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Visiting King's Head Theatre

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116p Upper Street, London, N1 1QP

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Today in Islington, London

Monday 9 November · GMT

5°C

Partly cloudy · forecast at 23:00

5–5°C across remaining hourly forecasts · wind 7 mph at 23:00

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What to bring today

Bring a warm coat and an extra layer for the journey home.

Frontrow suggestions based on the forecast from 23:00 to 23:00. Check dress and bag arrangements with the venue.

Local times in Islington, London (GMT). Forecast issued 8 Nov, 23:17. Weather is checked once daily. Conditions may change. Weather sources and licence.

Trains, bikes & the last part of your journey

Arriving by bike

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Check cycle hire and current availability. Dock locations do not guarantee bikes or empty docks.

Mapped facilities may have access restrictions or have changed. Bring a lock and check signs on arrival.

Distances are approximate straight-line measurements, not walking distances or journey times.

Transport sources and dates

TfL cycle hire: 2026-11-07 · OpenStreetMap: 2026-10-31 · NaPTAN: 2026-08-29.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Frontrow calculates nearby matches; completeness and physical access are not guaranteed.

Other sources and distance methods

Plan your journey

Tide times for a waterfront visit

Nearby tidal station: LONDON BRIDGE (TOWER PIER) (4.5 km from the venue, straight-line).

Today’s high and low tides at LONDON BRIDGE (TOWER PIER) ↗

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Restaurants and cafés near King's Head Theatre

8 nearby

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Pubs, bars and clubs near King's Head Theatre

6 nearby

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Getting to King's Head Theatre

Railway stations, trams & bus stops

  • Essex Road Rail StationRail station · 490 metresMap ↗
  • Essex Road StationRail station · Entrance · 497 metresMap ↗
  • Angel StationMetro / tram stop · 717 metresMap ↗
  • Angel Underground StationMetro / tram stop · 733 metresMap ↗
  • St Mary's Church (N1)Bus stop · Stop P · 44 metresMap ↗
  • Cross Street / Dagmar TerraceBus stop · ->W · 143 metresMap ↗
  • Theberton StreetBus stop · Stop Z · 217 metresMap ↗

Approx. straight-line distances · Sources and dates

Check with the venue

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Accessibility information ↗

Confirm entrances, parking, step-free routes and access arrangements with the venue. Local business listings do not provide these details.

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Upcoming at King's Head Theatre

From the venue programme
  1. play

    Double Bill: Tell Me Straight & Aggy

    King's Head Theatre

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    Nearby stationEssex Road Rail Station · 490 metres

  2. panto

    Dick Whittington

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    33 more dates
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    Nearby stationEssex Road Rail Station · 490 metres

  3. panto

    Dick Whittington and His Cat

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    Nearby stationEssex Road Rail Station · 490 metres

  4. panto

    Dick Whittington ADULT

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    11 more dates
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    Nearby stationEssex Road Rail Station · 490 metres

  5. panto

    Dick Whittington: ADULTS ONLY

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    11 more dates
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    Nearby stationEssex Road Rail Station · 490 metres

  6. comedy

    God Is A Woman The Musical

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    Nearby stationEssex Road Rail Station · 490 metres

Source Participating venue box offices (Spektrix public listings API). This venue source was last successfully read 5 Nov 2026, 15:15 UK. Dates and prices can change after we read them — confirm with the venue.

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Sources and dates

Weather and solar calculations: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0. Forecast data · Sunrise and sunset data. Frontrow selects local-day forecasts, rounds temperatures, converts wind to mph and derives clothing suggestions. Weather represents the surrounding area, not conditions inside the theatre.

Address: official venue website ↗ · 22 Sept 2026. Transport: DfT NaPTAN ↗, active stops in the 29 Aug 2026 snapshot.

Distances are approximate straight-line measurements from the postcode centre; walking routes may be longer. Food and drink listings are within one mile, nearest first, in the source categories Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen and Pub/bar/nightclub.

Food-business identities and inspection results come from Food Standards Agency open data ↗. Most records use the 24 August 2026 snapshot; individual records show when newer information was available. Older address snapshots are dated separately. Check the linked official record for changes.

Food-hygiene ratings describe the inspection on the stated date. They are not reviews, food-quality scores or evidence that a business is currently open. Frontrow has not verified menus, deals or opening hours.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 ↗. Frontrow selects nearby records and calculates distances. Postcode location data ↗.

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