London

Welcome to London!

This page is meant to help visitors find their way to the London office and around London. If you have any additional questions, please feel free to ask in #london on irc.mozilla.org!

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Travelling to London

If you're coming from continental Europe, you may wish to explore the possibility of using either the Eurostar train, or choosing a flight that will arrive at the London City Airport, as both of these options will drop you conveniently close to the centre of London.

Trans-continental travellers should expect to arrive at either Heathrow or Gatwick airports. While these airports are quite distant from the city centre, both are relatively well serviced by above and underground trains, as well as bus and taxi service.

Office Details

Office Address: 101 St Martins Lane (3rd Floor)
London
WC2N 4AZ
UK

From Heathrow, either:

• Take the London Underground ('the tube') from the Heathrow Terminals towards the city centre (Heathrow is at the end of the line). Heathrow has three London Underground stations – one for Terminals 1 and 3, one each at Terminal 4 and Terminal 5. Heathrow Terminals 1, 2, 3 station is in the central area between the terminals, which are a few minutes' walk away via underground walkways. Terminal 4 and Terminal 5 stations are in the basements of the terminal buildings. More details.
• Get off at Leicester Square.
• Follow the Leicester Square tube to office walking instructions below.
• Takes ~50 minutes, no connections, costs £5.30 cash, £2.90 oyster-card each way. Beware that staff will be encouraging people to buy Heathrow Express tickets, these are not what you want for the underground. Buying a topup oyster card is highly recommended. These reduce fares by up to 50% and can be refunded (including deposit) at the end of the trip.

Or:

• Take Heathrow Express train to Paddington Station (15 mins)
• Board the Bakerloo line in the direction of Elephant & Castle
• Get off at Charing Cross station
• Walk past the National Portrait Gallery along St. Martins Place
• Follow till it becomes St. Martins Lane to number 101, right before Duke of York Theatre
• Takes ~40-45 minutes but costs ~£20-22 each way and means more connections / a longer walk from the tube to the office.

Map

The closest tube (London underground) station to the office is Leicester Square (0.1 miles, 2 mins) which is on the Piccadilly line. The walk from there to the office:

• Leave the underground station by exit 1 (Signs to Charing Cross/St Martins Lane)
• First left (Sharp; down alley)
• Right (@dead end),
• Left (@ J Sheekey)
• Right (onto St Martins Lane)
• Building 101 is soon after Starbucks, but before The Duke of York's theatre.

Video of the route.

We're on the third floor of the building - just ask building security to let you up.

Smoking Policy

Pursuant to both the Health Act 2006 (c 28), and the tenant agreement of 101 St. Martin's Lane, smoking is not permitted anywhere on the building premises - this includes the common areas as well as balconies and other attached outdoor spaces.

Other

Employee specific content (building access cards/maintenance contact numbers etc): https://intranet.mozilla.org/London_Office

Things to add /tidy up

• Office opening hours
• Tube map
• Fares: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tickets/14416.aspx
• Journey planner: http://journeyplanner.tfl.gov.uk/user/XSLT_TRIP_REQUEST2?language=en
• BBC Weather & Met Office weather
• Transport to & from Heathrow & explanation on tube lines from Heathrow to Leicester Square
• Hotel info