How to Get There
The University Women's Club is located in Mayfair, and
is very convenient to get to by public transport. If you
are travelling by car, there are many carparks in the
area, including one big one right next to the club on
Audley Square.
 From Green Park tube: When you exit the
station, turn right (away from the Ritz), and turn right
on Bolton Street. Walk one block to Curzon, then turn
left and walk all the way to South Audley Street. Turn
right, and you will find the University Women's Club in
the square on the right (red X on map). Note that you can
also walk from Hyde Park Corner or Marble Arch tube
stations
By Bus: From the bus stops on Park Lane
(circled in yellow on the map). Get out at the
'Dorchester Hotel' bus stop. The following buses will
take you there: 2, 10, 16, 36, 73, 74, 82, 137, 148, 414,
436
From the Dorchester Hotel bus stop heading away
from Marble Arch: Walk about 10 meters in the
direction of marble Arch until you see Aldford St. (off
Park Lane) Turn right into Alford St. and walk to the end
( about 4 mins - you will see Grosvenor Chapel ahead of
you). At the end of the street turn right into South
Audley St. Walk another 2 minutes, and you will see
Audley Square on your left.
From the Dorchester Hotel bus stop heading towards
Marble Arch (Hyde Park side): Take the pedestrian
subway to cross the road. This brings you directly onto
Aldford Street (off Park Lane). Continue down to the end
of Alford Street (about 4 minutes--you will see Grosvenor
Chapel ahead of you). At the end of the street turn right
into South Audley Street. Walk another 2 minutes, and you
will see Audley Square on your left.
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No. 2 Audley Square was designed by T.H. Wyatt, and was
built in 1876/7 for Lord Arthur Russell on the site of
the house in which his mother and father lived from 1850
to 1874. The house remained in the family until sold to
the Club. It is reputed to have been used by Dorothy L.
Sayers in The Story of the Haunted Policeman as
the model for the "Belchesters' House" in Audley Square
that Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane took as their
town house when they married. Jill Paton Walsh's
completion of Sayers' Thrones and Dominations
continues the story of their life in Audley Square.