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The closest tube station is Old Street, which is on the Northern Line, two stops from King's Cross/St Pancras. | The closest tube station is Old Street, which is on the Northern Line, two stops from King's Cross/St Pancras. | ||
At Old Street tube station, follow signs to Exit 3 and then continue South (on City Road, heading away from the roundabout) for less than a minute on foot to get to Leonard Street and then east on Leonard Street for just over 100 meters. Development House is on the corner with Paul Street. | |||
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As of 14 November 2011, Wikimedia UK have an office in London. The address is:
- Wikimedia UK
- 4th Floor, Development House,
- 56-64 Leonard Street
- London
- EC2A 4LT
- on OpenStreetMap
- on Google Maps
- Phone: +44 (0)207 065 0990
For the 2011 report into possible locations for a UK Office, see Office Report.
Directions
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Old Street | 0.2 miles (<5 minutes walk) |
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Moorgate | 1 mile (~8 minutes walk) |
The closest tube station is Old Street, which is on the Northern Line, two stops from King's Cross/St Pancras.
At Old Street tube station, follow signs to Exit 3 and then continue South (on City Road, heading away from the roundabout) for less than a minute on foot to get to Leonard Street and then east on Leonard Street for just over 100 meters. Development House is on the corner with Paul Street.
Opening hours
Development House is open 09:00-17:00 Monday-Friday. We have a small staff so please check before visiting to avoid disappointment.
Facilities
Development house has a number of facilities which Wikimedia UK may utilise:
- 4 meeting rooms, all with WiFi.
- Breakout spaces
- A games room (with a pool table)
- Kitchenette
Nearby accommodation
- Please do not take this to be a comprehensive list, it is merely a few selected nearby hotels.
- Travelodge - London Central Moorgate
- Holiday Inn Express - London City
- The Hoxton
Directories
- Nearby hotels on hotels.com
Catering arrangements
Wikimedia UK has access to a kitchenette and has its own supplies of instant coffee, tea bags and sugar (all Fairtrade). On site there are also a couple of vending machines which supply snacks and instant hot drinks.
Nearby eating
Cafés and fast food outlets
Near the the office there are several sandwich bar-type places including:
- Pret a Manger (at the end of the road)
- Subway
- Eat.
There are a couple of supermarkets and lots of kebab shops/fish and chip shops nearby, too.