"Bob Thomas" wrote in message
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Hi,

We will be traveling home from Europe on an unfortunate and
unchangeable timetable that includes sitting at Heathrow airport for 7
hours (afternoon) - not enough to really do anything, but too long to
sit and twiddle our thumbs.

Any idea what to do for 7 hours? Is there a nice nearby town to visit
for the afternoon? Is there some nice touristy place close by ??

There is a little village called London which you might consider visiting.
You can get the Heathrow Express into the centre and take it from there.
Keep in mind the time scale however. 7 hours isn't a great deal when you
consider getting into and out of the airport, checkin, security etc etc.

Others have suggested Windsor as a short trip which doesn't involve going
all the way into London.