Hotel near the New London Theatre
New London Theatre,172 Drury Lane, London, WC2B 5PW
Nearest Tube: Holborn / Covent Garden
Another theatre that proved so lucky for Sir Andrew Lloyd-Webber that he promptly went and bought it, this was the venue where Cats spent 21 happy years in its record-breaking run from 1981-2002.
A newcomer to the West End which only opened in 1973 and has been used as a snooker championship venue and TV studio since, it wasn't quite so lucky for two of the biggest West End white elephants of recent times: Gone With The Wind - The Musical at which some of the audience left before the finale on opening night due to the epic running time, and Imagine This, the "Holocaust musical" of which one writer said, "made Springtime for Hitler look like The Sound of Music." Neither hung around for long after critical pillorying, and both shows failing on each other's heels in 2008 spelt troubled times for the New London, which is currently up for sale.
On the upside, The Blue Man Group had a hugely successful run here earlier in the decade, and despite the modernity of the building the site itself is actually full of heritage, its Drury Lane location being home to various taverns, music halls and dens of performance-based iniquity since Elizabethian times with Nell Gwynne, King Charles II's actor-mistress prominent in its past.
This theatre is air conditioned and also has amplification for the hard of hearing. There are three main tiers of seating at the New London Theatre; the moving seating at the front of the auditorium, the stalls and the dress circle. Capacity 1106 approx.
Directions: The New London Theatre is on the corner of Drury Lane and Parker Street.
Parking: there is an NCP car park in Drury Lane.
Strand Palace Hotel
372 Strand, West End, London WC2R 0JJ UK
Covent Garden
The Strand Palace is only a very few minutes easy stroll to Covent Garden, the London Eye and Drury Lane. The hotel is located on the Strand in the West End and is close to many theatres, restaurants and bars. To its north lies Holborn and Russell Square, an area that is home to the British Museum, whilst to the east lies Tottenham Court Road, Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery.
St Giles Hotel
From £89.00 including tax
Bedford Avenue, West End, London WC1B 3ASTottenham Court Road
Our most popular tried and tested 3 star hotel in the West End of London. The St Giles is only a short walk away from the New London Theatre
Index of hotels near New London Theatre
| Hotel | Star Rating | Postcode | Distance | Price from | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garth Hotel | 2 Star | WC1E 6HJ | mi | 89.00 | View |
| Thistle Piccadilly | 3 Star | W1D 6BZ | mi | 310.80 | View |
| Hotel Russell London Bloomsbury | 4 Star | WC1B 5BE | mi | 274.80 | View |
| Radisson Blu Edwardian Mercer Street | 4 Star | WC2H 9HD | mi | 342.00 | View |
| Radisson Blu Edwardian Leicester Square | 4 Star | WC2H 7HL | mi | 358.80 | View |
| Radisson Blu Edwardian Hampshire | 5 Star | WC2H 7LH | mi | 288.00 | View |
| Radisson Blu Edwardian Bloomsbury Street | 4 Star | WC1B 3QD | mi | 282.00 | View |
| Thistle Holborn The Kingsley | 4 Star | WC1A 2SD | mi | 264.00 | View |
| Sanctum Soho | 5 Star | W1B 5NF | mi | 558.00 | View |
| The Rathbone Hotel | 4 Star | W1T 1LB | mi | 156.00 | View |
| Grange White Hall Hotel | 4 Star | WC1B 5BU | mi | 203.00 | View |
| Grange Blooms Town House Hotel | 3 Star | WC1B 5BP | mi | 203.00 | View |
| Hotel Cavendish | 4 Star | WC1E 6HJ | mi | 95.00 | View |
| Chancery Court Hotel London | 5 Star | WC1V 7EN | mi | 420.00 | View |
| Fielding Hotel | 4 Star | WC2B 5QZ | mi | 138.00 | View |
| Regency House Hotel | 2 Star | WC1E 6HJ | mi | 120.00 | View |
| Hazlitts | 4 Star | W1D 3JA | mi | 282.00 | View |
