M25 pick up

For someone driving round the M1- M3 stretch of the M25 what would be a
good pick up station to collect someone on the way? ie, someone coming
from central London? I'm thinking Uxbridge, but maybe there's a better
one?

thx

E.

>
> It depends a bit on the time of day, but I'd suggest Rickmansworth
> offpeak and Chorleywood peak. In both cases you can exit at j18 and join
> again at j17.


Thanks for the replies - it's for this afternoon, for my brother picking
up my son on route from Northampton to Poole. I think Rickmansworth look
best as I can put him on the Met at Moorgate and the Met seems to be
running well today.

E.

In message <48a9d436$0$2511$da0feed9@news.zen.co.uk>, at 20:57:25 on
Mon, 18 Aug 2008, Zen83237 <zen83237@zen.co.uk> remarked:
>What about Denham.

It's a long way off the M25, by car (rather than flying crow).
--
Roland Perry

eastender wrote:
> For someone driving round the M1- M3 stretch of the M25 what would be
> a good pick up station to collect someone on the way? ie, someone
> coming from central London? I'm thinking Uxbridge, but maybe there's
> a better one?
>
> thx
>
> E.

Hillingdon or West Ruislip if they are using the tube. Both stations have
car parks and are 5 mins (in non-rush hour) traffic from the M25.

I'd say West Ruislip is better if they are using the tube - the central line
is quicker usually.

Mike P

Chris <chrisjbates@> gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying:

>> It depends a bit on the time of day, but I'd suggest Rickmansworth
>> offpeak and Chorleywood peak. In both cases you can exit at j18 and
>> join again at j17.

> Completely agree with Roland - we do it regularly,. Denham is harder to
> get to, both for pickee and picker.

C'wood & Ricky are tube fares, too - much cheaper.

In message <6gvvs5FhtefqU1@mid.>, at 14:24:21 on Tue, 19
Aug 2008, Mike P <privacy@> remarked:
>>> About a mile of M40, then about a mile and a bit of dual-carriageway
>>> A40.
>>
>> That's the way out to the south, plus you have to get to it from the
>> north. The train service only 2tph too.
>
>It's less than 10 mins from J17 of the M25 , pick up at Denham, get back on
>the M25 where it meets the M40. I use this route sometimes to avoid traffic
>on the M25..

But it's even quicker to use Rickmansworth or Chorleywood.

I used to drive through Denham *before* there was an M25, and later
lived in Chorleywood for six months.
--
Roland Perry

"Mike P" <privacy@> wrote in message
news:6gvp9uFhkacpU1@mid....
> eastender wrote:
>> For someone driving round the M1- M3 stretch of the M25 what would be
>> a good pick up station to collect someone on the way? ie, someone
>> coming from central London? I'm thinking Uxbridge, but maybe there's
>> a better one?
>>
>> thx
>>
>> E.
>
> Hillingdon or West Ruislip if they are using the tube. Both stations have
> car parks and are 5 mins (in non-rush hour) traffic from the M25.
>
> I'd say West Ruislip is better if they are using the tube - the central
> line is quicker usually.
>
> Mike P
>

West Ruislip has better parking that Hillingdon.

In message <DVXqk.138324$Q%5.72256@newsfe27.ams2>, at 17:48:34 on Wed,
20 Aug 2008, craig.richmond@virgin.net remarked:

>West Ruislip has better parking that Hillingdon.

Doesn't matter for a pick-up. In fact I'm pretty sure that "hovering" at
Hillingdon is going to be easier than West Ruislip (not that either of
these is much use for an M25 pickup).
--
Roland Perry

"Roland Perry" <roland@perry.co.uk> wrote in message
news:ubwKTjVjPvqIFAv0@perry.co.uk...
> In message <6gvvs5FhtefqU1@mid.>, at 14:24:21 on Tue, 19 Aug
> 2008, Mike P <privacy@> remarked:
>>>> About a mile of M40, then about a mile and a bit of dual-carriageway
>>>> A40.
>>>
>>> That's the way out to the south, plus you have to get to it from the
>>> north. The train service only 2tph too.
>>
>>It's less than 10 mins from J17 of the M25 , pick up at Denham, get back
>>on
>>the M25 where it meets the M40. I use this route sometimes to avoid
>>traffic
>>on the M25..
>
> But it's even quicker to use Rickmansworth or Chorleywood.
>
> I used to drive through Denham *before* there was an M25, and later lived
> in Chorleywood for six months.
> --
> Roland Perry

I leave the M25 at Chorleywood and I am glad that I don't join the motorway
here in the morning. The queues are often back to the Sarrat turn.
Does Rickmansworth having anywhere to wait?

Kevin

"Mike P" <privacy@> wrote in message
news:6gvp9uFhkacpU1@mid....
> eastender wrote:
>> For someone driving round the M1- M3 stretch of the M25 what would be
>> a good pick up station to collect someone on the way? ie, someone
>> coming from central London? I'm thinking Uxbridge, but maybe there's
>> a better one?
>>
>> thx
>>
>> E.
>
> Hillingdon or West Ruislip if they are using the tube. Both stations have
> car parks and are 5 mins (in non-rush hour) traffic from the M25.
>
> I'd say West Ruislip is better if they are using the tube - the central
> line is quicker usually.
>
> Mike P
Not the easiest of stations to find but then neither is Chorleywood.

Kevin