Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
High Holborn Residence
178 High Holborn, WC1
T
020 7107 5737,
W
lsevacations.co.uk;
!
Tottenham
Court Road; map p.132.
A modern block on a busy street
near Covent Garden. B&B singles to quads, and self-
contained flats wit
h th
ree singles and a double. Mid-Aug to
end Sept. Doubles
£86
Northumberland House
8a Northumberland Ave,
WC2
T
020 7107 5603,
W
www.lsevacations.co.uk;
!
Charing Cross; map p.46.
Self-catering en-suite
rooms, some with free wi-fi, in a gra
ndio
se building just off
Trafalgar Square. Aug & Sept. Twins
£96
Passfield Hall
1-7 Endsleigh Place, WC1
T
020 7107
5925,
W
www.lsevacations.co.uk;
!
Euston; map
p.120.
These attractive, late Georgian buildings in
Bloomsbury hold a variety of B&B rooms, from singles to
triples, so
me e
n suite. July to end Sept & mid-Dec to mid-
Jan. Twins
£72
Rosebery Hall
90 Rosebery Ave, EC1
T
020 7107
5850,
W
www.lsevacations.co.uk;
!
Angel; map
p.150.
B&B singles, twins and triples, some en suite, near
Sadlers Wells and Cler
kenw
ell. Mid-Aug to end Sept & mid-
Dec to mid-Jan. Twins
£72
LSE
LSE (London School of Economics) has a host of halls scattered
across central London, all of which offer rooms in the vacations
and sometimes beyond. Most are available from July to
September, with some at Christmas, too. For details of self-
catering apartments (year-round; from around £100) at all the
sites below except Rosebery Ave - and at the Anchorage and
George IV Apartments, on the main LSE campus - see
W
lsetopfloor.co.uk. Wi-fi is not free unless otherwise stated.
Bankside House
24 Sumner St, SE1
T
020 7107 5750,
W
www.lsevacations.co.uk
!
Southwark; map
pp.226-227.
En-suite B&B roo
ms, ne
xt to Tate Modern;
singles to quads. July-Sept. Twin
s
£81
Carr-Saunders Hall
18-24 Fitzroy St, W1
T
020 7107
5888,
W
www.lsevacations.co.uk
!
Warren Street;
map p.97.
In an o
ce block north of Oxford Street, the
B&B rooms here have shared f
acilit
ies. There's a kitchen.
July-Sept & Christmas. Doubles
£63
Grosvenor House Studios
141-143 Drury Lane,
WC2
T
020 7107 5950,
W
www.lsevacations.co.uk
!
Covent Garden; map p.132.
Well situated in Covent
Garden, offering self-cat
ering
en-suite studios and B&B.
Mid-Aug to Sept. Doubles
£90
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CAMPSITES
London has a couple of campsites
on the perimeter of the city. Rates shown here are for high season; you'll pay considerably
less during the winter months.
Abbey Wood
Federation Rd, Abbey Wood, SE2
T
020
8311 7708,
W
caravanclub.co.uk; Abbey Wood train
station from Charing Cross or London Bridge.
Spacious,
woody, well-equipped Caravan Club site, ten miles
southeast of centr
al Lond
on, with spac
e fo
r 100 tents.
Open
all year. Per pitch
£9.90
plus per adult
£8
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace Parade, SE19
T
020
8778 7155,
W
caravanclub.co.uk; Crystal Palace train
station from Victoria or London Bridge.
A decent
Caravan Club site on south London's most famous woody
hill, best suited for caravans and campervans. The
station is a 5m
in
walk away. Open all year. Per pitch
£10
plus per adult
£8
Lee Valley Camping & Caravan Park
Meridian Way,
Edmonton N9
T
020 8803 6900,
W
leevalleypark.org
.uk; Ponders End train station from Liverpool Street.
Well-equipped site at Pickett's Lock on the River Lee,
backing onto a vast reservoir. Multiplex cinema and
eighteen-hole golf course, in addition to some bracing
inner-city countryside, on your doorstep. Also pods
sleep
ing two
and cabins sl
eeping
four.
Ope
n all ye
ar. Pe
r
pitch
£19.20
plus per adult
£9.50
, pod
s
£35
, cabins
£50
