Directions to G&W

So, not only are you coming to Imperial College, but you are going to live in the best hall of residence - Garden and Weeks, fantastic stuff, but how are you going to get here? Here are some instructions to complement the ones you have already been given...

Postal Addresses

Garden and Weeks have slightly different addresses. So do make sure you note down the correct one for you, this will help your post find you and your friends and family to find us!

The address for Garden Hall is:

Garden Hall
10-12 Prince's Gardens
London,
SW7 1NA

The address for Weeks Hall is:

Weeks Hall
16-18 Prince's Gardens
London,
SW7 1NE

Please note that if you are driving: Princes Gardens are no longer accessible from Exhbition Road. You will need to enter from the North, via Ennismore Gardens. But don't panic - everything will be sign posted on the day!

Travelling by Aeroplane

From Heathrow Airport: Heathrow Airport is linked to London by Underground Train (this is the metro/tube system that operates in London) to South Kensington Tube Station. Conveniently the Picadilly Line runs directly from Heathrow Airport to South Kensington Tube Station so it is unlikely that you will have to change.
There is also a Heathrow to Paddington Express rail link, however the underground tube is the cheapest.

From Gatwick Airport: A regular and frequent overground train service runs fron Gatwick to Victoria station in London taking approximately 30-35 minutes. From Victoria you can catch an underground train to South Kensington by getting on the West bound Circle or District lines.
There are also Airbus links from Gatwick to the centre of London.


Travelling by Train

Get onto the Underground system and take tubes to South Kensington Station, once in South Kensington Station follow the instructions below.

Where to go from South Kensington Tube station.

Underground Tunnel Open: Once you are in the South Kensington Tube station go through the ticket barriers and look to your right, if you are lucky the tunnel will be open signposted 'to the museums'. Go down this tunnel and follow it right to the end, when you come out to your left will be Imperial College. Walk past Imperial College and up the road, on your left you should pass a big glass faced building called the Imperial Business Centre, keep going along this road for about 200m until you come to a junction with traffic lights. To your right will be the road Princes Gardens and to your left Princes Consort Road, go down Princes Gardens and Garden Hall is at number 11, Weeks Hall is at numbers 16-18 (just follow the noise and general shouting, ask studenty looking people if you get stuck).

Underground Tunnel Closed: If you are unlucky then the tunnel will be closed in which case you will have to exit the tube station by going up the stairs in front of you. Then turn right and walk out the tube station, then on the open street turn to your right and walk past a bus shelter and a shop called the 'Medici Gallery'. Continue along this road and follow it round the corner as the raod turns to your left, you should you past shops called 'Knightsbridge Locks and Handles' and the 'Creperie'. Continue along this road until you come to a junction with Cromwell Road. In front of you on the right of the junction is the Victoria and Albert Museum and on the left is the Science Museum. Cross the road and continue to walk in the same direction along the side of the Victoria and Albert Museum along Exhibition Road. Keep walking along Exhibition Road for 500m until you come to a junction with traffic lights. To your right will be the road Princes Gardens and to your left Princes Consort Road, go down Princes Gardens and Garden Hall is at number 11, Weeks Hall is at numbers 16-18.

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