The University of West London

Accommodation at Paragon

Student halls, close to Ealing site, West London campus
What is the area like?

Paragon is located in Brentford, close to Ealing.

The local area of Brentford has a lot to offer for residents, from a wide range of leisure, food and drink venues, and shop facilities, as well as all the public services you would expect.

Read more about the local area:

• leisure
• food and drink venues
• public services
• transport services - see also how to get there.

It is also close to the River Thames and Grand Union Canal.

Leisure

Within Brentford, there are a wide range of leisure activities. You can choose from sports and fitness centres (Fountain Leisure Centre, Brentford Football Club) to art centres and galleries (Watermans Art Centre).

In particular, there are a number of parks nearby:

• Boston Manor Park
• Gunnersbury Park
• Syon Park.

Food and drink venues

Whether it is Italian, Chinese, Thai, Indian, or fish and chips that you are after, the local area of Brentford has a take out or restaurant that will suit you.

There are also a wide number of bars and cafes in the area. Visit the 'leisure' section of the BrentfordTW8.com website to see a listing of places to go to.

Public services

Local public services include:

• Barclays and Natwest banks on Brentford High Street
• numerous places of worship for various religious faiths
• Brentford library
• a post office.

See the 'The Community' and 'Services' section of the BrentfordTW8.com website for further information.

Transport

Public transport train and tube stations close by are:

• Brentford main line station (5 minutes from the Paragon site)
• Boston Manor Underground station (Piccadilly line)

There are also several buses that serve the area from the Paragon site:

• E8 to Ealing Broadway
• E2 to Greenford (via Ealing Broadway)
• 65 from South Ealing Road to Ealing Broadway; Richmond and Kingston.

There are also many taxi services within Brentford.