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Waterstone's, one of the largest high street booksellers in the UK, is a relative newcomer on the block. It first opened in Old Brompton Road, London, in 1982 and now its flagship store resides at what used to be Simpsons of Piccadilly - the iconic menswear department store. Its winning formula is the 3 for 2 offers, endless supply of current pulpfiction and the sheer mass of books on the miles of shelves. It's a formula that has the purists - and plenty of authors - shaking their heads and, in extreme cases, inciting boycotts. With more than 300 stores on our high streets it is difficult to avoid this giant. However when you want to pop in for a beach read, to stock up on your university reading list or the latest biography it couldn't be more comfortable or convenient.
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225 Kensington high street, W8 | 2 minutes from Waterstone's - Kensington
The Seraphine Hotel Kensington Olympia provides an intimate and relaxing accommodation choice that is ideal for those with either business or leisure pursuits. Located right in ...More
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Scarsdale Place, W8 | 3 minutes from Waterstone's - Kensington
Just off High Street Kensington this high rise hotel benefits from a wealth of shops, restaurants and bars outside its door. Kensington Palace and Gardens are ...More
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7-9 Kensington High Street, W8 | 6 minutes from Waterstone's - Kensington
The small, quiet and friendly Seraphine Hotel, Kensington Gardens occupies a prime spot overlooking Kensington Gardens and is ideally located for the Royal Albert Hall. Situated ...More
London > Shopping > Books
237 Kensington High Street, Kensington, London W8 | 2 minutes from Waterstone's - Kensington
This is a bookshop and a whole lot more, with everything on offer from padded books for tots, through wonderful picture books and on to first ...More
London > Shopping > Books
112-114 Holland Park Avenue, Holland Park, London W11 | 14 minutes from Waterstone's - Kensington
This is a sister shop to the delightful Daunt Books situated in Marylebone High Street, London, an original Edwardian bookshop with long oak galleries and wonderful ...More
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London > Shopping > Food and Drink Shops
163 Kensington High Street, Kensington, London W8 | 1 minute from Waterstone's - Kensington
The High Street Kensington branch of Hotel Chocolat has an in-store cafe where weary shoppers can re-charge their batteries with a mug of Liquid Chocolat - ...More
London > Shopping > Specialists
214 Kensington High Street, Holland Park, London W8 | 2 minutes from Waterstone's - Kensington
This is a one-stop non-stop shop for all your party needs. From decorations - streamers, banners, pinata and confetti - to luminous novelties and dressing-up ...More
London > Shopping > Delicatessens
1 Holland Street, Kensington, London W8 | 5 minutes from Waterstone's - Kensington
This southern Mediterranean deli has offers chic all-white decor, and an exotic cuisine, that mixes a dash of Italy and a spot of North Africa with ...More
London > Events > Clubbing and Nightlife Dates: Friday 24th May 2013 - 9pm-2am
Archangel, 7-11 Kensington High Street, W8 | 6 minutes from Waterstone's - Kensington
Resident DJs play retro swing and rock'n'roll....More
London > Events > Exhibitions Dates: 15th March to 2nd June 2013 - 10am-5.30pm
Leighton House Museum, 12 Holland Park Road, W14 | 7 minutes from Waterstone's - Kensington
Photographs of Royal Academicians in their studios, including Dame Elizabeth Frink, Antony Gormley, Sir Anthony Caro and Sir Peter Blake, taken by the portrait photographer over ...More
London > Events > Kids Events Dates: 25th, 26th and 27th May 2013 - 11am-4pm
Kensington Palace State Apartments, Kensington Gardens, W8 | 9 minutes from Waterstone's - Kensington
Explore the palaces where Kings and Queens grew up....More
London > Entertainment > Cinemas
103 Notting Hill Gate, Kensington, London W11 | 12 minutes from Waterstone's - Kensington
Originally built in 1898 as a theatre, Notting Hill's Coronet is now the place to go for a good, old-fashioned cinema experience. The dcor harks back ...More
London > Entertainment > Classical Music
Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 | 15 minutes from Waterstone's - Kensington
Classical music, rock, pop and jazz, sporting events, galas, banquets and balls and the world-famous Proms series all take place within the Royal Albert Hall's ...More
London > Entertainment > Live Music
263-267 Brompton Road, Earls Court, London SW5 | 15 minutes from Waterstone's - Kensington
The Troubadour is a lovely little cafe, which hosts an inspiring program of folk, blues, psychedelia and poetry downstairs. It's also the place where Private Eye ...More
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London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
18 Stafford Terrace, Kensington, London W8 | 2 minutes from Waterstone's - Kensington
For a virtually untouched and immaculately preserved slice of Victorian living, visit this delightful building. One of the only genuine Victorian townhouses remaining and virtually unchanged ...More
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
18 Stafford Terrace, Kensington, London W8 | 2 minutes from Waterstone's - Kensington
For a virtually untouched and immaculately preserved slice of Victorian living, visit Edward Linley Sambourne a delightful museum and one of the few genuine Victorian townhouses ...More
London > Attractions > Parks and Gardens
Holland Park Avenue / Kensington High Street, Holland Park, London W8 | 6 minutes from Waterstone's - Kensington
Small, pretty park in west London. Pretty, petit Holland Park is the ideal location for those wanting to escape the clamour of the city but who don’t ...More
London > Education > Evening Classes
23 Kensington Square, Kensington, London W8 | 3 minutes from Waterstone's - Kensington
Evening and weekend classes in life drawing and painting, taught by tutors from the Slade School of Fine Art and the Royal Society of British Sculptors. ...More
London > Education > Evening Classes
165 Queen's Gate, South Kensington, South Kensington, London SW7 | 14 minutes from Waterstone's - Kensington
There are plenty of initiatives trying to get kids involved in science, but the Dana Centre, an extension of the Science Museum, is the first one ...More
London > Education > Universities and Colleges
Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 | 14 minutes from Waterstone's - Kensington
This is one of London's most prestigious art colleges and the world's only wholly postgraduate university of art and design. You will need at least a ...More
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London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
99 Kensington High Street, Kensington, London W8 | 3 minutes from Waterstone's - Kensington
Although a restaurant, clubbing and event venue, the extraordinary Kensington Roof Gardens are still accessible to the general public during the day if there are no ...More
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
Ilchester Place, Holland Park, London W8 | 6 minutes from Waterstone's - Kensington
Pretty, petit Holland Park is the ideal location for those wanting to escape the clamour of the city but who don't want to travel too far ...More
London > Leisure > Activities
Perks Field, Kensington Palace, Kensington, London W8 | 9 minutes from Waterstone's - Kensington
An excellent members archery club that shoots in the grounds of Kensington Palace in summer and in Pimlico in winter. Archery is a totally satisfying sport, ...More
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
54 Abingdon Road, Kensington, Kensington, London W8 | 4 minutes from Waterstone's - Kensington
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London > Nightlife > Pubs
23A Edwards Square, Kensington, London W8 | 5 minutes from Waterstone's - Kensington
If pubs were judged by their location and setting, The Scardale Tavern in Kensington would top many lists for this really is quaint London at its ...More
London > Nightlife > Pubs
119 Kensington Church Street, Kensington, London W8 | 9 minutes from Waterstone's - Kensington
Now more England's national cuisine than sausages and mash, Thai food (the perfect accompaniment to a cooling pint of lager), saw its inauguration in the small, ...More
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London > Nightlife > Nightclubs
99 Kensington High Street, Kensington, London W8 | 3 minutes from Waterstone's - Kensington
Richard Branson's rooftop restaurant-come-nightclub at Kensington Roof Gardens is a favourite with the glam girls of Kensington, who can be seen at all hours sipping cocktails ...More
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London > Business > Venue Hire
Hornton Street, Kensington, London W8 | 3 minutes from Waterstone's - Kensington
Handily located just off High Street Kensington (between Holland Park and Kensington Gardens), the Kensington Conference and Events Centre can accommodate up to 1,470 people and ...More
London > Business > Venue Hire
99 Kensington High Street, Kensington, London W8 | 3 minutes from Waterstone's - Kensington
An oasis high in the sky above Kensington High Street, the Roof Gardens comprises one and a half acres of themed gardens. These gardens surround an ...More
London > Business > Venue Hire
Kensington Gardens, Kensington, London W8 | 9 minutes from Waterstone's - Kensington
Conference facilities can accomodate for up to 1040 people....More
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