Places to stay on the outskirts of London

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We are planning to go to London next weekend, but are driving down and so are looking for somewhere nice to stay on the outskirts of London that has easy public transport access into and out of the city (including late in the evening).

As I don't know London very well at all, I don't know where to start looking.

We want somewhere nice, but not so nice it's extortionately expensive, and that's no more than half an hour or so away from the West End.

Any ideas?

Many thanks

Best answers:

• From where is one traveling down from .
• An indication of where you are driving from would be helpful.
• Oh, good point, from near Liverpool, so down the M1
  Thanks
• I assume that as you are planning to be out until late at night, then you just need somewhere basic and clean to get a good nights sleep. Just had a quick look and the Premier Inn has some good rates for next weekend for hotels not far from the M1 and they do a good buffet type breakfast, you can book as an extra. Edgware PI is Ј54 for friday, Ј56 for Sat and Ј43 for Sunday with free parking. The tube station is 5- 10 minutes walk. 30-35 minute journey direct from Edgware on the tube to Waterloo for the London Eye, Big Ben,House of Parliament, boats to the Tower etc. 35 mins direct journey to Leicester Square and 5 mins tube journey from there to South Kensington for the museums. 25 min direct journey to Euston For British Museum and then 5 mins to Victoria and then walk to Buckingham Palace. 40 minutes to Tower Gateway for Tower of London. You would need to check the times of the last trains from the centre of London but the last train probably arrives about 1am at Edgware, but there will be night buses running , but these will be less frequent with a longer journey time. 10 minute drive to the RAF Museum at Hendon. You could also drive to the Stanmore tube station, if you did not fancy walking to Edgware tube station, which has a large car park as it is 5-10 minutes drive and Ј2 for all day parking on a Sat and Ј1.50 for Sunday or free disabled parking.
  Use www.tfl.gov.uk to plan your journeys and check late night transport times.
  Reviews:
  https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_R...94015471648766
  Harrow has free parking (and beside a Beefeater for eating breakfast and meals) and is opposite the Kenton bakerloo tube station and 10 minutes walk to the Northwick Park metropolitan line tube station. Ј70 Fri, Ј63 for Sat and Ј54 for Sunday. Kenton station to Waterloo is about 25 minutes of a direct journey. 45 mins to South Kensington which a couple of tube line changes to South Kensington, 20 Mins to Green Park and walk to Buckingham Palace.
  https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_R...n_England.html
  Wembley Park has some good rates and is opposite the metropolitan tube station with chargeable parking.Fri Ј65, Sat Ј63, Sun Ј54. Near the stadium is you want to see that. 30 mins to South Kensington, 25 mins to waterloo with one change.
  https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_R...n_England.html
  You can use contacless bank card, oyster card or a daily travelcard purchased from the tube station for travel on London buses, tubes and trains.
• Park Royal isn't overly glamorous, but there's a Holiday Inn Express on Gypsy Corner (right on the main road), stayed there a couple of times, has parking, clean, comfortable, nice views over the city at sunrise if you stay 5th floor :-) It used to be one of the highlights of my week watching that sunrise!
• If your new to London and its transport system why in the doickens would to want to travel late at night to the outskirts . often not even money saving as your travelling in and out ( is there more than one person ) cost a few bob . look closer into the city . consider getting a train from lime street station to Euston .its about Ј40 each way average stress free and often can get it for less . also I would go down the M40 into the smoke . easier .
• If your thinking of staying around wembley then there is also the Novotel Wembley a new hotel very close to wembley park station with good reviews on tripadvisor. They have prices for 69 pounds for Friday or Saturday night while 60 pounds for Sunday night on expedia.
• how late into the evening? mainline trains actually run much later than the tube...the tube shuts down around midnight. I can still get half-hourly, then hourly trains all through the night out to Luton. (journey time is a little longer tho)
• Susan brilliant advice . needing your help soon . treating my DD and friend to a 2 night London break . I think central London as they get lost between the dining room and the kitchen with their plates . aged 18 & 17 . looking at train line / mega bus deals either train or bus .. For the first weekend in April from Liverpool area .
• Thanks all for the really helpful advice and suggestions. I'll look into the various options mentioned.
  Greenface, there are a few of us and as it's last minute the trains aren't cheap which is one reason we are driving and as Susancs says, the hotels seem more expensive in the centre. Hopefully with the suggestions given we'll be able to get something suitable that we can travel in from.
  Thanks everyone!
• There's a Sainsbury Metro opposite the Southwark Travel Lodge and Tesco now.
  Incidently if you get off at Southwark Tube station and follow the street lights with the orange painted posts they will take you straight to the Travel Lodge