Local Area Information
The Garth Hotel is located in Bloomsbury, a historically cultural area of central London which contains several notable universities. The hotel is around five minutes walk from the British Museum but is also close to the busy shopping districts of Oxford Street and Covent Garden and the many theatres in Shaftsbury Avenue. Famous landmarks such as Trafalgar Square, Nelson's Column and the National Art Gallery are around 20 minutes walk from us.
How to Find Us
Euston Station
(approx 0.6 miles)
WALKING. Exit Euston station and walk to the busy main Euston Road. Cross Euston Road and bear to your right. Walk a short distance until you reach Euston Square Underground station then turn left into Gower Street. Follow the traffic flow and walk for 5 minutes. The Garth Hotel is past the ‘Waterstones’ bookshop but on the other side of the road at number 69 Gower Street. Total time around 10 minutes.
You can walk from Kings Cross or St Pancras stations to Euston station in around 5 minutes.Heathrow Airport
(approx 17 miles)
Take the underground train (the Tube) from terminal 1, 2, 3 or 4 at Heathrow. This underground line is the Piccadilly line and you can travel direct to Russell Square underground station (around 10 minutes walk from The Garth Hotel) in 57 minutes.
Alternatively, you may prefer to change from the Piccadilly line to the Northern line at Leicester Square station and travel northbound for 2 stops to Goodge Street station, which is less than 5 minutes walk via Chenies Street, from the Garth Hotel.Gatwick Airport
(approx 30 miles)
Take a ‘First Capital Connect’ train from Gatwick airport to St Pancras International Station. The journey time 30-45 minutes and there are 4 trains per hour.
Then take a short walk to Kings Cross underground station and catch an underground train (Circle, Metropolitan or District line) to Euston Square Underground station. Leave Euston Square station via the ‘Gower Street’ exit. Follow the traffic flow and walk for 5 minutes. The Garth Hotel is past Waterstone's bookshop, on the other side.Luton Airport
(approx 33 miles)
Take the train from ‘Luton Airport Parkway’ station to ‘Kings Cross Thameslink’ station. This Bedford to Brighton service takes around 30 minutes. From ‘Kings Cross Thameslink’ station you can walk through a tunnel to Kings Cross underground station.
At Kings Cross station catch an Underground train 'Westbound' (Hammersmith & City, Circle or Metropolitan lines) to Euston Square underground station. Leave Euston Square station via the ‘Gower Street’ exit. Follow the traffic flow for 5 minutes.Stanstead Airport
(approx 40 miles)
There is a 'Stansted Express' train service from Stansted Airport to London Liverpool Street station departing every 15 minutes up until 12:30am (0030 hours) with a journey time of around 45 minutes.
From Liverpool Street Station take an Underground train 'westbound' (Hammersmith & City, Circle or Metropolitan lines) to Euston Square underground station. Take the exit marked Gower Street and walk down the road for around 5 minutes. We are just past Waterstone's bookshop, on the opposite side.