Location

Location

All lectures and tutorials will take place in the Blackett and Huxley buildings of Imperial College London. The main lectures will be held in Lecture Theatre 2 (LT2) in the Physics department, located in the Blackett laboratory building in A2 in this map of the South Kensington campus.

Accommodation for students and lecturers will be provided in Princes Gardens which is physically opposite the main entrance of Imperial on Exhibition Road.

Building Access

The Physics Department should be entered either from its main entrance on Prince Consort Road, as in the map below or from the Huxley building entrance off the Sherfield Walkway. Coming in through the Blackett Laboratory main entrance you should signs that should direct you to Lecture Theatre 2 (LT2). Similarly when you enter the Huxley/Sherfield walkway entrance follow the signs for BUSSTEPP or those to the Blackett building.

Blackett entrance will be on swipe card access only for most of the day, however we have asked them to remove this from 8-30 to 9-30 am and from 5pm to 6pm each day to allow easy entrance and exit for those of you not staying in accommodation. If you arrive and Blackett entrance is closed, take Callendar road to the Sherfield walkway and enter through Huxley as per the instructions here. If that is also shut then email busstepp2022@gmail.com

For very detailed directions on reaching LT2 from the Blackett entrance see this page.

For detailed directions on reaching Huxley/Sherfield walkway entrance from the accommodation see this page.

The physics department is at the North West corner of the Imperial college campus in South Kensington -- see the map below. It is a short 10-15 minute walk from the Underground stations Gloucester Road and South Kensington (both on the District, Circle and Picadilly lines)

Travel Information:

Air: London's main international airports are Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and City. From Heathrow, Imperial College can be reached by a direct Piccadilly Line service, while London City airport is served by frequent Docklands Light Railway trains to central London. The other airports are served by frequent rail services into London.

Rail: Imperial College is easily reached by Underground from London's main rail termini, whether for domestic (National Rail) or international (Eurostar) rail services. In particular, the Eurostar arrives into St. Pancras which is less than 30 minutes away on the Piccadilly Line.

For those travelling by Underground, the Physics department is closest to Gloucester Road and South Kensington stations, both of which are served by the Piccadilly, District and Circle lines. Buses 9, 10, 49, 52, 70, 74, 360 and 452 stop reasonably close to the venue. For queries about travel in London use the Transport for London site, which provides a reliable and useful journey planner.

Please also see the information for South Kensington Campus at the main Imperial site.