Kono Conference 2016 - London

Travel and Accomodation

The Kono Conference 2016 - London

Getting There

University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), Vernon Square, Kings Cross, London WC1X 9EP, UK.

IMPORTANT: International visitors please contact the committee NOW if you need help getting from the airport or help with accomodation.

Public Transport

Use www.tfl.gov.uk to get journey planner directions for London public transport. The following station is within walking distance of the Vernon Square campus:

Kings Cross St Pancras (Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Piccadilly, Victoria Lines, & Mainline, Thameslink and Eurostar trains.

Directions from Heathrow Airport (LHR): Heathrow Airport and Russell Square are both on the Piccadilly Tube Line (approximately 45 minutes), there is also the Heathrow Express train service which runs to Paddington, from Paddington you can get the Circle or Hammersmith & City Lines to Kings Cross.

Directions from Gatwick Airport (LGW): From Gatwick trains run into Victoria Station (approximately 30 minutes) then take the Victoria Line to King's Cross/St Pancras.

Directions from London City Airport (LCY): From City Airport take the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) to Bank, from there take the tube (Northern line) to Kings Cross.

Directions from Stanstead Airport (STN): The Stanstead Express train service goes to Liverpool Street, from there take the tube (Metropolitan line) to King's Cross.

Directions from Luton Airport (LTN): Trains from Luton Airport arrive at King's Cross Thameslink or St Pancras.

Car

SOAS is within the Congestion Charge Zone and the Low Emission Zone.

There are pay and display bays around Vernon Square on Vernon Rise, Great Percy Street and Percy Circus.

Car parks

NCP Car Park London Brunswick Square, The Brunswick, Brunswick Square, Marchmont St , WC1N 1AF. Tel 0345 050 7080, Open 24 hours.

NCP Car Park London Farringdon, 1 Bowling Green Ln, EC1R 0BD, Tel 0345 050 7080

There are two Blue Badge bays at the Russell Square Campus (entrance on Malet Street) which are first come first served, if you are a Blue Badge holder you can also reserve one of two other bays from Senate House - a minimum of 48 working hours is required, make, registration number and time of arrival are needed too. Bays will only be held for 30 minutes from the time requested by the user. Please note that the more notice the better as with only two spaces it is not always possible to accommodate requests. Contact Sian Jones sj11@soas.ac.uk for further information.

Motorbike: There are motorcycle parking bays around Vernon Square.

Bicycle: There are bike racks at Vernon Square site

We are happy to provide you with invitation letters for Visa applications

Accommodation

BOOK NOW

Please note, this list is provided as a guide and is not intended as recommendation

Visitors from overseas should contact the committee who may be able to arrange accomodation with a host family. The committee may also be try to arrange accomodation on campus. You can usually find self catering accomodation at private residences on Trip Advisor, these are often cheaper than hotels.

HOTELS

Avalon Hotel
46 Cartwright Gardens, London, WC1H 9EL
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7387 2366
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7387 5810
Web: www.avalonhotel.co.uk
Email: reception@avalonhotel.co.uk

Bedford Hotel
83 Southampton Row, London, WC1B 4HD
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7636 7822
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7837 4653
Web: www.imperialhotels.co.uk
Email: Info@ImperialHotels.co.uk

Blooms Hotel
7 Montague Street, London, WC1B 5BP
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7323 1717
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7636 6498
Web: www.bloomshotel.co.uk
Email: Blooms@mermaid.co.uk

Bloomsbury Park Hotel
126 Southampton Row, London, WC1B 5AD
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7430 0434
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7242 0665
Web: www.thistle.com/hotels/bloomsbury-park
Email: bloomsbury.park@thistle.co.uk

Euro Hotel
53 Cartwright Gardens, London, WC1H 9EL
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7387 4321
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7383 5044
Web: www.eurohotel.co.uk
Email: Reception@EuroHotel.co.uk

Grange Holburn Hotel
50-60 Southampton Row, London, WC1B 4AR
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7242 1800
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7404 1641
Web: www.grangehotels.com
Email: holborn@grangehotels.com

Grange White Hall Hotel
2-5 Montague Street, London, WC1B 5BU
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7580 2224
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7580 5554
Web: www.grangehotels.com
Email: Whitehall@grangehotels.com

Harlingford Hotel
61-63 Cartwright Gardens, London, WC1H 9EL
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7387 1551
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7387 4616
Email: book@harlingfordhotel.com

Holiday Inn London - Bloomsbury
Coram Street, London, WC1N 1HT
Tel: 0871 942 9094 (calls cost 10p per minute + network charge)
Web: www.hilondonbloomsburyhotel.co.uk

Hotel Russell
1-8 Russell Square, London, WC1B 5BE
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7837 6470
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7837 2857
Web: www.hotelrusselllondon.co.uk/
Email: russell.reservations@principal-hayley.com

Lonsdale Hotel
9-10 Bedford Place, London, WC1B 5JA
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7636 1812
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7580 9902
Email: hotellonsdale@yahoo.co.uk

Montague on the Gardens
15 Montague Street, London, WC1B 5JA
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7637 1001
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7637 2516
Web: www.montaguehotel.com
Email: reservations@montague.redcarnationhotels.com

Morton Hotel
2 Woburn Place, London WC1H 0LF
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7692 5600
Web: http://www.mortonhotel.co.uk
Email: info@mortonhotel.co.uk

President Hotel
Russell Square, London, WC1N 1DB
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7837 8844
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7837 4653
Web: www.imperialhotels.co.uk
Email: Info@ImperialHotels.co.uk

Ruskin Hotel
23-24 Montague Street, London, WC1B 5BH
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7636 7388
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7323 1662
Web: www.ruskinhotellondon.com

SACO Serviced Apartments
Tel: +44(0) 20 7269 9930
Web: www.sacoapartments.com
Email: london@sacoapartments.com

St Giles Hotel
Bedford Avenue, London, WC1B 3AS
Tel: 0800 634 3030
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7300 3003
Web: www.stgiles.com
Email: book@stgiles.com

St Margaret’s Hotel
26 Bedford Place, London, WC1B 5JL
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7636 4277
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7323 3066
Web: www.stmargaretshotel.co.uk
Email: enquiries@stmargaretshotel.co.uk

Tavistock Hotel
Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9EU
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7636 8383
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7837 4653
Web: www.imperialhotels.co.uk
Email: Info@ImperialHotels.co.uk

Thanet Hotel
8 Bedford Place, London, WC1B 5JA
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7636 2869
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7323 6676
Web: www.thanethotel.co.uk
Email: thanetlon@aol.com

Waverley House Hotel
130-134 Southampton Row, London, WC1B 5AG
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7833 3691 / 2579
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7837 3485
Email: waverleyhs@aol.com

Nearby Attractions

RESTAURANTS

There are many places to eat near Vernon Square Campus on Kings Cross Road

SHOPPING

Oxford Street, Regent Street and Covent Garden can easily be reached by tube getting off at Tottenham Court Road Station or Oxford Street Station. Portobello Road Market and shops are open on weekends (nearest tube Notting Hill Gate). Use www.tfl.gov.uk to get journey planner directions for public transport.

CULTURE

The main theatreland is located around Shaftesbury Avenue, Leicester Square, and Piccadilly Circus, All attractions can easily be reached by bus or tube. Use www.tfl.gov.uk to get journey planner directions for public transport.