Getting to the BCS
Southampton Street
meeting rooms
Davidson Building, 5 Southampton Street,
London WC2E 7HA (Tel: 01793 417666)
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Useful landmark: the elaborate clock above the Davidson Building entrance.
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Below is a simplified area map which shows the location in relation to
major transport hubs and roads. Some smaller streets and street names
have been omitted, and roads straightened to simplify the presentation.
A close-up inset map is further down this page.
If you prefer a more geographically accurate contextual map without
simplification and with more street names, try the
Google
map, which
can be zoomed, or switched to an aerial photo view. (Note: the Google
location marker shows about 80 metres north of the Davidson Building.)
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The closest railway station is Charing Cross, which is only about 6 minutes
along the Strand. Waterloo Station is also close, across the Waterloo Bridge:
12 minutes’ walk... or buses 139, 176.
From Kings Cross and St. Pancras stations, connections are best via
the Picadilly Line, getting off at Covent Garden tube station; or bus 91,
which stops opposite Southampton Street.
From Euston, it's quickest to use the West End side of the Northern Line
to Charing Cross tube station; or use the 91 bus.
From Paddington, take the Bakerloo line to Charing Cross; or, you can catch
the 15 or 23 bus right to the bottom of Southampton Street.
From Liverpool St, the Circle Line will bring you to Embankment or Temple
stations. Alternatively, catch buses 11 and 23 westbound.
From Victoria rail and coach stations, bus 11 offers the most direct journey.
The Circle and District lines bring you to Embankment, the 24 bus to Charing Cross.
Detailed bus maps are downloadable in PDF format
from the London Buses
website,
and the tourist-oriented ‘spider map’ of Central London
may be
particularly useful.
Eastbound along the Strand (alight stop A):
6 from Willesden and Marble Arch;
9 from Hammersmith and Knightsbridge;
11 from Fulham Broadway, Victoria and Westminster;
13 from Golders Green and Marylebone Station;
15 & 23 from Paddington
Westbound along the Strand (alight stop B):
11 & 23 from Liverpool Street Station and Bank
15 from Blackwall, Tower of London and Fenchurch Street Station
91 from Kings Cross, St Pancras and Euston stations, via Holborn
139 from Waterloo
176 from Waterloo, Elephant & Castle and Sydenham
Northbound to Charing Cross/Trafalgar Square:
3 from Crystal Palace and Brixton;
24 from Pimlico and Victoria;
53 from Plumstead, Woolwich, New Cross, Elephant & Castle;
88 from Clapham;
159 from Streatham and Brixton;
176 from Sydenham via Elephant & Castle;
453 from Deptford, New Cross and Elephant & Castle
Southbound to Charing Cross/Trafalgar Square:
24 from Camden Town;
24 from Finsbury Park and Camden Town.
Northbound to Aldwych over Waterloo Bridge (alight stop C):
1 from Surrey Quays and Elephant & Castle;
68 from West Norwood, Elephant & Castle;
171 from Catford, New Cross, Peckham, Elephant & Castle;
188 from Surrey Quays and Elephant & Castle
Southbound to Aldwych:
4 from Highbury, Islington and Barbican;
26 from Hackney, Liverpool Street Station and Bank;
243 from Tottenham, Stoke Newington and Old Street
If you are arriving by taxi or minicab, a mention of the venerable & stylish
Savoy Hotel opposite Southampton Street is probably useful, unless you are
delivering heavy equipment, or are in a wheelchair, and cannot easily cross
the Strand and make your way through the Southampton Street semi-
pedestrianised system. In which case, you should closely study the
detailed map below. Vehicles reaching Southampton Street from
Tavistock St can turn south into the cul-de-sac to drop passengers
at the door of No. 5. Look out for the clock face!
The inset map below shows details of the somewhat bewildering local
one-way, partially obstructed road system. There is a rear entrance to
the Davidson Building in Exeter St; it is kept locked, but can be opened
for heavy deliveries. This entrance is also recommended for people who
require wheelchair access.
Easy-print version of these mapsDownload a PDF version of the maps on this page: the maps in this version are resolution independent vector artwork, and a bit more accurate too. Directions are given from the major stations and the page also has the Davidson Building’s full address and telephone number. Compatible with Acrobat versions 5 and above; filesize only 136k. Maps drawn and information collected by |