Conference venue
The conference will be held in two buildings at the Bloomsbury Campus of University College London (UCL).
1. UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health. 30 Guilford St, London. WC1N 1EH.
2. UCL School of Pharmacy. 29-39 Brunswick Square, London. WC1N 1AX.
There is a 5-minute walk between the two buildings.
UCL main campus is a 17-minute walk away from UCL School of Pharmacy. The Bartlett School of Planning is a 12-minute walk away.
Transport
You may download Google Map or Citymapper for directions. Transport for London (TfL) also has its app named TfL GO. It contains live transport information. Other apps may be not able to update live information as fast as TfL GO.
Airport:
London has multiple airports, including
London Heathrow Airport
London City Airport
Gatwick Airport
Luton Airport, Stansted Airport, and Southend Airport.
The conference venues are at the centre of London, so they are easily accessible from all these airports. Heathrow is likely to be the main choice as there are many more choices there than in other airports. Except Heathrow and London City Airport, the rest is in outer London, and you may need to travel by train to the conference venues.
The easiest way from Heathrow to the conference venues is to take Piccadilly Line from Heathrow to Russell Square. You may plan you journey from/to Heathrow on its website https://www.heathrow.com/transport-and-directions/getting-to-central-london/journey-planner
Train:
The conference venues are close to several national and international railway stations, including Euston, King’s Cross and St. Pancras, Farrington. These train stations are also underground stations and are mostly within a 20-minute walk to the venues (See the screenshot below).
Public transport:
The nearest underground station is Russell Square (highlighted in red below), Bernard St, London WC1N 1LJ. It is a 5-minute walk to the conference venues.
There are many other underground stations within a 15-20-minute walk including Euston, Euston Square, Holborn, etc (marked in blue below).
There are also bus stations nearby, including Tavistock Square, Russell Square, Southampton Row, etc.
There is useful information on the website of Transport for London. You may plan your journey using public transport here. https://tfl.gov.uk/plan-a-journey/
Taxi:
London’s famous black cabs are easy to find around the conference venues. They usually operate in central London. They could be hailed on the street or booked in advance here at https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/taxis-and-minicabs/book-a-taxi The fee is £10 per mile on average, but it will be cheaper if you travel longer.
Uber operates in London, and you may download the app. Other platforms include Bolt, Gett, and others.
Accommodation
We kindly ask you to arrange your accommodation directly with hotels or B&Bs (Bed and Breakfast). Some online booking websites operating in the UK are useful, including Expedia (https://www.expedia.co.uk/), Trip UK (https://uk.trip.com/), Booking (https://www.booking.com/index.en-gb.html), and others. Online booking agents operating in China are also useful like Ctrip (https://www.ctrip.com/), Qunar (https://www.qunar.com/), and Fliggy (https://www.fliggy.com/). B&Bs are usually cheaper than hotels. We are happy to provide advice, assistance or to answer any queries. Please send an email to urban-china@ucl.ac.uk.
UCL opens its student accommodations in different places to the general public during the summer holiday. It will cost a lot less than a hotel room, while they could be a bit far from the venues and the rooms may not be as cosy as a hotel room. You may decide based on your budget. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/residences/ucl-summer-residences
Some hotel information is listed below for your reference.
- Grange Clarendon Hotel. 34-37 Bedford Pl, London WC1B 5JR. 4-star. 7-minute walk from the conference venue. https://www.grangehotels.com/hotels-london/the-clarendon/
- The Goodenough. 23 Mecklenburgh Square, London WC1N 2AF. 4-star, from £170 per night. This accommodation has standard hotel rooms and student-accommodation-style small single rooms. £170 per night is for the student-style rooms (perhaps without an en-suite bathroom). Standard hotel rooms are from £210. Please check the website for more details. 6-minute walk from the conference venue. http://www.thegoodenough.co.uk/
- Premier Inn London Holborn hotel. 27-29 Red Lion St, London WC1R 4PS. 3-star, from £150 per night. 7-minute walk from the conference venue. https://www.premierinn.com/gb/en/hotels/england/greater-london/london/london-holborn.html?cid=GLBC_LONHOL
- Royal National Hotel. 38-51 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0DG. 3-star, from £230 per night. 9-minute walk from the conference venue. https://www.imperialhotels.co.uk/hotels/royal-national-hotel?utm_source=mybusiness&utm_medium=organic
- President Hotel. 56-60 Guilford St, Russell Sq, London WC1N 1DB. 3-star, from £200 per night. 5-minute walk from the conference venue. https://www.imperialhotels.co.uk/hotels/president-hotel?utm_source=mybusiness&utm_medium=organic
- St. Athans Hotel. 20 Tavistock Pl, London WC1H 9RE. 2-star, from £120 per night. 7-minute walk from the conference venue. https://www.stathanshotel.com/
- Generator London. 37 Tavistock Pl, London WC1H 9SE. 2-star, from £130 per night. 11-minute walk from the conference venue. https://staygenerator.com/hostels/london?utm_source=google-my-business&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=hostel-London
All prices change seasonally.
If you need more specific information, please ask urban-china@ucl.ac.uk, we will be happy to provide information.