Coal Drops Yard
Two Victorian coal-drop sheds beside Regent's Canal, linked by Thomas Heatherwick's twisted 'kissing roof' and now home to independent shops, restaurants and bars.
- Shopping
- Price: Free
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Did you know
Heatherwick's kissing roof was clad in slate from the same Welsh quarry that supplied the original Victorian roofs, and the sheds later served as nightclubs from the 1990s until 2008.
Local tip
Walking around the yard is free, but shop and restaurant hours vary by unit, so check the venue you want before you go. It is a short walk from Granary Square and Gasholder Park.
Finding it
- Address
- Stable Street, King's Cross, London N1C 4AB
- Nearest station
- London St Pancras International, 279 m away
Details change, so check with the place before you set off.
More places nearby
- Camley Street Natural ParkA tiny wildlife reserve squeezed between King's Cross and St Pancras on the Regent's Canal, with ponds, wildflower meadow and a small cafe.
- Gasholder ParkA circular lawn set inside the restored guide frame of a Grade II listed Victorian gasholder beside Regent's Canal, ringed by a mirror-polished steel canopy.
- Word on the WaterA floating secondhand and new bookshop housed in a converted 1920s Dutch barge, permanently moored on Regent's Canal near King's Cross.
- St Pancras Old ChurchA Grade II* listed parish church on Pancras Road that claims one of the oldest Christian sites in London, with a churchyard that holds Sir John Soane's tomb.