Location and directions
A uniquely historic venue located in the heart of east London
The Great Hall is located in central east London on Mile End Road (A11), 2 miles from the City, Canary Wharf and Queen Elizabeth Park (formerly Olympic site).
Full address:
Great Hall
The People's Palace
Queen Mary University of London
327 Mile End Road
London, E1 4NS
London Underground
The Great Hall is situated between two London underground stations:
- Mile End - served by the Central, District and Hammersmith and City lines
- Stepney Green - served by the District and Hammersmith and City lines
Both stations provide excellent connections to the city. You can visit the Transport For London website to plan your journey: journeyplanner.tfl.gov.uk [opens in new window]
Docklands Light Railway (DLR)
The nearest Docklands Light Railway (DLR) stations to the Great Hall are:
- Bow Church
- Limehouse
Both of which are within one mile (1.5km) of QM campus.
You can visit the Transport For London website to plan your journey: journeyplanner.tfl.gov.uk [opens in new window]London buses
There are several bus routes within five minutes walk of QM:
- 25 Stratford to Oxford Circus (24 hours)
- 205 Bow Church to Paddington (24 hours)
- 277 Highbury Corner to Docklands
Timetables are listed at the bus stops, alternatively you can check bus times online using TFL's live bus departures facility [opens in new window]. Please note that buses require you to use Oyster cards to enable you to travel. For more information please visit: https://oyster.tfl.gov.uk/oyster [opens in new window].
London airports
QM is situated less than a 1-hour commute from London's 4 main airports:
- Stansted is 46 min from Liverpool St Station (Metropolitan, Circle and Hammersmith and City lines)
- Heathrow is 15 min from Paddington station (Circle line)
- Gatwick is 30 min from Victoria station (District or Circle lines)
- London City is 20 min via DLR (Limehouse or Bow Church stations)
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