WBB

hi, i am off to london on thursday to get the kids passports sorted, anyone know which tube station is closest to the strand and any other tips greatly received. i will be arriving by train to waterloo station.

Teresa

I used Covent Garden, short stroll through there to Strand and turn left once on Strand and you are there, queues can be very long, mind this was a few years back when I went to get my working holiday visa........why not treat yourself to a black cab ride, its not that far from Waterloo station

ADELAIDE BOUND

Nearest station to Australia House is Temple.

Cheers

WBB

ah, right. just had a look at an underground map and i notice temple is not far at all from waterloo.

cheers.

jinxnkay

i thought everything had to be done by post re passports? is this not right?..if not it would be worth me taking a day off work to go down and see if i can sort out my sons lost passport

WBB

first passports have to be done in person, subsequent ones are done vis post.

koala_mac

WBB - use the entrance on the Aldwych side (north) of the building - the Strand side is for tourist visas.

Best of luck with it all.

K_M

WBB

cheers for that, will do.

i have just booked my train ticket, i will be arriving at paddington at 9:00 and have booked my return for 14:00, lets hope that is enough time.

Jimbo9

Really not worth taking the tube or even the bus (unless there's a storm) - Just walk over the bridge and you're there

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.sr...=newsearch.srf

WBB

i am headed for paddington now and not waterloo, i think the circle line takes me straight to temple?

http://tube.tfl.gov.uk/content/tubem...ad_2h_0309.gif

Jimbo9

I see. Better to take Bakerloo line to embankment and change rather than circle line which can be slow and stops every 500 yds !!

koala_mac

You can walk from Embankment which would save you changing tubes at rush hour just for one stop. It's about 10 minutes' walk down the Strand from Embankment tube.

Take the left exit when you walk out of the barriers at Embankment tube and walk straight up the street in front of you (Villiers St). Turn right at the top onto the Strand, and keep going all the way down to Aus House which will be on your left. Go round to the other side of the building for the correct entrance.

Alternatively, if it's raining, change for the one stop on the District line.

I'll keep my eyes peeled for a loud Welshman on Thurs morning(Embankment is my daily stop for work...)

MrsTurbo

Take something to read!! Hubby waited 2 hours and then the interview for son's passport took about 2 minutes!

have fun and belated congrats on the visa finally coming through,

Sally

WBB

cheers all for your help, will let you know how i get on.

rob&lucy

Just to let you know there is a Walkabout Bar at temple/emabankment so when you've got your stuff done you can have a beer or seven before your train!!