By car
There’s no car parking at Somerset House, and very little on-street parking nearby. The closest car park is on Parker Street, WC2B 5NT. Our Accessibility page contains details of accessible parking for Blue Badge-holders.
Somerset House sits within the Congestion Charge zone.

By coach
There’s a coach-parking bay on Victoria Embankment.

A section of the Strand near Somerset House has been designated as a pedestrian/cyclist zone.

Between Surrey Street and Waterloo Bridge, the Strand is permanently blocked to traffic.Buses that formerly stopped on Strand will now stop on Aldwych in new locations. Please see the TfL website for alternate modes of transportation. Strand Aldwych

Information provided by Getting here | Somerset House (2022)

How to visit us!

Transport

By London Underground
Nearest stations:

Temple (Circle & District lines; 250 metres, 5-minute walk)
Covent Garden (Piccadilly line; 650m, 8min)
Charing Cross (Bakerloo & Northern lines; 700m, 10min)
Embankment (Circle & District lines; 700m, 10min)

By rail
Nearest stations:

Charing Cross (700m, 10min)
Blackfriars (1km, 13min)
Waterloo (1km, 13min)

By bus
Buses 1, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 23, 26, 59, 68, 76, 87, 91, 139, 168, 171, 172, 176, 188, 243, 341, 521, RV1 and X68 all pass along the Strand and/or Aldwych, stopping within 100-200 metres of Somerset House.

By river
River Bus Services RB1, RB2 and RB6 all stop at Embankment Pier, roughly 600 metres from Somerset House.