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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Westminster

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Details

Accessibility

The venue is only open to the public during the annual Open House London event. It has a wheelchair-accessible entrance. There is a public car park with disability parking spaces at London Victoria Station.

Brief description

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (previously the Foreign and Commonwealth Office) is a United Kingdom Government department responsible for safeguarding the UK's national security. The headquarters are located in the Old Admiralty Building, a Grade I listed building. The building also previously housed the Department for International Trade. The office takes part in the annual Open House London event during which it is open to the public.

Address

King Charles St, London SW1A 2AH

Email

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office enquiries: fcdo.correspondence@fcdo.gov.uk

Open House London enquiries: https://open-city.org.uk/contact

Phone

020 7008 5000

Website

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign%2C_Commonwealth_and_Development_Office

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1267114

Directions

From London Victoria Station, head south-west towards Eccleston Bridge/A3213. Take the A302 to King Charles Street. Turn right onto Eccleston Bridge/A3213. Turn right onto Buckingham Palace Road/A3214. Buckingham Palace Road/A3214 turns left and becomes Grosvenor Gardens/A3215. Continue to follow Grosvenor Gardens for 0.2 miles. Turn right onto Lower Grosvenor Place/A302. Continue to follow the A302 for 0.3 miles. Slight left onto Victoria Street/A302. Continue to follow the A302 for 0.7 miles. Keep right to continue on Great George Street/Parliament Square/A302/A3212/A3214. Turn left onto Parliament Street/A3212. Turn left onto King Charles Street. The destination will be on the right. OS TQ 300798

Opening Times

The office is not open to the public except during the annual Open House London. Up-to-date information about Open House London can be found here: https://openhouselondon.open-city.org.uk/.

Transport

There is a bus stop at Parliament Square. Bus timetables can be found here: https://bustimes.org/stops/490015048A.

Westminster Underground Station is located nearby. Station information and tube timetables can be found here: https://tfl.gov.uk/tube/stop/940GZZLUWSM/westminster-underground-station/.

London Victoria Station is located a 20-minute walk away. Station information and train timetables can be found here: https://www.southernrailway.com/travel-information/plan-your-journey/station-information/stations/london-victoria.

Amenities

The venue has toilets including disability toilets which are open to the public during the Open House London event. A café called Café at Storey's Gate is located nearby and serves food and drinks and a has a wheelchair-accessible entrance.

Travel Information

For further travel information please see: www.traveline.info

Or call Traveline on 0871 200 22 33
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