How to get here

For information on travelling to London please refer to:
http://www.visitlondon.com/travel/

For directions on how to get to The British Museum please refer to: http://www.britishmuseum.org/visiting/getting_here.aspx

For directions on how to get to University College London please refer to:
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/locations/


More details on the locations of conference venues can be found on the Venue page


Where to stay

Below you will find a list of local hotels which are close to the British Museum conference venue. Inclusion on this list does not constitute a recommendation. To telephone add +44 and remove the initial '0' if calling from outside the UK.

You may wish to search for accommodation via the British Tourist Office, alternatively a useful web site for hotel details and bookings (Go to ‘Select a Location’ and chose Bloomsbury, Covent Garden or Holborn for local hotels.)

The following six hotels (The Bedford, The Tavistock, The President, The Imperial, The Royal National and The County) are all owned by Imperial Hotels. Bookings at all of them can be done through central reservations Tel: 020 7278 7871/2/3 or through the separate numbers listed below. Prices checked January 2011. 

1. Bedford Hotel (owned by Imperial Hotels)
Southampton Row WC1B 4HD
Tel: 020 7636 7822
Fax: 020 7837 4653

Closest hotel in this group to the British Museum. Good size single rooms.
All rooms en suite with tea/coffee making facilities.
Prices include English breakfast & VAT
Single £80
Twin/double £107 

2. Tavistock  Hotel
Tavistock Square  WC1H 9EU
Tel: 020 7636 8383
Fax: 020 7837 4653

Large Art Deco style hotel with refurbished rooms.
All rooms en suite with satellite TV, tea/coffee making facilities, room service.
Prices include English breakfast & VAT
Single £68
Twin/Double £93

3. President Hotel
Russell Square WC1N 1DB
Tel: 020 7837 8844
Fax: 020 7 837 4653

Situated on the corner of Russell Square.
All rooms are en suite with satellite TV, trouser press, tea/coffee making facilities, room service.
Prices include English breakfast & VAT
Single £75
Twin/Double £99

4. Imperial Hotel
Russell Square WC1B 5BB
Tel: 020 7837 3655

All rooms are en suite with satellite TV, tea/coffee facilities, trouser press, minibar. Internet kiosks downstairs.
Prices include English breakfast & VAT
Single £82
Twin/Double £109

5. Royal National
Bedford Way WC1H 0DG
Tel: 020 7637 2488

All rooms are en suite with satellite TV, tea/coffee facilities.
Prices include English breakfast & VAT
Single £75
Twin/Double £96

6. The County
Upper Woburn Place WC1H 0JW
Tel: 020 7387 5544

All rooms have satellite TV, tea/coffee facilities.
The County has no en suit rooms. There is one bathroom to four rooms and a washbasin in each room.
Prices include English breakfast & VAT
Single £44
Twin £58


Cheaper options

Youth Hostel (near Oxford Street)
14 Noel Street W1F 8GJ
Tel: 0870 770 5984
Fax: 020 7734 1657
Email: oxfordst@yha.org.uk

Prices from £18 (shared room)


Youth Hostel Charing Cross
79-81 Euston Road
London
NW1 2QE
Tel: 0870 770 6044
Fax : 020 7388 6766
Email: stpancras@yha.org.uk

Prices from £20 (shared room)


Other hotels in the area

Groups/Hotels, Location, Rating, Telephone No.

Novotel London St Pancras  100-110 Euston Road  4 star deluxe  020 7666 9000 
Crescent Hotel 49-50 Cartwright Gardens  B&B  020 7387 1515 
The Academy  21 Gower Street  4 star deluxe  020 7631 4115 
White Hall Hotel  2-5 Montague Street.  4 star  020 7233 7888 
Blooms Townhouse  7 Montague Street.  4 star  020 7233 7888 
The Buckingham  39-40 Bedford Place.     020 7233 7888 
Fitzrovia Hotel  20-28 Bolsover Street.  4 star  020 7233 7888 
Holborn Hotel  50-60 Southampton Row.  5 star  020 7233 7888 
The Lancaster  4-6 Bedford Place.  3 star  020 7233 7888 
Grange Langham Court Hotel  31-35 Langham Street.  4 star  020 7233 7888 
The Portland  31-32 Bedford Place.  4 star  020 7233 7888 
Holiday Inn Bloomsbury Coram Street  4 star  0870 400 9222, wait for message, press 7 & ask for reservations 
Holiday Inn Regents Park  Carburton Street     0870 400 9670 
Melia White House  Albany Street  4 star deluxe  020 7391 3000   
Montague on the gardens  15 Montague Street  4 star deluxe  020 7958 7731  
Radisson Edwardian Grafton Hotel  130 Tottenham Court Road  4 star  020 7666 5444 
Radisson Edwardian Kenilworth Hotel  97 Great Russell Street  4 star deluxe  020 7769 4044 
Radisson Edwardian Bloomsbury Street Hotel  9-13 Bloomsbury Street.4 star deluxe             
Thistle Bloomsbury  Bloomsbury Way.  0870 414 1516 followed by option 1 
Thistle Euston  Cardington Street.  0870 414 1516 followed by option 1

Where to eat

In the British Museum

Court Cafés (Great Court)      Eat in or take away
Serves sandwiches and snacks, salads, desserts, cakes, and hot & cold drinks.

Gallery Café (Next to room 12, Main floor)   Eat in or take away
Serves meals, pasta, sandwiches, snacks, soups, salads, desserts, cakes, and hot & cold drinks.

Court Restaurant (Upper floor, Great Court) Eat in only
Modern European restaurant


Near the Museum

Bloomsbury Diner (16 Bloomsbury Street, WC1B 3QA)       Eat in or take away
Serves traditional English dishes as well as a selection of sandwiches, snacks and beverages

The Glass Restaurant  (9-13 Bloomsbury Street, WC1B 3QD)        Eat in only
European restaurant

Tas Restaurant (22 Bloomsbury Street, WC1B 3QJ)            Eat in only
Turkish restaurant

Bury Food & Wine (23 Bury Place, WC1A 2JH)       Take away only
Convenience store selling sandwiches, snacks and drinks

Bi Won (24 Coptic Street, WC1A 1NT)          Eat in only
Korean restaurant

Konaki Greek Restaurant (5 Coptic Street, WC1A 1NH)      Eat in only
Greek restaurant

Pizza Express (30 Coptic Street, WC1A 1NS)          Eat in only

Taj Mahal (10 Coptic Street, WC1A 1NH)     Eat in only
Indian restaurant

Townhouse Brasserie (24 Coptic Street, WC1A 1NT)           Eat in only
European restaurant

The Creation Restaurant (97 Great Russell Street, WC1B 3LB)       Eat in only
Modern British dishes with a hint of Far Eastern influence

Forum Café (62 Great Russell Street, WC1B 3BG)  Eat in or take away
Serves snacks, sandwiches, jacket potatoes and beverages

Munchkins (38 Great Russell Street, WC1B 3PP)    Eat in only
Fish Restaurant

Starbucks (51 Great Russell Street, WC1B 3BA)      Eat in or take away
Café

Abeno (47 Museum Street, WC1A 1LY)        Eat in or take away
Japanese dishes

Bi Bimbab Café (37 Museum Street, WC1A 1LP)     Eat in or take away
Serves an assortment of Korean dishes alongside snacks and beverages

The Coffee Gallery (23 Museum Street, WC1A 1JT)           Eat in or take away
Serves a range of pastries, snacks and more filling lunch options available

Pancake Café (28 Museum Street, WC1A 1LH)       Eat in or take away

Seoul Mates (29 Museum Street, WC1A 1LH)          Take away only
Korean store selling sandwiches, snacks and drinks

Ruskins Café (41b Museum Street, WC1A 1LT)       Eat in or take away

Thai Garden Café (32 Museum Street, WC1A 1LH) Eat in only
Thai restaurant

Wagamama (4a Streatham Street, Bloomsbury, WC1)        Eat in only
Japanese restaurant