Visiting
The fair opens each day at 11am. Closing times are as follows:
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Thursday 7 October Friday 8 October Saturday 9 October Sunday 10 October Monday 11 October |
8.30pm 8.00pm 8.00pm 8.30pm 8.30pm |
In order to be admitted to the fair, you are kindly requested to arrive at least 15 minutes before the official closing time.
Tickets & Catalogue
Tickets may be purchased on the door: £12 for one visitor, £18 for two, both including a fully illustrated catalogue. The catalogue may also be purchased separately for £5. Each purchased ticket is valid for multiple re-admissions throughout the duration of the fair.
Queues are most likely to form when the fair opens and in the early evening, from 5.30pm. However, you should never have to wait more than five minutes to purchase a ticket.
Please note we do not accept credit or debit cards at the fair.
Getting to Art London
Address:
Art London
Royal Hospital
Chelsea, SW3
Entrance - London Gate on Royal Hospital Road.
Download a pdf version of the map here.
By Underground: The fair is less than five minutes’ walk from Sloane Square Underground (District & Circle lines) & 8-10 minutes walk from Victoria (Victoria, District & Circle lines).
By Bus: 11, 19, 22, 49, 211, 319 (King’s Road), 11, 137, 211 (Lwr Sloane Street), 239 (Royal Hospital Road) 137 (Chelsea Bridge Rd).
By Train: The nearest mainline railway station is Victoria. It is 8-10 minutes’ walk from the fair.
By Car: The Royal Hospital is inside the congestion charge zone. There are no parking facilities at the Hospital. Kensington & Chelsea residents with a permit may use the resident parking bays nearby, bearing in mind that the City of Westminster starts on the eastern side of Lower Sloane Street. During weekdays there is metered parking on adjacent streets nearby at a cost of £3 per hour, until 6.30pm. After 1.30pm on Saturday and all day Sunday you can park for free on metered bays. The nearest private car park is on Cheltenham Terrace; slightly further away, there is another on Semley Place, just off Ebury Street.
Food & Drink
Throughout the day the central Café serves sandwiches, salads and more substantial lunches and it's the perfect spot to meet friends for an evening drink.
Accommodation
Through the influence of feng shui and cutting-edge design, myhotel Chelsea feels like a refreshingly bright country house. Located on a quiet residential street in Chelsea, it is on the doorstep of some of the world’s most fashionable shops and within minutes from South Kensington underground station and King’s Road. It is also only a 5-minute walk from the grounds of the Royal Hospital and Art London.
The rates below are available from 27 September until 12 October 2008 inclusive at myhotel Chelsea.
Standard Double - £160.00 plus VAT, inclusive of a buffet breakfast
Superior Double - £185.00 plus VAT, inclusive of a buffet breakfast
Studio Suite - £275.00 plus VAT, inclusive of a buffet breakfast
For a reservation please call call 0207 637 2000 or email chelsea@myhotels.com quoting the Art London Special rate. Visit www.myhotels.com
The Sloane Club is a handsome late Victorian building providing ‘an atmosphere which seems to belong to an earlier and more charming era’. The rates below are available from 27 September until 12 October 2008 inclusive at The Sloane Club.
Single room - £142 inc VAT and club breakfast
Standard double - £187 inc VAT and club breakfast
1 bed Suite - £305 inc VAT
4 bed Suite - £660 inc VAT
For reservations please call +44 (0)20 7730 9131 or email reservations@sloaneclub.co.uk quoting The Royal Hospital Chelsea special rate.
Visit www.sloaneclub.co.uk
