 The first train on the new railway line ran on 30 June 1904 , and the new station at Ruislip opened on 4 July . The area became popular with ramblers , who would head to the Ruislip Lido , and general day @-@ trippers who sought out the countryside . Local residents in Ruislip established their own tea gardens , which they advertised for the visitors . In particular , the <unk> , a Georgian house built in 1774 on the corner of the High Street and Ickenham Road , opened a tea garden in the grounds . It was eventually demolished in 1929 to make way for shops . A similar establishment was opened in light of the new railway on the corner of Sharps Lane , known as The Orchard Bungalow . It was eventually expanded and became The Orchard Hotel . 
