Coal Drops Yard

This development full of restaurants, shops, and coffee places is a great place to hang out. It’s just a few minutes walk from the St Pancras train station and it’s a great place to hang out after work or after a long day sightseeing. The restaurants are always full but we’ve never had an issue finding a table.

It’s a great place for a stroll. We came here at all times of the day and on different days and it was always people walking around. There’s a very nice fountain installation where kids enjoy running through. There’s lots of seating areas, some as table and chairs and some in the built in environment, some have beautiful views towards the canal. Great utilization of space, amazing indoor outdoor feel in the restaurants. The shopping is as you imagine: lots of clothing and some home furnishings stores. There are a few coffee shops and roasters and lots of very good restaurants and places to drink. Highly recommend coming here!

My review goes to this wonderful retrofit architecture design by the famous architect, Thomas Heatherwick. The architecture is not just beautiful aesthetically but it is celebrated with activities at the public space designed. There are various details throughout the building as well.
This place is not to be missed out in the visit list for architects and architectural students.

The areas shows what good renovation/restoration looks like. The architecture is really beautiful.

There is a good range of eateries. Fir me the shops are a bit too high end and over priced. It’s nice to browse though.

This is a great place to spend a morning or afternoon.

There was a market around the lower ground level, with loads of different stalls. From food retailers to plant stalls. Something for everyone.

It's also a great place for families as there is a water park for kids to play in.

And I saw loads of people enjoying picnics along the canal.

The coffee shops can get busy in the mornings, so do be prepared to wait.

Great place to spend the afternoon, by the canal. Shops close by for food and drinks. Open space with water fountain to splash about it. A nice pleasant walk along the canal. Shops to browse in. 10min walk from Kings Cross station. The seating area has screening of movies/show.

Today we were at Coal Drops Yard at Kings Cross with the St Martin's Art College slap bang in the middle of it. It a fantastic place to spend a day or an afternoon. One of the most amazing things here by the canal and a short walk from Camden market are the apartments that have been created within old gasometers. The architecture in this revamped area is worthy of awards. The Google Building is just round the corner, along with one of Europe's foremost scientific collaboration buildings The Francis Crick institute. Stylish, funky and very cool, this is an excellent place to spend time, with some excellent shopping. The Google Building is here too and you can get directly from the street here onto Eurostar trains. How many train stations can you think of where the area in the immediate vicinity of two great stations is such a desirable place to be? It was a brilliant afternoon and evening spent here. We'll certainly be visiting again.

This is a really lovely space with lots of nice shops and restaurants. The architecture combined with the little lights looks really beautiful and it’s quite spacious. Good for groups, families etc. I especially recommend the Alain Ducasse chocolate shop, it was amazing.

Coal Drops Yard is another great example of turning old, disused buildings into something really lovely that can be used by many people.

The old warehouses are filled with posh shops, but I think the real woman here are the large that make it easy to enjoy an afternoon by the canals with a bite to eat or some drinks.

There is a giant, new/very clean and nice Waitrose right there, so if you just want to grab some snacks and keep things simple, you have that option to. Many of the shops are nice, subtle, not low end if you are trying to economize.

Lots of smaller vendors are here too- you can grab a juice or a smoothie, an ice cream, or a something sweet.