Holborn, London

Details

Accessibility:

On-street parking (some Blue Badge) near Lincoln Fields on Newman's Row (max 2hrs).

Car parks in the area: Shaftesbury, Museum Street, WC1A 1JR. Covent Garden, Parker Mews, WC2B 5NT. Secure Parking, 30 Bloomsbury Square, WC1A 2RJ

Holborn and Chancery Lane underground have steps and escalators.

Brief description:

Holborn is a district in the London Borough of Camden. It is centrally situated between Covent Garden, Bloomsbury and Temple, which are all within a 10 minute walk.  
The area has always been associated with the legal profession, historically being home to many Inns of Court and Chancery, providing legal education. Only the frontage of one of the Inns of Chancery survives, Staple Inn, a grade 1 listed Tudor building on High Holborn. For more information on these Inns see: https://www.graysinn.org.uk/history/inns-chancery

Attractions to visit in the vicinity include:
The British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/
The Charles Dicken's Museum: https://dickensmuseum.com/
Sir John Soane’s Museum: https://www.soane.org/
The Museum of Freemasonry:  http://freemasonry.london.museum/
Lincoln’s Inn Fields is the largest public square in London. There are public tennis courts and a netball court.

Address:

Camden Borough Council, 5 Pancras Square, London. N1C 4AG

Phone:

020 7974 4444

Website:

https://www.camden.gov.uk/

Directions:

Holborn is centrally located north of the Thames about a 10 minute walk from Covent Gardens and many central London attractions. The A40 passes through the centre of Holborn. OS TQ  309 816

Transport:

The London Congestion Charge Zone ( https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/congestion-charge/congestion-charge-zone) runs from Monday to Friday and motorists have ample signage to alert them to the entry points; only vehicles that are registered by the DVLA as ‘Disabled Tax-Exempt’ are NOT liable to the Charge. Disabled Tax-Exempt drivers can also use the Dartford Crossing without charge, which is a river crossing to the east of London which links the north and south of the M25 orbital motorway.  Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) automatically identifies the registration number plate of these vehicles so that their owners do not need to take any additional action.
Holborn is within the Congestion Charge Zone. If travelling by car, for specific directions it is best to use a satnav, but please be aware that the route may take you in and out of the Central London Congestion Charge zone. It is best to approach Central London using the excellent public transport.

Underground Stations: Holborn (Central and Piccadilly lines) and Chancery Lane (Central Line)

Bus: Holborn is well served by buses from all directions. This map shows major bus routes in central London: http://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/key-bus-routes-in-central-london.pdf

Bicycle: There is plenty of bike parking. For bike hire see: https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/cycling/santander-cycles 

For more information on buses, trains, tube, cycle hire, airports and river traffic please contact Transport For London on 0343 222 1234 (Textphone 0800 112 3456). For further details on accessible services please see the website: https://tfl.gov.uk/  or access their travel app via smartphone.

Amenities:

The Holborn information kiosk, on Kingsway, outside Holborn Tube Station, is open  Mon to Fri from 8am to 6pm for tourist information. Independent shops, plenty of restaurants, cafes, historic pubs and hotels. Leather Lane street market, Mon-Fri.

Green spaces: Lincoln Inn Fields, Red Lion Square Gardens, St Andrew Holborn Garden, Bloomsbury Square Garden.

Public toilets on Newman's Row near Lincoln Fields.