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1856: Frederick Goodall bought 170 acres of the land on which Grim’s Dyke now stands
1870: Building work began, overseen by the famous architect Norman Shaw
1872: Grim’s Dyke was completed and the Goodall family took up residence.
1880: The Goodalls sold Grim’s Dyke to Robert Heriot of Hambros Bank who lived here for 10 years
1890: Grim’s Dyke was bought by Sir William and Lady Gilbert
1899: Work began on Gilbert’s boating lake, a 1.5 acre stretch of water where he used to bathe every day
1905 – The lake was extended to form a large rectangle roughly 170 yards long by 50 yards wide
1906: Gilbert helped found Grimsdyke Golf Club where he was President
1911: Gilbert died on May 29th trying to rescue a local girl, Ruby Preece, who had got into difficulties swimming
1929: On one of her rare public appearances, Lady Gilbert attends the re-opening of the Savoy Theatre
1936: Lady Gilbert died, having spent her final years doing local charity work
1937: A public auction of the house realised £4600
1937: Grim’s Dyke became a rehabilitation centre for women suffering from tuberculosis
1939-1945: Officially, whatever role Grim’s Dyke played in the war is classified and not due for release until the 2040s
1945: Re-opened as a rehabilitation centre for men suffering from tuberculosis
1963: The rehabilitation centre was closed down and Grim’s Dyke entered a period of decline, during which time it was used as a film and television set
1967: The Champions was filmed here, as were several episodes of Dr Who during his battles with the Daleks
1968: Boris Karloff starred in his last film, The Curse of the Crimson Altar
1969: Vincent Price made his 100th film, The Cry of the Banshee. Ronnie Barker also used the house and grounds to shoot one of his comedies, Futtocks End
1998: Grim’s Dyke was formally re-opened by the Rt. Hon. Kenneth Clarke, Chancellor of the Exchequer
London's Country Retreat
Old Redding
Harrow Weald
Middlesex
HA3 6SH
Tel: +44 (0) 20 8385 3100
Fax: +44 (0) 20 8954 4560
Email: reservations@grimsdyke.com
Please note our Sat Nav postcode is HA3 6SE
Grim's Dyke Hotel is in close proximity to 3 Train stations. Harrow & Wealdstone, Stanmore and Harrow-On-The-Hill. Heathrow and Luton are our closest Airports.
Euston & London's West End are only 15 Minutes by Train and Baker Street 30 Minutes by Train. A Taxi from the hotel to Harrow & Wealdstone will cost £7.00, Stanmore will cost £5.25 and Harrow-On-The-Hill will cost £8.75.
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From Harrow & Wealdstone you can take the fast train to Euston this takes about 10 minutes. Euston provides easy access to Regents Park for London Zoo and Embankment for the London Eye.
From Stanmore you can take the Jubilee Line to Baker Street, this takes approximately 30 minutes. From Baker Street you can visit the home of Sherlock Holmes, Madame Tussads and a 10 minute walk down Baker Street will lead you to the lights of Oxford Circus.
From Harrow-On-The-Hill you can take the metropolitan line to Baker Street, Euston Square and Liverpool Street.
By Coach from Piccadilly Circus to Grim's Dyke between Midnight and 6am.
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By car Grim's Dyke is only 12 miles from London's West End via the A5 or A41 onto the A410 through Stanmore. Turn right at the roundabout and cross into Old Redding at the traffic lights.
From Heathrow take the M4 West to the M25. Follow the M25 North to Junction 19 (Watford). Follow the A41 and A409. Turn right into Old Redding at the second set of Traffic Lights.
From the M1, exit at Junction 5 (Harrow) and follow the A41 and A409.
Within 5 miles; Harrow, Bushey, Wembley, Kenton, Stanmore, Edgware, Watford, Ruislip, Elstree, Borehamwood, Northwood, Pinner, Radlett.
Local Attractions: Harrow School, Harrow Museum, St Anne's Shopping Centre, Harlequin Shopping Centre, Watford Football Club, Wembley Stadium, Watford Palace Theatre, The Vue Cinema Garston, The Vue Cinema Harrow, Northwick Park Hospital, St Marks Hospital, Elemis Training Centre.
