St Pancras Station

Coming from Sheffield, St Pancras is our London station when we visit the capital (usually for the football - we're Sheffield United fans). The first thing you notice about St Pancras is its sheer size - it is absolutely massive! And boy is it grand... a lovely Victorian building on the outside with fantastic modern facilities on the inside. After the 2 hour train ride from Sheffield (if it's on-time, which to be fair, it usually is), central London is only a 10-minute tube away on the Picadilly, Victoria or Northern lines. King's Cross/St Pancras has its own tube station that is a 5 minute walk away from the platforms. The walk takes you past the new Eurostar ...

St Pancras Station. Yes I love the exterior, the grand Victorian station building is magnificent, but the inside.... That's another matter, a parade of overpriced tourist orientated shops, overpriced food and drink outlets, the Eurostar departures and arrivals and......not much else. Apart from East Midlands Trains, running naturally to and from the East Midlands and some commuter routes there's nothing. My biggest complaint is the lack of seats. OK if you are prepared to buy something at one of the cafes, but be warned if you are waiting on the first floor for a train there is virtually nowhere to sit. I feel that it's another case of hype over content. I have to say I ...

The station has been transformed. I always thought of St Pancras as a breathtakingly beautiful building, even in its grubby days, but now it has been cleaned up, it is stunning. No wonder Harry Potter films are actually filmed here rather than at dreary King's Cross. Much has been said about the blue arches, but that does not detract from the cleaness and the airiness and spacious feel. From a (female) traveller's point of view, the place is spotless, including, most importantly, the toilets, though I always have to queue, so maybe they missed a trick there and have not provided enough. Directions to tubes, taxis, buses etc are clearly signposted. There er plenty ...