6 Places to Visit Near St Pancras Station

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Extra time to spare while waiting for a train at St Pancras station is a common enough experience. Fortunately, there are many free destinations to explore within easy walking distance of the station.

St Pancras Old Church

About a ten minute walk from the station on St Pancras Road are the St Pancras Gardens. A church has been located on this site since the fourth century. Apart from being a picturesque church in a quiet city park, St Pancras Old Church is known for its famous graves , including those of Mary Wollstonecraft and Charles Dickens' headmaster, William Jones, who served as the inspiration for the evil Mr Creakle in David Copperfield.



%%Address: Pancras Road, London, NW1 1UL
Phone: 020 7419 6679
Website:http://www.posp.co.uk/old-st-pancras
Opening Times: 9am to Sunset%%

221b Baker Street

On North Gower Street (just off Euston Road, about a fifteen minute walk from the station) is the house that serves as 221b Baker Street for the BBC's Sherlock. You can have a photo taken of yourself knocking on Sherlock's door or visit Speedy's Cafe (also featured in the series).



%%Address: 187 North Gower Street, Camden, London, NW1 2NJ
Note this is a private residence. Photos are permitted, but there's nothing to see inside.%%

The Wellcome Collection

The Wellcome Collection is known as the 'free destination for the incurably curious.' The collection is devoted to exploring medicine, science, and medical humanities through artefacts, images, and special exhibitions. The current exhibition (closing 12 October 2014) is titled 'An Idiosyncratic A to Z of the Human Condition.' Using objects and interactive experiences, the exhibit displays the odd side of medicine from the past to the present.



%%Address: 183 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE
Phone: 020 7611 2222
Website:http://www.wellcomecollection.org
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British Library

The most famous library in London, if not the world, is just around the corner from St Pancras station. The library frequently hosts temporary exhibitions, such as 'Comics Unmasked,' which is running until the end of August 2014. There is also the permanent collection in The Sir John Ritblat Gallery, which contains over 200 rare items, including the earliest English Old Testament, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, the Magna Carta and compositions by Shakespeare, Milton, Mozart, and Purcell.



%%Address: 96 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DB
Phone: 0843 208 1144
Website:http://www.bl.uk
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Friends House Garden and Café

The Quaker Friends House on Euston is mainly used for events and meetings, but anyone is welcome to stop in for a quick coffee in their 'coffee with conscience' café. If the weather permits, there is also a courtyard area and a small garden outside, which is lined with roses and lavender bushes.



%%Address: Friends House,173 Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ
Phone: 020 7663 1094
Website:http://www.friendshouse.co.uk/
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The Crypt Gallery

The crypt of St Pancras Parish Church has served as an art gallery for twelve years now. The Crypt Gallery specialises in twenty-first century art and, particularly, works that are contemplative or provoke questioning. Multiple exhibitions run throughout the year. The most recent exhibition presented the works of fourteen current artists, which included sculpture, painting, mixed media, and illustrations.



%%Address: Euston Rd, London NW1 2BA
Phone: 020 7388 1461
Website:http://www.cryptgallery.org.uk/
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