LOCAL KAMEN HOUSE MINI GUIDE
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.....3 More Useful Places... Medical Services... 5 Shopping... 6 Health & Fitness... 7 Entertainment... 8 Transport Links... 9
Useful Places 3 Banks Halifax Unit 3 Mid City Place 58-71 High Holborn Place, WC1V 6EA http://www.halifax.co.uk/ HSBC Bank plc 31 Holborn, London EC1N 2HR https://www.hsbc.co.uk/1/2/ Santander 10 a Leather Lane, London EC1N 7YH http://www.santander.co.uk/uk/index Police Station Holborn 10 Lamb s Conduit St, London WC1N 3NR http://content.met.police.uk/policestation/ holborn Which number do I dial? 999 Police, Ambulance, Fire Brigade 101 for non-emergency calls Post Offices Kilburn Post Office 39-41 Farringdon Rd, London EC1M 3JB http://www.postoffice.co.uk/
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 32-38 Theobalds, Road London WC1X 8PA We have a full list of libraries should you require another location. Please visit: http://services.angloeducational.com/ libraries-in-camden or http://services.angloeducational.com/ 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 23.45 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
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 http://www.nhs.uk/service-search/walkin%20centre/locationsearch/663 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 http://www.clerkenwellmedicalpractice. org.uk/ Gray s Inn Medical Practice 77 Grays Inn Road, WC1X 8TT http://www.graysinnmedical.co.uk Dentist Conduit Dental Practice 41 Lambs Conduit Street, Holborn, London, WC1N 3NG Barbican Orthodontic Clinic 84-85 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 25-27 Farringdon Rd, London EC1M 3HA http://www.boots.com/
Shopping & Retail 6 Supermarkets Marks & Spencer Heron House, 323-324 High Holborn, WC1V 7PD http://www.marksandspencer.com/ Tesco Express 43-45 Farringdon Rd, London EC1M 3JB http://www.tesco.com/ Waitrose 174 St John St, London EC1V 4DE http://www.waitrose.com/ 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.
Beauty & Fitness 7 Beauty Kelvie & Brown Hairdressing 69 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1AF http://www.kelvie-brown-hairdressers.co.uk/ Salon House 42 Grays Inn Road, WC1X 8LR http://www.salonhouse.co.uk/ Gyms Gymbox 20, Farringdon Road, Cowcross St, London EC1M 3AP http://gymbox.com/gyms/farringdon Soho Gyms 122 Clerkenwell Rd, London EC1R 5DL http://www.sohogyms.com/index. php?page=farringdon
Entertainment 8 Arcade Namco Funscape Riverside Buildings, Westminster Bridge Rd, London SE1 7PB http://www.namcofunscape-londonevents. co.uk/venue/location// Bowling All Star Lanes Victoria House, Bloomsbury Pl, WC1B 4DA http://www.allstarlanes.co.uk/venues/ holborn/ Cinemas Barbican Cinema 1 2, Barbican Centre, Silk St, EC2Y 8DS http://www.barbican.org.uk/film/newcinemas Odeon Marble Arch 10 Edgware Road, London, W2 2EN http://www.odeon.co.uk/ Museums Charles Dickens Museum 48 Doughty St, London WC1N 2LX http://dickensmuseum.com/
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 http://m.countdown.tfl.gov.uk/