Venue: the Natural History Museum

WIC2009 is proud to announce that the conference will be hosted with and at the Natural History Museum, South Kensington, London .

Getting There

• Scalable map of South Kensington
• Transport for London Journey Planner
• Transport for London Interactive Map

There are many ways to reach the Natural History museum (NHM):

• By tube We are within walking distance of South Kensington station on the District, Circle and Piccadilly lines
• By bus Routes 14, 49, 70, 74, 345, 360, 414 and C1 stop near the NHM. Some tour buses also pass nearby.
• By bicycle There are cycle parking facilities by the Cromwell Road entrance.
• By coach Victoria Coach Station is within walking distance of Victoria train and tube station on the Circle or District lines. For groups travelling by coach, there is a coach drop-off point outside the Cromwell Road entrance
• By car Driving to the Museum is not easy and parking is expensive, there is limited meter parking on Exhibition Road

WIC2009 will use the (step-free) Exhibition Road entrance (see below).

Museum entrances

The Museum has two entrances, the Cromwell Road entrance has steps. The Exhibition Road entrance is step-free, and best for entry with wheelchairs and pushchairs.

• Cromwell Road entrance,
  10 steps via a ramped path at either side of the entrance
• Exhibition Road entrance
  There are no steps into the entrance lobby. Beyond that are 18 steps, or you can take the lift

Wheelchairs are available on loan from the cloakrooms just inside the Exhibition Road entrance.