Hub – Covent Garden
Travelodge – Covent Garden
Citadines Holborn-Covent Garden
Hotels near Holborn (near Conway Hall)
Premier Inn – Holborn
Hotels near the Garden Museum
Staybridge – Vauxhall
Park Plaza
A list of recommended hotels in Bloomsbury (between Swiss Church and Wellcome)
Whilst the festival programme is looking like it will be very busy, the spirit of the festival is you curate your unique path through and that can include your own activities. There is a meeting a reception area at Swiss Church, Cafés at the Garden Museum and Wellcome Collection and rooms at the Institute.
Please contact us if you need to arrange a space and we will do our best to help you.
- During the festival, we will be blogging and posting content of the activities as they happen.
- We are currently looking into live streaming certain events, more information to follow.
- Each event will be documented in the ArchLive. Recordings and other material will be posted onto the event page after the festival.
- We will be using the Twitter hashtag #TIHR70 where you can connect with other festival goers, contribute to festival conversations.
Where venue details are available see links below:
Swiss Church
Located near Covent Garden station, this will be the main hub of activities throughout the four days.
The Conway Hall
Located near Holborn, this will be the venue for the Thursday symposium.
Wellcome Library
Located near Euston, this is the location of our archive, open to all who wish to access the material.
Garden Museum
Located in Lambeth and on the river, this will be the venue for Group Relations over 70s event and others.
Wedlake Bell LLP
71 Queen Victoria Street
London EC4V 4AY
You can find a map of their locations here.
All tickets are complimentary, but spaces will be limited for some.
We will also use the archive blog to post reflections, news from the festival, event write ups.
Swiss Church
Covent Garden Station is an 8 minute walk (Piccadilly line) and Tottenham Court Road station is a 5 minute walk (Northern and Central line).
The Conway Hall
Tottenham Court Road station is a 12 minute walk (Northern and Central line), Chancery Lane station is an 8 minute walk (Central line) and Russell Square is a 10 minute walk (Piccadilly line)
Wellcome Library
Euston Station is across the road (Victoria and Northern line) and Euston Square station is a 5 minute walk (Hammersmith and Metropolitan line)
Garden Museum
Lambeth North is a 10 minute walk (Bakerloo line), Waterloo mainline station and underground are a 15 minute walk (Northern, Bakerloo, Waterloo and City and Jubilee lines). Across the water, Westminster station is a 10 minute walk (Jubilee and District and Circle)
Wedlake Bell LLP
Mansion House station is only a 2 minute walk (Circle and District lines). Cannon Street mainline station and underground station (Circle and District line) are both 4-6 minute walk.
You can see a map indicating the venues here.
Please note this will be updated on a regular basis as events are added to or timings changed in the programme.
Please let us know if you would like us to help in booking events for you or for others.