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The Royal Geographical Society, Kensington, London

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Details

Accessibility

The venue has a wheelchair-accessible entrance and an induction loop. Assistance dogs are allowed. There is a public car park 10 minutes away at Hyde Park, which has disability parking spaces.

Brief description

The Royal Geographical Society is the United Kingdom's scholarly society and professional body for geography. The society was founded in 1830 to advance geographical sciences. The venue hosts weekly lectures on various geographical topics.

Address

1 Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2AR

Email

enquiries@rgs.org

Phone

+44 (0)20 7591 3000

Website

https://www.rgs.org/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Geographical_Society

Directions

From City of Westminster, head south on Great Cumberland Pl towards Bryanston St. Turn left onto Marble Arch. Marble Arch turns right and becomes Park Ln/A4202. Slight right to stay on Park Ln/A4202. Turn left onto S Carriage Dr. Turn right onto Kensington Rd/Kensington Gore/A315. The venue will be on the left. OS TQ 267796

Opening Times

Monday – Friday: 10am – 5pm

Always check with the venue directly for up-to-date information including opening times and admission charges as they may be subject to change.

Transport

There is a bus stop nearby. Bus timetables can be found here: https://bustimes.org/stops/490011750W.

South Kensington Underground Station is located nearby. Tube timetables can be found here: https://tfl.gov.uk/tube/stop/940GZZLUSKS/south-kensington-underground-station.

Amenities

The venue has toilets, including disability toilets. The Royal Albert Hall is located nearby the venue and is wheelchair-accessible. Royal Albert Hall has multiple cafés, restaurants and bars that are open to the public.

Travel Information

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NB London ULTRA-LOW EMISSION ZONE

This started on 8 April 2019 in the Central London Congestion Charge Zone, and will extend to the whole of the London area within the M25 Motorway from 25 October 2021.
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Vehicles registered with a 'disabled' or 'disabled passenger vehicles' tax class will benefit from a grace period after the ULEZ starts until 26 October 2025 as long as their vehicle doesn't change tax class, and this also applies to a 'disabled' vehicle registered outside the UK.