Local places of interest
St Pancras today already has a wealth of amenities in the local area.
Within easy walking distance of the station are the British Library and The Wellcome Collection, as well as the Shaw Theatre, The Scala Cinema, Dickens Museum, Foundling Museum, Renoir Cinema and Cockpit Arts.
The British Library
Open 7 days a week and free to the public the British Library holds over 13 million books, 920,000 journal and newspaper titles, 57 million patents and 3 million sound recordings. To consult books in the Reading Rooms you must have a Reader's Pass. Everyone is welcome at their exhibition galleries, bookshop, restaurant and cafe; There is a lively events programme, some of them free and the building contains many works of art by artists such as Antony Gormley, Bill Woodrow and Eduardo Paolozzi.
The Wellcome Collection
The Wellcome Collection is a unique mix of galleries, events, and meeting, reading and eating places where you can consider what it means to be human.
It brings to life Sir Henry Wellcome's vision of a place where people could learn more about the development of medicine through the ages and across cultures.
This impressive building in central London houses three exhibitions, the world-famous Wellcome Library, a cafe, bookshop, conference centre and members' club.
Business Support
To support the King's Cross & St Pancras Redevelopment, Camden Council (with sponsorship from the regenerative developers) have created the King's Cross Business forum to support old and new businesses and communities in the surrounding area. To date, over 900 businesses have been connected through its activities.
