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Ikea Wembley (the "OG" Ikea in the UK I think)
I wonder what is the fewest transport transfers to get to the nearest bus stop to this Ikea without walking more than 50m or unsafely, assuming you start somewhere in Zone 1. It feels like it should be possible in one tube/train/coach and one bus (disregarding time/cost) but I haven't checked it yet.
MilesT | 03.10.22 - 1:50 p.m. | #
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Happy for you there's no IKEA logo at Upminster for their Lakeside store
NG | 03.10.22 - 2:13 p.m. | #
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There used to be a dedicated shuttle bus between Tottenham Hale and IKEA, it still ran after the 192 was extended, but I'm not sure it survived the rebuilding of the bus station.
Odd that the reason given for closing it by IKEA was the building of 10,000 homes, perhaps the increase in land value since 2005 was too much to resist.
Still Anon | 03.10.22 - 2:24 p.m. | #
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The 206 goes to IKEA from either Wembley Park or Harlesden.
greatkingrat | 03.10.22 - 2:24 p.m. | #
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...which are the 4th and 5th closest stations.
diamond geezer | Homepage | 03.10.22 - 2:28 p.m. | #
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The one time I used IKEA Wembley, we used a bus from the neighbouring Tesco to Kilburn High Road.
Southern Heights (Light Railway) | 03.10.22 - 2:42 p.m. | #
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Ikea also used to have a small "design studio" (basically ordering point for kitchen cabinets etc.) on Tottenham Court Road. I went there once to order some spare shelving parts for home delivery because their website is unusable for this.
This very mini store might have triggered a logo on Goodge Street, but it's been closed a couple of years so no logo clutter on that part of the map.
MilesT | 03.10.22 - 3:42 p.m. | #
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The Croydon store is a good example of how different big box retail can be when there's decent public transport connections. I'm a car owner in South London but trams is way better than car for nearly all trips to that area.
Eric | 03.10.22 - 3:56 p.m. | #
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I went to Ikea Croydon and could barely get an unassembled Billy bookcase into my car. I'm not sure I would have wanted to try taking it home on the tram. Though I have wondered about using the tram to pick up one of their cheap real Christmas trees.
ap | 03.10.22 - 5:20 p.m. | #
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I used to get the bus from "Wembley" (i.e. Neasden) IKEA to Kilburn tube, not least I then lived near there. Not sure if there might have been a quicker busable connection to the tube.
Dominic | 03.10.22 - 5:50 p.m. | #
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Someone at TfL would appear to be reading this with embarrassment as the 232 is currently being diverted past Neasden station. Unfortunately my driver has just got lost.
Sprout Eater | 03.10.22 - 6:22 p.m. | #
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My walk along Pymmes Brook in June took me down that miserable arterial road past the Tottenham Ikea. Even then the huge car park was empty and it looked a very sad part of the world.
davews | 03.10.22 - 7:21 p.m. | #
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My walk along the Brent last year took me along the North Circular and grottiest environs around Wembley Ikea!
Cornish Cockney | 04.10.22 - 12:27 a.m. | #
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Westfield Stratford also had an IKEA showroom & ordering point (and briefly a separate restaurant for your meatball fix), which was probably just about closer to Stratford International than the regional station.
martin | 04.10.22 - 7:11 a.m. | #
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The original UK IKEA was not Brent Park, but Warrington a year earlier.
Ironically, your post has done more to raise awareness of the Hammersmith store with me than their tube map sponsorship ever did. Looking forward to a blue and yellow sponsored diamond geezer in the near future
Ian | 04.10.22 - 9:17 a.m. | #
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Westcombe Park is the nearest station on the tube map to Ikea Greenwich, but trips there don't generate income for TfL!
Man of Kent | 04.10.22 - 9:38 a.m. | #
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