Finding New Scotland Yard from Paddington

The area of Paddington, in central London, is the ideal place for a stay in the city for several reasons. To begin with, it is served by a mainline train station which means that it is easily reached via the tube from all the other main bus and train stations in London, and also from other parts of the UK. Indeed, since Paddington is served by the express train which runs from Heathrow, the area is the ideal location for people travelling from all over the world. Once in the area, the same transport links can be used to explore the rest of the city, and the real advantage of Paddington is that there are plenty of fascinating things to do which are within an easy walk or a quick road or rail journey.

That’s why a hotel in the area, such as the Park Grand, is the ideal place in which to stay when you’re visiting London. Take a look at the website and you’ll get an idea of the extremely high quality of accommodation being offered here. The Hyde Park Paddington hotels establishment, with rooms ranging from singles all the way up to suites. Services include a 24 hour check in desk and concierge, a free continental breakfast, a laundry and dry cleaning service and the exclusive use of a fitness room. Each of the individual rooms offers an en suite bathroom, free WIFI, air conditioning, tea and coffee making facilities and a flat screen satellite TV. Once you’re settled in the room, you can set about exploring the Paddington area and then the wider city, and an example of how simple things can be is the trip from Paddington to New Scotland Yard.

                            

New Scotland Yard is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police, the Police force which serves London. Of course, it is to be hoped that you’ll never need to know exactly where it is during the duration of your visit to London but, just in case, it’s probably wise to know where the headquarters are and how to get there from your base in Paddington.

The easiest, and perhaps the most pleasant, way of travelling from Paddington to New Scotland is on foot, since the route takes in a path through Hyde Park. The distance, on foot, is 2.5 miles, and leads first along Sussex Place before turning up Hyde Park Garden Mews and then right along Clarendon Place, which leads directly into the grounds of Hyde Park. By sticking to the main path, crossing North Carriage Drive, passing the band stand and then crossing South Carriage Drive, you’ll eventually come out at Hyde Park Corner Tube station. The walk then takes in the pleasant path up Constitution Hill, right past Buckingham Palace and then continues along the B323 which forks left to become Caxton Walk, which leads on directly to New Scotland Yard. The walk should take a total of 51 minutes.  The journey by road skirts Hyde Park, first along Bayswater road and then right along Park Lane.  Follow the road round, past Wellington Arch onto the A302, which is first Grosvenor Place before forking left onto Bressenden Place and then left again onto Victoria Street. The final turn is a left onto Broadway. The journey lasts 3.1 miles and should take between 10 and 20 minutes. The nearest Tube station is St James Park on the Circle Line and the bus route between the two is served by the 148, with the journey taking 20 minutes.