Arriving by train

If you decide to come by train, the fastest connection is of course using the Eurostar, that departs from either Brussels or Paris.
For people travelling from the Netherlands, the connection at Brussels between the international train from Roosendaal and the Eurostar to London leaves much to be desired. Expect to lose an hour up to an hour and a half at Brussels. The best thing is to have someone drive you to the station in Brussels; it saves time.

If you arrive after 9:30AM, buy yourself a four zone travelcard, that gives you the right to take all kinds of transport up to zone four, which is where we live. If you arrive earlier, just ask for a single ticket to Norwood Junction.

Using the Overground

 Since May 2010, London Transport runs a Overground Service from Highbury and Islington. There is an interchange between that line and the Jubiliee line at Canada Water; from there it takes approximately 20 minutes to reach Norwood Junction. The service runs four trains an hour.

From Victoria Station

 The underground station has its exit in front of the railway station. After you enter the main entrance, keep to your right in front of WHS (the bookshop); the train you need normally leaves from platform 9 to 12, but there are exceptions. Check the notice boards above the entrance to the platforms; you will need the West Norwood service (via Crystal Palace). It runs twice an hour, normally at 07 and 37 (during the day, and 22 and 52 after 6:45PM) to Norwood Junction.

From Waterloo International

 The Eurostar arrives in London at Waterloo International, from where you can walk to the station Waterloo East (both on the map, connected via a footbridge, and well indicated). At Waterloo East, on certain moments of the day, you catch a direct train to Norwood Junction. Just check the train time table at the station under `Norwood Junction'. If it takes too long for a direct train to arrive, you can take the first train to London Bridge, where you must change for the train that stops at Norwood Junction.

From Liverpool Street

 Arriving from Stanstead Airport, in 45 minutes the Standsted Express will take you to the Liverpool Street station. The best things to do is to travel to London Bridge.
  • If you travel with heavy luggage, or are generally wealthy, you can take a cab. When going through the ticket control gates, go up the stairs in front of you (above the underground station), and walk out; you will find cabs outside.
  • Alternatively (especially if you arrive after 9:30, so you can buy a travelcard), take the underground. First take the Central Line to the West (direction Ealing Broadway). Change at Bank (the first stop) for the Northern Line to the South (direction Morden) and get off at London Bridge, again the first stop.
  • Otherwise, walk (it's only fifteen minutes). When going through the ticket control gates, turn left, and leave the station at the end, using the stairs. Outside, turn right, and walk down Bishopsgate, which becomes Gracechurch. Shortly before the river, the road turns right; in this turn, turn left to cross the river. The station is on your left once you have reached the South Bank.

From London Bridge

 The fastest train to Norwood Junction would normally be the Horsham service, but there are also slower trains to Caterham or Tattenham Corner that stop at Norwood Junction.

If you arrive by train, you normally need to go up the stairs in order to go to another platform; in the corridor, you will find time-tables, but also screens that tell you on which platform the next 'fastest' train will be. Look for Norwood Junction in that list.

If you arrive by underground, the escalator will bring you into the main hall. Read the signs above the entrance to the platforms.

From East Croydon

 The service from East Croydon to Norwood Junction is the train to London Bridge, for which it is the first stop; be careful, there are also services to London Bridge that do not stop at Norwood Junction. Otherwise, call us; we might be nice and come and pick you up!

Arriving at Norwood Junction

 When you arrive by train at Norwood Junction, walk in the direction of `Cash Machine', which brings you to the main entrance. Leaving the station, you will look into Station Road. Walk up to the crossing with the small clocktower in the middle, turn right, then left at the traffic lights, and walk up the hill. We live behind the second bus stop on your left (just below the 2 in A215). It's a seven to ten minutes walk from the station to our house.