Located in the suburbs of Northwest London, Harefield Hospital offers a full range of specialist services.

Our hospital’s tranquil leafy surrounding provides patients with a taste of the British countryside, ensuring their stay is as relaxing as possible. 

Established in 1915, our hospital is world-renowned for treating some of the most complex patient cases, including the implantation of ventricular assist devices or ‘artificial hearts’ that are used in cases of extreme heart failure. 

Our hospital is also home to the UK’s first successful double heart and lung transplant and remains one of the top centres in the world for these transplant procedures.


Services and facilities

Our services and facilities include: 

  • Juniper Ward – our private inpatients ward with 16 spacious single occupancy, en-suite rooms 

  • five operating theatres, four catheter laboratories and over 1,300 staff 

  • a full range of imaging services, including: MRI for both cardiac and general assessment; CT across cardiac, lung and general; echocardiography (transthoracic, stress and contrast enhanced); and non-invasive cardiology, including cardiac monitoring, exercise tolerance tests and ECG 

  • dedicated high-dependency units and intensive therapy units staffed by our expert medical team 24 hours a day.


Directions and opening times

Opening times

Our outpatients and diagnostic testing service at Harefield Hospital is open from Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 6pm. 

To make things easier for you, we can schedule consultations and multiple tests on the same day, at the same location. Speak to our friendly customer services team who can give more advice. 

Getting here

The private facilities at Harefield Hospital are located in the main building, on the left-hand side. The outpatients' area is on the ground floor and the inpatients' ward, Juniper Ward, is on the second floor.


Travelling by car

It's easy to drive to Harefield Hospital using the directions below. Check your route using a route planner such as Google Maps. For Sat Navs, our postcode is: UB9 6JH

From London or Oxford

  • From the A40, take the B467 exit – signposted ‘Uxbridge, Harefield, Ickenham’ 

  • Follow directions from Swakeleys roundabout (see below). 

From the M1 (Milton Keynes or Luton): 

  • Follow the M1. At junction 6A, join the M25 motorway – signposted ‘M40/Heathrow Airport’. 

  • At junction 16, join the M40 eastwards – signposted ‘Uxbridge/London’. 

  • Take the B467 exit – signposted ‘Uxbridge, Harefield, Ickenham’. 

  • Follow directions from Swakeleys roundabout (see below). 

From the M25

  • At junction 16, join the M40 eastwards – signposted ‘Uxbridge/London’. 

  • Take the B467 exit – signposted ‘Uxbridge, Harefield, Ickenham’. 

  • Follow directions from Swakeleys roundabout (see below). 

From Uxbridge

  • Take the B483 northwards and continue to the junction with the A40. 

  • Follow directions from Swakeleys roundabout (see below). 

From Swakeleys roundabout

  • Take the exit onto B467 Swakeleys Road, signposted to Harefield. 

  • After half a mile you will reach a mini-roundabout. Turn left onto Harvil Road. 

  • Continue ahead through the countryside for about three miles until you reach Harefield High Street.  

  • Drive through the centre of Harefield village, passing the Kings Arms public house and Harefield Health Centre on your left.  

  • The hospital’s front entrance is about 400 metres on the left.  

  • Park your car in the hospital grounds. 

Parking at Harefield Hospital

When you enter the hospital grounds, the patients and visitors' car park is on the right-hand side. The car park is managed by NCP and operates on a 'pay and display' system. Daily charges are displayed at pay points in the car parks and are in line with charges at other NHS hospitals. Charges apply from Monday to Sunday, including bank holidays. The machine only accepts coins, so please bring enough change. 

There is no charge for vehicles clearly displaying a valid disabled badge.


Travelling by public transport 

Plan your journey to Harefield Hospital using our tips below. Check Citymapper, or Transport for London's Journey Planner to see bus and train times. 

Rail 

Trains run from London Marylebone to Denham railway station (2.6 miles away). From there, you can take a 5-minute taxi ride to the hospital (book it in advance), or catch a bus (see below). 

London Underground 

The nearest tube stations are Uxbridge (4.8 miles away), Northwood (3.6 miles away) and Rickmansworth (3.7 miles away). From there, you can take a 10 to 20-minute taxi ride to the hospital, or take a bus (see below). 

Bus 

From Uxbridge

  • Take bus number U9 towards Harefield Hospital. This is the most convenient bus route, as it stops at the hospital itself. 

From Denham or Uxbridge

  • Take bus number 331 towards Northwood and Ruislip. Get off at the 'Harefield High Street' bus stop, which is 5 minutes' walk from the hospital. 

From Rickmansworth

  • Take bus number R2 to Harefield Hospital. Note: this service is Monday to Friday service only, with an infrequent service - see the R2 bus timetable

From Northwood

  • Take the bus number 331 towards Uxbridge. Get off at the 'Harefield High Street' bus stop, which is 5 minutes' walk from the hospital. 

Congestion Charge/ULEZ zones 

Harefield Hospital is not situated inside London’s Congestion Charge or ULEZ zones. However, we advise you to check the Transport for London website, including exemptions from charges, to see if any charges will affect your journey to or from our hospital.