Somewhere to go between St Pancreas and St Johns Wood

[miss direct]

I have a few hours to spend: arriving at St Pancreas and will eventually be going to a friend's in St John's Wood. Will have luggage so don't want to walk around too much. Any ideas of something/somewhere I can go? I haven't been to London for ages and only have an afternoon there so would be nice to do something rather than just sit on a bench.

 

[WhyLikeThis]

How much luggage?

 

[miss direct]

Well, I've not packed yet, but probably a small wheely and a big backpack.

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

You can walk up the canal. That will take you from the station all the way to lower St John's wood.
Camden Market is about half way along.

 

[rich!]

British Library has luggage lockers and you might get away with that?

There is also Left Luggage in St P at the north end.

Wellcome is always good for a couple of hours of staring at things and going "Well, I never."

 

[miss direct]

You can walk up the canal. That will take you from the station all the way to lower St John's wood.
Camden Market is about half way along.

Oh, great! Do you know what the towpath is like? Will it be ok with a wheely suitcase?

 

[miss direct]

British Library has luggage lockers and you might get away with that?

There is also Left Luggage in St P at the north end.

Wellcome is always good for a couple of hours of staring at things and going "Well, I never."

Leaving luggage would be good. And a bit of well I never!

 

[Magnus McGinty]

You've got Madame Tussauds just along the road from St Pancras. It seemed to rate highly on things Londoners hadn't done which suggests it's generally done by out-of-towners.

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

Oh, great! Do you know what the towpath is like? Will it be ok with a wheely suitcase?

It will be ok. Not great but not significantly worse than streets. Some damp patches but shallow.

I walk from King's Cross to Regents Park regularly.

Takes about an hour depending on your pace.

Near St. P You have the coal yards which is fancy. Then you have Camden Market with it'd food stalls about the halfway point. Can be awkward when busy.

Then the canal gets quiet as it goes passed primrose hill and london zoo. As you pass those you get to St John's.

 

[miss direct]

You've got Madame Tussauds just along the road from St Pancras. It seemed to rate highly on things Londoners hadn't done which suggests it's generally done by out-of-towners.

No thanks. I've actually been there twice, once when I was little and once not so many years ago, taking a group of students.

 

[Pickman's model]

I have a few hours to spend: arriving at St Pancreas and will eventually be going to a friend's in St John's Wood. Will have luggage so don't want to walk around too much. Any ideas of something/somewhere I can go? I haven't been to London for ages and only have an afternoon there so would be nice to do something rather than just sit on a bench.

Five minutes walk to the famous cock tavern on phoenix road. Treat yourself to a fine pint of Guinness and a jameson's chaser. And some of the best conversation in london