Venue

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Tattershall Castle

Victoria Embankment, Whitehall, London SW1A 2HR, UK

Tattershall Castle being neither in Tattershall nor a Castle is possibly the most misleading name ever. It is, however, a boat that served as a passenger ferry across the Humber estuary from 1934 to 1973, before being towed to its current location in London in 1976. The boat has amazing views of the London Eye and Big Ben (which is unfortunately under maintenance) and is within walking distance of the Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament, Chinatown and Leicester Square. In light of the recent heatwave, you will be pleased to hear that all indoor areas of the venue are air conditioned!

On the weekend of 28-29 July, it will be the Prudential Ride in London. You are strongly advised to use public transport and/or walk to the venue as there will be road closures around the venue.

Public Transport links

There are 4 Tube stations within easy walking distance. Tube transport is recommended as they will remain available through the weekend, unlike buses which may be affected by road closure and traffic.

  • Embankment: 0.2 Miles, 5 Min walk. Escalator access on Northern Line only, no escalator access on Bakerloo line. Note: Charing Cross station is only 300 steps away from Embankment, is served by fewer Tube lines but has mainline rail links to Kent.
  • Westminster: 0.4 Miles, 8 Min walk. Lift access between street and platform (all lines).
  • Waterloo: 0.6 Miles, 13 Min walk. Lift access between street and platform Northern line, escalator access for Bakerloo line. Though if you made it to Waterloo, it is probably worth getting the Tube to Embankment to reduce the walking time.

For using public transport in London, if you have a UK bank account, you can use contactless payment. This is the easiest and most economical method.

For those who do not have a contactless card and/or a UK bank account, you can purchase an Oyster card at almost all Tube stations. This is a contactless pre-paid card. You have to touch in and touch out for the correct fare to be deducted. At most Tube stations barriers are available to make sure you do this.

Not all Tube stations have step-free access. For those who prefer/require step-free access, please refer to this step-free Tube Map and the TFL step-free journey guide.

Driving and Taxis

Due to the Prudential Ride London on that weekend, we anticipate extensive road closures around the venue. You are strongly advised to take public transport and/or walk to the venue. It is very likely that a taxi will not be able to take you to the venue on the day.

The venue is located on Victoria Embankment, which is closed from 4 am to 11:30 am on the day of the wedding. While this means that it may be possible to access the venue by car or taxi at noon, please note that there is a chance that the road will be closed longer than expected.

The road closures around Prudential Ride London can be viewed at https://roadclosures.prudentialridelondon.co.uk/

Train

Trains from the northwest: Euston is on the black Northern line, directly to Embankment.

Trains from the north and Midlands: at King’s Cross St Pancras, take the light blue Victoria line to Oxford Circus, where there is a step-free change to the brown Bakerloo line to Embankment.

Trains from the south: Waterloo and Waterloo East are both within walking distance (15 minutes) to the venue via the Hungerford Footbridge. Alternatively, you can take the black Northern line for one stop to Embankment.

Trains from Heathrow and the west, including “the Other Place”: Paddington is on the brown Bakerloo line, directly to Embankment.

Plane

Booking your flights

July is summer and high season for international travel. The most economical options to fly from Hong Kong will be ones with a transfer. Some useful flight comparison websites are:

Below are the most common London Airports.

Heathrow LHR

  • Take the Heathrow Express (£22, 16 minutes) or normal train (£10.30, 27 minutes) to Paddington, then take the Tube (Bakerloo line) from Paddington to Embankment.
  • Tube only: take the Piccadilly line to Hammersmith, then take the District line to Embankment.

Stansted STN

  • Take the train from Stansted Airport to Liverpool Street (£17, 32 minutes), then take the Tube (Circle line) from Liverpool Street to Embankment.
  • Take a National Express Coach from Stansted Airport to London Waterloo rail station (1 hour 25 minutes), then walk, or take the Tube to Embankment.

Gatwick LGW

  • Take the Gatwick Express (£30, 33 minutes) or normal train (£19, 33 minutes, lower frequency) to Victoria, then take the Tube (Victoria line) from Victoria to Embankment.
  • Take the Thameslink to Blackfriars (£10-15), then take the Tube (District/Circle line) from Blackfriars to Embankment.

Luton LTN

  • Take the airport shuttle to the rail station, then take the Thameslink train from Luton Airport to Blackfriars (£12-16, 42 minutes), then take the Tube (District/Circle line) from Blackfriars to Embankment.
  • Take a National Express Coach from Luton Airport to London Golders Green (40 minutes), then take the Tube (Northern line) to Embankment.

City LCY

  • Take the DLR and change at Canning Town to the Jubilee line to Westminster.
  • Take the DLR and change at Bank to Cannon Street station, where you take the District line to Westminster.

Southend SEN

  • Take the train to Stratford (£15, 46 minutes), then take the Tube (Jubilee line) to Westminster.

If you have an unusual route, you can try using a combination of Google Maps and rome2rio.com.