The Forum started life as an Art Deco cinema in 1934 and became one of London's best-loved music venues, with about two thousand people packed under its balcony on a gig night. When the show ends, they all spill out onto Highgate Road at the same time. Minibus hire Kentish Town customers book is often about nights like that, along with birthday nights out, weddings, school trips and runs to Luton.
Kentish Town sits between Camden Town, Tufnell Park, Gospel Oak and Dartmouth Park, with Hampstead Heath to the north-west. From our base in SE1, it's about thirty to forty minutes outside the rush hour, up through Euston and Camden Town.
Minibus hire Kentish Town for gigs at the Forum
The Forum hosts rock, indie, hip-hop, comedy and tribute nights, and many shows sell out. Doors usually open around seven, and the main act tends to finish between ten and eleven. Groups of friends, birthday parties and fans travelling in from outside London book us to get there together and home afterwards. For a group coming in from outside London, a meal first on Kentish Town Road or in Camden fills the time before doors open, and the driver can drop at the restaurant.
When the venue empties, Highgate Road and the station fill with people. The driver can't wait outside, so we'll agree a pickup point on a side street a few minutes' walk away and send it to the group in advance. Walking straight there as a group gets everyone away before the traffic around the station locks up.
Nights out on Kentish Town Road
Kentish Town Road and Fortess Road have pubs, bars and restaurants, and the area has some fine old pubs, such as the Pineapple, tucked into the side streets. Groups often start in Kentish Town and move on to Camden or Islington, or come here after a gig. Tufnell Park and Dartmouth Park, just north, have their own pubs and restaurants, and a group spread across those streets can be collected in one loop.
For a birthday night or a leaving do, the driver collects from homes or a meeting point, drops at the first venue and comes back at the agreed time. At the end of the night, give us the addresses and we'll plan the drop-offs in a sensible order.
Parliament Hill Lido and the Heath
Parliament Hill Lido, a 1930s unheated outdoor pool at the edge of Hampstead Heath, is a few minutes from Kentish Town, and swimming clubs and groups of friends come for early morning swims all year. It's busiest on hot summer weekends, when queues form early. Parliament Hill itself has one of the best views over London, and the athletics track below it hosts school sports days and club meets.
Kentish Town City Farm, one of the oldest city farms in London, suits nurseries and primary schools. For school groups, the driver drops at the gate and collects at the time you give us.
Weddings, christenings and birthdays
Kentish Town has churches, community halls and restaurants with private rooms, and Camden's register office is a short drive away. Couples often hold receptions at pubs and restaurants in the area or at venues across north London. Some receptions take place in the function rooms of the area's pubs, which suits a smaller, relaxed wedding.
The minibus collects guests, drops at the ceremony, carries on to the reception and handles the late run home. Kentish Town's terraced streets are narrow, so we'll check the pickup points in advance. Minibus hire Kentish Town families book for a christening or a big birthday works the same way.
Luton up the M1
Luton is about forty to fifty minutes from Kentish Town outside the rush hour, via the A1 and the North Circular to the M1, or up the Finchley Road. Stansted is about an hour, Heathrow about fifty minutes to an hour, and Gatwick about an hour and a quarter.
Many cheap flights to Europe leave from Luton early in the morning. At four or five, the run north is clear and quick. Thameslink from Kentish Town station also serves Luton Airport Parkway, but with cases, children and a change to the airport shuttle, a group often prefers the minibus.
Kentish Town Road and the side streets
Kentish Town Road is the main road through the area and it's busy, with buses, delivery vehicles and narrow pavements, and a lot of it has restricted stopping. The side streets are a mix of terraces with parked cars on both sides and traffic filters that limit through routes. Pickups on the main road are hard, so we'll agree a point on a side street, and for home pickups we'll check the route to your door.
For minibus hire in Kentish Town, call 020 7183 0567.