Things to do
Shepherds Bush has a vibrant, multi-ethnic population and is a great place to live - and visit. Take a look at our entertainment and shopping pages, as well as the options below.
BBC Television Centre Tours
Wood Lane W12, White City
Booking Line Tel: 0870 603 0304. Pre-booking required. Suitable 9 yrs and over. Admission charge.
www.bbc.co.uk/tours
A 1.5 – 2 hour tour of the most famous televion centre in the world! Visit the BBC News Centre and Weather Centre, and see the studios where programmes like Friday NIght with Jonathon Ross and Little Britain are filmed. As this is a working centre, no two tours are the same!
CBBC tour
Wood Lane W12, White City
Tel: 0870 603 0304. Pre-booking required. Suitable 7 years and over. Admission charge.
www.bbc.co.uk/tours
The CBBC tour gives an insight behind the scenes of Children’s BBC with a chance to visit the Blue Peter Garden, see the CBBC studios and have a play in the interactive areas.
BBC Live Studio Audiences
Be part of the recording of some of your favourite BBC television and radio programmes by joining the audience. This is a very different way of seeing behind the scenes at your BBC.
To find out what is currently available to be involved in see the website at www.bbc.co.uk/tickets or call the ticket line on Tel. 0870 901 1227 Fax. 0141 307 5770. Tickets to all BBC recordings are free.
Louise T Blouin Institute
3 Olaf Street, London W11 4BE
Tel: 020 7985 9600
www.ltbfoundation.org Admission prices apply
The Institute is one of the largest non-government funded, not-for-profit cultural spaces in London and will be a showcase for both established and emerging contemporary artists, think-tanks and artistic performances of all forms, whilst also providing a home for the Louise T Blouin Foundation and its work.
Richard Meier: Art and Architecture
Retrospective of a renowned American architect Richard Meier. Featuring architecture, sculpture, collage, drawing, furniture and product design form the last 45 years.
Opening times will be: Tuesday–Friday (10.00–18.00), Saturday & Sunday (10.00–18.00), Closed Mondays
The Foundation provides 35,000 sq ft of exhibition space and lecture facilities, and creates a platform for contemporary art and affiliated events.
Shepherds Bush Market
Mon- Sat from 9am to 6pm, early close on Thursday
Buzzy traditional street market offering ethnic food from around the world (eastern European, mediterranean, north African, afro-caribbean). Also fresh-fish, a wide range of fruit and veg, meat, groceries, ladies, gents & children’s wear, carpets, dress fabrics, curtain fabrics, and furnishing fabrics, house hold linens, cooking equipment, music, bags, brief cases, travel luggage, jewelry, watches, a pet shop, & lots of cafes!
Football at Loftus Road: home to Queens Park Rangers
Loftus Road, South Africa Road, W12 7PA
Tel: 0870 112 1967
www.qpr.co.uk
Middle Eastern food tours
Come and look behind the scenes of this multi-cultural corner of West London. This two hour tour is led by a blue badge guide and takes you along the Uxbridge Road, visiting several Middle Eastern shops and restaurants for tasters. Learn about the history and culture of Middle Eastern food, and sample sweet nutty pastries as well as Mezzes and flavourful specialities from Damascus.
See our walks page for more information.
Or email tourism@lbhf.gov.uk or call 020 8753 3412
K West Hotel & Spa
Tucked away is the most wonderful spa with jazuzzi, eucalyptus and lemon steam rooms, sauna, relaxation lounges and a range of holistic treatments from massage to rreflexology. The groovy candles, luxurious wood and limestone floors just reek of luxurious self-indulgence.
Kensington House, Richmond Way, W14 0AX
Tel: 087 00 27 43 43
www.k-west.co.uk