Swiss Cottage
Palmers Lodge Swiss Cottage is well located in zone 2 of London. Close to Camden Town and a very short walk to 24hr tube stations, 24hr bus stops and the London Overground.
Directions
London Underground
Swiss Cottage
The nearest tube station, located on the Jubilee line (silver). From central London take a northbound train and we are located 2 stops after Baker Street.
- Leave the station via exit number 2,
- turn left after you get to the top of the stairs,
- walk straight ahead up along College Crescent,
- cross the zebra crossing,
- and keep going up hill until you see a big red building on the left side of the street.
London Underground
Finchley Road
Finchley Road is another station very close to the hostel, linked to the Metropolitan line. This station has direct access to and from Kingscross, Liverpool Street and East London.
- Leave the station and cross the main road, Finchley Road
- After crossing, turn right and follow Finchley Road,
- you'll see a petrol station on the left.
- Turn left onto College Cresent just before the petrol station,
- Continue up the hill,
- and Swiss Cottage will be on your right.
London
Overground
If you’re coming via the London Overground the nearest stop to us is Finchley Road & Frognal.
- Leave the station,
- turn right and walk down Finchley Road.
- When you get to the O2 Shopping Centre, cross to the other side of Finchley Road.
- Continue until you see a petrol station
- Turn left onto College Cresent just before the petrol station,
- Continue up the hill,
- and Swiss Cottage will be on your right.
Bus, Night Bus
and Night Tube
There are many buses you can take, all are a 5-minute walk to the hostel and stop at Swiss Cottage or Finchley Road stations.
- The key buses are:
- 82 from Victoria station,
- 113 from Marble Arch
- 31 to Camden
- and the number 13 from Covent Garden.
- On Friday and Saturday nights there are 24 hour tube lines running every 10 minutes on the Jubilee line.
Heathrow
Airport
- From Heathrow airport take the Underground tube line Piccadilly (dark blue) straight to Green Park.
- From there, take the north bound Jubilee line to Swiss Cottage.
- Alternatively take the Heathrow Express to Paddington.
- From there, take any east bound tube line to Baker street station and take the Jubilee line to Swiss Cottage.
Stansted
Airport
- From Stansted Airport take the National Express Coach which will drop you off at Finchley Road,
- only 4 minutes walk to our hostel on 40 College Crescent.
Luton
Airport
- From Luton Airport take the First Capital Connect train to Brighton and get off at West Hampstead Station.
- change for the Underground – Jubilee line (south-bound) to Swiss Cottage.
Eurostar
Train
- From King’s Cross St.Pancras Underground Station,
- take the Circle Line towards Hammersmith to Baker Street.
- OR
- take the Hammersmith & City Line (H&C Line) towards Hammersmith to Baker Street.
- At Baker Street. change to the Jubilee Line towards Stanmore and get off at Swiss Cottage.