Francis Crick Institute, London

Name: Francis Crick Institute
Address: 1 Midland Road, London, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 20 3796 0000

#395 among attractions in London

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The Francis Crick Institute is a biomedical research centre in London, which was established in 2010 and opened in 2016. The institute is a partnership between Cancer Research UK, Imperial College London, King's College London, the Medical Research Council, University College London and the Wellcome Trust. The institute has 1,500 staff, including 1,250 scientists, and an annual budget of over £100 million, making it the biggest single biomedical laboratory in Europe. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°31'54"N, 0°7'41"W

Address

1 Midland RoadCamden (St. Pancras and Somers Town)London United Kingdom

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+44 20 3796 0000

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Francis Crick Institute – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: London Canal Museum, Shaw Theatre, Euston Tap, Statue of Robert Stephenson.

~1990 ftNE
Museum, History museum
London Canal Museum, London
10 min walk • Nestled in the heart of London's vibrant King's Cross area, the London Canal Museum offers visitors a unique glimpse into the rich history of the city's waterways. Housed in a former ice warehouse built around 1862 for Carlo Gatti, the famous ice cream maker, this...
~1030 ftS
Theater
Shaw Theatre, London
5 min walk • The Shaw Theatre is a theatre in Somers Town, in the London Borough of Camden. It is a part of the Pullman London St Pancras hotel, located off Euston Road.
0.4 miSW
Memorial
Euston Tap, London
10 min walk • The London and North Western Railway War Memorial is a First World War memorial located outside Euston station in London, England.
~1960 ftSW
Monuments and statues
Statue of Robert Stephenson, London
10 min walk • A bronze statue of Robert Stephenson by Carlo Marochetti usually stands on a red granite plinth in the forecourt of Euston railway station in London, England. Erected in 1871, it is one of few surviving elements of the original station after it was redeveloped in the 1960s, and it became a Grade II listed building in 1974.
~980 ftS
Monuments and statues
Newton, London
5 min walk • Newton, sometimes known as Newton after Blake, is a 1995 work by the sculptor Eduardo Paolozzi. The large bronze sculpture is displayed on a high plinth in the piazza outside the British Library in London.
~1690 ftS
Church, Greek Revival architecture, Spiritual
St Pancras Church, London
9 min walk • St Pancras Church is a Greek Revival church in St Pancras, London, built in 1819–22 to the designs of William and Henry William Inwood.
~1280 ftNW
Church
St Pancras Old Church, London
7 min walk • St Pancras Old Church is a Church of England parish church in Somers Town, Central London. It is dedicated to the Roman martyr Saint Pancras, and is believed by many to be one of the oldest sites of Christian worship in England.
~1120 ftSE
City hall
Camden Town Hall, London
6 min walk • Camden Town Hall, known as St Pancras Town Hall until 1965, is the headquarters of Camden London Borough Council. The main entrance is in Judd street with its northern elevation extending along Euston Road, opposite the main front of St Pancras railway station.
~1660 ftN
Canal
St Pancras Lock, London
8 min walk • St Pancras Lock is a lock on the Regent's Canal, in the London Borough of Camden, England. The St Pancras Basin is nearby.
~1230 ftN
Street
Camley Street Natural Park, London
6 min walk • Camley Street is a street in the London Borough of Camden in London, England. It lies in St Pancras and King's Cross: stretching over a kilometre from St Pancras railway station in the south, over the Regent's Canal, and to Agar Grove in the north.
~1880 ftSW
Park
Euston Square Gardens, London
10 min walk • Euston Square Gardens is a public garden on Euston Road in the London Borough of Camden. The gardens are the northern gardens of the former residential Euston Square, the southern gardens were renamed Endsleigh Gardens.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Francis Crick Institute?

Nearby attractions include British Library, London (3 min walk), Statue of John Betjeman, London (4 min walk), St Pancras Basin, London (5 min walk), Chalton Street Market, London (5 min walk).

How to get to Francis Crick Institute by public transport?

The nearest stations to Francis Crick Institute:

Train

London St. Pancras International (2 min walk)
London King's Cross (6 min walk)

Metro

King's Cross St Pancras • Lines: Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Northern, Piccadilly, Victoria (6 min walk)
Euston • Lines: Northern, Victoria (8 min walk)

Bus

Chenies Place • Lines: 214, 46 (6 min walk)
St Pancras International Station • Lines: 30 (6 min walk)