Staines

Staines has a good cinema and some decent shops, but few people realise this is one of England's oldest continually inhabited settlements. The Romans built a town at the site of a ford and bridge over the Thames, and people have lived here ever since. Home to the fictional Ali G (Sascha Baron Cohen's comic creation) Staines is not particularly worth a visit, but it is a town with an honourable history.

Hotels in Staines

Clarendon Serviced Apartments, Thames Suite (Self Check-in)

NO SAME DAY BOOKINGS AFTER 4PM. NO BOOKINGS TAKEN AT THE WEEKEND OR ON UK BANK HOLIDA...

Colne Valley Guest House

We are a small family run Guest House priding ourselves in cleanliness and comfort.*W...

Mercure Thames Lodge

A 19th century building with modern extensions, on the banks of the River Thames. Thi...

THE SWAN HOTEL

The Swan Hotel in Staines has a wonderful location, overlooking the River Thames. A...

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