Parking Near London

[anaxcrosswords]

I'm attending an event in Piccadilly this evening and plan to drive down via the M1. Obviously don't want to drive into the city, so I'd like to park and use the tube to Piccadilly Circus.
Where do you think I'm best to park up? Wembley Central, North Wembley? A N Other? Ideally would like a tube journey that doesn't involve changes.

[roslyn251254]

We park at Canon's Park (street parking nearby or station carpark) then Jubilee line to Green Park, then the Piccadilly line

[Jennykenny]

Ealing Broadway has large (expensive) car parks near the tube.

[jno]

You might even find Green Park station is nearer than Piccadilly Circus, depending where you're going.

[mushroom25]

Cockfosters. it has a large car park, is only minutes from the M25 and is on a direct route to Piccadilly circus.

[mushroom25]

.....although I wouldn't choose travel via the M1 at any time that might be busy - the roadworks north of Northampton are nearly 20 miles in length.

[anaxcrosswords]

Yeah, Mushroom, just thought of that - it was pretty bad in August, travelling north. I'll be driving down to reach Piccadilly as close as possible to 7pm so, hopefully, against the run of main traffic. Still, might be better to approach from Hounslow?

[mushroom25]

that rather depends on your starting point....

[anaxcrosswords]

South of Manchester, so it has to be M6/M40 or cut across to M1. Hobson's choice really - M6/M5 nightmare (plus roadworks near Stafford, as there always is) or M1 20 miles of roadworks nightmare.

[mushroom25]

time of day suggests M6 to M5 or M42 to M40 - roadworks at Stafford not too bad during the day and roadworks at Sandbach now gone.

park up at Hillingdon (signposted from the A40) which is on Piccadilly line.

[SeaJayPea]

If you know your way about Norf London I'd suggest East Finchley. It's no more than 10 minutes from the exit of the M1 just past the London Gateway services and has a large car park. Straight on the Northern Line to Leicester Square (25 mins) and either walk along to Piccadilly (two or three minutes) or jump on the Piccadilly Line for one stop. Probably quicker to walk.

[mikey4444]

SeaJayPea...your last post reminded me fondly of my 2 years working up in Town, in the late 80's. I lost count of how many Americans that stopped me at "Piccadiccaly" Tube station, asking where they got the train to Lycester Square !

I always pointed out that it would take considerably less time to walk but few of them believed me.

[ChillDoubt]

There's always this as another option too:

http://www.parkonmydrive.com/

[londonguy84]

Just to follow on from the ParkonmyDrive site posted - another option is https://www.yourparkingspace.co.uk, it has spaces throughout London for the day, including a couple of spots right by Piccadilly Circus if you changed your mind about driving into central London!