I will be passing through Heathrow on Saturday and will have about 6-8 hrs. Any recommendations on things to do or places to visit that can be done within my time frame?

Windsor and Eton are about a 10-15 minute cab ride, see the castle,walk around the towns and be back in plenty of time for your departure

6 or 8 hours make a huge difference. If you are arriving on a jumbo jet at the same time as others, it can take you an hour to get through immigration and arrivals. And you have to be back at LHR 2 - 3 hours prior to your outbound flight. So if it is 6 hours or less don't leave the airport - shop, eat drink, plane spot, whatever - but stay there. <BR> <BR>If it is 8 or more hours you can go over to Windsor - fastest would be by cab - tour the castle, maybe walk through the town or the Great Park or over the river to Eton. <BR> <BR>However, if your flight arrives in the early morning (like many transatlantic flights) nothing will be open until 4 or more hours after you arrive. If you land at 6 AM and have to wait until 10 for the Castle to open, you won't have time to see much before you have to be back to the departure terminal.

Rick, Windsor is a great idea, howver, arrange a taxi to meet you at the airport. We didn't do that, and the taxi ride was 60 pounds for that 15 minute trip. Apparently there is a surcharge for taxis that are stationed at Heathrow,as opposed to pre-arrainged transportation. Goodluck

Why not try Richmond? You can get there easily on the tube so it doesn't matter if its early. It has a really pretty green, you can walk by the riverside and theres great shopping. Richmond Park is Europe's biggest city park and has deer roaming around and on a clear day you can see central London. You could also stop off at Kew Gardens, I haven't been there but they are a big attraction in London (botanical gardens). The easiest way to get there from Heathrow is to get on the Piccadilly Line to Hammersmith (don't bother stopping before then - it just makes things complicated) and then from Hammersmith get a District Line train to Richmond.

It will be extremely expensive to get a cab from the ranks at Heathrow to Windsor. This is because the cabs at Heathrow are London cabs. They are only allowed to pick up fares within the London area. They therefore charge a surcharge to take you outside the London area (as they won't be able to pick up a fare for the way back). Unfortunately, Heathrow is right on the edge of this area, so if you head in the wrong direction it costs you a lot of money. This drives me mad as we only live about 5 miles from Heathrow (and only about 1 mile outside London) but to get a cab home from Heathrow would cost us 35-40 pounds! <BR> <BR>Angela's suggestion of getting a taxi to meet you is a very good one. <BR> <BR>An alternative would be to go to Hampton Court. I don't know for sure, but this should avoid the surcharge as I think it is within the London area.

Go for a curry in Southall.