A couple of days ago my parents flagged this video about Ealing up for me. I knew almost nothing about the area, but from what I saw it looked interesting. I was especially taken by what I saw on the video about Ealing Studios. Checking the map, I saw that Ealing was conveniently on the Elizabeth Line, so I resolved to go that way soon.

That, then , is where I’ve just come back from. I was wondering where to head on my daily trundle earlier, and Ealing seemed the obvious answer. I now feel I know east London fairly well, but have yet to explore much of its west. Thanks to the Lizzie Line though, getting from one side of the city to the other is now easier than ever, and just over an hour after leaving home I was there

Ealing, then, is a lovely little suburb. It was fairly quiet, although that may just be because it’s a Sunday. There is a well stocked shopping arcade which is probably fairly new, but I was especially taken with Walpole Park. However, my day was made when I came across Ealing Studios: I could feel the cinematic history in the air.

Truth be told I never intended to stay that long. Today was just about establishing the feasibility of getting there. Now that I have established that getting there is so straightforward though, I now want to do a bit more research into exactly what films and tv programs were made at Ealing, when, and whether you can see much of the local area in them. Then I can go back and explore a bit more.