Office
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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)20 7065 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 4 or 3 if you are in a wheelchair, 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.
In addition, there is also a Barclays Cycle Hire station (known locally as "Boris's Bikes") just outside the building ("Leonard Circus, Shoreditch").
If you are arriving at Heathrow airport, then take the Piccadilly underground service to King's Cross, where you should change to Northern Line heading south to Old Street or you can take the Heathrow Link (more expensive than the underground but faster) or the Heathrow Express (even more expensive and even faster) to Paddington and then the Hammersmith and City line or the Circle line from Paddington to Moorgate.
From Stanstead Airport trains come to Liverpool Street station which is about 15 minutes walk from the office or you can take the 135 bus to Ravey St and walk from there.
From Gatwick Airport the trains run to Victoria and to London Bridge/St Pancras. Get a train to London Bridge and the Northern Line from there to Old St station.
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
For events
Development house has a number of facilities which Wikimedia UK has access to, although some require booking:
- 4 meeting rooms, all with WiFi.
- Breakout spaces (with a lounge area)
- A games room (with a pool table)
- Kitchenette
For visitors
While there are no spare computers available in the office for visitors to use, a laptop stand, monitor (VGA/DVI), keyboard and mouse (USB) are available for them to plug their own laptop into.
Nearby accommodation
- This list is incomplete - please add recommendations below.
- Tavistock Hotel near London Euston (3 stops from Old Street). Flat, reasonable rate (£69/night).
- Holiday Inn Express London City, on Old Street is close to the office, and sometimes has reasonable rates
- Travelodge London Central Moorgate
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.