Local information
Location
First day: First day's meeting will be held at Burlington House, the home of the Royal Astronomical Society. Burlington House is located on Piccadilly in the heart of the West End of London. A map showing the location is available here. The venue provides modern and comfortable conference facilities. Wireless internet access will be available to conference delegates.
Second day: Second day's meeting will be held at the UCL:
local information can be found here.
Transport
Getting to London by air
London is easy to get to by air, being served by some of the
busiest airports in the world. To find cheap flights, you may find
the website skyscanner.net
useful. The airport code LON is recognized by most flight search
engines and allows you to search for flights to all London airports.
The following table shows how to get from the various London airports
into the centre of the city. Return ticket prices and approximate one
way journey times are given.
| Airport | Distance | Trains | Buses | Tube | Taxi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heathrow (LHR) | 15 miles (24 km) | Heathrow Express (£32£, 15-25 minutes) Heathrow Connect (£16.50, 26 minutes) |
National Express coach (£9, 30-60 minutes) |
London Underground (£10, £5.40 with Oyster card, 60 minutes) |
£40-60 each way 50-75 minutes |
| Gatwick (LGW) | 28 miles (45 km) | Gatwick Express (£30.80, 30-35 minutes) First Capital Connect (£15.80, 50 minutes) Southern Railway (£9, 30-40 minutes) |
National Express coach (£12.50, 60-90 minutes) Easybus (£4, 60-90 minutes) |
- | £80-100 each way 60-70 minutes |
| Stansted (STN) | 40 miles (64 km) | Stansted Express (£27.70, 50 minutes) |
National Express coach (£20, 90-120 minutes) Easybus (£4, 90-120 minutes) |
- | £80-100 each way 70-80 minutes |
| Luton (LTN) | 32 miles (51 km) | First Capital Connect (£24, 50 minutes) |
National Express coach (£30, 60-75 minutes) Easybus (£4, 60-90 minutes) Green Line (£22, 60-90 minutes) |
- | £70-80 each way 60-75 minutes |
| London City (LCY) | 10 miles (16 km) | - | National Express coach (£11.40, 90-120 minute s) |
London Underground (£8, £5 with Oyster card, 35 minutes) |
£25-30 each way 30 minutes |
Getting to London overland
Other means of getting to London include:
- Eurostar, with return fares occasionally as low as £69, and journey times of 2 hours from Brussels and 2h15m from Paris.
- Details of train connections from anywhere in Europe or Asia to London can be found at Seat 61.
- Details of train connections within the UK can be found at National Rail.
- Ferry routes to Britain run across the North Sea, the Irish Sea and the Channel. Routes and fares can be found at aferry.co.uk
Getting around London
London has a very extensive public transportation network. The city is divided into a number of concentric zones: zone 1 covers almost all locations of interest in central London, and most visitors are likely to travel only in zones 1 and 2.
The Oyster card system is a pre-pay electronic ticket system which offers substantial discounts over normal fares. Details of all available public transport options, including maps, timetables, fares and a journey planner can be found at Transport for London.
Accommodation
Unfortunately we cannot organise accommodation for this conference. However, there are many hotels near the conference venue. A few options near Burlington House are given below.
| HOTEL | Information | Approximate cost per night | Transport/Parking |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Thistle Piccadilly Coventry Street, London W1D 6BZ Tel: 0871 376 9031 / +44 845 305 8330 Fax: 0871 376 9131 / +44 845 305 8369 |
Telephone, TV, mini-fridge, room safe, work desk, wifi. Hotel has a restaurant and bar. | From £89 per room |
Tube: Piccadilly Circus (Piccadilly and Bakerloo Lines) and Leicester Square (Piccadilly and Northern Lines) Parking: Cockspur Street car park is nearby |
|
Holiday Inn Mayfair 3 Berkeley Street, London W1J 8NE Tel: + 44 (0)871 9429110 Fax: + 44 (0)20 7629 2827 himayfair-reservations@ihg.com |
Ensuite bedrooms with cable/satellite TV, internet access, telephone, mini-bar, tea/coffee. The hotel has a restaurant and bar/lounge. | From £144 per room |
Tube: Green Park (Piccadilly, Victoria and Jubilee Lines) Parking: There is a car park available |
|
Flemings Mayfair Hotel 7-12 Half Moon Street, Mayfair, London W1J 7BH Tel: 44 (0) 20 7499 0000 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7499 1817 guest@flemings.co.uk |
119 delux rooms with ensuite, wifi access, LCD televisions with movies on demand, mini-bar, tea/coffee, safety deposit box | From £295 per room |
Tube: Green Park (Piccadilly, Victoria and Jubilee Lines) Parking: Audley Square Car Park is nearby |
|
Grange Langham Court Hotel 4 * 31-35 Langham Street London W1Q 6BU Tel: +44 (0) 20 7436 6622 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7436 2303 langhamcourt@grangehotels.com, reservations@grangehotels.com |
60 ensuite bedrooms. Each room has safety deposit box, telephones, TV with satellite channels etc. The hotel has a restaurant, a lounge bar, a wine bar and 24hr room service. | £105-170 per room |
Tube: Oxford Circus (Bakerloo, Central & Victoria Lines) Parking: The NCP is just 5 minutes from the hotel on Bolsover Street. |
|
St George's Hotel 4 * Langham Place, Regent Street, London, W1B 2QS Tel: 020 7580 0111 Fax: 020 7436 7997 reservations@saintgeorgeshotel.com |
92 well appointed bedrooms and suites with complimentary high-speed Internet access, air conditioning and views over London. The hotel has an air-conditioned restaurant, bar and lounge on the 15th floor. | £98-108 per room |
Tube: Oxford Circus (Bakerloo, Central & Victoria Lines) Parking: Limited parking is available at extra cost. The NCP is 120 yards from the hotel. |
Two options near the UCL are given below.
| HOTEL | Information | Approximate cost per night | Transport/Parking |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Euston Square Hotel 152 - 156 North Gower Street, NW1 2LU London Tel: +44 20 7388 0099 Fax: +44 20 7383 7165 website reservations@euston-square-hotel.com |
Less than 500 metres from London Euston Station, the hotel offers free Wi-Fi and stylish, modern and air-conditioned rooms. All of the stylish and contemporary rooms have digital flat-screen TVs with built-in entertainment systems. An online music library, a TV games console, email internet, and business services are available via the TV. | £105 per room | Euston Square London Underground station is just metres away and the hotel is also just over half a mile (1 km) from King's Cross Railway Station and St Pancras International, London's Eurostar terminal. |
|
Hotel Tavistock Tavistock Square, London WC1 H9EU Tel: 44 208 240 7250 Fax: 44 207 691 9481 website hotelsinbloomsbury@gmail.com |
The Rooms Are Small On Average And Simply Decorated Using Light Colours And Simple Furniture. Both The Rooms And The Bathrooms Are In Fair Condition. |
£75 per room | Just a short walk from Euston and Kings Cross mainline and underground stations |
Further accommodation options can be found at www.booking.com and, for the budget traveller, www.hostelworld.com. This google map may also be useful.