Goldsmiths has turned out an extraordinary number of artists and musicians, from Damien Hirst and Steve McQueen to members of Blur and Bloc Party, and the college gives New Cross its character. Students fill the pubs and the small music venues along the New Cross Road, and the Ben Pimlott Building's giant metal scribble looms over the campus. Minibus hire New Cross customers book is mostly about students and societies, with field trips, society days out, sports fixtures and gigs, along with Millwall match days and family events.
New Cross sits in the north of Lewisham, between Deptford, Brockley, Peckham and the Old Kent Road, with the A2 running through it. From our base in SE1, it's about fifteen to twenty-five minutes outside the rush hour, down the Old Kent Road.
Minibus hire New Cross for Goldsmiths societies
Goldsmiths has societies for almost everything, from film and politics to dance, gaming and faith groups, and they book us for trips to conferences, festivals, competitions and other universities. Sports clubs book us for fixtures in the university leagues, and the drama and music departments book us for performances off site, sometimes with instruments and props.
For student groups, the headcount, the destination and the dates are all we need to quote. The campus sits on the busy Lewisham Way and New Cross Road, so collections happen at a side entrance or a nearby side street agreed with you. The Students' Union and the main building on Lewisham Way are the usual meeting points, with the halls a short drive away.
Field trips and day trips
Academic departments, from anthropology and geography to art and design, book us for field trips with equipment, and groups of students book us for days out. Brighton is about an hour and a quarter away, Whitstable and Margate about an hour and a quarter, and Oxford and Cambridge about an hour and a half.
For a long day out, the driver drops at the destination, waits or goes off and returns at an agreed time. Minibus hire New Cross societies book for a weekend away usually means a Friday afternoon departure and a Sunday evening return, with the driver's hours planned around the trip.
Gigs at the New Cross venues
The New Cross Inn and the Amersham Arms are two of south London's best small venues for new bands, punk, ska and club nights, and the Rose and other pubs along the New Cross Road host open mics and DJs. Students and music fans from across London come for gigs, and many nights finish after midnight, after the last trains have gone, which is when a group booking pays for itself.
For a gig night, the driver collects from homes or halls, drops at the venue and comes back at the agreed time. The New Cross Road is a busy dual carriageway at this point, so the pickup will be on a side street nearby.
Millwall match days
The Den, home of Millwall, is a few minutes north of New Cross in South Bermondsey, and on match days the roads around it and the Old Kent Road are busy and heavily policed. Supporters' groups and junior clubs book us for home games, and visiting fans book us from London Bridge.
We'll check the arrangements for minibuses on match day and set a meeting point a short walk from the ground for afterwards. Away fans are usually directed to set routes and parking by the police, and we'll follow that guidance. If you have an unrelated booking in New Cross on a match day, tell us the date so we can plan around the traffic.
Family events and the halls
Students moving into halls at the start of the year, or leaving at the end, often travel with parents and a lot of boxes, and a minibus moving several students and their belongings at once is easier than several cars. Graduation days bring families from around the world, and we collect them from hotels, drop at the ceremony and take them on to lunch.
New Cross's families book us for weddings, christenings and big birthdays across south-east London. Telegraph Hill Park, above New Cross, has views to the City and a playground in its lower half, ideal for a short school outing.
The A2 and the New Cross gyratory
New Cross is built around a large one-way gyratory where the A2 and the A20 meet, with New Cross Road, Lewisham Way and Queen's Road carrying heavy traffic and buses at most times. Stopping on any of them is very limited. Many residential streets nearby have traffic filters, so a minibus may take a longer route to reach your door. London City Airport is about twenty-five minutes away, Gatwick about fifty minutes to an hour, and Stansted about an hour.
For minibus hire in New Cross, call 020 7183 0567.