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Places to stay in Slough
Situated in the county of Berkshire in the heart of the Thames Valley, Slough is a multi-cultural town. Forever dammed by the poetry of John Betjeman and the antics of Ricky Gervais in "The Office", Slough has long had an image of industrialisation, tired concrete buildings and a population as dull as its architecture! Situated midway between Reading and London and close to Heathrow Airport with excellent road and rail links, Slough has a thriving economy which has seen the town become home to many major companies including SEGRO, Masterfoods (Mars), ICI, Sara Lee, Yell, Black and Decker, O2, LG Electronics, Ferrari, Honda, Citroen, Nintendo, McAfee, Computer Associates and Amazon.com. Slough has many claims to historical fame. The planet Uranus was discovered by Slough resident, astronomer Sir William Herschel. Queen Victoria made her first ever railway journey from Slough to London in 1842. Britain's first black female mayor, Lydia Simmons, was appointed in Slough in 1984. The Cox's Orange Pippin apple was cultivated in Slough. Slough has 96 listed buildings, including the 900 year old St Laurence's Church, the 14th century Upton Court (home of the Slough Observer newspaper), the Ostrich Inn in Colnbrook (reputedly the third oldest inn in the country) and the splendid Victorian era Slough Railway Station. Slough does have some open spaces and beautiful scenery such as Jubilee River, Upton Court Park, Herschel Park, Salt Hill Park, Burnham Beeches, Langley Country Park and Black Park and sporting facilities, including public playing fields, leisure centres, a bowling alley and it's famous Ice Arena where Olympic stars Torville and Dean used to train. Over the past few years Slough has become one of the most "ethnically diverse" towns in the UK.
