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Post by ronnette on Jul 26, 2022 20:54:52 GMT
Hi all,
Group of us are heading to London soon to see a matinee show and then out for a meal in the evening but because of various train strikes and issues we are having to drive in from The North.
Usually I would park outside the City and tube in, but a) not sure if tubes will be working and b) not sure how late they run..... and c) just really want to park as centrally as poss.
So need some local knowledge of where is good and where to avoid. Happy to pay Congestion charges etc etc. Somewhere as close to Covent Garden / Leicester Square / Drury Lane as poss....that won't be a target for having windows smashed in!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2022 21:24:59 GMT
There’s a Q-Park in Chinatown I use occasionally when seeing theatre with my parents (too elderly to faff about with tube interchanges): www.q-park.co.uk/en-gb/cities/london/chinatown/You used to get a discount if you got the ticket stamped at the theatre, but I don’t know if they still offer that. Or if it would apply if you’re staying most of the day, rather than just matinee/evening show hours only. It’s always been clean(ish), safe and well-lit when I’ve used it. But others may know of more cost-effective//better options nearby. |
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Post by evilmat360 on Jul 26, 2022 22:10:29 GMT
You've also got Q-Park Covent Garden www.q-park.co.uk/en-gb/cities/london/covent-garden/ which depending on what you're seeing may be closer, it's just round the corner from St Martin's Lane so very convenient for anything at The Duke of York's and Noel Coward Theatres and the London Coliseum. The information for the Theatreland discount seems to be on the Q-Park website still along with the Delfont Mackintosh website so it would appear it's still available. www.q-park.co.uk/en-gb/theatreland/It does require you to visit the Box office for the theatre you're attending and only applies the 50% discount off your first 4 hours of parking and you must enter the car park after 12pm. |
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Post by danb on Jul 27, 2022 18:02:49 GMT
There’s a Q-Park in Chinatown I use occasionally when seeing theatre with my parents (too elderly to faff about with tube interchanges): www.q-park.co.uk/en-gb/cities/london/chinatown/You used to get a discount if you got the ticket stamped at the theatre, but I don’t know if they still offer that. Or if it would apply if you’re staying most of the day, rather than just matinee/evening show hours only. It’s always been clean(ish), safe and well-lit when I’ve used it. But others may know of more cost-effective//better options nearby. This is a great car park, especially for Shaftesbury Ave. I was about to suggest it. You have to drive through the pedestrian bit of Chinatown to get to it but sat nav takes you there no problem. Obvs it is within the congestion charge zone so make sure you sort it before. Also, good to know if you’re seeing one of the Victoria shows (Heathers, Wicked, Hamilton) that there is lots of on street parking around there at the weekend and theres a great car park bookable on ‘Just Park’ called St Peters Church car park. Its about an eight minute walk from Victoria. |
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Post by Dave B on Jul 27, 2022 21:07:03 GMT
The tubes are reasonably okay during a train strike. Today they have been fine with the exceptions of District, Bakerloo and Elizabeth (all of which share train lines so are strike affected with delays or part suspensions). I would not rule out parking further out and tubing in/out if parking centrally doesn't work for you in the end.
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Post by ruthieh on Jul 27, 2022 22:27:54 GMT
I’ve used the Bloomsbury Square NCP a few times, for the Shaftesbury theatre and that end of theatre land. Also the Q park Oxford Street for the other end.
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Post by jm25 on Jul 27, 2022 22:42:26 GMT
The tubes are reasonably okay during a train strike. Today they have been fine with the exceptions of District, Bakerloo and Elizabeth (all of which share train lines so are strike affected with delays or part suspensions). I would not rule out parking further out and tubing in/out if parking centrally doesn't work for you in the end. Would echo this. I headed to the Harold Pinter theatre from work today and you wouldn't have known there was any travel disruption on either the journey there or the journey home. Then again, I would be way too scared to drive in Zone 1 so I'm a bit biased! |
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Post by vickyg on Jul 28, 2022 10:20:51 GMT
Just a word of caution, I know that some car parks and London boroughs offer reduced price/free parking to essential workers during rail strikes. This week Camden council and the bloomsbury square car park allowed staff from the hospital I work in to park for free and the queue was fairly unspeakable. I wouldn’t rely on the car parks and feel the tube is a better option. As above the remaining lines all had good service yesterday during the rail strike.
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Post by cartoonman on May 11, 2023 15:07:24 GMT
I used to park in the basement car park at the National Theatre then walk across the bridge to the West End. I gave up when I got my free bus/tube pass.
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