Chiswick Park is a sprawling business park with a variety of amenities and state-of-the-art facilities. The environmentally sustainable site provides excellent transportation and public transit connections for visitors and workers, as well as a welcoming environment to work, relax, and do business. Between 2007 and 2011, Chiswick Park was named as one of the top 50 places to work by the Financial Times.
About Chiswick Park
Several high-profile companies have chosen Chiswick Park as the site of their UK, European and International operations and headquarters. The Park is home to over 40 businesses and organisations, including some of the world’s most profitable and innovative firms. When completed, 12,000 people will work and enjoy Chiswick Park on any given day. Firms at the purpose-built business park represent a range of sectors, including finance, publishing, media and entertainment, information technology and communications, and natural resource development. Tenants include Aker Solutions, CBS News, Discovery Communications, Financial Insurance Group, Foxtons, Paramount Pictures International, Qualcomm, QVC, Regus, Singapore Airlines, Starbucks, The Walt Disney Company, and Vue Entertainment.
Facilities and Amenities
The pedestrian-friendly Chiswick Park includes 10 completed and two planned buildings, ranging in size from 81,000 square feet (7,525 square metres) to 332,400 square feet (30,880 square metres). Facilities include controlled car parking, 24-hour CCTV monitoring and security, and an on-site co-hosting and telecommunications partner. The Park also features on-site data and co-hosting centres, access to leading telecommunications providers and a consultancy for advice and assistance, and on-site building support and maintenance.
The Park offers a variety of shared services and spaces, including parks, cafes and restaurants where employees and visitors can relax, network and meet, and do business. On-site restaurants and shops include WHSmith, Starbucks, Union Bar, and Source. Landscaped parkland and public space include a feature lake, a large multi-purpose events piazza, a waterfall, dedicated cycle and pedestrian paths, and a boardwalk. Additional amenities include a 42,000 square foot Virgin Active health and fitness club, beautician and hairdressers, dance studios, and an inter-company league for sports enthusiasts working at the Park.
Chiswick Park also offers environmentally sustainable facilities. Water-saving features and sustainable washrooms, as well as the use of rainwater helps minimise the site’s dependence on public utilities. The Park also aims to recycle 90% of its waste, and offers habits for a range of wildlife, from amphibians to birds and fish. Energy for the low-emission and low-carbon business park is also sourced from only renewable sources.
Transportation
Chiswick Park is located within five miles of Central London. With the Chiswick roundabout less than a half a mile away, Chiswick Park is easily accessible to the M4 motorway, the A4 road, and the North and South circulars. The business park is also eight miles from Heathrow Airport, which offers convenient national, European and international flight connections. Three other international airports, including Gatwick Airport, can be reached from the Park within an hour’s drive. Central London is under 20 minutes away by car or under 40 minutes by tube.
The Park is well connected to a number of public transport options. Gunnersbury station is a two minute walk from the business park, which provides London Overground connections. A number of London Underground stations are also within walking distance of the Park, including Gunnersbury and Chiswick Park stations for the District Line, and Acton Town station for both the District and Piccadilly lines. Several bus services also operate from Bollo Lane and Chiswick High Street.