An illustrated tour of King’s Cross

As London, very slowly, reopens I wanted to give a virtual tour of one of my favourite areas to share a glimpse with those who can’t visit and a few fun facts to make a visit more fun for those who can.

King's Cross station has been a comforting presence in the city for me since I moved. It’s the station you arrive at if you’ve come from my hometown York so it’s the place I was most familiar with when the city felt unending in scale and scaries. It’s the spot that my mental map of London folds out from. 

After five years in the city, I’ve spent plenty more time in and out of the station, visiting home and heading out for work. The more time I’ve spent there, the more I’ve explored and so this virtual tour (thankfully) goes beyond the station walls. It’s been a joy to run/jog to when I’m looking to push myself and I’m sure it will become a regular haunt again when commuting and travel become a little more common. I’m grateful it’s one of the few places I’d head to feel grounded, despite being a place of transition. While I’m not promising to share anything too far off the beaten track, I did love mapping and trying to bring some life to one of my favourite places.

As I did my research for my map I came across so many other fun facts that it would have been rude not to share, so here’s a bonus infographic you can use as a bit of a scavenger hunt if you’re ever in the station or need to impress a friendly tourist.