The LMS is located on the Hammersmith Hospital Campus. The main LMS building is located on the North East corner of the site, and is accessible from the Eastern road on the campus. The wider institute is located across a number of buildings marked on the map.
How to find us
Our address is:
UKRI MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences,
Hammersmith Hospital,
Du Cane Road,
London
W12 0HS
Google maps will not take you to the MRC LMS building, but to the centre of the postcode at the middle of the Hammersmith Hospital Campus, so once you reach the campus, enter via the East Gate entrance and follow the road past the ICTEM building on the left, and under the Commonwealth Building straight ahead of you, until you see the LMS in front of you.
The easiest way to reach our front door is using what3words, which has mapped the world into 3m2 blocks, and is therefore more accurate than a postcode. Our what3words address is drift.behave.index
Please see the image of our entrance below.
How to reach us:
Using apps
The official Transport for London (TfL) website is here. You can download the TfL app for Apple or Android, or for wider coverage outside the Greater London Tfl network, including ports, try Citymapper. The easiest way to pay for using the London Transport Network is a contactless card – your own bank card, or you can purchase a TFL “Oyster card.” You will be charged on a pay-as-you-go basis, and the daily amount is capped
By Bus
The number 7, 70, 72, 272 and 283 buses all stop at Hammersmith Hospital Stop E on Du Cane Road which is opposite the entrance to the Hammersmith Hospital Campus where the MRC LMS building is located.
If you are a staff member travelling from an Imperial campus at St Mary’s Hospital, Charing Cross Hospital, or South Kensington you can take the Hopper bus. See here for more details and a timetable.
By Rail
From any London rail terminus you can reach us on the London Underground network
Our closest Underground stations are:
- White City (Central line)
- Wood Lane (Hammersmith & City line and the Circle line)
These tube stations are approximately a 15–20-minute walk, or you can take the 72 or 272 from White City Station (Stop WE) which you will need to hop off at Hammersmith Hospital Stop E.
By Car
There are car parks at the rear of the Hammersmith Hospital campus which use pay and display. We recommend the parking lot on Artillery Lane with the postcode W12 0TN.
By Air
From Heathrow Airport: Take the Underground (Elizabeth Line) to Ealing Broadway, then change to the Central Line (Eastbound) to White City station. Then follow the directions above in the “By Rail” section. Allow 1-1.5 hours travel.
From Gatwick Airport: Take the Gatwick Express to London Victoria and then change to the London Underground (Victoria Line, Northbound) and travel for two stops to Oxford Circus. From there take the Central Line (Westbound) to White City station. Then follow the directions above in the “By Rail” section. Allow 1.5-2 hours travel.
From City Airport: Take the Docklands Light Railway (DLR, which connects with the London Underground Network) from London City Airport towards Stratford International (8 stops). Transfer to the London Underground Central Line (Westbound) to White City station, then follow the directions above in the “By Rail” section. Allow 1 – 1.5 hours travel.
From Stansted Airport: Take the Stansted Express to Liverpool Street Station then change onto the London Underground, Central Line (Westbound). Allow 2 hours.
From Luton Airport: Take the Luton Dart Light Railway to Luton Parkway Station and take the train to St Pancras Station. At St Pancras, transfer to the London Underground Circle Line or Hammersmith and City Line (Westbound) to Wood Lane. Exit the station and turn right, walking for two minutes to reach White City Station, then follow the directions above in the “By Rail” section.
By Sea
From Harwich International, travel to Manning tree and then change for a train to London Liverpool Street. At Liverpool Street transfer to the London Underground Central Line (Westbound) to White City station, then follow the directions above in the “By Rail” section. Allow 1.5 – 2 hours travel.
From Dover Priory Station, travel by rail to St Pancras Station, then transfer to the London Underground Circle Line or Hammersmith and City Line (Westbound) to Wood Lane station. Exit the station and turn right, walking for two minutes to reach White City Station, then follow the directions above in the “By Rail” section. (Allow 3.5-4 hours travel)
