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Location December 3, 2009

KING’S COLLEGE LONDON, STRAND CAMPUS

The King’s College London Strand Campus is situated in the Centre of London, on the Northern Bank of the River Thames, about ½ mile West-Southwest of St. Paul’s Cathedral and ½ mile East-Northeast of Trafalgar Square. The Strand Campus is located a few minutes walk from popular tourist attractions such as Covent Garden, The Royal Courts of Justice, Somerset House, The South Bank, Trafalgar Square, Leicester Square and Piccadilly Circus.

The address of the Strand Campus is: King’s College London, Strand, London WC2R 2LS

  • Meeting room

The conference will be held in the Anatomy Theatre & Museum. Strand Building.

The Anatomy Theatre & Museum is located on the 6th floor of the Strand building in Room K 6.36.
Enter through the Main Entrance off the Strand, and take the lift next to the Great Hall (see black & white map) to the 6th floor. Turn right out of the lift (see pink map), and take the second door on your right, past the Old Anatomy Lecture Theatre (K 6.29).


  • Transport

There are two major London airports: Heathrow and Gatwick. There are also two smaller London airports, that are quite some distance from London: Stansted and Luton. There is also a very small airport called London City Airport, which is quite close to the centre of London. Finally, the Eurostar train service between Paris/Brussels and London terminates at London Waterloo. From London Waterloo station it is a short walk across Waterloo Bridge to the Strand Campus.

You can get to Central London by train (Midland Mainline, or London Thameslink). There are also a range of coach services to London from Luton Airport.

  • Closest Transport Links to King’s College London

Buses are the best value form of transportation in London. On the Underground, cheaper fares apply if you buy an “Oyster Card” and a range of daily/weekly unlimited use passes (“Travelcards”) are also available for transport in London.

The closest transport links to King’s College London, Strand Campus are:

London Underground (a.k.a. Metro/Subway/Tube)

Temple Station (District/Circle Line)
1 minute walk, West-Southwest along Temple Place
Holborn Station (Piccadilly/Central Line)
7 minutes walk, South-Southeast along Kingsway
Charing Cross/Embankment Station (National Rail, Bakerloo/Northern/Circle/District Line)
10 minutes walk, East-Northeast along Strand
Covent Garden (Piccadilly Line)
7 minutes walk, South through Covent Garden Piazza, then East-Northeast along Strand

Various London Underground maps are accessible from the following link:

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tube/maps

Information about access to buses, tubes, rail links and taxis is available from:

www.tfl.gov.uk/gettingaround/transportaccessibility/1167.aspx

‘The Central London Bus Guide’ is available a:

twww.tfl.gov.uk/buses/buses_map.asp

 

 
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