25 minutes from London

One of the benefits of choosing Kingston University, London - ISC is that whilst living in a green and peaceful area, London is less than half an hour away by direct train. Here's a list of just a few areas worth exploring for starters...

West End

Stretching from Mayfair to Covent Garden and bordered by the London Parks of Hyde Park, Green Park and St James's Park, the West End is the heart of the London. Famous for it's theatres, shops, restaurants and bars the West End offers endless opportunities.

Camden

Since the 1960s Camden has been a centre for alternative ‘tribe’ subcultures, from hippies to punks, goths and grungers. The vast and sprawling Camden Market is the UKs largest, and an Aladdin's cave of retro clothes, crafts, furniture and accessories. Camden is also great for nightlife particularly live music venues and comedy clubs.

Shoreditch, Brick Lane and Spitalfields Market

Between the few surviving streets of historic Old London Town and the futuristic skyscrapers of the financial city lie Spitalfields Market and Brick Lane. Here you'll find tourists rubbing shoulders with artists, photographers and fashionistas - rummaging through the stalls of small designers and lunching on a mouth-watering array of world cuisine.

South Bank

This five kilometre section along the banks of the River Thames in Central London offers a succession of world class galleries and theatres, that starts at The London Eye and ends several miles down the river with the Design Museum at Tower Bridge. Along the route you'll find The British Film Institute, Royal Festival Hall, The Hayward Gallery and Tate Modern galleries as well as plenty of cafes and street performers along the way.

Kensington

Wander west of London's landmark department stores, Harrods and Harvey Nicholls and you'll soon come across three world class museums. London's Science Museum, Natural History Museum and Victoria and Albert Museum can each take a day to visit should you be interested in their subject matter.