Please note that this event has already occured.
Key information
Start date: Saturday 24 October 2015 at 10:00am
End date: Saturday 31 October 2015 at 8:00pm
Venue: Trafalgar Square, Westminster, London, WC2N 5DN, GB
The Square will be turned into a rugby fans paradise, with a range of rugby-themed activities, sponsor activations and entertainment. There will be food available inspired by the participating nations and a full range of music and entertainment on the main stage and a mini-pitch in the middle of the Square for all kinds of rugby coaching & activity.
Below are the opening times for the Fan Zone:
- October 23, 10:00 –16:00
- October 24, 10:00 – 16:00
- October 25, 10:00 – 16:00
- October 30, 10:00 – 20:00
- October 31, 10:00 – 20:00
To find out more information about other Fan Zones around London please visit The Rugby World Cup website.
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Public Transport
The Tube
Charing Cross (Bakerloo and Northern lines) is the closest Tube station, with an entrance/exit on Trafalgar Square.
The following stations are within a few minutes' walk:
Leicester Square (Northern and Piccadilly lines)
Piccadilly Circus (Bakerloo and Piccadilly lines)
Embankment (Bakerloo, Northern, District and Circle lines)
Mainline train
Charing Cross mainline rail station is about a three minute walk from the Square.
Buses
Routes 3, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 23, 24, 53, 77A, 88, 91, 139, 159, 176, 453 go past Trafalgar Square. Also routes 22 and 94 terminate nearby at Piccadilly Circus. Many of London's night buses serve Trafalgar Square. The following routes start/end near the square: 53, N2, N5, N18, N20, N21, N26, N29, N41, N47, N50, N89, N91, N97, N279, and N381, and these routes go past the square: 6, 12, 23, 24, 88, 139, 176, 453, N3, N9, N11, N13, N15, N36, N44, N52, N77, N155, N159, N343.
Visit the Transport for London bus maps page to access information on bus routes from Trafalgar Square, for both day-time and night buses.
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