directions 1 Orange The Point 37 North Wharf Road getting to the point London W2 1AG welcome The Point is located in a prime position adjacent to Paddington Station, just west of central London. Paddington Basin, alongside the Grand Union Canal, is part of a broader area undergoing major regeneration, and a number of international businesses are already located here. Visitors to The Point are encouraged to use public transport rather than arrive by car. Paddington is a major international transport hub, with the mainline station serving destinations to the west and south-west. Paddington’s four underground lines provide access across London, while eight bus routes serve the area. For those visitors needing to stay overnight, there are several suggested hotels close to the office: • Thistle Marble Arch (0.8 miles) – 0870 333 9116 • Hilton London Metropole (0.3 miles) – 020 7402 4141 • Corus Hyde Park Hotel (0.4 miles) – 0870 609 6161 • Thistle Lancaster Gate (0.5 miles) – 0870 333 9115 • Marriott Marble Arch (0.6 miles) – 020 7723 1277 To find out more about the area, visit www.paddingtonwaterside.co.uk directions 2 Orange The Point 37 North Wharf Road getting to the point London W2 1AG on foot From Paddington Station (front exit): cross the concourse and head for the exit to From Edgware Road station (District, Circle, Hammersmith & City lines): the left of the main Underground entrance steps opposite platforms 9-10. At the exit the station onto Chapel Street and walk straight ahead to Edgware Road. Cross top of the ramp as it reaches Praed Street, turn left and double back onto London over and walk straight ahead into Praed Street, with the London Hilton Metropole Street along the outside edge of the station. As the road bends right into South Hotel on your right. At the first right-hand turn (Harbet Road) you will see an Wharf Road, take the paved path to the left immediately after the Lynx depot and archway to the left of the turning with Carphone Warehouse on the corner, through the brick wall. Turn right over the pedestrian bridge (signposted The Point) and the to a pedestrian walkway. Walk through it towards the canal and keep to the right- office will be facing you. The building is a nine storey glass & steel construction hand edge of the water, following the canal along until you reach The Point, which is shaped like an iron, with the main reception on the flat edge. (3 minutes) the second large office building, opposite the footbridge to St Mary’s Hospital. It is a nine storey glass & steel construction shaped like an iron, with the main reception From Paddington Station (back exit): from the back end of platforms 8-9 follow the on the flat edge. exit signposted for Sheldon Square/Little Venice/Harrow Road. When you reach (5 minutes) the top of the ramp, turn left and then sharp right following the signs for M&S Waterside/The Point. Walk along the canal with the waterside on your left and you From George Street: turn right out of the office onto George Street and head will see a pedestrian bridge over the water to the left almost immediately. Cross towards the traffic lights. Turn right onto Baker Street, cross over and keep walking the bridge and The Point will be facing you. The building is a nine storey glass & until the second left-hand turn. Turn left into Crawford Street and keep going steel construction shaped like an iron, with the main reception on the flat edge. (3 straight ahead until the road eventually meets Edgware Road. Turn right onto minutes) Edgware Road, cross over and keep walking up until you reach the London Hilton Metropole Hotel. Turn left here into Praed Street. From Edgware Road station (Bakerloo line): exit the station onto Edgware Road, At the first right-hand turn (Harbet Road) you will see an archway to the left of the turn left and walk underneath the A40 Westway flyover. Cross over Edgware Road turning with Carphone Warehouse on the corner, through to a pedestrian walkway. and turn right at the London Hilton Metropole Hotel into Praed Street. At the first Walk through it towards the canal and keep to the right-hand edge of the water, right-hand turn (Harbet Road) you will see an archway to the left of the turning, following the canal along until you reach The Point, which is the second large office with Carphone Warehouse on the corner, through to a pedestrian walkway. Walk building, opposite the footbridge to St Mary’s Hospital. It is a nine storey glass & through it towards the canal and keep to the right-hand edge of the water, steel construction shaped like an iron, with the main reception on the flat edge. (20 following the canal along until you reach The Point, which is the second large office minutes) building, opposite the footbridge to St Mary’s Hospital. It is a nine storey glass & steel construction shaped like an iron, with the main reception on the flat edge. Please note that immediately outside The Point reception there is a footbridge over (5 minutes) the canal to St Mary’s Hospital. Part of this bridge is currently closed and should not be used by Orange employees (11 November 2005) directions 3 Orange The Point 37 North Wharf Road getting to the point London W2 1AG by plane by bike From Heathrow Airport, take the Heathrow Express direct service to Paddington Paddington is a new destination on the London Cycle Network. Access from the Station. Trains run every 15 minutes from 05.30 to 23.00. The average journey west is via the canal at Little Venice following the tow-path towards Paddington time from Terminals 1, 2 and 3 is 15 minutes, with a further eight minutes for Station, from the east via Marylebone, from the north via Blomfield Road and from Terminal 4. Prices vary depending on whether you buy a ticket online, at a the south via Hyde Park. Cycle storage is available in the basement of The Point, machine or on the train. Visit www.heathrowexpress.com for further details. Once accessible via North Wharf Road. For further information about cycle routes, visit you arrive at Paddington, follow the ‘On foot’ directions from the front exit of the the London Cycling Campaign website at www.lcc.org.uk station. by bus by rail A variety of bus services operate within the area, with eight routes passing directly Paddington Station serves destinations to the west of London, including Heathrow through Paddington. Main bus stops are located on Praed Street and Edgware Airport, Reading, Oxford, Bristol, the south-west and South Wales. Journey times Road. Direct services include: 7 (East Acton – Russell Square), 15 (Paddington – to Bristol are approximately 1 hour 30 minutes for Bristol Parkway or 1 hour 45 Blackwall), 23 (Westbourne Park – Liverpool Street), 27 (Turnham Green – Chalk minutes for Bristol Temple Meads. For information on rail services, visit Farm), 36 (Queens Park – New Cross Gate), 205 (Paddington – Whitechapel), 436 www.thetrainline.com. (Paddington – Lewisham). Visit the Transport for London website for information Once you arrive at Paddington, follow the ‘On foot’ directions from the front exit of on local routes: www.tfl.gov.uk the station. An Orange shuttle bus is in operation between The Point and George Street, by tube running on a trial basis until January 2006. The bus runs regularly several times Paddington underground is within the mainline station, and is in Zone 1 of the tube each hour, departing from 50 George Street and North Wharf Road. If you are network. Access to the District, Circle and Bakerloo lines is via the main concourse travelling in to Paddington Station you can use it transfer to George Street. You at the front of the station, while the Hammersmith & City line is accessible from the will need to show your Orange security pass. back of the station at platforms 15-16. Edgware Road station (also in Zone 1) is a five minute walk away and is served by the same lines. by road There is no car parking available at The Point and you are advised to arrive by Information on prices, which vary depending on the time of travel and the zones public transport. If you are travelling by car, Paddington is currently outside the covered, can be found on the Transport for London website at www.tfl.gov.uk. Congestion Charge zone, and is immediately adjacent to the A40 Westway which Once you arrive at Paddington, follow the ‘On foot’ directions overleaf from the connects directly to the M25 seven miles away. From here you can link up with front of the station (District, Circle, Bakerloo lines) or the back of the station the M1, M3 and M4 motorways. (Hammersmith & City lines)..