Clinton Cards' on Bridge Street. Our full address is 29A, Bridge Street, Pinner, Middlesex, HA5 3HR.
How to get to OME
By tube:
Metropolitan Line from central London, Watford, Chesham and Amersham.
By bus:
183 from Golders Green
H11 from Northwood and Harrow-on-the-Hill
H12 from Stanmore and South Harrow
H13 from Ruislip and Northwood Hills.
By car
The nearest car park is in Love Lane, one minute’s walk from OME.
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Pinner Memorial Park |
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Facilities in Pinner
OME is located in Pinner, which is a suburb of London. Pinner is a small town with a friendly atmosphere, and it is only half an hour by tube from central London.
OME is on Bridge Street, which is a main street in Pinner, near Pinner underground station. A variety of bars, shops, restaurants and a park are nearby.
Shops
There is a variety of shops in Pinner.
Supermarkets: Sainsbury's, Tesco, Lidl.
Banks
Natwest, HSBC, Barclays, Lloyds TSB, Santander and Halifax all have branches in Pinner.
Cafes and Restaurants
There are many cafes and restaurants offering a variety of cuisines from English to Italian, Greek, Turkish, Indian etc. The most popular with students are Starbucks, Caffe Nero, Silver Grill Café and Paphos Restaurant.
Pubs
There are three pubs in the centre of Pinner, and more pubs nearby. All pubs offer drinks, tea and coffee, and reasonably priced meals and snacks.
Places of Worship
Churches: Catholic, Methodist, Church of England
Baha'i
Synagogues
Mosques: Harrow, Watford.
Local Shopping Centres
Watford - accessible by tube
Uxbridge - accessible by H13 bus then tube, or by tube changing at Harrow-on-the-Hill.
Harrow - accessible by tube or bus - 183 or H11
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Gyms and Leisure
Fitness First, Bridge Street
Harrow Leisure Centre has a swimming pool, fitness classes, indoor sports such as squash, table tennis, snooker, and a rock climbing wall
Local Cinemas, Theatres and Arts Centre
Cinemas: Harrow, Uxbridge, Watford
Theatres: Watford, Beck Theatre in Hayes near Uxbridge, Harrow Arts Centre offers a varied programme of entertainment – theatre, music, dance, comedy
Doctors
Students can register with a local doctor. On some occasions fees may be payable for non-European Union Students.
Dentists
Students can register with a local dentist. Fees may be payable.
Police
Non-European students may have to register with the Overseas Visitors’ Record Office, which is at Brandon, 180 Borough High Street, London SE1 1LH, tel: 020 7230 1208. A fee is payable. The nearest tube station is Borough.
Local Activities
April: St. George’s Day celebrations
June: Traditional Pinner Funfair
September: Pinner Village show
November: Street Pantomime
Local Parks and Walks
There are many places nearby where you can walk and enjoy the parks and countryside.
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How to get to Pinner from the airport
Heathrow is the airport nearest to Pinner, and is about half an hour away from Pinner by taxi.
The most usual routes by public transport from the airports around London are:
From Heathrow Airport: Approximate cost £6
Take the Underground: Piccadilly line to Rayners Lane, then H12 bus from Rayners Lane to Pinner or Take Bus 140 from Heathrow to Harrow, then bus H11 or 183 from Harrow to Pinner.
From Stansted Airport: Approximate cost £14
Take the National Express bus A4 or A6 to Golders Green Bus Station, then 183 bus to Pinner.
From Gatwick Airport: Approximate cost £20
Take the Gatwick Express train to Victoria, then Underground: Victoria line to King’s Cross, then change to the Metropolitan line to Pinner.
From Luton Airport: Approximate cost £13
Take the Luton-Airport shuttle bus from outside the terminal at Bay 1 to Luton Airport Parkway Station. Then take the train (First Capital Connect) to Hendon station. Then take the 183 bus to Pinner.
Or take the Easy Bus to Finchley Road, then take the tube - Metropolitan Line - to Pinner.
Please ask if you need directions or the cost from any other location.
We can pick you up from Heathrow Airport, or any main arrival point in London such as Victoria, at a cost of £50.
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