For much of the twentieth century, Kilburn High Road was the heart of Irish London, with dance halls, pubs and a county association for almost every corner of Ireland. The Irish bars are fewer now, but the High Road is still one of the busiest streets in north-west London, lined with pubs, restaurants, a theatre and the vast Art Deco Gaumont State, once one of the biggest cinemas in Europe and now a church. Minibus hire Kilburn customers book is mostly weddings and family celebrations, nights out along the High Road, theatre evenings and airport runs.
Kilburn High Road, part of the A5 Edgware Road, forms the boundary between Brent and Camden, with Brondesbury, Queen's Park, West Hampstead and Maida Vale around it. From our base in SE1, it's about thirty to forty minutes outside the rush hour, through Marylebone and up the Edgware Road.
Minibus hire Kilburn for weddings
Kilburn's churches, including the great Victorian St Augustine's on Kilburn Park Road, Irish Catholic parishes, Pentecostal and African congregations, mosques and the Gaumont State's church, host weddings and christenings. Receptions take place at halls and function rooms in Kilburn and Cricklewood, in restaurants and in venues across north-west London.
Guests are collected from homes and hotels across Kilburn, Willesden and Maida Vale, taken to the ceremony, on to the reception and home at the end of the night. Irish, Caribbean and West African weddings in Kilburn often run late, and we'll plan the driver's hours around the reception. For bigger weddings, a second vehicle can be added. Irish families often hold christenings and anniversary parties in function rooms in Cricklewood and Kilburn, with relatives flying in from Ireland.
Nights out on the High Road
Kilburn High Road and Willesden Lane have pubs, bars, live music and restaurants from around the world, and groups come for birthdays, leaving dos, hen and stag nights and St Patrick's celebrations. The Black Lion, a grand Victorian pub with an ornate ceiling, is one of the High Road's landmarks. Many start in Kilburn and head on to Camden or the West End.
The driver collects from homes or a meeting point, drops at the first venue and returns at the agreed time. At the end of the night, the drop-offs are planned in a sensible order across Kilburn, West Hampstead and Cricklewood. Minibus hire Kilburn groups book for St Patrick's weekend fills up early, so it pays to book ahead.
The Kiln Theatre and evenings out
The Kiln Theatre, on the High Road, stages new plays and award-winning productions, and its cinema shows films most nights. School groups, theatre clubs and friends book us for evening and matinee performances. The driver drops nearby and collects after the show at an agreed point off the High Road. The theatre's café and bar open through the day, which makes it a good meeting point before a show.
Queen's Park and family outings
Queen's Park, owned by the City of London and a short drive west, has a children's farm, a paddling pool, a playground, a café and a pitch and putt course, and it hosts a big summer day each September. Kilburn Grange Park, on the Camden side, has an adventure playground and a small café. Families, nurseries and childminders book us for outings to both. The streets around Queen's Park station are wide and quiet, which makes home pickups easy.
Kilburn's primary and secondary schools, on both sides of the High Road, book us for museum visits, swimming and sports fixtures. The South Kensington museums are about thirty-five minutes away, and the British Museum about twenty-five.
Airport runs from Kilburn
Heathrow is about forty to fifty minutes from Kilburn outside the rush hour, via the North Circular and the A40 or the Westway. Luton is about forty to fifty minutes, up the Edgware Road and the M1. Allow an hour and a quarter for Gatwick and about an hour for Stansted.
Families flying to Dublin, Shannon or Cork, or further afield, book us for a pickup from the door with room for the cases. For Dublin flights, City and Heathrow both work, and we'll suggest the quicker run for your time of day. For relatives landing, share the flight number and the driver will be in arrivals when they come through.
Kilburn High Road and the A5
Kilburn High Road is busy at most hours, with bus lanes, heavy traffic and limited stopping, and the junctions at Kilburn station and Brondesbury Road are slow at peak times. The side streets are long Victorian terraces with parked cars on both sides, and some have traffic filters. Pickups happen on side streets, and for home pickups we'll check the route to your door. Kilburn sits outside the Congestion Charge zone.
For minibus hire in Kilburn, call 020 7183 0567.