Travelling from Selhurst, a neighbourhood tucked quietly within the borough of Croydon, to Heathrow Airport, the sprawling international gateway on London’s western edge, is a journey that reveals a surprising amount about the city itself. It is a passage that moves through shifting landscapes—residential and urban, old and new—slowly culminating in the wide, open spaces and purposeful hum of one of the world’s busiest airports


The starting point for many journeys to Heathrow is Selhurst Station, a modest but busy rail stop folded between suburban streets. As trains glide in, the platform fills with commuters, suitcases rolling behind them in anticipation of departures, reunions, or business tripsIf one continues toward Victoria or changes toward the Underground, the journey adopts the familiar rhythm of the Tube. The London Underground, with its tunnels, platforms, and characteristic rumble, provides a different texture to the trip—less scenic, perhaps, but deeply emblematic of London’s movement