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Sadler’s Wells 2026/27: The Season, and Where to Eat Around It
02/09/2026
Alvin Ailey, English National Ballet, Tango After Dark and Matthew Bourne's Cinderella, ten minutes from the table.
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Frederick's is a three minute walk from Angel station (Northern line), on Camden Passage, Islington, London N1 8EG.
From King’s Cross St Pancras — home of the Eurostar — it is one stop on the Northern line, or a 22 minute walk. Every route below is the practical version: measured walking times, the bus numbers that actually stop nearby, and where to park on market days.
Zone 1, Bank branch. Turn right out of the station, cross Upper Street at Islington High Street and Camden Passage is on your right. Note: Angel has escalators but no lifts.
Northern line (Bank branch) one stop to Angel, around 2–3 minutes, then a 3 minute walk. Walking the whole way is 1.6 km, about 22 minutes. King’s Cross is fully step-free with 10 lifts, and St Pancras is the Eurostar terminal — we make an ideal lunch or dinner stop either side of your train.
Fourteen bus routes stop less than 100m from the restaurant, including the 4, 38, 43, 56, 73, 153, 205, 214, 274, 341, 394 and 476. From King’s Cross, the 73, 205, 214 and 476 come directly. Night buses: N19, N38, N41, N73, N277.
The BDC car park under the Hilton (satnav N1 0PW) has 250 spaces, open 24/7, £6/hour with a 2 hour minimum, EV charging and a 1.9m height limit. Angel Central (21 Parkfield Street, N1 0PS) has 27 first-come spaces. Street bays are pay-by-phone (RingGo); controls run Mon–Fri 8.30am–6.30pm and Sat 8.30am–1.30pm, and Blue Badge holders park free in short-stay bays.
There is a Lime bike bay just 20m from the restaurant. Santander Cycles docks at Liverpool Road (N1 Centre, 214m), Torrens Street (225m) and Islington Green (278m).
Follow the towpath from King’s Cross to the Islington Tunnel, then the waymarked overground route to Angel. Flat, mostly traffic-free, and it ends a couple of minutes from our door. Route guide here.
Victoria line, Overground and National Rail. A 15 minute walk down Upper Street past Islington Green brings you straight to Camden Passage.
A three minute walk. Angel is on the Northern line (Bank branch) in Zone 1, one stop from King’s Cross.
No — Angel has escalators but no lifts. The nearest step-free station is Farringdon (Elizabeth line), from which the 341 bus runs towards Angel. King’s Cross St Pancras is also fully step-free, one stop away on the Northern line.
The BDC car park (satnav N1 0PW) is the reliable option: 250 spaces, open 24 hours, £6 per hour with a two hour minimum. Angel Central on Parkfield Street has 27 first-come spaces. Street parking is pay-by-phone with controls Monday to Friday 8.30am–6.30pm and Saturday 8.30am–1.30pm.
One stop on the Northern line (Bank branch) to Angel — around three minutes — then a three minute walk. Walking takes about 22 minutes, or the 73, 205, 214 and 476 buses run directly.