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)207 065 0990

For the 2011 report into possible locations for a UK Office, see Office Report.

Directions

Northern line
(Bank branch)
Old Street 0.2 miles (<5 minutes walk)
Circle line
Hammersmith & City line
Metropolitan line
Northern line
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.

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

The breakout space in the basement - with computers, vending machines and a small library!

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.

Directories

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.

Restaurants