ExCeL Centre Docklands
The Georgian House Hotel is a
great place to stay if you are planning to visit the Excel
Centre. This new, but already well known Exhibition
Centre is based in Docklands and is easy
to reach by underground and the Docklands Light Railway.
Georgian House Hotel is located in the heart of London which
means that for nightlife and visiting the city you are not
stranded in the Docklands for your stay, yet visiting an exhibition
is safe and easy.
ExCeL, London's Exhibition Centre, is home to a vast range
of events throughout the year, from internationally acclaimed
travel trade exhibitions to high octane sporting events for
all the family, as well as product launches, conferences and
corporate hospitality functions.
The ExCeL campus complements each event, offering a whole
host of bars, pubs, cafes, and restaurants to make your visit
to our venue fun, relaxed and enjoyable.
History of ExCel Centre Docklands
ExCeL Centre Docklands opened in November 2000 and has
hosted more than 600 events during the course of the last
2 years.
The project began in 1988 when the Association of Exhibition
Organisers to locate and design a new exhibition centre
within the M25 approached the originating architect, Ray
Moxley.
A turning point was reached when the Royal Victoria Dock
site was found, offering a 100 acres, with three Docklands
Light Railway stations on the site, the Jubilee line just
two stops away, City Airport just 3 minutes away and the
M25 and M11 just 20 minutes away.
Royal Victoria Dock was originally a working dock opened
by Prince Albert in 1855. It was the first design to take
iron steam ships and the first to use hydraulic cranes and
lifts to raise ships and specialised in tobacco, South American
beef, New Zealand lamb, citrus fruit and bananas. Traffic
through the Royal Docks reached its peak in the 1950s and
early 1960s. After that containerisation and other technological
changes and a switch in Britain's trade following EEC membership
led to a rapid decline. The dock finally closed in 1981.
Keen to redevelop the Docklands, the London Docklands Development
Corporation launched an international competition to appoint
a preferred developer, which was won by the ExCeL team.
Today ExCeL is one of Europe's largest regeneration projects.
ExCeL is a public company with a significant portion of
private funding. £130m of bonds are traded on the Luxemburg
stock exchange and a shareholding structure which is held
75% by a Malaysian corporate-equity consortia and 25% which
is owned by major UK financial institutions.
Location of ExCel Centre Docklands
ExCeL Centre Docklands is located in London's east side,
just a stone's throw away from Canary Wharf and with easy
access on the Jubilee line, 4,600 parking spaces and just
a 5 minute taxi ride from London City Airport. Welcome to
ExCeL Centre Docklands.
For more information visit www.excel-london.co.uk.
Georgian House Hotel is ideally
situated in a very central location, so visiting sights
all over London is quick and easy. Why not book Georgian
House Hotel when you plan your trip to the Excel Centre
Docklands? You can book online or email to make a reservation
on reception@georgianhousehotel.co.uk,
or telephone on 0044(0)207 834 1438.
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