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Balfe Street

 
 
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Balfe Street, Islington, WC1, London N1 
 

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Welcome to our guide for the area around Balfe Street in Islington. Below we present a selection of upcoming events, local attractions and great places to eat and shop.

The nearest station to Balfe Street is King's Cross Tube Station which is about 3 minutes to the West.

Balfe Street is in the London area of WC1.
 
 

Location map of Balfe Street

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Underground Stations

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Angel Tube Station
 
15 minutes walk
 
Railway Stations

Railway Stations

 
 
 
Car Parks

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Judd Street NCP
 
11 minutes walk
 
Brunswick Square NCP
 
14 minutes walk
 
 
 
THE BEST

Hotels near Balfe Street

Near Balfe Street
The Fairway Hotel London
The Fairway Hotel
London > Hotels > Budget Chain Hotel  Double Room - Ensuites: 67% off from £54
13-15 Argyle Street, WC1H | 7 minutes from Balfe Street
This budget hotel, centrally located just two minutes from King's Cross Tube and train station, will suit travellers looking for affordable but clean accommodation. The thirty ...More
 
 
 
Holiday Inn London Kings Cross - Bloomsbury London
Holiday Inn London Kings Cross - Bloomsbury
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Double/Twin Rooms: 73% off from £97
1 Kings Cross Road, WC1X | 12 minutes from Balfe Street
Halfway between the City and the west End, the Bloomsbury area is an oasis of calm in the very heart of the capital. It's a lovely ...More
 
 
 
Hilton London Euston London
Hilton London Euston
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Deluxe Double Rooms: 80% off from £88
17-18 Upper Woburn Place, WC1H0HT | 14 minutes from Balfe Street
The grand Victorian building that houses this hotel is surely one of the most impressive edifices in the Hilton chain. The location of this hotel in ...More
 
 
 
THE BEST

Events near Balfe Street

Near Balfe Street
Zubin Kanga London
Zubin Kanga
London > Events > Concerts  Dates: Monday 13th February 2012 - 8pm
Kings Place, 90 York Way, N1 | 3 minutes from Balfe Street
The pianist performs Rolf Hind's Towers Of Silence, Claudia Molitor's Tango, David Gorton's Orfordness, a new work by Michael Finnissy and Alex Pozniak's Interventions....More
 
 
 
Just Do It London
Just Do It
London > Events > Film Events  Dates: 10th February - 16th February 2012
Renoir Cinema, Brunswick Shopping Centre, Marchmont Street, WC1N | 14 minutes from Balfe Street
Documentary examining the men and women, who risk arrest to promote their messages about the environment. For over a year, the filmmaker was granted unprecedented access ...More
 
 
 
Gerardo Nunez with guest Carmen Cortes
London > Events > Concerts  Dates: 13th February 2012
Sadler's Wells Theatre, Rosebery Avenue, Clerkenwell, London EC1R | 15 minutes from Balfe Street
Leading Flamenco guitarist Gerardo Nunez is known for his incredible speed and his cross-cultural collaborations. His performances are inspired by both traditional and nuevo flamenco and ...More
 
 
 
THE BEST

Entertainment near Balfe Street

Near Balfe Street
Kings Place London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Kings Place
London > Entertainment > Live Music
90 York Way, King's Cross, London N1 | 3 minutes from Balfe Street
Just 150 metres from King's Cross and St Pancras stations and with a waterside setting, the Dixon-Jones designed Kings Place combines the offices of The Guardian ...More
 
 
 
Scala London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Scala
London > Entertainment > Live Music
275 Pentonville Road, King's Cross, London N1 | 3 minutes from Balfe Street
Housed inside the old King's Cross Cinema, the Scala might be a bit tattered around the edges but this only adds to its battered charm. The ...More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Lexington
London > Entertainment >
96-98 Pentonville Road, Clerkenwell, London N1 | 9 minutes from Balfe Street
The Lexington is both a music venue and an English pub that thinks it’s an American speakeasy. While this may sound like trying to please all ...More
 
 
 
THE BEST

Sights and Attractions near Balfe Street

The best museums, galleries, attractions near Balfe Street
London Canal Museum London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
London Canal Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
12-13 New Wharf Road, King's Cross, London N1 | 2 minutes from Balfe Street
A trip to the Canal Museum reveals there's more to London's man-made waterways than just enjoying a day out in a narrow boat. You'll learn about ...More
 
 
 
Guardian News & Media Gallery London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Guardian News & Media Gallery
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
90 York Way, King's Cross, London N1 | 4 minutes from Balfe Street
For an interesting take on print journalism and the machinations of the media world pay a visit to the gallery situated in the foyer of the ...More
 
 
 
Gagosian Gallery Britannia Street London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Gagosian Gallery Britannia Street
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
6-24 Britannia Street, King's Cross, London WC1X | 5 minutes from Balfe Street
The Gagosian is a cavernous space for exhibitions of the highest calibre. It is a major asset for the regeneration of the King's Cross area. Larry ...More
 
 
 
THE BEST

Shopping near Balfe Street

The best shops and markets near Balfe Street
Drink Shop & Do London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Drink Shop & Do
London > Shopping >
9 Caledonian Road, King's Cross, London N1 | 2 minutes from Balfe Street
Drink Shop & Do is a unique fusion of design shop and café bar, selling products from emerging designers alongside vintage furniture and home wares. Located ...More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Foyles St Pancras International
London > Shopping > Books
St Pancras International, Pancras Road, King's Cross, London NW1 | 6 minutes from Balfe Street
The family-run Foyles book shop has been in the book selling business since 1906. Books on a broad range of subjects from fiction and poetry to ...More
 
 
 
Sourced Market London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Sourced Market
London > Shopping > Markets
St Pancras International, King's Cross, London NW1 | 6 minutes from Balfe Street
Since opening in August 2009, the UK's first produce market to be located in a train station aims to bring the best from local and artisan ...More
 
 
 
THE BEST

Restaurants near Balfe Street

What are the best dining options near Balfe Street London?
The Driver London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Driver
London > Restaurants >
2-4 Wharfdale Road, King's Cross, London N1 | 2 minutes from Balfe Street
Proving that King's Cross is far from the dive so many people claim, The Driver is a stylish, multi-purpose boutique venue, and certainly the area's only ...More
 
 
 
Rotunda Bar and Restaurant London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Rotunda Bar and Restaurant
London > Restaurants > British restaurants
Kings Place, 90 York way, King's Cross, London N1 | 3 minutes from Balfe Street
This canal side bar and restaurant is a pleasant place to stop off if you're wondering around the Kings Place development. Not exactly on the beaten ...More
 
 
 
Camino Bar & Restaurant London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Camino Bar & Restaurant
London > Restaurants > Spanish restaurants
3 Varnishers Yard, The Regents Quarter, King's Cross, London N1 | 3 minutes from Balfe Street
Camino - meaning road in Spanish - is born from owner Richard Bigg's love of all things Spanish. This place in Kings Cross does a roaring ...More
 
 
 
THE BEST

Education near Balfe Street

Near Balfe Street
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Place
London > Education > Evening Classes
17 Duke's Road, Bloomsbury, London WC1H | 12 minutes from Balfe Street
London's specialist venue for contemporary dance, The Place plays a role in every aspect of this fast-growing art form. The London Contemporary Dance School offers degrees ...More
 
 
 
London Wine Academy London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
London Wine Academy
London > Education > Evening Classes
Garden Floor, 6 Coldbath Square, Clerkenwell, London EC1R | 18 minutes from Balfe Street
One day workshops, offering a friendly no-nonsense approach to teaching about wine, suitable for everyone from beginners to experts. Courses take place at the following venues: Atlas PH, ...More
 
 
 
Slade School of Fine Art London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Slade School of Fine Art
London > Education > Universities and Colleges
UCL University, Gower Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E | 18 minutes from Balfe Street
Among the best regarded art schools in the world. The Slade is a fairly traditional school with an insistence on certain techniques within each undergraduate course, ...More
 
 
 
THE BEST

Leisure near Balfe Street

Balfe Street gyms, sporting activities, health & beauty and fitness.
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Dolphin Swimming Club
London > Leisure > Activities
U of L Pool, Malet Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E | 19 minutes from Balfe Street
Swimming lessons for children and aquaphobic adults. This is one of the more popular swimming schools in London, and one of the most long-running, with over ...More
 
 
 
All Star Lanes, Bloomsbury London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
All Star Lanes, Bloomsbury
London > Leisure > Activities
Victoria House, Bloomsbury Place, Bloomsbury, London WC1B | 22 minutes from Balfe Street
This fun bowling alley and restaurant is a great place for a gang of you to spend a memorable night out trying to out-do each other. ...More
 
 
 
My Chocolate Workshops London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
My Chocolate Workshops
London > Leisure > Activities
Hatton Square Business Centre, 16-16a Baldwin Gardens, Holborn, London EC1N | 23 minutes from Balfe Street
Immerse yourself in a world of chocolate with this mouth-watering workshop. You will discover how chocolate is processed from bean to bar. Sample a variety of ...More
 
 
 
THE BEST

Pubs near Balfe Street

The best pubs near London Balfe Street.
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The North One Bar
London > Nightlife > Pubs
1 Tolpuddle Street, Islington, London N1 | 12 minutes from Balfe Street
This refurbished pub / bar has been highly recommended by a number of readers, and we found it very pleasant. The interior is absolutely standard, and ...More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Crown
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
116 Cloudesley Road, Islington, London N1 | 13 minutes from Balfe Street
Modern British cuisine ...More
 
 
 
The Easton London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Easton
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
22 Easton Street, Clerkenwell, London WC1X0DS | 14 minutes from Balfe Street
Freezing cold and slightly wet, we took shelter in this welcoming pub for a bite to eat... but they practically had to roll us out of ...More
 
 
 
THE BEST

Nightlife near Balfe Street

Balfe Street clubs, bars, cabaret nights, casinos and interesting nightlife.
Scala London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Scala
London > Nightlife > Nightclubs
275 Pentonville Road, King's Cross, King's Cross, London N1 | 3 minutes from Balfe Street
Housed inside the old King's Cross Cinema, the Scala might be a bit tattered around the edges but this only adds to its battered charm. The ...More
 
 
 
The Big Chill House London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Big Chill House
London > Nightlife > Bars
257-259 Pentonville Road, King's Cross, London N1 | 4 minutes from Balfe Street
From the outside, The Big Chill House building looks spectacular, a floodlit white townhouse that puts the grimy environs of King's Cross to shame. The interior ...More
 
 
 
Smithy's Wine Bar London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Smithy's Wine Bar
London > Nightlife > Wine Bars
16-17 Leeke Street, King's Cross, London WC1X | 4 minutes from Balfe Street
An unexpected surprise, located in a King’s Cross backstreet you never knew existed, yet still only a five-minute walk from the tube, this wine-bar-cum-restaurant offers a ...More
 
 
 
THE BEST

Meeting venue hire near Balfe Street

Where to have your meeting, conference, exhibition, private dining or training course near Balfe Street.
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
British Library Conference Centre
London > Business > Venue Hire
British Library, 96 Euston Road, Euston, King's Cross, London NW1 | 8 minutes from Balfe Street
...More
 
 
 
The Foundling Museum London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Foundling Museum
London > Business > Venue Hire
40 Brunswick Square, Bloomsbury, London WC1N | 12 minutes from Balfe Street
The Foundling Museum is one of London's real hidden treasures. Originally established in 1739 as a hospital which looked after abandoned children, the museum now tells ...More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
BMA House
London > Business > Venue Hire
Tavistock Square, Bloomsbury, London WC1H | 13 minutes from Balfe Street
Conference, wedding, banqueting, outdoor facilities....More
 
 
 

Alternate names and popular misspellings for Balfe Street

Balfe Street, Balfe Stret
 
 

What's On Today

Near Balfe Street

 
 
 
 
Zubin Kanga
Concerts | On 13th February 2012 

Kings Place 3 minutes walk from Balfe Street

The pianist performs Rolf Hind's Towers Of Silence, Claudia Molitor's Tango, David Gorton's Orfordness, a new work by Michael Finnissy ...More

Words on Monday
Exhibitions | Until 2nd April 2012 

Kings Place 3 minutes walk from Balfe Street

Kick start your week with a lively burst of culture at Kings Place, with their series of lively Monday night ...More

Exorcising The Fear: British Sculpture From The 1950s
Exhibitions | Until 3rd March 2012 

Pangolin London 3 minutes walk from Balfe Street

A group show featuring works by the likes of Robert Adams, Reg Butler, Geoffrey Clarke and Eduardo Paolozzi among others, ...More

Open Mic Night
Clubbing and Nightlife | Until 27th February 2012 

The Star Of Kings 7 minutes walk from Balfe Street

...More

A Hankering After Ghosts: Charles Dickens And The Supernatural
Exhibitions | Until 4th March 2012 

British Library 8 minutes walk from Balfe Street

An exploration into how Charles Dickens used supernatural themes in his works, within the context of philosophical and scientific debates ...More

Charles Dickens Museum Reading Group
Exhibitions | Until 19th July 2012 

Charles Dickens Museum 15 minutes walk from Balfe Street

If you're a fan of the great literary genius Charles Dickens and love nothing more than a good natter over ...More

Dickensian London Walk
Tours | Until 4th April 2012 

Charles Dickens Museum 15 minutes walk from Balfe Street

The great Victorian novelist celebrates his bicentennial year in 2012, so it's no surprise that the people at Charles Dickens ...More

Gerardo Nunez with guest Carmen Cortes
Concerts | On 13th February 2012 

Sadler's Wells Theatre 15 minutes walk from Balfe Street

Leading Flamenco guitarist Gerardo Nunez is known for his incredible speed and his cross-cultural collaborations. His performances are inspired by ...More

UMOJA
UMOJA
Dance | Until 19th February 2012 

Sadler's Wells Theatre 15 minutes walk from Balfe Street

With a company of 30 singers, dancers, marimba players, drummers and musicians, UMOJA is a celebration of South Africa's performing ...More

 
Painting & Sculpture Exhibition
Exhibitions | Until 19th February 2012 

Candid Arts Galleries 16 minutes walk from Balfe Street

...More

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