Local Information

Where to get what you need and have a good time

Travel Information

The Underground

The closest tube stations are South Kensington Station and Gloucester Road Station, each about a 10 minutes' walk from Beit Hall. The Picadilly, District and Circle lines run through these stations. For how to connect to the rest of London,check out the Transportation for London website.

Buses

The closest bus stop are the Prince Consort stop (RZ & RS) for the 360, the Royal Albert Hall stop (RC & RL) for the 9, 10, 52, 452 and N9.

Supermarkets

Sainsbury's
158A Cromwell Road
London
SW7 4EJ

Waitrose
128 Gloucester Road
London
SW7 4SF

Mark's & Spencer's
113 Kensington High St
London
W8 5SQ

Bedding and Kitchenware

Robert Dyas
201 Kensington High Street
London
W8 6BA

Zara Home
48 Kensington High Street
London
W8 7RL

Argos
164-166 Kensington High Street
London
W8 7RG

Wilko
422 Kensington High Street
London
W8 7RG

IKEA
2 Drury Way
North Circular Road
London
NW10 0TH

Post

You will be given a peronal postbox and security will arrange for the collection of any packages sent to you. You can send mail from the post box across the road from the hall. For packages, try these locations:

Post Office
118 Gloucester Rd
London
SW7 4PH

Citibox
2 Old Brompton Rd
London
SW7 3DQ

Banks

You can visit this link for information on banks in the UK and the banks on campus. A list of close options are below:

Barclay's
114 Gloucester Rd
London
SW7 4SE

HSBC
95 Gloucester Rd
London
SW7 4SX

Lloyd's
67 Old Brompton Rd
London
SW7 3JX

NatWest
18 Cromwell Pl
London
SW7 2LB

Nationwide
189 Kensington High St
London
W8 6SH

Halifax
180-182 Kensington High St
London
W8 7RR

Royal Bank of Scotland
29 Old Brompton Rd
London
SW7 3JE

Restaurants and Cafes

Beyond the food and drink offered on campus at the Imperial College Union (in Beit Quadrangle), Dining Halls and Cafes, there are loads of restaurants and cafes by South Kensington Station and Gloucester Road Station. Many students often go to central London or Hammersmith to go out as well.

Cinemas

Imperial College has its own cinema. Other local cinemas include:

Cineworld
142 Fulham Rd
London
SW10 9QR

Curzon
206 King's Rd
London
SW3 5XP

The Gate
87 Notting Hill Gate
London
W11 3JZ