Hi all...
Only ever having driven in London and facing a trip to the
Albert Hall from Kent this Saturday by public transport, what's the best
tube to emerge from? Plan so far is to leap on a train here in Folkestone,
find out what station I arrive at in London and dive down the nearest tube
and navigate by a handy leaflet I pick up.

Not much of a plan I know... ;o)

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"Les & Claire" wrote in message
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Hi all...
Only ever having driven in London and facing a trip to the
Albert Hall from Kent this Saturday by public transport, what's the best
tube to emerge from? Plan so far is to leap on a train here in Folkestone,
find out what station I arrive at in London and dive down the nearest tube
and navigate by a handy leaflet I pick up.


If you come into Victoria, you are probably just as well off to catch a 52
bus direct to the Albert Hall.

Bus Stop B at Victoria Station according to the spider map.

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"Les & Claire" wrote in message
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Hi all...
Only ever having driven in London and facing a trip to the
Albert Hall from Kent this Saturday by public transport, what's the best
tube to emerge from? Plan so far is to leap on a train here in
Folkestone,
find out what station I arrive at in London and dive down the nearest
tube
and navigate by a handy leaflet I pick up.


If you come into Victoria, you are probably just as well off to catch a 52
bus direct to the Albert Hall.

Bus Stop B at Victoria Station according to the spider map.
(Just round the corner in Grosvenor Gardens)

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"Les & Claire" wrote in message
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Hi all...
Only ever having driven in London and facing a trip
to the Albert Hall from Kent this Saturday by public transport,
what's the best tube to emerge from? Plan so far is to leap on a
train here in Folkestone, find out what station I arrive at in
London and dive down the nearest tube and navigate by a handy
leaflet I pick up.


If you come into Victoria, you are probably just as well off to
catch a 52 bus direct to the Albert Hall.

Bus Stop B at Victoria Station according to the spider map.
(Just round the corner in Grosvenor Gardens)

I think you'll find that trains from Folkestone arrive at Charing Cross,
not Victoria. You could get the tube from Charing Cross, but it's
easier to exit by the stairs near the Pltaform 1 barrier and walk down
Villiers Street to Embankment station. Then any westbound District or
Circle Line train to South Kensington. Turn right immediately you come
through the ticket gates at South Ken, and walk along the museums subway
to its end, then continue at street level to the Hall. About 10
minutes' walk.
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Richard J.
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"Les & Claire" wrote in message
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Hi all...
Only ever having driven in London and facing a trip
to the Albert Hall from Kent this Saturday by public transport,
what's the best tube to emerge from? Plan so far is to leap on a
train here in Folkestone, find out what station I arrive at in
London and dive down the nearest tube and navigate by a handy
leaflet I pick up.


If you come into Victoria, you are probably just as well off to catch
a 52 bus direct to the Albert Hall.

Bus Stop B at Victoria Station according to the spider map.
(Just round the corner in Grosvenor Gardens)

Trains from Folkestone don't come into Victoria.

Catch the train from Folkestone to Charing Cross. Walk to Trafalgar Square
and take the no 9 bus from Stop S all the way to the Royal Albert Hall.

I believe that Stop S is to the north-east of the square - the opposite
corner from Charing Cross, but look at the map on any of the bus stops
outside Charing Cross Station to find its exact location.


HTH

Bob

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Trains from Folkestone don't come into Victoria.

Catch the train from Folkestone to Charing Cross. Walk to Trafalgar Square
and take the no 9 bus from Stop S all the way to the Royal Albert Hall.

I believe that Stop S is to the north-east of the square - the opposite
corner from Charing Cross, but look at the map on any of the bus stops
outside Charing Cross Station to find its exact location.

Walk out of Charing Cross Station and catch a number 9 Bus (showing the
destination "Hammersmith") from the stop on the Strand, on the same side
as the station.

You'll need to buy a ticket from the machine at the stop before boarding
(GBP 1.10, exact money needed), unless you've bought a Travelcard as
part of your train ticket.

The 9 will drop you right at the Albert Hall and the journey time,
depending in traffic, should be about 20-25 minutes.

--
Ian Jelf, MITG
Birmingham, UK

Registered Blue Badge Tourist Guide for London and the Heart of England
http://www.bluebadge.demon.co.uk

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"Les & Claire" wrote in message
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Hi all...
Only ever having driven in London and facing a trip
to the Albert Hall from Kent this Saturday by public transport,
what's the best tube to emerge from? Plan so far is to leap on a
train here in Folkestone, find out what station I arrive at in
London and dive down the nearest tube and navigate by a handy
leaflet I pick up.


If you come into Victoria, you are probably just as well off to catch
a 52 bus direct to the Albert Hall.

Bus Stop B at Victoria Station according to the spider map.
(Just round the corner in Grosvenor Gardens)


Trains from Folkestone don't come into Victoria.

Catch the train from Folkestone to Charing Cross. Walk to Trafalgar Square
and take the no 9 bus from Stop S all the way to the Royal Albert Hall.

I believe that Stop S is to the north-east of the square - the opposite
corner from Charing Cross, but look at the map on any of the bus stops
outside Charing Cross Station to find its exact location.

Number 9 (also) leaves from almost right outside Charing Cross station -
just a bit to the left as you walk down the steps onto the Strand.

I also recommend this as it drops you off right outside the Albert Hall
rather than having to walk for 10 minutes from South Ken station. Just
remember to buy a £1.20 ticket from the machine at the stop before you
board at Charing Cross; buy the ticket from the driver when boarding
outside the Albert Hall.

--
Dave Arquati
Imperial College, SW7
www.alwaystouchout.com - Transport projects in London

In message , Bob Wood
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Trains from Folkestone don't come into Victoria.

Catch the train from Folkestone to Charing Cross. Walk to Trafalgar Square
and take the no 9 bus from Stop S all the way to the Royal Albert Hall.

I believe that Stop S is to the north-east of the square - the opposite
corner from Charing Cross, but look at the map on any of the bus stops
outside Charing Cross Station to find its exact location.

The No.9 is indeed likely to be the quickest route, but get it from Stop
H immediately outside Charing Cross Station - Stop S is in Cockspur
Street and not the best choice. The spider-map will show the OP the
whole route, and the boarding and alighting points:

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/buses/spiders/...aringcross.pdf

--
Paul Terry

Les & Claire wrote to uk.transport.london on Thu, 13 Jan 2005:

Hi all...
Only ever having driven in London and facing a trip to the
Albert Hall from Kent this Saturday by public transport, what's the best
tube to emerge from? Plan so far is to leap on a train here in Folkestone,
find out what station I arrive at in London and dive down the nearest tube
and navigate by a handy leaflet I pick up.

Not much of a plan I know... ;o)

Quite a sensible one, though - Albert Hall is rather a long way from any
Tube, alas, but is walkable from South Kensington Station (which is on
the District and Circle lines, a straight run from either Charing Cross
or Victoria).
--
"Mrs Redboots"
http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/
Website updated 2 January 2005

Mrs Redboots wrote:
Quite a sensible one, though - Albert Hall is rather a long way from any
Tube, alas, but is walkable from South Kensington Station (which is on
the District and Circle lines, a straight run from either Charing Cross
or Victoria).

Ha! Someone else who, like me, still has to think twice to remember
that Charing Cross got renamed Embankment!

Colin McKenzie