Conference Venue
The Institute of Education
20 Bedford Way
London
WC1H 0AL
The Institute of Education is a 5 minute walk away from Russell Square underground station. It has excellent bus, taxi and tube links to all mainline stations (Paddington, Kings Cross, Euston, Waterloo, Charing Cross and Liverpool Street). It is also within easy commuting distance of London’s main international airports: Heathrow, Gatwick, London City, Stanstead and Luton.
Transport to London
The Institute of Education is in Bloomsbury in central London, easily accessible by road, rail and air.
By Air
Gatwick, Heathrow and Stansted Airports are all served by express train services into the city centre. Booking can be made on-line at: www.gatwickexpress.com www.heathrowexpress.com www.stanstedexpress.com. London City Airport.
By Road
You can plan your route by using the RAC or the AA route planners: www.rac.co.uk/routeplanner or www.theaa.com/travelwatch/planner. Nearby car parks are shown on the map above. We regret that no general parking facilities are provided on any Institute site. Please note: The IoE is inside the TfL Congestion Charging Zone. For more information please visit www.cclondon.com
By Underground/National Rail
Russell Square Underground station is the nearest to the Institute main building. On leaving the station in Bernard Street, turn left. After 50m go straight over the traffic lights at the corner of Russell Square, then after 40m turn first right into Bedford Way.
For Underground maps see www.tfl.gov.uk/tube/maps
For National rail enquiries see www.nationalrail.co.uk/planmyjourney
By Bus
Connections are excellent: Euston Road, Gower Street, Tottenham Court Road and Southampton Row are all major bus routes. For bus route maps see: www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/gettingaround/maps/buses/
For detailed directions to the venue please visit http://www.ioe.ac.uk/sitehelp/1072.html
Things to do in London
There are so many things to do in London so why not make the most of your time at the conference by visiting some of the top attractions London has to offer:
- British Museum
- Tate Modern
- National Gallery
- Natural History Museum
- London Eye
- Science Museum
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Madame Tussauds
- Royal Museums Greenwich
- Tower of London
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