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Bally Studios Location ***If you've never been to Bally Studios before, please read the following information. It could save you a bit of time in finding the place*** Need directions to the studios? Text "Directions" to 07764 756 202, and we'll send detailed directions direct to your mobile phone. No charge for this service, apart from the normal message rates. Click here for a photographic guide on how to get from the tube station to the Studios Public Transport Here is a tube map so you can see where Tottenham Hale is in comparison to other tube stations.
And here is a map to show connections to Tottenham Hale train station
From March 2011, there are even better transport links!!
Tottenham Hale, from March 2011, now has even better transport connections. Thanks to the just completed East london line connection at Highbury & Islington, Tottenham hale is now only 7 mins and 3 stops away from direct links to East and South London, and such locations as Hoxton, Shoreditch, Whitechapel and even as far as Crystal palace and Croydon. We have many bands that use the studios that are based in Dalston, and now it will be a lot easier for them to travel to the studios. Add to this that we are only 2 stops away from Finsbury Park, which has direct links to Potters Bar and Hertfordshire, and the fact that Tottenham hale is on the Victoria and the mainline services, it all means that tottenham hale is definitely one of the most underrated transport links in London.
We've selected some links at random and checked how long it takes to get to Tottenham hale from them. Hopefully, it'll give you an impression of roughly how long it will take to get to the studio from where you are based.
Acording to TFL Journey Planner, journey times are:
Finsbury Park = 7 mins Highbury and Islington = 11 mins Liverpool Street = 12mins Kings Cross = 13 mins Oxford Circus = 17 mins Camden Town = 24 mins Old Street = 24mins Arnos Grove = 25mins Barking = 26mins Brixton = 29mins Notting Hill = 30mins Earls Court = 33mins Kilburn = 35mins Ealing Broadway = 45mins Richmond = 53mins These times are accurate, but they are the shortest usual routes. Obviously pesky signal problems and what-not will make it a bit longer. Oh, and remember to add 6 mins, as that's the extra walking time at the end of your journey So I want to go to Tottenham Hale to use your studios. Is it far? Well, many people might be of the impression that Tottenham is at the back of beyond, yes? But now then, let's put that straight. Have a glance at the tube map, and you'll see that Tottenham Hale is only 4 stops away from Kings Cross. 4 stops?!?! I thought it was further. Nope, just the 4 stops. The Transport for London website says it's only 13 mins from Kings Cross on the Victoria Line, and we tend to agree with that. Generally speaking, many people regard Kings Cross as pretty convenient when it comes to transport, and we're just 13 mins away from there. Led Zeppelin did drum solos longer than that. In fact, here's a little photo we took of the sign at Tottenham Hale Tube Station
I can't quite make our the train times I'm, afraid... Oh sorry, here's a closer view
Ah that's better. So it's on the Victoria line? The same Victoria Line that's had all the recent investment, new trains, new platforms, new escalators. Tottenham Hale is one of the few stations that is 100% wheelchair accessible too, as the train pulls right up to the platform, and it has lifts too. The Victoria line is, officially, the fastest of all of the tube lines. The new trains are even faster. It's also on the Stansted Express line that links Liverpool Street with Stansted Airport.. Are the trains expensive? Not at all. If you get a 1-4 travelcard/osytercard travelcard, it's all included in your travelcard cost. It's also the same as a journey from anywhere in central London. (It's £2.70 Monday to Friday from 0630 to 0930 and from 16:00 to 19:00, and £2.40 all other times for a single) They take oyster cards too, and with 8 trains an hour to and from Liverpool Street, as well as 2 trains an hour to and from Stratford, it's not too long for a wait usually. That line also links you to a lot of other places.... Other places? It has direct links with, places like Cambridge, Stansted, Kings Lynn, Harlow Town, Cheshunt Town, Hertford East as well as serving the following stations directly, without interchange: Bethnal Green (Rail), Cambridge Heath, London Fields, Hackney Downs, Clapton, Northumberland Park, Angel Road, Ponders End, Brimsdown, Enfield Lock, Waltham Cross, Broxbourne, Royden, Rye House, St Margarets, Ware, Harlow Mill, Sawbridgeworth, Stansted Mountfiltchet..... Oh, that's a lot..... There's more, there's also Newport, Elsenham, Audley End, Great Chesterford, Shelford, Whittlesford Parkway, Waterbeach, Ely, Littleport, Downham Market and Watlington Oh. And pretty much the whole of Essex, East Anglia and Hertfordshire are within an hour and 1 interchange away. In total about 150+ stations are within maneagable reach. You're not going to list them all are you? No, but you can see them all on the following link: http://www.nationalexpresseastanglia.com/destinations/stations_route_map So if you have one member in Essex, Hertfordshire or East Anglia, and the rest based in London, it is a very good middle ground for you in terms of location. Or, if you're based in these areas, and have a gig in London, we're in a good location for you to break the journey into two, and have a rehearsal half way. And you can use the oyster card you say? On the trains, you can on the stations that were listed in Yellow, as opposed to Cream. I was wondering why some were in Yellow, and some were in Cream. Yep, the stations within zones 1-4 use oyster card. The other ones will hopefully accept them soon. Also, Tottenham Hale is only 1 stop and 2 mins away from Blackhorse Rd, which is also on the new and improved Overground line. The Overground line goes through Gospel Oak, Upper Holloway, Crouch Hill, Haringay Green Lanes, South Tottenham, Walthamstow Queens Road, Leyton Midland Road, Leytonstone High Road, Wanstead Park, Woodgrange and Barking. The service for this line has now been doubled from 2 to 4 trains an hour, so you won't have long to wait, 15 mins at the most, and probably only about 5-10 mins. The trains are outside too, so you'll get a nice view while you're on the train, and be out in the open air. You go to Blackhorse Rd, then from there it's only 2 mins and 1 stop to Tottenham Hale, or a 800 metres walk/bus ride on the 123 or 230 Plus, it's all Oyster Card friendly. Not bad. And from mid 2011, Highbury and Islington will also be on the East London line, so you'll be 7 mins away from direct links to Shorditch, Hoxton, Whitechapel, Dalston, all the stations all the way down to Crystal palace and beyond. So it's a good transport hub. Victoria Line, and National Rail. Any Buses? 123, 230, 41, W4, 192. The stops they stop at are listed below. Night buses wise, we have the N73 and N41 It also has a taxi rank and a cab office outside it too, in case you get lazy and don't want to walk from that station. Although that would be very lazy indeed, as it's only 670 metres, about 6-7 mins walk. Yeah, it would. But what if I don't need any public transport and I'm coming by car. Are you within the congestion charging zone? Oh no, we're about 5 miles outside the congestion charging zone Okay good, but what about the studio parking. Any charge? Nope, parking is free at the studio. We've got a lot of parking here. Actually, here is a photo of the parking situation at the studios
And, there's also this directly opposite.
And also, just around the corner of the same building, we have an overspill carpark
And there's also some next to the building, opposite that last car park
That's a lot of parking. And it's free? Yep, free. From Monday - Friday, between 9am- 5pm, you have to get a parking permit from the main Business Centre office to avoid getting a ticket. All other times, no permit is needed. How much is the permit? It doesn't cost anything, it's free. It's simply to check that you are at the Business Centre to visit a Business here, and not to leave your car here to walk to the station. And remember, Millmead Road is only 200 metres off of the A1055, the road which joins Cambridge and London. So if you're traveling from the direction of Enfield/Edmonton way, it'll be quite quick to get in. The 1055? That sounds familiar... It's the road that Ikea's on. Ah, that's it! So, the moral of the story is that it is very well served by buses, trains, tube and taxis, and that if I'm traveling form anywhere in London, Essex or Hertforshire, I have a good chance of not being too far away from the studios. And if I do choose to drive to the studios, I won't have to pay the congestion charge, I am near good A roads, and there is free parking at the studios. Well, when you put it like that, that doesn't sound too bad. I couldn't have put it better myself. Bus Routes
Tottenham
Hale is also served by the following Bus Routes:
41
Tottenham Hale Station, (Tottenham
Swan (towards Tottenham Hale)), Seven Sisters Station, West Green Road,
Turnpike Lane Station, Turnpike Lane, Hornsey Station, Tottenham Lane,
Crouch End Broadway, Crouch End Hill, Hornsey Rise, St Johns Way, Archway
Station.
123
Wood Green
Station, Turnpike Lane Station, Westbury Avenue, Lordship Lane, Bruce
Grove Station Tottenham Swan, (Seven Sisters Station (towards Wood
Green)), Tottenham Hale Station,
Blackhorse Road Station, Walthamstow Bell, Waterworks Corner, South
Woodford Charlie Browns Roundabout, Woodford Avenue, Gants Hill Station,
Cranbrook Road, Ilford Station, Ilford Hainault Street.
192
Enfield
Town Little Park Gardens, Enfield Town Station, Lincoln Road, Bush Hill
Park Station, Wellington Road, Bury Street, Edmonton Green Station, Plevna
Road, Mantagu Road, Angel Road Station, Angel Road Tesco, Watermead Way, Tottenham
Hale Station.
230
Wood
Green Station, Turnpike Lane Station, West End Green, Tottenham Swan,
(Seven Sisters Station (towards Wood Green)), Tottenham
Hale Station, Blackhorse Road Station, St
James Street Station, Walthamstow Central Station, Hoe Street, Leyton
Bakers Arms, Whipps Cross Roundabout, Wood Street Walthamstow Station,
Upper Walthamstow Bisterne Avenue.
N41
N73
Walthamstow
Central Station, Hoe Street, Walthamstow Bell, Blackhorse Road Station, Tottenham
Hale Station, (Tottenham Swan (to Walthamstow)),
Seven Sisters Station, South Tottenham Station, Stamford Hill Station,
Stoke Newington Station, (Stoke Newington Common (towards Victoria)),
Albion Road, Newington Green, Newington Green Road, Essex Road Station,
Angel Station, Pentonville Road, King's Cross Station, St Pancras Station,
Euston Station, Euston Square Station, Tottenham Court Road Station,
Oxford Circus, Bond Street Station, Oxford Street Selfridges, Marble Arch,
Park Lane, Hyde Park Corner, Victoria Station. W4 Oakthorpe Park Chequers Way, Wolves Lane, White Hart Lane, Wood Green Station, Turnpike Lane Station, West Green Road, Belmont Road, Park Road, Broadwater Farm Estate William Road, The Avenue, Bruce Grove Station, Tottenham Swan, (Seven Sisters Station (towards Oakthorpe Park)), Tottenham Hale Station, Ferry Lane Estate. For full mainline train services, click here *Note - Map is in PDF format, and Adobe is needed to view map. If you need to download Adobe, you can do so here*
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