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Wikimedia UK's office is in London:


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'''Postal address'''
;Postal address:
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:<span class="fn org">Wikimedia UK</span>
:<span class="fn org">Wikimedia UK</span>
:<span class="extended-address">4th Floor, Development House</span>,
:<span class="extended-address">Ground Floor, Europoint</span>
:<span class="street-address">56-64 Leonard Street</span>
:<span class="street-address">5-11 Lavington Street</span>
:<span class="locality">London</span>
:<span class="locality">London</span>
:<span class="country-name">England</span>
:<span class="country-name">England</span>
:<span class="postal-code">EC2A 4LT</span>
:SE1 0NZ
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;[http://microform.at/?type=hcard&url=https%3A%2F%2Fbackend.710302.xyz%3A443%2Fhttp%2Fuk.wikimedia.org%2Fwiki%2FContact_us Download address] as {{w|vCard}} for your address book.
 
;Coordinates & Maps
;Coordinates & Maps
:<span class="geo"><span class="latitude">51.524483</span>, <span class="longitude">-0.084477</span></span>
:51.50510,-0.09989
::on [http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=51.524471&lon=-0.084477&zoom=18&layers=M OpenStreetMap]
::on [https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=SE1%200NZ#map=13/51.50510/-0.09989| Open Street Map]
::on [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=56-64+Leonard+Street,+London,+United+Kingdom&hl=en&ll=51.527543,-0.082827&spn=0.00849,0.025663&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=22.233176,52.558594&vpsrc=0&hnear=56+Leonard+St,+United+Kingdom&t=h&z=15 Google Maps]
::on [https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Europoint/@51.50510,-0.09989,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x487604a8b170d305:0xf2459b2101c23157!8m2!3d51.50510!4d-0.09989| Google Maps]
 
:: [https://tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Wikimedia_UK&params=51.50510_N_-0.09989_E_region:GB_type:landmark on WMF map server] (lots of maps to choose from!)
;Telephone:
;Telephone
: 020 7065 0990
: 0203 0372 0760
: International <span class="tel">+44 20 7065 0990</span>
: International <span class="tel">+44 203 372 0760</span>
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== Directions ==
== Directions ==
 
Coming soon
{| class="wikitable" align="left"
|-
| style="line-height:1em"| [[Image:Northern_line_flag_box.png|100px|link=w:en:Northern line|alt=Northern line]]<center><small>([[w:en:Northern line#Bank branch|Bank branch]])</small></center><br>[[File:BR arrows.png|20px|center|link=w:en:National rail|alt=National rail]]<center><small>([[w:en:Northern City Line|Northern City Line]])</small></center>
| [[w:en:Old Street station|Old Street]]
| 0.2 miles (~5 minutes' walk)
|-
| style="line-height:1em" | [[Image:Circle_line_flag_box.png|100px|link=w:en:Circle line|alt=Circle line]]<br>[[File:Hammersmith & City line flag box.png|100px|link=w:en:Hammersmith & City line|alt=Hammersmith & City line]]<br>[[File:Metropolitan line flag box.png|100px|link=w:en:Metropolitan line|alt=Metropolitan line]]<br>[[File:Northern line flag box.png|100px|link=w:Northern line|alt=Northern line]]<center><small>([[w:en:Northern line#Bank branch|Bank branch]])</small></center><br>[[File:BR arrows.png|20px|center|link=w:en:National rail|alt=National rail]]<center><small>([[w:en:Northern City Line|Northern City Line]])</small></center>
| [[w:en:Moorgate station|Moorgate]]
| 0.5 mile (~11 minutes' walk)
|}
 
[[File:Leonard Street (OpenStreetMap).png|thumb|300px|A map of the area around Development House (marked with a red X). Click for details.]]
 
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 Subway 2 (green) turn left if you need a ramp, 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 (first left after Sainsbury's shop) for just over 100 meters. Development House is on the corner with Paul Street.
 
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.
 
In addition, there is a [http://www.tfl.gov.uk/roadusers/cycling/14808.aspx Barclays Cycle Hire] station (known locally as "Boris Bikes") just outside the building ("Leonard Circus, Shoreditch"). The service requires a credit/debit card payment of £2 for 24 hours' access (for casual users), after which you borrow a bike for up to 30 minutes at no extra cost. The office is within viable walking or cycling distance (<5 miles) of all main line railway termini and the majority of central London. For motorists, [http://en.parkopedia.co.uk/parking/ec2a_4lt/ limited car parking] is available in the vicinity of the office; it should be noted that not only is Leonard Street within the [[w:en:London congestion charge|congestion charge zone]], but also that many businesses in the vicinity have no parking facilities for either staff or visitors. Public transport may be a better option than driving.


== Opening hours ==
== Opening hours ==
Development House is open to the public from 09:00-17:00 Monday-Friday. At other times by arrangement. We have a small staff so please check before visiting to avoid disappointment but we welcome visitors.
Europoint is open during business hours and at other times by arrangement. We have a small staff so please check before visiting to avoid disappointment but we welcome visitors.
 
== Facilities ==


=== For events ===
=== For events ===
Development House has several meeting rooms with WiFi that Wikimedia UK has access to, although they require booking.
Wikimedia UK has a meeting room with WiFi that may occasionally be booked by volunteers. Please contact [email protected] with details of your planned meeting.


=== For visitors ===
=== For visitors ===
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== Nearby accommodation ==
== Nearby accommodation ==
:''This list is incomplete - please add recommendations below.''
* [http://www.imperialhotels.co.uk/tavistock Tavistock Hotel] near London Euston (3 stops from Old Street). Flat, reasonable rate (£78.00 Single / £102.00 Double inc VAT & breakfast, as of February 2014).
* [http://www.hiexpress.com/hotels/us/en/london/lonct/hoteldetail Holiday Inn Express London City], on Old Street is close to the office, and sometimes has reasonable rates
* [http://www.travelodge.co.uk/hotels/info?hotelId=340 Travelodge London Central Moorgate], on City Road not far from the office; rates vary but can be reasonable
* [http://www.thistle.com/en/hotels/united_kingdom/london/thistle_city_barbican/ Thistle City Barbican], just under a mile from the office; can have good rates if booked in advance   


=== Directories ===
There are a number of hotels either on or very near Lavington Street including a Premier Inn, Mercure Hotel and CitizenM Hotel.    
* Nearby hotels on [http://www.hotels.com/search.do?destination=Old+street%2C+London&datesFlexible=true&rooms=1&searchParams.rooms%5B0%5D.numberOfAdults=1&children%5B0%5D=0&asaReport=HomePage%3A%3ANoSuggest&destinationId=&searchParams.landmark=&hotelId=&searchParams.resolvedLocation=destination%3A549499%3AEXACT_RED%3AHIGH#so=DISTANCE_FROM_ADDRESS&vt=LIST&rl=pointLocation%3AOld+Street,+London+Borough+of+Islington,+London+EC1Y,+UK%7C51.52586%7C-0.08774%3AGEOCODE%3AHIGH&pfm=1&dn=Old+Street,+London+Borough+of+Islington,+London+EC1Y,+UK&nr=1&pn=1&pfcc=GBP&r=1&cpr=0 hotels.com]


== Catering arrangements ==
== Catering arrangements ==
Wikimedia UK has its own supplies of coffee, tea bags and sugar (all Fairtrade).  Sandwiches, pizza etc can be supplied by external caterers for events held at the office.
Wikimedia UK has its own supplies of coffee, tea bags and sugar.  Sandwiches, pizza etc can be supplied by external caterers for events held at the office.


== Nearby eating ==
== Nearby eating ==
=== Cafés and fast food outlets ===
=== Cafés and fast food outlets ===
Near the the office there are several sandwich bar-type places including:
Southwark has many cafes and restaurants and there are a number of supermarkets within a few minutes walk including Marks and Spencer, Sainsbury's and Tesco.
*Pret a Manger (at the end of the road)
*Subway
*Eat
*pod
*Several local delicatessens with a few minutes' walk, including the Castle Sandwich Bar, the staff's café of choice!
 
There are a couple of supermarkets (including a Sainsbury's) and lots of kebab shops/fish and chip shops nearby, too.
 
=== Restaurants ===
Our standard restaurant is ''[http://www.yardrestaurants.co.uk/ The Yard]'', a pleasant but not overly expensive Italian restaurant which does a range of pizzas and pastas. It's close to our office and close to the local hotels.
 
==== Directories ====
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* [http://www.google.co.uk/#q=restaurants+near+EC2A+4LT As listed on Google]
 
[[Category:Wikimedia UK]]
[[Category:Wikimedia UK]]

Latest revision as of 17:53, 24 May 2021

Wikimedia UK's office is in London

Postal address

Wikimedia UK
Ground Floor, Europoint
5-11 Lavington Street
London
England
SE1 0NZ
Coordinates & Maps
51.50510,-0.09989
on Open Street Map
on Google Maps
on WMF map server (lots of maps to choose from!)
Telephone
0203 0372 0760
International +44 203 372 0760

Directions

Coming soon

Opening hours

Europoint is open during business hours and at other times by arrangement. We have a small staff so please check before visiting to avoid disappointment but we welcome visitors.

For events

Wikimedia UK has a meeting room with WiFi that may occasionally be booked by volunteers. Please contact [email protected] with details of your planned meeting.

For visitors

We have several laptops available in the office for visitors to use, including a Macbook, a Chromebook and a few laptops with Windows 7 and Ubuntu. We also have monitors (VGA/DVI/HDMI), keyboards and mice (USB) for visitors to plug their own laptop into. Free WiFi is also available.

Nearby accommodation

There are a number of hotels either on or very near Lavington Street including a Premier Inn, Mercure Hotel and CitizenM Hotel.

Catering arrangements

Wikimedia UK has its own supplies of coffee, tea bags and sugar. Sandwiches, pizza etc can be supplied by external caterers for events held at the office.

Nearby eating

Cafés and fast food outlets

Southwark has many cafes and restaurants and there are a number of supermarkets within a few minutes walk including Marks and Spencer, Sainsbury's and Tesco.

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