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About St Pancras
St. Pancras is perhaps best known for being one of the two principal Railway Stations in London, the other being Euston. The station lies close to King's Cross and is connected to the Northern, Piccadilly Circle, Metropolitan and Victoria lines of London's vast underground network of rail lines.
The railway station was one of the two most celebrated structures of the region built in Victorian Britain. It had the largest single span structure railway shed built at that time, this is now known as the Barlow Train-shed, commemorating its engineer William Henry Barlow. The other building is what was once the impressive Midland Grand Hotel, one of the finest examples of Victorian-Gothic architecture, built to a design by architect George Gilbert Scott. This building is now known as St. Pancras Chambers, it contains many remarkable features from when it was first built, including a grand staircase and marble columns.
The name of the area is taken from the boy martyred in AD 304. Pancras was the orphaned Christian son of a Phrygian nobleman who was brought up at the court of the Emperor in Rome. He was decapitated at the age of 14 for refusing to betray his Christian faith, and later near the spot where he was executed a Basilica was built in his honour.
The London Church of St. Pancras is believed to have been built some ten years after the events in Rome, with the present church following a rebuild of medieval times and of 1848. Today's church still stands in the historic churchyard on St.Pancras Road, behind the railway station.
St.Pancras is an area full of hotels, many of these occupy elegant buildings of earlier centuries, some pre-dating Victorian times. The area is close to all of London's great historic attractions, its great shopping, theatres and lively night life. It is the ideal place to choose to stay for a weekend while you discover all this magnificent English capital has to offer.
Planning a visit? Please see below for other recommended towns, attractions and recommended hotels nearby.
Distances and directions below are approximate. For true driving distances please visit the AA Route Planner
Recommended attractions near St Pancras
| British Library | (0.2 miles, 0.4 km) | Pictures |
| British Museum London | (0.6 miles, 1.0 km) | Pictures |
| The Old Curiosity Shop, London | (0.9 miles, 1.4 km) | Pictures |
| Royal Opera House | (1.0 miles, 1.6 km) | Pictures |
| Somerset House | (1.2 miles, 1.9 km, direction S) | Pictures |
| National Gallery London | (1.2 miles, 2.0 km, direction S) | Pictures |
| Trafalgar Square | (1.3 miles, 2.1 km, direction S) | Pictures |
| Regents Park | (1.3 miles, 2.1 km, direction W) | Pictures |
| Planetarium | (1.3 miles, 2.2 km, direction W) | Pictures |
| Madame Tussauds | (1.3 miles, 2.2 km, direction W) | Pictures |
| Cleopatra's Needle, London | (1.4 miles, 2.2 km, direction S) | Pictures |
| Museum of London | (1.4 miles, 2.2 km, direction SE) | Pictures |
| Admiralty Arch | (1.4 miles, 2.3 km, direction S) | Pictures |
| Royal Institution of Great Britain | (1.4 miles, 2.3 km, direction SW) | Pictures |
| Faraday Museum | (1.4 miles, 2.3 km, direction SW) | Pictures |
All attractions in St PancrasAll attractions in Greater LondonComplete A to Z of attractions in EnglandRecommended towns near St Pancras
Camden Town, in the county of Greater London (1.1 miles, 1.7 km)
Camden town is a vibrant cosmopolitan region of London.
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Marylebone, in the county of Greater London (1.2 miles, 2.0 km, direction SW)
Marylebone is one of London's more affluent area's, it is home mostly to the well to do, and yet only a couple of centuries ago a large workhouse was built here to give shelter to the poor and homeless, often foundlings were discovered on the workhouse doorstep.
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London, a Historic City in the county of Greater London (1.3 miles, 2.0 km, direction S)
London is one of the World's most exciting, cultural destinations where visitors can walk with history whilst enjoying all that...
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Piccadilly, in the county of Greater London (1.5 miles, 2.4 km, direction SW)
One of the Capital's most noted places, Piccadilly sweeps uphill with handsome houses on one side and Green Park on the other.
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Mayfair, in the county of Greater London (1.7 miles, 2.7 km, direction SW)
Mayfair has it all, it is the haunt of the rich and famous, with elegant houses and apartment buildings that are the sole province of the wealthy.
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Westminster, in the county of Greater London (2.0 miles, 3.2 km, direction S)
Of all the jewels in the City of Westminster, none shines more brightly than Westminster Abbey, stunning setting for the coronation of almost every English monarch since William the Conqueror was crowned there in 1066.
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Stoke Newington, in the county of Greater London (2.9 miles, 4.6 km, direction NE)
Stoke Newington offers visitors a diverse cultural experience, it has restaurants of all types of cuisine, plenty of pubs, clubs, shops and markets, and is sufficiently close to all the historic attractions at the heart of the City of London.
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Stamford Hill, in the county of Greater London (3.3 miles, 5.4 km, direction NE)
Stamford Hill lies in the north of the London Borough of Hackney. It is a popular residential area, and home to one of Europes' largest Orthodox Jewish communities.
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Kensington, in the county of Greater London (3.5 miles, 5.6 km, direction SW)
The attractive Royal borough of Kensington has many special places. Most prominent is Kensington Palace, birthplace of Queen Victoria.
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Chelsea, in the county of Greater London (3.6 miles, 5.8 km, direction SW)
Chelsea is a district in London which in recent times gained fame as the 'home' of the 'swinging sixties' . The swinging sixties was defined on the Kings Road, which runs the length of the area and both the Beatles and the Rolling Stones lived here at one time.
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Notting Hill, in the county of Greater London (3.6 miles, 5.9 km, direction W)
This area of London is known throughout the world as the scene of London's biggest annual street party.
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Hammersmith, in the county of Greater London (5.0 miles, 8.1 km, direction SW)
Hammersmith developed around the River Thames, which is crossed via a graceful suspension bridge designed by Sir Joseph Bazalgette.
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Fulham, in the county of Greater London (5.2 miles, 8.3 km, direction SW)
It is the home to both Fulham Football Club and Chelsea, both play at Premiership level, thus some of the football's most talented and highly paid stars can often be spotted strolling along Fulham's streets.
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Greenwich, in the county of Greater London (6.0 miles, 9.7 km, direction SE)
The might of british sea-power and the historic town of Greenwich are inseparable. Two famous English sea-faring vessels are here, one is the Cutty Sark, a famous old clipper that shipped tea from China in the 19th-century, and the other, from the 20th-century is Gypsy Moth 1V, sailed round the world by Sir Francis Chichester.
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Kew, in the county of Greater London (7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction SW)
Kew is just downstream from the delights of Richmond, and is best known for the Royal Botanic Gardens, or as they are more popularly known 'Kew Gardens'.
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All towns in Greater LondonComplete A to Z of towns in EnglandNearby travel help
| King's Cross Station | (0.2 miles, 0.3 km) |
| Russell Square Tube Station | (0.3 miles, 0.4 km) |
| King's Cross St. Pancras Tube Station | (0.3 miles, 0.4 km) |
| St. Pancras Station | (0.3 miles, 0.5 km) |
| M1 Junction 1 | (5.3 miles, 8.6 km, direction NW) |
| M1 Junction 2 (Five Ways Corner) | (7.1 miles, 11.3 km, direction NW) |
| London City Airport | (8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction E) |
| London Heathrow Airport | (14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction W) |
Hotels & Accommodation in St Pancras
| Hotel Name | Approximate distance from St Pancras center |
| The Generator London | (0.1 miles, 0.1 km) |
| The Euro Hotel | (0.1 miles, 0.2 km) |
| The George Hotel | (0.1 miles, 0.2 km) |
| Mabledon Court Hotel | (0.1 miles, 0.2 km) |
| Jesmond Dene Hotel | (0.1 miles, 0.2 km) |
| St. Athans Hotel | (0.1 miles, 0.2 km) |
| Comfort Inn And Suites Kings Cross | (0.1 miles, 0.2 km) |
| Princess Hotel-Bed & Breakfast | (0.1 miles, 0.2 km) |
| Melville Hotel | (0.2 miles, 0.2 km) |
| Hotel Meridiana | (0.2 miles, 0.3 km) |
| All hotels in St Pancras |
