How to find us
Our offices are in South Wimbledon, in south west London. We are easily accessible by public transport and have plenty of car parking space. We are, however, quite hard to find, so if you are visiting us for the first time, please make sure you read these instructions carefully, particularly how to find us within Lyon Road, otherwise you will probably get lost.
Our address is 4 Lyon Road, London SW19 2RL. Our location is shown on the map below, and is quite possibly not where your SatNav thinks SW19 2RL ought to be, as our postcode is mapped incorrectly on many popular models.
By road
If coming to us by car, make sure you allow plenty of time, as the traffic is usually dreadful. We have our own car park when you get here: parking is free and easy to find. Please see the detailed map of our road for the precise location of our car park, as our neighbours will be upset if you inadvertantly park in their car park.
It is reasonably easy to get to us from Junction 8 of the M25: just follow the A217 to Morden. It is also easy to get to us from Junction 10 of the M25: follow the A3, and turn off at the turning marked Wimbledon, then take the A298. The journey from junction 7 looks good on the map, but is often very slow. If you are coming through London, your journey is pretty much guaranteed to be distressingly slow, and you might prefer to come by public transport.
Please note that some maps show our postcode inaccurately as if it were on Merantun Way. You cannot drive through from Merantun Way to our office without going a rather long way round. It is possible your SatNav will be fooled by this and try to lead you to Merantun Way. Make sure you are not fooled and that you drive to Lyon Road.
Getting to us by public transport
It is easy to reach us by public transport. Our nearest stations are Morden Road (trams), South Wimbledon (London Underground Northern Line), and Wimbledon (main line trains and London Underground District Line). If you need to plan your journey to any of those stations, you may find the journey planner on Transport for London’s website or the National Rail website useful.
It takes about 5 minutes to walk to us from Morden Road tram stop.
The walk from South Wimbledon takes about 10 minutes. There is a footpath leading into Lyon Road from Merantun Way, just on the other side of a pedestrian crossing from High Path. You need to turn left about 100 m into the path.
From Wimbledon, it is easiest to get a taxi: there is a taxi rank at the station with taxis readily available. It should take about 10 minutes. Alternatively, you can take the tram to Morden Road (see above), or you can walk, which takes about half an hour. To walk, turn left out of the station along Wimbledon Broadway, and follow the road round until you get to South Wimbledon station. From there, follow the route on the map above.
Getting to us by air
We are reasonably accessible from 3 of London’s Airports: Heathrow, Gatwick, and London City. We recommend you avoid using Stansted or Luton airports if you are visiting us.
The easiest way to us from Heathrow is by taxi. This can take anything between 40 minutes and an hour and a half, depending on the traffic. Alternatively, if you prefer to travel by public transport, you have a choice of routes. You can take the Heathrow Express to Paddington, and then either take the District Line to Wimbledon, or the Bakeloo Line to Oxford Circus, Victoria Line to Stockwell, and Northern Line to South Wimbledon. You can also take the London Underground Picadilly Line from Heathrow to Earl’s Court, then the District Line to Wimbledon. The quickest route will depend on which line is suffering from delays on the day you visit us, but if all routes are working, there is little to choose between them, and the journey should be a little over 1 hour.
It is a long way from Gatwick by taxi, and is probably quicker and certainly considerably cheaper to come by train. Take a train from Gatwick to East Croydon (several trains an hour), and then the tram from East Croydon to Morden Road. The total journey should take less than an hour.
It is not wise to attempt the journey from London City Airport by taxi, as it will take you through some of the worst of London’s congested traffic. Instead, take the Docklands Light Railway to Bank, and then the Northern Line to South Wimbledon. The journey should take about 1 hour.
It is a long way from Stansted Airport. The best way is to take the Stansted Express, alighting at Tottenham Hale, then take the Victoria Line to Stockwell and the Northern Line to South Wimbledon. The journey could take up to 2 hours.
From Luton Airport there is a direct but infrequent train service to Wimbledon, which takes about an hour and a half.
View directions to Dianthus from Wimbledon or South Wimbledon train stations
Finding us within Lyon Road
Once you have found Lyon Road, our office is not immediately obvious to find. We are at No 4, but building numbers are not prominently displayed in our road, so you may find the map below helpful.
You will probably come into our road from Windsor Avenue (unless you are coming on foot from South Wimbledon and come on the footpath from Merantun Way), and our office is then about half way down on the right hand side. We share No 4 with a company called Weddel Swift, and their signage is much more obvious than ours, so look out for it.
There is a staircase in front of the building, and the entrance to our office is at the top of the staircase. Our car park is to the left of the staircase if you are facing the building. Note the way into the car park on the map below.
