I was coming from North America, and had a long layover in Heathrow. (There's always a layover in Heathrow, isn't there?) What to do? Drive to Hernel Hempstead and its Snow Centre, of course!
I was here before, in 2012 (article, alt. link). A very nice ski center. Not too far away from Heathrow, about 40 mins by car. Doable with taxi or rental car, if you have 5 hours or longer layover.
But a word of WARNING. The snow be slippery. I know, shocking!
Other photos:
This article has also appeared here. Read the full Planetskier series at planetskier.net, or all blog articles from Blogspot. Photos, videos, and text (c) 2022 by Jari Arkko.
This article was originally published in the Planetskier Blogspot article series.
"Mongolia is kind of close, right? Story about an attempt to ski everywhere in the world where there's snow. And in some places where there isn't. On and off-piste skiing on all continents, skiing into craters of live volcanoes, climbing, photography, and travel." The Planetskier blog focuses on skiing, caving, climbing, biking, flying, sauna, and swimming adventures around the world. See the other Planetskier blog articles about skiing, caving, urban exploration, climbing, cycling, flying, swimming, and saunas.