London parking or long tube ride

NeverAgain_2

You could probably park around Holborn tube - not quite West End, but busy enough for yours not to be the only car in the street.

Flyboy152

rob_wiltshire wrote: »

Good point! I am not sure if it is still the case but going back a few years there was almost always a policeman posted on the front steps of the Turkish Embassy - try to park on the NE side of the square if you can!

I don't think there is any parking so close to the embassy,; security and all that.


But I also remember hearing that Mrs T had a permanent copper outside her house in Chester Square.

ETA: Saying that, there seems to some pay and display spaces on the inside of the square.

lollipopsarah

my son often goes to gigs in london and they driveand park and get a tube, and of course I can't remember which station they park at (free) I will will ask him tomorow.
have a great evening
x

peachyprice

If you're driving at far as Gants Hill, IMO it's worth the extra 5-10 min drive to Leytonstone where you'll be able to catch any east bound train home without having to wait for one that goes to the Gants Hill branch. It's really easy to get to Leytonstone from the M11, if that's the way you come.

On a Monday evening I wouldn't drive all the way into town, it will take much longer that time of the evening than the 45 min tube journey and that's without trying to avoid the CC zone. Then there's the stress of finding a parking space.

rob_wiltshire

NeverAgain wrote: »

You could probably park around Holborn tube - not quite West End, but busy enough for yours not to be the only car in the street.

Yes - Lincolns Inn Fields will almost certainly have plenty of spaces which are free of charge from 6:30pm but bear in mind this is right in the middle of the Congestion zone (which will restrict travel time) and will still require a tube trip.