18. Green Park

Wednesday 19th June 11.30am

This is more of a useful change than a destination as it's served by the complimentary colours of the Jubilee, Victoria and Piccadilly lines. As for a destination, it really only serves Green Park, although it is next to the Ritz but I don't suppose people going to stay there arrive by Tube do they? Inside it's a bit of a maze, which is what you'd expect when three different lines were built at three different times, but outside it has a rather lovely entrance from the Park.

Wikipedia entry here.

17. Embankment

Thursday 19th June 10.45am.

As a station this is easily overlooked as it's just a single storey building in the shadow of the huge Charing Cross station, but that's silly because it's actually much better connected, serving four lines instead of the two you can get from Charing Cross. And it's smaller and easier to navigate than Charing Cross as it only has two exits from the escalators whereas Charing Cross has more than you can fathom. So how come I never use it and mostly just walk through the ticket office on the way to the bridge over the Thames?

Wikipedia entry here.

16. Lancaster Gate

Tuesday 18th June 1pm.

There's not much to say about this station really. It's small and doesn't connect with anything so it's only useful if you want to go to Hyde Park (which I did) or if you're staying in one of the hotels in the area. But it does mean that on a weekday it's really quiet so there's nobody getting in the way when you're trying to take a picture of the station's name. It's one of those stations with lifts although there are only 70-odd steps to the street so it would hardly be a nightmare if you had to climb them (I didn't). And it's one of those old stations with a tiny ticket office, and just three exit barriers onto the street.

Wikipedia entry here.