Planned London Trip
 

I make the trip over from the US about once a year, and I have always
relied on a bookmark I had saved for a company who does transfers from
Heathrow to the London Hotels, that bookedmark like is no longer good
and I am at a lost tryng to find a company that handles this as I
understand the tube is really not working at T4 so I don't know if I
want to just take the Express into Paddington or keep looking for the
stuttle. Anyone have any ideas?
What does a 7 day tube pass cost this year?


Thanks

TheMiz

Planned London Trip
 

In message , TheMiz
writes

I make the trip over from the US about once a year, and I have always
relied on a bookmark I had saved for a company who does transfers from
Heathrow to the London Hotels, that bookedmark like is no longer good
and I am at a lost tryng to find a company that handles this

If this is the old A2 airbus to Russell Square, the service was
withdrawn a few months ago.

as I understand the tube is really not working at T4 so I don't know
if I want to just take the Express into Paddington or keep looking for
the stuttle. Anyone have any ideas?

It depends on where your hotel is. If it is close to a Piccadilly line
station, then it will probably be easiest and certainly cheaper to take
the replacement bus service from T4 to the Piccadilly line at Hatton
Cross. Buses run every 5 minutes and add 5-10 minutes to the journey
time. Apparently there are staff to help with luggage.

What does a 7 day tube pass cost this year?

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/fares-tickets/2005/

--
Paul Terry

Planned London Trip
 

"TheMiz" wrote in message
...

Anyone have any ideas?

The best way from T4 at the moment, George, is really to take the heathrow
Express into Paddington and then continue from there by tube, bus or cab.
Cost is UKP14 single or 26 return.

If you want to take the tube, you can either do as Paul suggests and take
the bus servbice to Hatton Cross, or you can take the Heathrow Express
(free) from T4 to T3 and start your tube journey there.

Ian

Planned London Trip
 

Think I will take the express to Paddington
then hop the tube to the Kennsington station

Thanks Guys


Ian F. wrote:
"TheMiz" wrote in message
...


Anyone have any ideas?


The best way from T4 at the moment, George, is really to take the heathrow
Express into Paddington and then continue from there by tube, bus or cab.
Cost is UKP14 single or 26 return.

If you want to take the tube, you can either do as Paul suggests and take
the bus servbice to Hatton Cross, or you can take the Heathrow Express
(free) from T4 to T3 and start your tube journey there.

Ian

Planned London Trip
 

"TheMiz" wrote in message
...
Think I will take the express to Paddington
then hop the tube to the Kennsington station

Thanks Guys


If you're going to South Kensington it'll be far cheaper, easier and
probably quicker to get the Heathrow Express to Terminals 1,2,3 (free) and
change to the Picadilly Line tube there. Then change to a district line
train at Barons Court (across platform connection).

Regards

David Bennetts

Planned London Trip
 

David Bennetts wrote:
"TheMiz" wrote in message
...
Think I will take the express to Paddington
then hop the tube to the Kennsington station

Thanks Guys


If you're going to South Kensington it'll be far cheaper, easier and
probably quicker to get the Heathrow Express to Terminals 1,2,3
(free) and change to the Picadilly Line tube there. Then change to
a district line train at Barons Court (across platform connection).

Cheaper? Yes.

Easier? Not much in it. Both routes have a walk between HEx and the
Underground. Both involve a wait of up to 15 minutes for HEx at T4.

Quicker? Not necessarily according to TfL's Journey Planner. Your
route takes 53-73 minutes including waiting times. Via Paddington, it's
44-67 minutes. Taking the dedicated bus from T4 to Hatton Cross and
the Piccadilly Line would reduce the overall time to 40-50 minutes.

Also, there's not much point in changing to the District at Barons Court
as the Piccadilly also goes to South Kensington, and there are fewer
steps to climb from the Picc to street level (plus escalators of
course).
--
Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)

Any thoughts on the London Pass ?
 

That does sound rather good! I know my way once I get to South
Kensington just about a 4 block walk up to Queensway!

Any thoughts on a 7 day London Pass ?

Thanks again for all the help

TheMiz

Richard J. wrote:
David Bennetts wrote:

"TheMiz" wrote in message
...

Think I will take the express to Paddington
then hop the tube to the Kennsington station

Thanks Guys



If you're going to South Kensington it'll be far cheaper, easier and
probably quicker to get the Heathrow Express to Terminals 1,2,3
(free) and change to the Picadilly Line tube there. Then change to
a district line train at Barons Court (across platform connection).


Cheaper? Yes.

Easier? Not much in it. Both routes have a walk between HEx and the
Underground. Both involve a wait of up to 15 minutes for HEx at T4.

Quicker? Not necessarily according to TfL's Journey Planner. Your
route takes 53-73 minutes including waiting times. Via Paddington, it's
44-67 minutes. Taking the dedicated bus from T4 to Hatton Cross and
the Piccadilly Line would reduce the overall time to 40-50 minutes.

Also, there's not much point in changing to the District at Barons Court
as the Piccadilly also goes to South Kensington, and there are fewer
steps to climb from the Picc to street level (plus escalators of
course).

Any thoughts on the London Pass ?
 

TheMiz wrote:
Richard J. wrote:
David Bennetts wrote:

"TheMiz" wrote in message
...

Think I will take the express to Paddington
then hop the tube to the Kennsington station

If you're going to South Kensington it'll be far cheaper, easier
and probably quicker to get the Heathrow Express to Terminals
1,2,3 (free) and change to the Picadilly Line tube there. Then
change to a district line train at Barons Court (across platform
connection).


Cheaper? Yes.

Easier? Not much in it. Both routes have a walk between HEx and
the Underground. Both involve a wait of up to 15 minutes for HEx
at T4.

Quicker? Not necessarily according to TfL's Journey Planner. Your
route takes 53-73 minutes including waiting times. Via
Paddington, it's 44-67 minutes. Taking the dedicated bus from T4
to Hatton Cross and the Piccadilly Line would reduce the overall
time to 40-50 minutes.

Also, there's not much point in changing to the District at Barons
Court as the Piccadilly also goes to South Kensington, and there
are fewer steps to climb from the Picc to street level (plus
escalators of course).

That does sound rather good! I know my way once I get to South
Kensington just about a 4 block walk up to Queensway!

But Queensway is the other side of Kensington Gardens from South
Kensington, a distance of more than 1 mile. If you can tell us where
your hotel is (hotel name/road, or postcode), we can refine the
transport advice.

Any thoughts on a 7 day London Pass ?

According to their website www.londonpass.com, you can buy one for 1,2,3
or 6 days, not 7. It's only worth it, in my view, if you're going to
spend all your time visiting the attractions listed on their site. Note
that in very small print it says that they will add 17.5% tax (meaning
VAT, I assume) to the quoted prices. Presenting consumer prices in this
way is not regarded as good practice in the UK.

If you get one with travel included, you will pay £38 (including tax*)
for the travel element, covering Zones 1-6. A 7-Day Travelcard for
Zones 1-2, where all the main tourist attractions are, is £21.40.

* VAT is not payable on public transport fares, so I don't see how they
can justify this. I've mailed them (the Leisure Pass Group) about this.
--
Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)

Any thoughts on the London Pass ?
 

Richard J. wrote:
TheMiz wrote:

Richard J. wrote:

David Bennetts wrote:


"TheMiz" wrote in message
...


Think I will take the express to Paddington
then hop the tube to the Kennsington station


If you're going to South Kensington it'll be far cheaper, easier
and probably quicker to get the Heathrow Express to Terminals
1,2,3 (free) and change to the Picadilly Line tube there. Then
change to a district line train at Barons Court (across platform
connection).


Cheaper? Yes.

Easier? Not much in it. Both routes have a walk between HEx and
the Underground. Both involve a wait of up to 15 minutes for HEx
at T4.

Quicker? Not necessarily according to TfL's Journey Planner. Your
route takes 53-73 minutes including waiting times. Via
Paddington, it's 44-67 minutes. Taking the dedicated bus from T4
to Hatton Cross and the Piccadilly Line would reduce the overall
time to 40-50 minutes.

Also, there's not much point in changing to the District at Barons
Court as the Piccadilly also goes to South Kensington, and there
are fewer steps to climb from the Picc to street level (plus
escalators of course).


That does sound rather good! I know my way once I get to South
Kensington just about a 4 block walk up to Queensway!


But Queensway is the other side of Kensington Gardens from South
Kensington, a distance of more than 1 mile. If you can tell us where
your hotel is (hotel name/road, or postcode), we can refine the
transport advice.


Any thoughts on a 7 day London Pass ?


According to their website www.londonpass.com, you can buy one for 1,2,3
or 6 days, not 7. It's only worth it, in my view, if you're going to
spend all your time visiting the attractions listed on their site. Note
that in very small print it says that they will add 17.5% tax (meaning
VAT, I assume) to the quoted prices. Presenting consumer prices in this
way is not regarded as good practice in the UK.

If you get one with travel included, you will pay £38 (including tax*)
for the travel element, covering Zones 1-6. A 7-Day Travelcard for
Zones 1-2, where all the main tourist attractions are, is £21.40.

* VAT is not payable on public transport fares, so I don't see how they
can justify this. I've mailed them (the Leisure Pass Group) about this.



OPPS sorry its 100 Queen's Gate

Any thoughts on the London Pass ?
 

Richard J. wrote:
TheMiz wrote:

Richard J. wrote:

David Bennetts wrote:


"TheMiz" wrote in message
...


Think I will take the express to Paddington
then hop the tube to the Kennsington station


If you're going to South Kensington it'll be far cheaper, easier
and probably quicker to get the Heathrow Express to Terminals
1,2,3 (free) and change to the Picadilly Line tube there. Then
change to a district line train at Barons Court (across platform
connection).


Cheaper? Yes.

Easier? Not much in it. Both routes have a walk between HEx and
the Underground. Both involve a wait of up to 15 minutes for HEx
at T4.

Quicker? Not necessarily according to TfL's Journey Planner. Your
route takes 53-73 minutes including waiting times. Via
Paddington, it's 44-67 minutes. Taking the dedicated bus from T4
to Hatton Cross and the Piccadilly Line would reduce the overall
time to 40-50 minutes.

Also, there's not much point in changing to the District at Barons
Court as the Piccadilly also goes to South Kensington, and there
are fewer steps to climb from the Picc to street level (plus
escalators of course).


That does sound rather good! I know my way once I get to South
Kensington just about a 4 block walk up to Queensway!


But Queensway is the other side of Kensington Gardens from South
Kensington, a distance of more than 1 mile. If you can tell us where
your hotel is (hotel name/road, or postcode), we can refine the
transport advice.


Any thoughts on a 7 day London Pass ?


According to their website www.londonpass.com, you can buy one for 1,2,3
or 6 days, not 7. It's only worth it, in my view, if you're going to
spend all your time visiting the attractions listed on their site. Note
that in very small print it says that they will add 17.5% tax (meaning
VAT, I assume) to the quoted prices. Presenting consumer prices in this
way is not regarded as good practice in the UK.

If you get one with travel included, you will pay £38 (including tax*)
for the travel element, covering Zones 1-6. A 7-Day Travelcard for
Zones 1-2, where all the main tourist attractions are, is £21.40.

* VAT is not payable on public transport fares, so I don't see how they
can justify this. I've mailed them (the Leisure Pass Group) about this.





I should have said Travelcard !

Any thoughts on the London Pass ?
 

Richard J. wrote:
TheMiz wrote:

Richard J. wrote:

David Bennetts wrote:


"TheMiz" wrote in message
...


Think I will take the express to Paddington
then hop the tube to the Kennsington station


If you're going to South Kensington it'll be far cheaper, easier
and probably quicker to get the Heathrow Express to Terminals
1,2,3 (free) and change to the Picadilly Line tube there. Then
change to a district line train at Barons Court (across platform
connection).


Cheaper? Yes.

Easier? Not much in it. Both routes have a walk between HEx and
the Underground. Both involve a wait of up to 15 minutes for HEx
at T4.

Quicker? Not necessarily according to TfL's Journey Planner. Your
route takes 53-73 minutes including waiting times. Via
Paddington, it's 44-67 minutes. Taking the dedicated bus from T4
to Hatton Cross and the Piccadilly Line would reduce the overall
time to 40-50 minutes.

Also, there's not much point in changing to the District at Barons
Court as the Piccadilly also goes to South Kensington, and there
are fewer steps to climb from the Picc to street level (plus
escalators of course).


That does sound rather good! I know my way once I get to South
Kensington just about a 4 block walk up to Queensway!


But Queensway is the other side of Kensington Gardens from South
Kensington, a distance of more than 1 mile. If you can tell us where
your hotel is (hotel name/road, or postcode), we can refine the
transport advice.


Any thoughts on a 7 day London Pass ?


According to their website www.londonpass.com, you can buy one for 1,2,3
or 6 days, not 7. It's only worth it, in my view, if you're going to
spend all your time visiting the attractions listed on their site. Note
that in very small print it says that they will add 17.5% tax (meaning
VAT, I assume) to the quoted prices. Presenting consumer prices in this
way is not regarded as good practice in the UK.

If you get one with travel included, you will pay £38 (including tax*)
for the travel element, covering Zones 1-6. A 7-Day Travelcard for
Zones 1-2, where all the main tourist attractions are, is £21.40.

* VAT is not payable on public transport fares, so I don't see how they
can justify this. I've mailed them (the Leisure Pass Group) about this.


I was looking on www.londontravelpass.com

Any thoughts on the London Pass ?
 

In message , TheMiz
writes

OPPS sorry its 100 Queen's Gate

In that case your hotel is less than 500 yards from the Piccadilly line
at South Kensington Station.

By far the best route is to take the Piccadilly line direct to South
Kensington - I would still recommend taking the bus replacement from
Terminal 4 to the Piccadilly line station at Hatton Cross, but taking a
free ride from T4 to Terminal 1-3 at Heathrow, and joining the
Piccadilly line there, is an alternative.

Whichever you do, taking the Heathrow Express all the way to Paddington
would be an expensive mistake that would take you well out of your way.
The Piccadilly line is far more direct.

--
Paul Terry

Planned London Trip
 

TheMiz wrote to uk.transport.london on Sun, 3 Apr 2005:

Think I will take the express to Paddington
then hop the tube to the Kennsington station

That is rather going round 2 sides of a triangle if you are going to
South Kensington, it is a direct run on the Underground. If you are
going to Kensington High Street, it is still slightly 2 sides of a
triangle, but rather less so!
--
"Mrs Redboots"
http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/
Website updated 3 April 2005

Planned London Trip
 

David Bennetts wrote to uk.transport.london on Mon, 4 Apr 2005:

If you're going to South Kensington it'll be far cheaper, easier and
probably quicker to get the Heathrow Express to Terminals 1,2,3 (free) and
change to the Picadilly Line tube there. Then change to a district line
train at Barons Court (across platform connection).

No need to change - Piccadilly Line stops at South Ken too!
--
"Mrs Redboots"
http://www.amsmyth.demon.co.uk/
Website updated 3 April 2005

Any thoughts on the London Pass ?
 

TheMiz wrote [in three different posts!]:

OPPS sorry its 100 Queen's Gate

Right, then South Ken is OK.

I should have said Travelcard !

I was looking on www.londontravelpass.com

The choice is between buying a 7-day Visitor Travelcard before you leave
(Zones 1-6, £38.30) or buying tickets in London.

Most visitors spend all their time in zones 1 and 2, and only go outside
them for the journeys to and from Heathrow (zone 6). For that, you
could buy at Heathrow a single zone6-to-zone2 ticket and a 7-day zones
1-2 Travelcard for a total of £23.50. You would then need to buy on
your last day a "zone extension ticket" extending the validity of your
Travelcard through to Heathrow, which I think would be £2.10.
--
Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)

Any thoughts on the London Pass ?
 

Richard J. wrote:
TheMiz wrote [in three different posts!]:


OPPS sorry its 100 Queen's Gate


Right, then South Ken is OK.


I should have said Travelcard !


I was looking on www.londontravelpass.com


The choice is between buying a 7-day Visitor Travelcard before you leave
(Zones 1-6, £38.30) or buying tickets in London.

Most visitors spend all their time in zones 1 and 2, and only go outside
them for the journeys to and from Heathrow (zone 6). For that, you
could buy at Heathrow a single zone6-to-zone2 ticket and a 7-day zones
1-2 Travelcard for a total of £23.50. You would then need to buy on
your last day a "zone extension ticket" extending the validity of your
Travelcard through to Heathrow, which I think would be £2.10.


RichardJ

Seems like every time I come over and just buy the Zone 1 and 2 pass
I end up one day in Richmond another in Enfield and another in Barnet
That is not counting the travel from Heathrow

What zone is Heathrow in ?

As Always Thanks

TheMiz

Any thoughts on the London Pass ?
 

TheMiz wrote:
Richard J. wrote:

The choice is between buying a 7-day Visitor Travelcard before you
leave (Zones 1-6, £38.30) or buying tickets in London.

Most visitors spend all their time in zones 1 and 2, and only go
outside them for the journeys to and from Heathrow (zone 6). For
that, you could buy at Heathrow a single zone6-to-zone2 ticket and
a 7-day zones 1-2 Travelcard for a total of £23.50. You would
then need to buy on your last day a "zone extension ticket"
extending the validity of your Travelcard through to Heathrow,
which I think would be £2.10.


RichardJ

Seems like every time I come over and just buy the Zone 1 and 2 pass
I end up one day in Richmond another in Enfield and another in
Barnet That is not counting the travel from Heathrow

What zone is Heathrow in ?

Zone 6.

There's a map of the zones at
http://tube.tfl.gov.uk/content/tubem...onnections.pdf

--
Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)

Any thoughts on the London Pass ?
 

TheMiz wrote:


OPPS sorry its 100 Queen's Gate

If you're going to somewhere on Queens Gate I would suggesting getting
off the tube at Glouster Road. You could get the Picidilly line all
the way (and go up a few steps and a lift) in Glouster Road. Theres
less steps from the Pic than the District at Glouster Road

OT Any thoughts on the London Pass ? OT
 

Richard J. wrote:
According to their website www.londonpass.com, you can buy one for
1,2,3
or 6 days, not 7. It's only worth it, in my view, if you're going to
spend all your time visiting the attractions listed on their site.
Note
that in very small print it says that they will add 17.5% tax
(meaning
VAT, I assume) to the quoted prices. Presenting consumer prices in
this
way is not regarded as good practice in the UK.

If you get one with travel included, you will pay £38 (including
tax*)
for the travel element, covering Zones 1-6. A 7-Day Travelcard for
Zones 1-2, where all the main tourist attractions are, is £21.40.

* VAT is not payable on public transport fares, so I don't see how
they
can justify this. I've mailed them (the Leisure Pass Group) about
this.
--
Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)

According to Trading Standards it is infact a criminal offence to show
a price to the a consumer which does not include VAT (except in some
circumstances). See

http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/c...dv087-0100.txt

and

http://www.hmso.gov.uk/si/si2004/20040102.htm


I like their insurance policy - they charge 2.5% extra and if you don't
go they refund you the money minus a re-stocking fee. How can you
re-stock something which has a specified date on it? And who is going
to fall for that insurance policy anyway (don't most tourists have
insurance for their holidays which includes being insured against not
going)

Any thoughts on the London Pass ?
 

OT Any thoughts on the London Pass ? OT
 

wrote:
Richard J. wrote [re the London Pass]:

Note that in very small print it says that they will add
17.5% tax (meaning VAT, I assume) to the quoted prices.
Presenting consumer prices in this way is not regarded as
good practice in the UK.

If you get [a London Pass] with travel included, you will pay
£38 (including tax*) for the travel element ....

* VAT is not payable on public transport fares, so I don't see
how they can justify this. I've mailed them (the Leisure Pass
Group) about this.

According to Trading Standards it is infact a criminal offence to
show a price to the a consumer which does not include VAT (except
in some circumstances). See


http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/c...dv087-0100.txt

and

http://www.hmso.gov.uk/si/si2004/20040102.htm

Those references don't seem to define "product" but they exempt
"products which are supplied in the course of the provision of a
service". Perhaps the London Pass comes comes under this exemption,
since transport or entrance to museums are services. This would also
explain how airlines can get away with offering fares at £10 or
whatever, excluding various taxes and supplements in a highly misleading
way.
--
Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)

OT Any thoughts on the London Pass ? OT
 

Richard J. wrote:

http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/c...dv087-0100.txt

and

http://www.hmso.gov.uk/si/si2004/20040102.htm

Those references don't seem to define "product" but they exempt
"products which are supplied in the course of the provision of a
service". Perhaps the London Pass comes comes under this exemption,


Ah but they charge a re-stocking fee if the ticket is returned. You
can't restock a service, can you?

Any thoughts on the London Pass ?
 

wrote:
TheMiz wrote:


OPPS sorry its 100 Queen's Gate


If you're going to somewhere on Queens Gate I would suggesting getting
off the tube at Glouster Road. You could get the Picidilly line all
the way (and go up a few steps and a lift) in Glouster Road. Theres
less steps from the Pic than the District at Glouster Road


Thanks You

But I think it is much shorter for me to get off at South Kensington its
only about a 3 minute walk up Old Brompton Road ( corner of Old Brompton
Road and Queens Gate)

Any thoughts on the London Pass ?
 

TheMiz wrote:
wrote:
TheMiz wrote:


OPPS sorry its 100 Queen's Gate


If you're going to somewhere on Queens Gate I would suggesting
getting
off the tube at Glouster Road. You could get the Picidilly line
all
the way (and go up a few steps and a lift) in Glouster Road.
Theres
less steps from the Pic than the District at Glouster Road


Thanks You

But I think it is much shorter for me to get off at South Kensington
its
only about a 3 minute walk up Old Brompton Road ( corner of Old
Brompton
Road and Queens Gate)

South Kensington is further away from 100 Queens Gate than Gloucester
Road (yes the tube stations are really that close together)

Any thoughts on the London Pass ?
 

Richard J. wrote:
wrote:
TheMiz wrote:


OPPS sorry its 100 Queen's Gate

If you're going to somewhere on Queens Gate I would suggesting
getting off the tube at Glouster Road. You could get the Picidilly
line all the way (and go up a few steps and a lift) in Glouster
Road. Theres less steps from the Pic than the District at Glouster
Road

If you are trying to help overseas visitors, it does help to spell
the
station names correctly. It's Gloucester Road, and it's actually
slightly further from the hotel than South Kensington.

Sorry about the spelling.

Theres not much in it distance wise but multimap reckons Gloucester
Road is the closest:

http://uk.multimap.com/map/browse.cg...tion&nolocal=X

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wrote:
Richard J. wrote:
wrote:
TheMiz wrote:


OPPS sorry its 100 Queen's Gate

If you're going to somewhere on Queens Gate I would suggesting
getting off the tube at Glouster Road. You could get the
Picidilly line all the way (and go up a few steps and a lift)
in Glouster Road. Theres less steps from the Pic than the
District at Glouster Road

If you are trying to help overseas visitors, it does help to spell
the station names correctly. It's Gloucester Road, and it's
actually slightly further from the hotel than South Kensington.

Sorry about the spelling.

Theres not much in it distance wise but multimap reckons Gloucester
Road is the closest:


http://uk.multimap.com/map/browse.cg...tion&nolocal=X

I think you missed the bit that says "These locations are nearest as the
crow flies, but may not be nearest by road." But we're only talking
about 100 metres, so let's move on.
--
Richard J.
(to e-mail me, swap uk and yon in address)

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wrote:
TheMiz wrote:

wrote:

TheMiz wrote:



OPPS sorry its 100 Queen's Gate


If you're going to somewhere on Queens Gate I would suggesting getting
off the tube at Glouster Road. You could get the Picidilly line all
the way (and go up a few steps and a lift) in Glouster Road. Theres
less steps from the Pic than the District at Glouster Road


Thanks You

But I think it is much shorter for me to get off at South Kensington its
only about a 3 minute walk up Old Brompton Road ( corner of Old Brompton
Road and Queens Gate)


South Kensington is further away from 100 Queens Gate than Gloucester
Road (yes the tube stations are really that close together)

If it's the hotel I know at the corner of Old Brompton Road and Queen's
Gate, then South Kensington is definitely nearer, no matter what
Multimap says. The walk from Gloucester Road is indirect whereas the
walk from South Kensington is very direct; as the crow flies it may be
nearer to Gloucester Road, but the walking distance from South Ken is
shorter.

Of course, this is rather pedantic as it's probably only the difference
a few metres. If the OP is familiar with the walk from South Ken station
then that's a good reason in itself to walk from there.

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

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Dave Arquati wrote:
wrote:

TheMiz wrote:

wrote:

TheMiz wrote:



OPPS sorry its 100 Queen's Gate



If you're going to somewhere on Queens Gate I would suggesting getting
off the tube at Glouster Road. You could get the Picidilly line all
the way (and go up a few steps and a lift) in Glouster Road. Theres
less steps from the Pic than the District at Glouster Road


Thanks You

But I think it is much shorter for me to get off at South Kensington its
only about a 3 minute walk up Old Brompton Road ( corner of Old Brompton
Road and Queens Gate)



South Kensington is further away from 100 Queens Gate than Gloucester
Road (yes the tube stations are really that close together)


If it's the hotel I know at the corner of Old Brompton Road and Queen's
Gate, then South Kensington is definitely nearer, no matter what
Multimap says. The walk from Gloucester Road is indirect whereas the
walk from South Kensington is very direct; as the crow flies it may be
nearer to Gloucester Road, but the walking distance from South Ken is
shorter.

Of course, this is rather pedantic as it's probably only the difference
a few metres. If the OP is familiar with the walk from South Ken station
then that's a good reason in itself to walk from there.





This will be my 4th year of staying at this hotel and since I know my
way I will get there the way I know.

I do learn my way around each year and once I am there I will take a
walk and look for Gloucester Road. The hotel has never mentioned it as a
possible way to get to the Regency.


You are all very helpful and Thank You


Mizer