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Marble Arch Underground Station to George Street

Marble Arch Underground Station, Oxford Street, London, W1C 1CX

Access Guide

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Summary

  • The start point for this guide is Marble Arch Underground Station.
  • The end point for this guide is George Street.
  • The average walking time between the start and end points is 8 minutes.
  • This guide covers Oxford Street, Portman Street, Portman Square, Gloucester Place and George Street.
  • Points of interest in this area include: Hyatt Regency London - The Churchill.
  • Public transport facilities near the start point include: a bus stop and an underground/overground station.

About the Start Point (Marble Arch Underground Station)

Streets and Roads (Oxford Street)

  • The streets and roads have streetlighting at regular intervals.
  • The footpaths include the following surfaces: paving slabs.
  • There are no directional signposts.
  • The streets and roads are busy with traffic and pedestrians.
  • All footpaths are at least 180cm wide.
  • Street furniture in this area includes: benches, street lamps, traffic lights, traffic signs, litter bins, bus shelters and planters.
  • The footpath can become crowded at some of the bus stops.
  • Other obstructions on the footpath include: temporary footpath works.
  • Seating is available every 50m along the main street.
  • There is not a taxi rank available.
  • There are no public toilet facilities in this area.

Streets and Roads (Portman Street)

  • The streets and roads have streetlighting at regular intervals.
  • The footpaths include the following surfaces: tarmac, concrete and paving slabs.
  • There are directional signposts of the following type: Legible London.
  • The streets and roads are busy with traffic.
  • The majority of the footpaths are at least 180cm wide.
  • Street furniture in this area includes: a phone box, street lamps, traffic lights, traffic signs, litter bins and a bus shelter.
  • The footpath can become crowded at the bus stop.
  • Other obstructions on the footpath include: café tables and chairs and scaffolding.
  • There is not a taxi rank available.
  • There are no public toilet facilities in this area.

Streets and Roads (Portman Square)

  • The streets and roads have streetlighting at regular intervals.
  • The footpaths include the following surfaces: tarmac and paving slabs.
  • There are no directional signposts.
  • The streets and roads are busy with traffic.
  • All footpaths are at least 180cm wide.
  • Street furniture in this area includes: street lamps, traffic lights and traffic signs.
  • There is a taxi rank outside the Hyatt Regency London - The Churchill.
  • There are no public toilet facilities in this area.
  • There are dropped kerbs with a slight slope outside the Hyatt Regency London - The Churchill.

Streets and Roads (Gloucester Place)

  • The streets and roads have streetlighting at regular intervals.
  • The footpaths include the following surfaces: tarmac and paving slabs.
  • There are directional signposts of the following type: Legible London.
  • The streets and roads are busy with traffic.
  • All footpaths are at least 180cm wide.
  • Street furniture in this area includes: street lamps, traffic lights, traffic signs, a waste bin, a bicycle rack, a bus shelter and trees.
  • There is not a taxi rank available.
  • There are no public toilet facilities in this area.
  • There are dropped kerbs with slight slopes at the access points to the CitiPark Portman Square Car Park.

Crossing Points (Bryanston Street)

  • The following types of crossing points are used in this area: unmarked crossing (without controls or markings).
  • The crossing point at Bryanston Street has a dropped kerb which does not have tactile paving.

Crossing Points (Seymour Street)

  • The following types of crossing points are used in this area: Pelican crossing.
  • The control box for the pelican crossing at Seymour Street has a rotating cone.
  • The pelican crossing at Seymour Street and Portman Street does not have audible signals.
  • Busy traffic travels in both directions at the junction with Seymour Street and Portman Street.

Crossing Points (Upper Berkeley Street)

  • The following types of crossing points are used in this area: Pelican crossing.
  • The control boxes for the pelican crossing at Upper Berkeley Street have rotating cones.
  • The pelican crossings at Upper Berkeley Street and Gloucester Place do not have audible signals.
  • Busy traffic travels in both directions at the junction with Upper Berkeley Street and Gloucester Place.

About the End Point (George Street)