Introduction: Its hard to imagine
a better location for commuters than the Great Northern Hotel which
sits between Kings Cross and St Pancras International Station, a
short walk from either. The stations offer much in the way of
amenities which make up for the somewhat less appealing immediate
vicinity. St Pancras is also the London terminal for the channel
tunnel link. However many well known attractions and places of
interest are within easy reach and
London's west
end is less than a mile to the south west. Its just a 300 yard
walk to the British Museum while less than 1/3rd of a mile to the
north east on New Wharf Road is the London Canal Museum. 1 mile to
the north is Camden High Street and the famous Camden Market. Other
nearby places of interest include the Foundling Museum (0.4 miles),
Petrie Egyptian Archaeology Museum 0.6 miles, Dickens House (0.6
miles), Chapel Street Market (0.7 miles) and the Political Cartoon
Museum (0.8 miles). There are several local theatres with the
Courtyard Theatre, Workhouse Theatre and Place Theatre within a
third of a mile.
The Great Northern Hotel Kings Cross will be developed between 2009
and 2011 into a luxury boutique hotel. The hotel is owned under a
125 year lease by Robson Asset Management (RAM) while Kings Cross
Central hold the freehold. Oxford Hotels are the development
managers, working with MACE and GB Building Solutions ltd. The hotel
will have a new entrance.
When completed the hotel will feature 94 bedrooms, bar and
restaurant.
Grade II listed.
Hotel is outside the congestion
charging zone
Room Numbers: 94
Check-in:
Check-out:
Comment: Originally opened on 17th May 1854 the Great Northern
hotel is now the oldest purpose built hotel in London. The hotel was
first designed by Lewis Cubitt but little remains of the original
building other than the facade from those Victorian beginnings.
The hotel was closed in February 2001 (it was a
Best Western Hotel
at the time) to make way for the Channel Tunnel rail link
infrastructure improvements to
Kings Cross/St Pancras Station.
