Stanmore offers a variety of shops and an abundance of restaurants and public houses. The picturesque village of Pinner is within an easy drive as is both Hatch End and Bushey Heath, which all offer a good selection of shops and quality restaurants. Transport for links from Stanmore are excellent with mainline railway station (services to Euston) and (underground tube trains on the Jubilee line to Baker Street).The M1 motorway at junction 4 is about three miles and connects with the M25 and the main motorway network. Heathrow Airport is within 15 miles. The area is renowned for excellent schooling, both state and private with North London Collegiate and The Haberdashers School being two examples. Various social and sporting pursuits are catered for locally, including a number of golf courses as well as excellent riding and walking in the surrounding countryside