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	OPENING HOURS Open daily 10am - 6pm Late night opening Thursday and Friday until 9pm Last admission to paying exhibitions is 1 hour before the Gallery closes. Closing commences 10 minutes prior to the stated time. The Gallery is closed 24-26 December. Advance notice of early closing On 3 March 2009, Room 16 will be closed all day, the Second Floor galleries will close at 15:30 and the Ground Floor and First Floor galleries at 17:00. Further details will be given closer to the date. ADMISSION Entry to the building is free. There are charges for special exhibitions throughout the year. Ticket prices vary. Disabled visitors pay concessionary rates and carers are entitled to free admission. Concessionary rates also apply to senior citizens, ES40 cardholders and students in full-time education. Please note that photography is not allowed anywhere in the Gallery. CONTACT DETAILS National Portrait Gallery St Martin's Place London WC2H 0HE Recorded Information 020 7312 2463 BT Type Talk 18001 Fax 020 7306 0056 www.npg.org.uk
GETTING TO THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY
By underground The nearest underground stations to the Gallery are: Charing Cross 230 metres, Leicester Square 195 metres, and Embankment 490 metres. Please note these stations do not have a lift.
By bus Comprehensive bus routes information is available on the Transport for London's Journey Planner website.
By rail Charing Cross station 320 metres from the St Martin's Place entrance.
By car, taxi or Dial-a-Ride Set down and pick up at the ramp entrance in Orange Street, which is reached via Haymarket. The ramp provides direct access to the Contemporary Collection and to temporary exhibitions held in the Wolfson and Porter Galleries. There are no car parking facilities at the Gallery. Five public parking spaces for orange/blue badge holders are located in St Martin's Street opposite the National Gallery's Sainsbury Wing. A public car park is located on the corner of Whitcomb Street and Orange Street. The car park is approximately 195 metres from the Orange Street entrance to the Gallery. To discuss parking arrangements please contact the car park staff directly on 02078395858. Please note there are height restrictions for tall vehicles.

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National Portrait Gallery, St Martin's Place, London WC2H 0HE. Tel: 020 7306 0055