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what time does the district line close?? I'm planning to visit London to attend a football match on late February and I was told to get off at fulham broadway to get to the Chelsea's stadium. The thing is, I'd like to get the train back to my hotel when the match is over (10pm?) in order not to bump up into "strange" ppl asking for trouble... thanks ever so much NB: how long does it take to get to the Stadium from the fulham broadway subway station on foot? |
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writes what time does the district line close?? Last train from Fulham Broadway that connects with other services at Earl Court is 4 minutes past midnight on Mondays to Saturdays, although there are other (non-connecting) trains for another hour after that. I'm planning to visit London to attend a football match on late February and I was told to get off at fulham broadway to get to the Chelsea's stadium. The thing is, I'd like to get the train back to my hotel when the match is over (10pm?) in order not to bump up into "strange" ppl asking for trouble... It takes about 10 minutes normally, although it could be slower given the large crowds that go to Chelsea. But you would be in no danger of missing the last train. -- Paul Terry |
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Paul Terry wrote: But you would be in no danger of missing the last train. well, that cheers me up a lot! I'm planning to get to London by the Eurostar train from Paris. The train stops at the St. Pancras International station; so the King's Cross St. Pancras subway station should be nearby. How do I get to the Fulham Broadway station? How much is it? Do you think the St. Pancras International station is a nice play to have a meal and take some rest? thanks |
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Larry wrote:
Do you think the St. Pancras International station is a nice play to have a meal and take some rest? Apparently the station is now surrounded by lots of new French restaurants. |
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On 20 Dec, 14:51, "John Rowland" wrote: Larry wrote: Do you think the St. Pancras International station is a nice play to have a meal and take some rest? Apparently the station is now surrounded by lots of new French restaurants. Eurostar shooting themselves in the foot there somewhat... |
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On 20 Dec, 13:32, wrote: In article , (Larry) wrote: In article , *Paul Terry wrote: But you would be in no danger of missing the last train. well, that cheers me up a lot! I'm planning to get to London by the Eurostar train from Paris. The train stops at the St. Pancras International station; so the King's Cross St. Pancras subway station should be nearby. How do I get to the Fulham Broadway station? How much is it? Do you think the St. Pancras International station is a nice play to have a meal and take some rest? At a price! There are a few more reasonable alternatives across the road from King's Cross station next door, including a pleasant enough noodle bar cum takeaway. You have a choice from King's Cross St Pancras tube to Fulham Broadway. Either the Circle or Hammersmith and City Lines westbound to Paddington (Circle) or Edgware Road, changing to a District train from Edgware Road to Wimbledon. The advantage of the Circle in particular and this route in general is that the change at Paddington is on *the same platform and that at Edgware Road is often cross-platform. Sometimes you have to cross the bridge there, though, hence my preference for Paddington if a Circle Line train comes first at King's Cross. The other route is to take the Victoria Line from King's Cross St Pancras tube to Victoria and change to the District Line there. If the first train if not for Wimbledon, take the first (but not a Circle train) to Earl's Court and change to a Wimbledon train there. The other reason for preferring the first option above on a night when Chelsea are playing at home is that you won't get a seat on a train you get on at Earl's Court but your probably will at Edgware Road or Paddington! May I present Larry with the Tube map so he can visualise his potential routes... Tube map as a GIF image: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloa...d-tube-map.gif Tube map as a PDF: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloa...d-tube-map.pdf The latter PDF version has an overlay of grid squares - Kings Cross St. Pancras is in square C5, Fulham Broadway is in square E3. Circle line is yellow, District line is green, Victoria line is light blue, Piccadilly line is dark blue. I think Colin Rosenstiel basically covers everything. I would be somewhat minded to avoid changing at Edgware Road - those times I have done so I've found it confusing and seen many others looking rather befuddled, and I'm not really one to get confused by such things! To avoid doing this, as Colin says you can take a Circle line train to Paddington, alight and then wait for a District line train to Wimbledon which will take you to Fulham Broadway. Note that the Circle line only has a frequency of every 10 minutes though. The other route, not mentioned by Colin but separately by Tom Anderson, is to take a Piccadilly line train to Earl's Court and then change for a District line train towards Wimbledon. The Piccadilly is likely to be very busy, though all trains will be busy at this time. Note that the Circle and District lines run close to the surface and use larger trains. The Piccadilly and Victoria line trains are at a much deeper level and are proper tube lines in that the tunnels and trains are both tube shaped. Also note that the system here is not referred to as the subway but as the Underground (even though bits of it go above ground) or the Tube (even though only some lines are true tube lines). Fares - you should buy yourself a zones 1&2 Day Travelcard at a cost of £5.30 this year - the price will rise to £5.60 next year. This will cover you for unlimited journeys on the Underground in zones 1&2 - i.e. the central area - plus all London buses. This is your cheapest option, unless you are in possession of an Oyster smart card - but you shouldn't get one of them just for this trip. If you want to be really smart and avoid the ever present queues at the Underground station, you can actually buy this zones 1&2 Day Travelcard from the mainline rail ticket offices at St Pancras - there are two of them both signed as "UK Rail Tickets", both can sell you this ticket though the one on the left (run by "First Capital Connect") will likely serve you more quickly should there be a queue. (Note that these ticket clerks will not have an intimate knowledge of the Underground system.) And lastly, I wouldn't expect any real trouble visiting the match - some high-spirited behaviour will be in evidence I'm sure, but not any actual trouble. (Unless you're going to be sat at the wrong end!) |
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On 20 Dec, 14:51, "John Rowland" wrote: Larry wrote: Do you think the St. Pancras International station is a nice play to have a meal and take some rest? Apparently the station is now surrounded by lots of new French restaurants. Eurostar shooting themselves in the foot there somewhat... Eurostar doesn't own all of the shops in the Kings Cross area. |
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, Mizter T wrote: Fares - you should buy yourself a zones 1&2 Day Travelcard at a cost of £5.30 this year - the price will rise to £5.60 next year. This will cover you for unlimited journeys on the Underground in zones 1&2 - i.e. the central area - plus all London buses. I cannot thank you all enough!! I was wondering if there was any bus to get to the Fulham Broadway area at first to enjoy the views since is my first time visiting London. I'll take the tube to get to the King's Cross Station when the match is over. |
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On 20 Dec, 16:42, "John Rowland" wrote: Mizter T wrote: On 20 Dec, 14:51, "John Rowland" wrote: Larry wrote: Do you think the St. Pancras International station is a nice play to have a meal and take some rest? Apparently the station is now surrounded by lots of new French restaurants. Eurostar shooting themselves in the foot there somewhat... Eurostar doesn't own all of the shops in the Kings Cross area. True - I thought you may have been referring to eateries within St Pancras station, to which I haven't paid a great deal of attention. Can anyone recommend one of these new French restaurants at all? Not that the OP, having just come from Paris, will really need such a recommendation... so can anyone recommend a good restaurant offering traditional British dishes in Kings Cross? I can't immediately think of one I must admit. I recall there being a decent looking place in the new Regent's Quarter development just north of Pentonville Road, but I think it's Spanish. |
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... In article , Mizter T wrote: Fares - you should buy yourself a zones 1&2 Day Travelcard at a cost of £5.30 this year - the price will rise to £5.60 next year. This will cover you for unlimited journeys on the Underground in zones 1&2 - i.e. the central area - plus all London buses. I cannot thank you all enough!! I was wondering if there was any bus to get to the Fulham Broadway area at first to enjoy the views since is my first time visiting London. I'll take the tube to get to the King's Cross Station when the match is over. The TfL journey planner http://journeyplanner.tfl.gov.uk/ gives you the option of selecting which mode of transport. If you choose bus it will probably involve a change at University College Hospital -- David Biddulph |
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On Sat, 20 Dec 2008, Larry wrote:
In article , Mizter T wrote: Fares - you should buy yourself a zones 1&2 Day Travelcard at a cost of £5.30 this year - the price will rise to £5.60 next year. This will cover you for unlimited journeys on the Underground in zones 1&2 - i.e. the central area - plus all London buses. I cannot thank you all enough!! I was wondering if there was any bus to get to the Fulham Broadway area at first to enjoy the views since is my first time visiting London. I'll take the tube to get to the King's Cross Station when the match is over. You could take a river ferry from Blackfriars to Chelsea Harbour, and then walk or bus the remaining mile from there to Stamford Bridge. However, the ferry, being mainly for commuters, only runs mondays to fridays, and the only sailings are at 1710, 1820, and 1910. There might be pleasure boats that sail that route at other times, i'm not sure. I should mention that ferries aren't really within the travelcard system - a travelcard gives you a discount on the fare, not a free ride. If you wanted to do this, you could get from KX to Blackfriars by bus, or the Thameslink railway line. As for buses to Fulham, not a clue, but look for one which goes down the King's Road, or along the Chelsea Embankment, as those will be the most visually appealing routes, i think. tom -- Someone needs to invent a comedy mirror where you can see how bad you are before you go out in public. -- p_nochio |
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(Tom Anderson) wrote: *Subject:* district line closing time *From:* Tom Anderson *Date:* Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:46:28 +0000 On Sat, 20 Dec 2008, wrote: In article , (Larry) wrote: In article , Paul Terry wrote: But you would be in no danger of missing the last train. well, that cheers me up a lot! I'm planning to get to London by the Eurostar train from Paris. The train stops at the St. Pancras International station; so the King's Cross St. Pancras subway station should be nearby. How do I get to the Fulham Broadway station? How much is it? Do you think the St. Pancras International station is a nice play to have a meal and take some rest? At a price! There are a few more reasonable alternatives across the road from King's Cross station next door, including a pleasant enough noodle bar cum takeaway. And a terrific Ethiopian, five minutes' walk up Caledonian Road. You have a choice from King's Cross St Pancras tube to Fulham Broadway. Either the Circle or Hammersmith and City Lines westbound to Paddington (Circle) or Edgware Road, changing to a District train from Edgware Road to Wimbledon. The advantage of the Circle in particular and this route in general is that the change at Paddington is on the same platform and that at Edgware Road is often cross-platform. Sometimes you have to cross the bridge there, though, hence my preference for Paddington if a Circle Line train comes first at King's Cross. This would also be my first choice of route. The other route is to take the Victoria Line from King's Cross St Pancras tube to Victoria and change to the District Line there. If the first train if not for Wimbledon, take the first (but not a Circle train) to Earl's Court and change to a Wimbledon train there. Or Piccadilly from KX to Earl's Court. It's slower than the Victoria option, but avoids changing at Victoria. I mention it largely for completeness! I wouldn't normally consider that route. My reason for preferring the Victoria is that it is consistently faster across London because its route is better laid out for speed and its top speed is more than 50% above those of other tube lines. Until recently my second option always seemed the faster tube route to Putney, though Victoria Line to Vauxhall and SWT to Putney is the fastest, not relevant for Fulham Broadway of course nor possible with Oyster PAYG and more expensive from Cambridge without a ODTC. My reasons for preferring the Circle route these days are that it has proved no slower recently when travelling with my granddaughter in a buggy for whom the same platform interchange is much easier. Avoiding escalators and stairs is another reason then. I must have been fitter and obviously younger when doing the journey with my children in buggies. Not trying to board a Wimbledon train at Earls Court is an extra issue when Chelsea are playing at home. I've got caught by that too often when travelling with a bike to my mother's from St James's Park! -- Colin Rosenstiel |
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Paul Corfield wrote: Are you supporting Chelsea or the other team? If it is the "other team" then it may be sensible to not wear their colours while on the tube as you're likely to be travelling with several hundred Chelsea fans! Well, I was afraid you'd ask that. I'm not supporting Chelsea. Yet, for my sake, I won't be wearing any colours at all! |
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Can anyone recommend one of these new French restaurants at all? Not that the OP, having just come from Paris, will really need such a recommendation... so can anyone recommend a good restaurant offering traditional British dishes in Kings Cross? I can't immediately think of one I must admit. I recall there being a decent looking place in the new Regent's Quarter development just north of Pentonville Road, but I think it's Spanish. No idea on KX; but how about a different tack: a. from Kings Cross take Piccadilly Line to Covent Garden b. walk through Covent Garden (one of London's popular tourist destinations) and eat there or nearby: a plethora of cuisines and price brackets - including, as an exemplar of British cooking, and bearing in mind the strength of the Euro (spit!!!), http://www.rules.co.uk/ (I can recommend the Rib of Beef, on the Bone or the Steak, Kidney & Oyster Pudding). It ain't really the place for a pre-match snack though :)) c. then it's a 15 minute walk to Embankment (via Trafalgar Square to tick it off - though I think it is only worth it for those who appreciate the history) to catch the Circle; or a 25 minute walk via Trafalgar Square and Whitehall to see the House of Parliament and Westminster Abbey before getting the District Line again from Westminster; or if time is tight Piccadilly Line again from Covent Garden to Earl's Court and District Line from there? -- Robin |
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On 20 Dec, 22:25, Larry wrote: In article , *Paul Corfield wrote: Are you supporting Chelsea or the other team? *If it is the "other team" then it may be sensible to not wear their colours while on the tube as you're likely to be travelling with several hundred Chelsea fans! * Well, I was afraid you'd ask that. I'm not supporting Chelsea. Yet, for my sake, I won't be wearing any colours at all! So you won't be wearing your zebra colours then? |
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I'm going to completely disagree with the routes above and suggest
going for the Piccadilly from Earl's Court, as it's much more frequent and faster than the Circle and District lines. The change at Paddington also means that the topic starter cannot take any Hammersmith and City line trains, even though they may very well provide a faster journey than waiting for a circle line train at Paddington. Every day I have the choice of taking either the District line or the Northern Line + NR for my commute, and every time I've gone for the District I've regretted it. It's just so horribly slow, infrequent and prone to delays. I'd even consider just walking from Stamford Bridge to Earl's Court to avoid the District altogether. |
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On 21 Dec, 01:35, Mizter T wrote:
On 20 Dec, 22:25, Larry wrote: Well, I was afraid you'd ask that. I'm not supporting Chelsea. Yet, for my sake, I won't be wearing any colours at all! So you won't be wearing your zebra colours then? Fx: sound of penny dropping! Chelsea vs Juventus, Champions League, Feb 25th, 19:45. Enjoy the match. |
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On 21 Dec, 11:40, wrote: On 21 Dec, 01:35, Mizter T wrote: On 20 Dec, 22:25, Larry wrote: Well, I was afraid you'd ask that. I'm not supporting Chelsea. Yet, for my sake, I won't be wearing any colours at all! So you won't be wearing your zebra colours then? Fx: sound of penny dropping! Chelsea vs Juventus, Champions League, Feb 25th, 19:45. * Enjoy the match. I should have been a bit more cryptic and just said "No zebras then?" ! The draw for this round of the Champion's League was on Friday so given the timing of the OP's question this has to be the game he's planning on heading to. (Well, probably!) |
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, Mizter T wrote: So you won't be wearing your zebra colours then? I will, deep down. Yet, I won't look like a zebra! |
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, sweek wrote: I'd even consider just walking from Stamford Bridge to Earl's Court to avoid the District altogether. How long does it take? |
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On 21 Dec, 11:46, wrote:
That was why I advised taking the first train to Edgware Road and changing there if it is a Hammersmith and City. The Piccadilly is much slower and the time taken to get down to deep level and back can't be ignored either. If the Piccadilly is much slower, than why does TfL recommend this route? King's Cross St. Pancras to Fulham Broadway is 26 minutes via the Piccadilly and a change at Earl's Court vs. around 31 minutes for the District/Circle route. Plus the potentially much longer wait for the 6 tph between Edgware Road and Wimbledon vs. 24 trains per hour on the Piccadilly and at least 12 tph on the last bit of the District from Earl's Court. Every day I have the choice of taking either the District line or the Northern Line + NR for my commute, and every time I've gone for the District I've regretted it. It's just so horribly slow, infrequent and prone to delays. I'd even consider just walking from Stamford Bridge to Earl's Court to avoid the District altogether. I've used the District, especially the Wimbledon branch, all my life. I just don't agree with your assessment. In my case it's also the Wimbledon branch to Parsons Green or Putney Bridge, but I prefer national rail from Wandsworth Town by far. |
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wrote in message ... In article , (Larry) wrote: In article , sweek wrote: I'd even consider just walking from Stamford Bridge to Earl's Court to avoid the District altogether. How long does it take? 29 minute according to the TfL Journey Planner. It also says t=it takes 12-14 minutes via Fulham Broadway and the District Line. Only someone with a very warped view would take the walking option for preference. Walking to Earls Court is a sensible alternative if the match has just finished. It is less than a mile so will take about 20 minutes. With 40000 people all trying to get onto the tube it could take 20 minutes just to get onto a train at Fulham Broadway. Peter Smyth |
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On 21 Dec, 21:14, wrote: In article , (Larry) wrote: In article , *sweek wrote: I'd even consider just walking from Stamford Bridge to Earl's Court to avoid the District altogether. How long does it take? 29 minute according to the TfL Journey Planner. It also says it takes 12-14 minutes via Fulham Broadway and the District Line. Only someone with a very warped view would take the walking option for preference. I do hope you're not suggesting people who choose walking over being conveyed all have a very warped view?! In this particular instance, I agree with you in that in the case of the OP, Larry, it would probably be best for him to use the District line and get off at Fulham Broadway - so if he was going via the Piccadilly line then he should simply change at Earl's Court on to a District line train heading for Wimbledon. Apart from anything else, if there were to any problems on the District line that evening which were causing delays, then on a match day there is a considerable impetus to London Underground in getting thousands of fans to their destination - in other words maintaining a good service on the Wimbledon branch of the District line would become a priority. So I wouldn't regard that as a problem at all (and by the by I've never actually had any massive issues with the Wimbledon branch either). However the idea that walking between Earl's Court and the Stamford Bridge ground is some sort of mammoth feat needs to be dispelled - walking it is not really that daft an idea, and is hardly impossible! Here is a map showing the are in question (Earl's Court Underground station being at the top): http://www.streetmap.co.uk/oldmap.sr...&y=177750&ar=N One thing you must bear in mind from the outset is that the TfL planner defaults to assuming that people walk at a slug's pace. The TfL planner estimates that it will take 22 at a fast pace, 29 at an average pace (the number you quoted) and 42 mins to walk it at a slow pace. This is wonky. Instead check out the timings that the 'walk it' planner gives for the same walking route - 14 mins fast, 19 mins medium, 29 mins slow. As you can see there's a significant disparity between the times given by those two planners. 'walk it' - http://www.walkit.com/london I'm not entirely sure how fast I walk, to be honest, though of course it varies between quick step and a more sedate pace - I've only used TfL's planner to plan a walking route a handful of times (if that) but the 'fast pace' setting seemed to be broadly in the right ball park, to borrow a phrase. Actually I'll endeavour to try and test out their timing estimates - problem being that I normally just use an A-Z and have some appreciation of the scale so don't bother with all this online route planning malarkey. Anyway - you say 12-14 mins for District line from Earl's Court to Fulham Broadway then walk to Stamford Bridge though I've just got 11 mins! - perhaps it depends what time of day you input), so a 14 minute fast paced walk or 19 minute medium paced one compares quite well with that! A few other thoughts... The walking route is actually takes in some pretty busy roads so is perhaps not the best introduction to London for a first time visitor - that said the houses down Finborough Road and Ifield Road (and indeed Redcliffe Gardens should one go that way) are still rather splendid despite this (it's not like there's a massive highway en-route or something). Actually one can even take a small diversion and walk through Brompton Cemetary when it's open, which it won't be at this time in the evening! All in all though I think my advice to Larry would be to follow the crowds and take Underground to Fulham Broadway. |
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On 21 Dec, 21:59, "Peter Smyth" wrote: wrote: In article , (Larry) wrote: In article , *sweek wrote: I'd even consider just walking from Stamford Bridge to Earl's Court to avoid the District altogether. How long does it take? 29 minute according to the TfL Journey Planner. It also says it takes 12-14 minutes via Fulham Broadway and the District Line. Only someone with a very warped view would take the walking option for preference. Walking to Earls Court is a sensible alternative if the match has just finished. It is less than a mile so will take about 20 minutes. With 40000 people all trying to get onto the tube it could take 20 minutes just to get onto a train at Fulham Broadway. Having just posted a long response to Colin's "warped view" comments in which I end up recommending him to keep it simple and go via Fulham Broadway, you come out with this and make me realise that I'd totally failed to take that into account! You're quite right - on the way back after the match walking to Earl's Court is likely to be a good option as opposed to waiting in the queue to get in to Fulham Broadway station and on to a train, and it'll be a particularly good option if going back via the Piccadilly line from Earl's Court. I suppose in the case of the OP that needs to be offset with his unfamiliarity with the area, especially if he didn't walk this way on the way to the match, and with how adventurous he might be feeling. I can see that, despite the wait, the 'keep-it-easy' option of going via Fulham Broadway station has its attractions. |
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On Dec 20, 4:57*pm, Mizter T wrote:
On 20 Dec, 16:42, "John Rowland" wrote: Mizter T wrote: On 20 Dec, 14:51, "John Rowland" wrote: Larry wrote: Do you think the St. Pancras International station is a nice play to have a meal and take some rest? Apparently the station is now surrounded by lots of new French restaurants. Eurostar shooting themselves in the foot there somewhat... Eurostar doesn't own all of the shops in the Kings Cross area. True - I thought you may have been referring to eateries within St Pancras station, to which I haven't paid a great deal of attention. Can anyone recommend one of these new French restaurants at all? Not that the OP, having just come from Paris, will really need such a recommendation... so can anyone recommend a good restaurant offering traditional British dishes in Kings Cross? I can't immediately think of one I must admit. I recall there being a decent looking place in the new Regent's Quarter development just north of Pentonville Road, but I think it's Spanish. I've had a very good meal at the St Pancras Grand (on the west side of the upper level of St P) -- some quite traditional British dishes with a modern twist. It's not cheap but no more than any other half-decent London restaurant (£11-15 for most main courses). |
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On 21 Dec, 21:14, wrote:
In article , (sweek) wrote: On 21 Dec, 11:46, wrote: That was why I advised taking the first train to Edgware Road and changing there if it is a Hammersmith and City. The Piccadilly is much slower and the time taken to get down to deep level and back can't be ignored either. If the Piccadilly is much slower, than why does TfL recommend this route? Because it doesn't. King's Cross St. Pancras to Fulham Broadway is 26 minutes via the Piccadilly and a change at Earl's Court vs. around 31 minutes for the District/Circle route. Plus the potentially much longer wait for the 6 tph between Edgware Road and Wimbledon vs. 24 trains per hour on the Piccadilly and at least 12 tph on the last bit of the District from Earl's Court. Hmm. Not what the TfL journey planner says here. I put in St Pancras International to Fulham Broadway which adds 7 or 8 minutes walking (the extra minute to get to the Piccadilly Line) to get to the tube from SPI. The times, including the walk, are 36 minutes via the Piccadilly and 35 minutes via the Circle and District or the Victoria and District. What you are overlooking is that the last place you want to get on a District train to Fulham Broadway when there is a match at Stamford Bridge is Earls Court. Trains get very crowded there so you don't get a seat for certain and quite likely don't even get onto the first Wimbledon train. Far better to get on one at Edgware Road/Paddington or at Victoria. But it's only two stops from Earl's Court to Fulham B'way!! A few minutes standing is I dare say unlikely to be a massive issue for the OP, not least because he didn't mention any issues of lack of mobility at all, and I suspect he's likely to spend at least some portion of the match on his feet as well! I certainly appreciate the argument about having secured a position for oneself on a Wimbledon-bound train before it reaches Earl's Court, and I freely admit that I don't have much experience of travelling from/to/via Earl's Court on a match day. However my suspicion is that it's simply more a case of just packing oneself in on a crowded train along with the rest of the crowd for a couple of stops, comfort not being a priority for such a short space of time - and no big deal if you need to wait for the second train. The other option of course would be to walk from Earl's Court to the ground - see my other reply on this. I can see advantages in both the Circle/District line and the Piccadilly line routes, with a different emphasis on things depending upon whom the traveller is - e.g. old hand or first time visitor. Perhaps in part the decision will be made according to whether the OP wishes to take a bus trip through central London or not - if he does, then going via Edgware Road/ Paddington is no longer on the cards. |
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On 21 Dec, 23:02, Rupert Candy wrote: On Dec 20, 4:57*pm, Mizter T wrote: (snip) Can anyone recommend one of these new French restaurants at all? Not that the OP, having just come from Paris, will really need such a recommendation... so can anyone recommend a good restaurant offering traditional British dishes in Kings Cross? I can't immediately think of one I must admit. I recall there being a decent looking place in the new Regent's Quarter development just north of Pentonville Road, but I think it's Spanish. I've had a very good meal at the St Pancras Grand (on the west side of the upper level of St P) -- some quite traditional British dishes with a modern twist. It's not cheap but no more than any other half-decent London restaurant (£11-15 for most main courses). Thanks for that - that's one to bear in mind for the future, and of course it has the added advantage that it's actually in the station. |
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On 22 Dec, 01:22, wrote: In article , (Mizter T) wrote: But it's only two stops from Earl's Court to Fulham B'way!! A few minutes standing is I dare say unlikely to be a massive issue for the OP, not least because he didn't mention any issues of lack of mobility at all, and I suspect he's likely to spend at least some portion of the match on his feet as well! I certainly appreciate the argument about having secured a position for oneself on a Wimbledon-bound train before it reaches Earl's Court, and I freely admit that I don't have much experience of travelling from/to/via Earl's Court on a match day. However my suspicion is that it's simply more a case of just packing oneself in on a crowded train along with the rest of the crowd for a couple of stops, comfort not being a priority for such a short space of time - and no big deal if you need to wait for the second train. I seem to have a habit of staying at my mother's when Chelsea are playing at home. The District gets very crowded and you can fail to get on at least one train at Earls Court if not more. I agree that standing isn't that much of an issue. A friend of mine has the most fantastic uncanny ability to always travel at the precise point in time and through just the right places so as to get caught up with football traffic - whether he's travelling by public transport, in the car, or indeed even by bicycle or on foot! He is always doing it, we have come to the conclusion he's cursed. It's not just football matches either - he gets caught up in the kicking out time melees after pop concerts at Wembley and the Dome, after exhibitions at Earl's Court and Excel, after late night closing at the mega shopping centres at White City and Brent Cross, after rugby games at Twickers, cricket at Lord's and the Oval, athletics meets at Crystal Palace, fireworks on Blackheath... if I am exaggerating it is only very slightly that I do so! |
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