LOCAL KAMEN HOUSE MINI GUIDE

Transcription

1 LOCAL KAMEN HOUSE MINI GUIDE

2 Kamen House Situated on Farringdon Road in the Bloomsbury area, the apartments are close to St Paul s Cathedral and the financial district. The apartments have superb links to the legal and academic areas of London and are a 15-minute walk to the British Museum. Nearby Underground stations are Farringdon and Chancery Lane, which are both a five-minute walk away. CONTENTS Useful Places More Useful Places... Medical Services... 5 Shopping... 6 Health & Fitness... 7 Entertainment... 8 Transport Links... 9

3 Useful Places 3 Banks Halifax Unit 3 Mid City Place High Holborn Place, WC1V 6EA HSBC Bank plc 31 Holborn, London EC1N 2HR Santander 10 a Leather Lane, London EC1N 7YH Police Station Holborn 10 Lamb s Conduit St, London WC1N 3NR holborn Which number do I dial? 999 Police, Ambulance, Fire Brigade 101 for non-emergency calls Post Offices Kilburn Post Office Farringdon Rd, London EC1M 3JB

4 More Useful Places 4 Libraries We can issue you with a library letter which will allow you access into public libraries. Closest library to Monticello House (our Study Centre) is Holborn Library Theobalds, Road London WC1X 8PA We have a full list of libraries should you require another location. Please visit: libraries-in-camden or libraries-in-westminster We can also get you a student pass for Birkbeck, University of London The library is open every day from 8.30 to during term time 3 week loans and 1 week loans are borrowable, 1 day loan, periodicals and reference books are not borrowable. There will be a maximum of five items on loan at any one time. There will be access to photocopiers. There will be no access to PCs in the Library or WiFi. Places of Worship Kings Cross Mosque and Islamic cultural centre Sandfield, 8 Cromer St, London WC1H 8DU Sandys Row Synagogue 4a Sandy s Row, London E1 7HW St Peter s Italian Church 136 Clerkenwell Rd, London EC1R 5DL

5 Medical Services 5 If you need to see a Doctor/Dentist during your stay then you should first contact your Insurance Company, they will be able to book you an appointment at a Doctor/ Dentist, they will have a list of practices that you will be able to visit. If you make your own appointment it is likely you will not be reimbursed any fees. Alternatively you could visit a NHS walk in center, please note that this service will be chargable Emergencies You would go to your nearest A & E (ER) Depending on the level of the emergencycharges may apply. Medical clinics Clerkenwell Medical Practice Pine Street, Finsbury Health Centre, EC1R 0LP org.uk/ Gray s Inn Medical Practice 77 Grays Inn Road, WC1X 8TT Dentist Conduit Dental Practice 41 Lambs Conduit Street, Holborn, London, WC1N 3NG Barbican Orthodontic Clinic Long Lane, EC1A 9ET Hospital UCLH 235 Euston Rd, Fitzrovia, London NW1 2BU UCLH also has an accident and emergency unit (A&E). Pharmacy Boots Pharmacy Farringdon Rd, London EC1M 3HA

6 Shopping & Retail 6 Supermarkets Marks & Spencer Heron House, High Holborn, WC1V 7PD Tesco Express Farringdon Rd, London EC1M 3JB Waitrose 174 St John St, London EC1V 4DE Dry Cleaners Gray s Inn Dry Cleaners 50 Gray s Inn Rd, London WC1X 8LS Lal Dry Cleaners 46 Hatton Garden, London EC1N 8EX Oxford Street Many buses from Farringdon will take you to the famous Oxford Street with all the high street stores and restaurants you could need. The architecture is also something to pay attention to.

7 Beauty & Fitness 7 Beauty Kelvie & Brown Hairdressing 69 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1AF Salon House 42 Grays Inn Road, WC1X 8LR Gyms Gymbox 20, Farringdon Road, Cowcross St, London EC1M 3AP Soho Gyms 122 Clerkenwell Rd, London EC1R 5DL php?page=farringdon

8 Entertainment 8 Arcade Namco Funscape Riverside Buildings, Westminster Bridge Rd, London SE1 7PB co.uk/venue/location// Bowling All Star Lanes Victoria House, Bloomsbury Pl, WC1B 4DA holborn/ Cinemas Barbican Cinema 1 2, Barbican Centre, Silk St, EC2Y 8DS Odeon Marble Arch 10 Edgware Road, London, W2 2EN Museums Charles Dickens Museum 48 Doughty St, London WC1N 2LX

9 Transport Links 9 The closest station to your apartments is Farringdon. If you exit your apartment building, turn left and walk down to Chancery Lane, you will have more options for buses Bus from Farringdon Station 63 to Forest Hill Blackfriars / Southwark / Elephant & Castle / Old Kent Road / Peckham Buses from Chancery Lane 8 to Tottenham Court Road Holborn / Chancery Lane / New Oxford Street 25 to Hainault Chancery Lane / Holborn/ Bank / Mile End / Bow Church / Stratford 242 to Homerton Hospital St Pauls / Liverpool Street / Shoreditch / Hackney / Homerton Hospital Underground Farringdon Circle / Hammersmith & City / Metropolitan Main Railway Stations Farringdon Euston St Pancras International Travel Tip! Cash is no longer accepted on London buses so make sure you have a valid travel card or Oyster Save the link below to your smart phone to see live bus arrivals