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Trains From Ramsgate Kent To St Barts Hospital Ondon
Can anybody advise me on train transport, i need to get from Ramsgate Kent to St Barts hospital Whitechapel London but i dont want to use the underground as i have a fear of them, is this possible please. Any help aprreciated. Thank you
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What you need to establish first is which hospital you are attending.
The “Barts Health” NHS Trust encompasses six hospitals including St Bartholomew’s Hospital and The Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel. St Bartholomew’s (popularly known as “Barts”) Hospital is not at Whitechapel but is very close to Smithfield Market (in fact, about half way between Smithfield and the Old Bailey). If it really is Bart's you want to go to then Ramsgate to London Bridge is the way to go. Change there (same platform, No 6) to a St. Albans/Luton/Bedford bound train for three stops to Farringdon. It is a short walk from there (about 5 mins) to Bart’s. Anybody will direct you via Cowcross Street, through the market and down Giltspur Street.
If it is the Royal London Hospital you are attending then mushroom’s route is good enough. Personally I would travel from Ramsgate to London Bridge, walk across to Borough High Street (south side of London Bridge itself). From there catch a No 40 bus to St Botolph Street and from there you can catch a No 25, 205 or 254 to the Royal London. The reason I suggest this alternative is because some parts of the Overground are former Underground routes and the Shoreditch-Whitechapel stretch is one of them. It is not “deep level” but I don’t know what your fear of the tube system involves.
The “Barts Health” NHS Trust encompasses six hospitals including St Bartholomew’s Hospital and The Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel. St Bartholomew’s (popularly known as “Barts”) Hospital is not at Whitechapel but is very close to Smithfield Market (in fact, about half way between Smithfield and the Old Bailey). If it really is Bart's you want to go to then Ramsgate to London Bridge is the way to go. Change there (same platform, No 6) to a St. Albans/Luton/Bedford bound train for three stops to Farringdon. It is a short walk from there (about 5 mins) to Bart’s. Anybody will direct you via Cowcross Street, through the market and down Giltspur Street.
If it is the Royal London Hospital you are attending then mushroom’s route is good enough. Personally I would travel from Ramsgate to London Bridge, walk across to Borough High Street (south side of London Bridge itself). From there catch a No 40 bus to St Botolph Street and from there you can catch a No 25, 205 or 254 to the Royal London. The reason I suggest this alternative is because some parts of the Overground are former Underground routes and the Shoreditch-Whitechapel stretch is one of them. It is not “deep level” but I don’t know what your fear of the tube system involves.
There are no changes with mushroom's suggested route, jon. Trains run hourly from Ramsgate to St. Pancras via Stratford using HS1with no changes.
There are a couple of considerations. The off peak return fare via HS1 is £76 as against about £45 to London Bridge (cheaper advance fares may be available but I imagine the HS1 route will always be more expensive). Time saving is also a bit more than you quote. To Stratford it is about 1:10mins, to London Bridge at best it is 1:40 and may take around 2 hours depending on the service taken
One last thing tamirra ought to consider is the problem with underground trains. Much of the HS1 route to between Ebbsfleet and Stratford International is in lengthy tunnels. If it is tunnels that are the problem (rather than tube trains as such) it may be a consideration.
There are a couple of considerations. The off peak return fare via HS1 is £76 as against about £45 to London Bridge (cheaper advance fares may be available but I imagine the HS1 route will always be more expensive). Time saving is also a bit more than you quote. To Stratford it is about 1:10mins, to London Bridge at best it is 1:40 and may take around 2 hours depending on the service taken
One last thing tamirra ought to consider is the problem with underground trains. Much of the HS1 route to between Ebbsfleet and Stratford International is in lengthy tunnels. If it is tunnels that are the problem (rather than tube trains as such) it may be a consideration.
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