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Top tips for travelling to London

Here are some tips for cheap travel to London. Remember, online advance booking typically secures the best prices...

Budget Airlines
A lot of operators offer great deals so it’s worth shopping
around. Budget operators flying from Europe include:

www.easyjet.com - one of the main budget airlines serving
the UK and Europe.

www.ryanair.com - this major, low fare airline flies to various
UK and European destinations.

www.monarch.co.uk - Monarch Airlines fly into Gatwick and
Luton from airports across Europe and the UK

www.flybmi.com - BMI provide cheap European and internal
UK flights into Heathrow

Cheap train travel
Booking in advance and travelling off-peak help to keep fares
to London down. Two single tickets may work out cheaper
than a return.

www.thetrainline.com, www.nationalexpress.com or
www.qjump.co.uk will help you find the best deal for your journey.

Coaches

Coaches are a great value option.

www.nationalexpress.com – fun fares are available from
other 30 UK cities with prices from £1.

www.megabus.com - offers cheap travel to London from
many UK cities for as little as £1.

If you need to use public transport, Oyster cards are the cheap,
fast and easy way to access the public transport network and
Travelcards offer unlimited travel and complete flexibility.

Getting to the Business Design Centre
Close to public transport (tube and railway stations, buses and City airport), on-site car parking facilities and having full disabled access, we can assure you that the venue is easily accessible.

Coming by tube, train or bus?
The Business Design Centre is only 5 minutes walk from Angel tube, which is situated on the Northern Line. Highbury and Islington station are a ten minute walk, and situated on the Victoria line and some mainlines.

Kings Cross, St. Pancras and Euston mainline stations are all a short bus ride away.

The Business Design Centre is situated on Upper Street, which is serviced by the following bus routes: 4, 19, 30, 38, 43, 56, 73, 341, 394, N19, N38, N4.

Travelling by car?
The Business Design Centre has an on-site car park with 285 spaces, charged at £6 for the first 2 hours and £3 per hour thereafter. There is also additional car parking in the nearby shopping centre's multi-story car park.

Travelling by bike?
The on-site car park has space to park bikes.

Travelling by air?

From Heathrow airport:

Heathrow Express is an express train service from London Heathrow Airport to London Paddington station. Trains run every 15 minutes and journey time is 15 minutes from Terminals 1 and 3, or 21 minutes from Terminal 5. Fares start at £16.50 for a single or £32 for a return.
Paddington to Angel tube station: 30min by tube

From Stansted Airport:

Trains from Stansted Airport to Livepool Street Station have an average journey time of 46 minutes. Trains run every 15 minutes throughout the day, so you'll never have long to wait.

Liverpool to Angel tube station: 15min by tube

From Gatwick Airport:

A dedicated airport train service operates between London Victoria station and Gatwick Airport. Trains depart every 15 minutes and you can be in the centre of London (Victoria), or right inside Gatwick airport (South Terminal) in just 30 minutes.

Victoria to Angel tube station: 15min by tube

Looking for a hotel?

Reservation Highway have made it easy. To check out their special offers, simply go to www.reservation-highway.co.uk access code is bub12 or call Reservation Highway on +44 (0) 1423 525577.

Alternatively, if you want to book direct, take a look at Bubble's recommendations below.

Clerkenwell (5 min cab drive)

Located between the West End and The City, fashionable Clerkenwell has an abundance of markets, galleries and a thriving nightlife.

Fox & Anchor

www.foxandanchor.com

Luxury rooms above a bustling and historic Smithfield pub.

Standard features include king size beds, plasma screen and DVD player, state of the art Bose sound system, luxury Miller Harris toiletries, generous baths and drench showers.

£95 for double room (inc. VAT).

Reservations should be made at +44 (0)845 347 0100.

The Rookery
www.rookeryhotel.com

A favourite with stage, film and media people, the Rookery will charm you with its warm and homely atmosphere.

Rooms are traditionally furnished with panelled walls and mellow old furniture, pictures and rugs.

£186 (inc.VAT) for a Club Double room and £198 for a Superior Double room.

Reservations should be made at +44(0)20 7336 0931 quoting “Bubble”.

Bloomsbury (5-10 min cab drive)

History is all around you in Bloomsbury, an area made famous in the early 20th century by the avant-garde artistic circle known as the 'Bloomsbury Group’.

Harlingford Hotel
www.harlingfordhotel.com

The Harlingford is an independent, family-run hotel, situated on a graceful Georgian crescent in the heart of Bloomsbury. Each room include a colour television, tea & coffee-making facilities, direct-dial telephone and hairdryer.

£75 for single room (inc. VAT) / £95 for double room (inc VAT).

Reservations should be made at +44 (0) 20 7387 155 or by email to book@harlingfordhotel.com quoting "Bubble".

Rough Luxe

www.roughluxe.co.uk

Located just moments away from London’s King Cross station, Rough Luxe is an unconventional hotel described as “ half rough, half luxury”. We love the fact that it is connected to The Mews contemporary art gallery in the courtyard, where you will also find a lovely Coffee Bar.

£177 per night with a shared bathroom (inc. VAT) / £285 per night for en-suite room (inc. VAT).

Reservations should be made at +44 (0)20 7837 5338 or by email to reservations@roughluxe.co.uk quoting “Bubble”.

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Shoreditch & Hoxton (5-10 min cab drive)

Welcome to the 'trendy' part of London. An extraordinary mix of cultures, religions and lifestyles have made the character of this area.

The Hoxton Hotel
www.hoxtonhotels.com

You will feel very much at home in this Shoreditch manor with its polished concrete and open fireplaces.

The rooms aren’t big, but they are well thought out, comfortable, elegantly designed, air-conditioned with extras such as flat screen TV.

Reservations should be made at +44 (0)20 7550 1000

Shoreditch House Rooms

www.shoreditchhouse.com

The East End's private members club now offers 26 light airy bedrooms. Spread across five floors, all rooms feature bespoke furniture, including old-fashioned telephones, tallboy chests and wooden shutters, while bathrooms feature Cowshed products and rainforest showers.

Rates start at £75 (inc. VAT) for a Tiny room to £115 (inc. VAT) for a Small+ Room.
Reservations can be made by calling +44 (0)20 7739 5040 or online at
www.shoreditchhouse.com/bedrooms/booking.

The Boundary
www.theboundary.co.uk

Designed by mogul Sir Terence Conran, The Boundary includes 3 restaurants and bars, 12 guest bedrooms, 5 suites, a bakery and a food store.

Each of the rooms has a different design that has been inspired by legendary designers or design movements that the owners admire.

£140 for a 31m2 Boundary Room (exc. VAT) / £160 for a Corner Room with 6 large sash windows (exc. VAT).

Reservations should be made at +44 (0)20 7729 1051 or by email to rooms@theboundary.co.uk quoting "Bubble".

Short Term apartment rentals

Les Citadines Barbican

www.citadines.com/uk/london/barbican.html

Tel: +44 (0)20 7619 5000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7550 1090