Property in King’s Cross
King Cross Property is situated within walking distance of the West End and has Bloomsbury property and Clerkenwell property to the south and Camden and Islington to the north. It is an urban area densely populated with people from many walks of life.
The area has developed hugely over the past decade and will do so even more when the King’s Cross Central development takes place as the Eurostar terminal at St Pancras which has already begun the process. This will transform 67 acres of Brownfield land over the next 15 years and up to 2,000 new homes will be built, nearly half of which will be affordable housing.
The focal points at King’s Cross will be the Grade I listed St Pancras and its stations. The others are; the restored Midland Grand Hotel ( 245 bedroom hotel combining with 67 flats) at St Pancras; the Art Deco former Daimler Car Hire Garage and Senate House (the basis for the Ministry of Truth in Nineteen Eighty-Four); and the British Library and the University College Hospital.
Transport links put the whole of London within reach from King’s Cross; the national rail and tube network are within the reach as well as Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Luton airports. St Pancras International has direct Eurostar services to Paris, Brussels and Lille.
Mecklenburgh Square, John Street and Doughty Street, where Dickens once lived, are supposed to be the smartest streets at King’s Cross.
There are many restaurants and pubs and café’s, around this area ; the Konstam, The Harrison, the champagne Bar at St. Pancras, Aki, a Japanese bistro, Paolina a Thai café, Salaam Namaste, for delicious South Asian cuisine, etc. Filthy MacNasty’s Irish whiskey café; the Water Rats; the Cross Kings in York Way; Egg nightclub; Club Surya are the night clubs for entertainment.
University College of London on Gower Street, the Slade School of Fine Arts, The School of Oriental and African studies, the Birkbeck College (both part of the University of London) are near by King’s Cross, whilst Westminster Kingsway College offers further education facilities for student.
There are plenty of green spaces for relaxation in the area: Coram’s Fields, a beautiful playground and park for children; the famous Bloomsbury squares, Russell, Gordon and Tavistock; Camley Street Natural Park on Regent’s Canal; and Regent’s Park itself, a 25-minute walk away.
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