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Chelsea Library

 
 
ADDRESS
Chelsea Old Town Hall Kings Road, Chelsea, London SW3 5EZ 
 
TELEPHONE
020 7361 3010 
 
OPENING TIMES
Mon, Tue & Thu 9:30 - 20:00, Wed, Fri & Sat 9:30 - 17:00
 
PRICES
Free
 

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The Library at Chelsea Town Hall on the King's Road offers a wide range of services for anyone living or working in the Royal Borough. It's not just for borrowing books, there's internet access, wireless hotspots and computer facilities. It also houses the Chelsea Gallery, a beautiful exhibition space located in the heart of Chelsea and regularly hosts exhibitions by amateur and professional artists or by collectors selling or exhibiting their work or collections. Specially lit glass cabinets show art works off to their best advantage. Gallery opening times are: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 9.30am to 8pm, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 9.30am to 5pm with private views be held between 5pm and 8pm on Wednesday evenings.
 

Chelsea Library events

 
Baby Rhyme TimeBaby Rhyme Time16th February 2012Thursday 23rd February 2012 Where:
Chelsea Library,   Chelsea Old Town Hall Kings Road      SW3 5EZ
Category: event
event  Running until Thursday 23rd February 2012
TIMES  2nd Feb, 9th Feb, 16th Feb and 23rd Feb 2012 - 11am-11.20am  PRICING  Free
Baby Rhyme Time
Story TimeStory Time17th February 2012Friday 24th February 2012 Where:
Chelsea Library,   Chelsea Old Town Hall Kings Road      SW3 5EZ
Category: event
event  Running until Friday 24th February 2012
TIMES  Friday 17th February and Friday 24th February 2012 - 11am-11.20am  PRICING  Free
Story Time
StorytimeStorytimeStories for children.17th February 2012Friday 24th February 2012 Where:
Chelsea Library,   Chelsea Old Town Hall Kings Road      SW3 5EZ
Category: event
event  Running until Friday 24th February 2012
TIMES  Friday 17th February and Friday 24th February 2012 - 11am-11.20am  PRICING  Free
Stories for children.
Storytime
Book BreakBook Break20th February 2012Monday 27th February 2012 Where:
Chelsea Library,   Chelsea Old Town Hall Kings Road      SW3 5EZ
Category: event
event  Running until Monday 27th February 2012
TIMES  13th February, 20th February and 27th February 2012 - 6.15pm-7.45pm  PRICING  Free
Book Break
Reading GroupReading GroupBook club.16th February 2012Thursday 16th February 2012 Where:
Chelsea Library,   Chelsea Old Town Hall Kings Road      SW3 5EZ
Category: event
event  Thursday 16th February 2012
TIMES  6.30pm-7.30pm  PRICING  Free
Book club.
Reading Group
Baby Rhyme TimeBaby Rhyme Time1st March 2012Thursday 29th March 2012 Where:
Chelsea Library,   Chelsea Old Town Hall Kings Road      SW3 5EZ
Category: event
event  Running from Thursday 1st March 2012 until Thursday 29th March 2012
TIMES  1st Mar, 8th Mar, 15th Mar, 22nd Mar and 29th Mar 2012 - 11am-11.20am  PRICING  Free
Baby Rhyme Time
StorytimeStorytimeStories for children.2nd March 2012Friday 30th March 2012 Where:
Chelsea Library,   Chelsea Old Town Hall Kings Road      SW3 5EZ
Category: event
event  Running from Friday 2nd March 2012 until Friday 30th March 2012
TIMES  2nd Mar, 9th Mar, 16th Mar, 23rd Mar and 30th Mar 2012 - 11am-11.20am  PRICING  Free
Stories for children.
Storytime
Book BreakBook Break5th March 2012Monday 26th March 2012 Where:
Chelsea Library,   Chelsea Old Town Hall Kings Road      SW3 5EZ
Category: event
event  Running from Monday 5th March 2012 until Monday 26th March 2012
TIMES  5th Mar, 12th Mar, 19th Mar and 26th Mar 2012 - 6.15pm-7.45pm  PRICING  Free
Book Break
Reading GroupReading GroupBook club.15th March 2012Thursday 15th March 2012 Where:
Chelsea Library,   Chelsea Old Town Hall Kings Road      SW3 5EZ
Category: event
event  Thursday 15th March 2012
TIMES  6.30pm-7.30pm  PRICING  Free
Book club.
Reading Group
Book BreakBook Break2nd April 2012Monday 30th April 2012 Where:
Chelsea Library,   Chelsea Old Town Hall Kings Road      SW3 5EZ
Category: event
event  Running from Monday 2nd April 2012 until Monday 30th April 2012
TIMES  2nd Apr, 9th Apr, 16th Apr, 23rd Apr and 30th Apr 2012 - 6.15pm-7.45pm  PRICING  Free
 

Location map of Chelsea Library

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Hotels near Chelsea Library

Near Chelsea Library
Sydney House Chelsea
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Double Rooms: 20% off from £171
9- 11 Sydney Street, SW3 | 7 minutes from Chelsea Library
The Sydney House Chelsea is a converted town house located in a Grade II listed building, just moments from the King's Road in London's fashionable Chelsea ...More
 
 
 
The Kensington Hotel London London
The Kensington Hotel London
London > Hotels > Luxury Chain Hotel  Deluxe Double Rooms: 67% off from £165
109-113 Queen's Gate, SW7 | 13 minutes from Chelsea Library
Set just off from Old Brompton Road in the heart of fashionable South Kensington, The Kensington Hotel has a real history to match its stylish, understated ...More
 
 
 
Blakes Hotel London London
Blakes Hotel London
London > Hotels > Luxury Chain Hotel  Deluxe Double Rooms: 67% off from £266
33 Roland Gardens, SW7 | 13 minutes from Chelsea Library
Anouska Hempel has a signature minimalist interior design style and everything about Blakes in South Kensington has been designed to her exacting taste. From the black ...More
 
 
 
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Education near Chelsea Library

Near Chelsea Library
Royal College Of Art Sculpture Department London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Royal College Of Art Sculpture Department
London > Education > Universities and Colleges
15-25 Howie Street, SW11 | 14 minutes from Chelsea Library
The Royal College of Art is one of London's most prestigious art colleges and the world's only wholly postgraduate university of art and design. It has ...More
 
 
 
Dana Centre London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Dana Centre
London > Education > Evening Classes
165 Queen's Gate, South Kensington, South Kensington, London SW7 | 19 minutes from Chelsea Library
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
 
 
 
Royal College of Art London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Royal College of Art
London > Education > Universities and Colleges
Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 | 25 minutes from Chelsea Library
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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Events near Chelsea Library

Near Chelsea Library
Carnage
London > Events > Film Events  Dates: 13th February and 16th February 2012 at 6.15pm & 14th February 2012 at 8.40pm
Cine Lumiere, Institut Francais Cultural Centre, 17 Queensberry Place, SW7 | 15 minutes from Chelsea Library
Alan Cowan and his wife Nancy visit the Brooklyn apartment of Michael and Penelope Longstreet to apologise for their son Zachary, who has hit the Longstreets' ...More
 
 
 
Kirikou And The Wild Beasts (Kirikou Et Les Betes Sauvages)
London > Events > Film Events  Dates: 10th February - 16th February 2012
Cine Lumiere, Institut Francais Cultural Centre, 17 Queensberry Place, SW7 | 15 minutes from Chelsea Library
...More
 
 
 
Royal Style: The Early Wardrobe Of Queen Elizabeth II: Lecture London
Royal Style: The Early Wardrobe Of Queen Elizabeth II: Lecture
London > Events > Exhibitions  Dates: Wednesday 15th February 2012 - 1pm-1.45pm
Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum, Cromwell Road, SW7 | 16 minutes from Chelsea Library
Deirdre Murphy discusses Queen Elizabeth II's clothes....More
 
 
 
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Entertainment near Chelsea Library

Near Chelsea Library
Royal Court Theatre London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Royal Court Theatre
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Sloane Square, Belgravia, London SW1W | 14 minutes from Chelsea Library
Dedicated to putting on new work and discovering new voices, the Royal Court Theatre was seen as 'the most important theatre in Europe' by no less ...More
 
 
 
Cadogan Hall London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Cadogan Hall
London > Entertainment > Classical Music
5 Sloane Terrace, Belgravia, London SW1X | 15 minutes from Chelsea Library
Cadogan Hall opened its doors on 18th June 2004 with a surprising lack of fanfare. The former Church of Christ Scientist is now the home of ...More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Cine Lumiere
London > Entertainment > Cinemas
Institut Francais Cultural Centre, 17 Queensberry Place, South Kensington, London SW7 | 15 minutes from Chelsea Library
The Cine Lumiere is a shining beacon for all fans of European and World cinema. Attached to the Institut Francais, its programme is varied and intelligent, ...More
 
 
 
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Sights and Attractions near Chelsea Library

The best museums, galleries, attractions near Chelsea Library
Proud Chelsea London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Proud Chelsea
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
161 Kings Road, Chelsea, London SW3 | 2 minutes from Chelsea Library
Art gallery Proud Chelsea brings top quality rock 'n' roll photography to the heart of King's Road. There are several strings to the Proud bow - ...More
 
 
 
National Trust: Carlyle's House London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
National Trust: Carlyle's House
London > Attractions > Museums
24 Cheyne Row, Chelsea, Chelsea, London SW3 | 6 minutes from Chelsea Library
A Queen Anne Town House occupied by historian and 'Sage of Chelsea' Thomas Carlyle and his wife Jane from 1834-1881. A man of letters, Thomas Carlyle ...More
 
 
 
Royal Hospital Chelsea London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Royal Hospital Chelsea
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, London SW3 | 9 minutes from Chelsea Library
Built by Sir Christopher Wren 1682-1692, the Grade I-listed Royal Hospital Chelsea was intended by King Charles II to be a home for soldiers who were ...More
 
 
 
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Shopping near Chelsea Library

The best shops and markets near Chelsea Library
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Kate Kuba
London > Shopping > Shoes
22 Duke of York Square, King's Road, Chelsea, London SW3 | 1 minute from Chelsea Library
Winner of ‘Best Women’s Footwear Awards’ two years running, this trendy shop has become a national treasure. An eclectic mix of equestrian-style boots, bejewelled high-heeled sandals ...More
 
 
 
The Chelsea Gardener London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Chelsea Gardener
London > Shopping > House and Garden
125 Sydney Street, Chelsea, London SW3 | 1 minute from Chelsea Library
Since opening in 1984, The Chelsea Gardener has gained a reputation as an excellent garden centre offering an oasis of green in the centre of Chelsea. ...More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Terre d'Oc
London > Shopping > Gifts and Luxuries
184 King's Road, Chelsea, Chelsea, London SW3 | 2 minutes from Chelsea Library
Here at the Londontown.com offices, it’s been known to smell a little. What do you expect when you get ten hard-working editors searching for London’s finest ...More
 
 
 
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Restaurants near Chelsea Library

What are the best dining options near Chelsea Library London?
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
El Gaucho
London > Restaurants > Mexican restaurants
Chelsea Farmers' Market, 125 Sydney Street, Chelsea, London SW3 | 1 minute from Chelsea Library
Mexican cuisine. ...More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Le Pain Quotidien
London > Restaurants > Cafes and Delis
201-203 King's Road, Chelsea, London SW3 | 2 minutes from Chelsea Library
...More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Choys
London > Restaurants > Chinese restaurants
172 King's Road, Chelsea, London SW3 | 3 minutes from Chelsea Library
Chinese cuisine ...More
 
 
 
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Leisure near Chelsea Library

Chelsea Library gyms, sporting activities, health & beauty and fitness.
Lush Spa London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Lush Spa
London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
123 Kings Road, Chelsea, London SW3 | 3 minutes from Chelsea Library
More than just a skincare shop, this branch of Lush on the Kings Road houses the Lush Spa. An overpowering mix of perfumes assaults the nose ...More
 
 
 
Chelsea Physic Garden London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Chelsea Physic Garden
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
66 Royal Hospital Garden, Chelsea, London SW3 | 7 minutes from Chelsea Library
The largest fruiting olive tree in Britain and the world's northern-most outdoor grapefruit tree call the historic Chelsea Physic Gardens home. Hidden behind towering brick walls, ...More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
G-Spa
London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
63-81 Pelham Street, South Kensington, London SW7 | 10 minutes from Chelsea Library
Downstairs from LA Fitness (keep going past the people who look like they're about to die on the running machines) you'll find G-Spa. A world away ...More
 
 
 
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Pubs near Chelsea Library

The best pubs near London Chelsea Library.
The Cadogan Arms London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Cadogan Arms
London > Nightlife > Pubs
298 Kings Road, Chelsea, Chelsea, London SW3 | 5 minutes from Chelsea Library
The Cadogan Arms has been given a facelift by Tom and Ed Martin - the brothers behind The Botanist, The Gun, The Well, Hat & Tun ...More
 
 
 
The Pig's Ear London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Pig's Ear
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
35 Old Church Street, Chelsea, London SW3 | 6 minutes from Chelsea Library
The Pig's Ear off the Kings Road is a decent Chelsea gastropub, popular with the Sloane Ranger set with Prince William the best example of the ...More
 
 
 
The Cross Keys London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Cross Keys
London > Nightlife > Pubs
1 Lawrence Street, Chelsea, London SW3 | 7 minutes from Chelsea Library
This Chelsea landmark close to the river, sister to The Artesian Well, can trace its history back to 1765 and names many of Chelsea's famous residents ...More
 
 
 
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Nightlife near Chelsea Library

Chelsea Library clubs, bars, cabaret nights, casinos and interesting nightlife.
Barts London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Barts
London > Nightlife > Bars
Chelsea Cloisters, Sloane Avenue, Chelsea, London SW3 | 8 minutes from Chelsea Library
Taking its inspiration from the American speakeasy movement, Barts is a tiny, intimate and relaxed bar in South Kensington which promises a refreshingly fun experience - ...More
 
 
 
Eighty Six London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Eighty Six
London > Nightlife > Bars
86 Fulham Road, South Kensington, London SW3 | 8 minutes from Chelsea Library
Eighty-Six is the brainchild of George Adams and Charlie Kearns, the duo behind Verbier's Coco Club. A popular place for after hours socialising for the Fulham ...More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Dusk
London > Nightlife > Bars
339 Battersea Park Road, SW11 | 24 minutes from Chelsea Library
Swish, Battersea "style bar" with Oriental decadence and award-winning cocktails. Escape the clamour of West End clubs with this out-of-town, style bar alternative. High standards, a ...More
 
 
 
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Meeting venue hire near Chelsea Library

Where to have your meeting, conference, exhibition, private dining or training course near Chelsea Library.
Chelsea Physic Garden London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Chelsea Physic Garden
London > Business > Venue Hire
66 Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, Chelsea, London SW3 | 7 minutes from Chelsea Library
The largest fruiting olive tree in Britain and the world's northern-most outdoor grapefruit tree call the historic Chelsea Physic Gardens home. Hidden behind towering brick walls, ...More
 
 
 
National Army Museum London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
National Army Museum
London > Business > Venue Hire
Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, Chelsea, London SW3 | 9 minutes from Chelsea Library
With ten, widely different and uniquely versatile rooms, the National Army Museum can help you hold your event, your way. Plan your party in Victorian splendour, ...More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Royal Hospital Chelsea
London > Business > Venue Hire
Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, London SW3 | 9 minutes from Chelsea Library
Built by Sir Christopher Wren 1682-1692, the Grade I-listed Royal Hospital Chelsea was intended by King Charles II to be a home for soldiers who were ...More
 
 
 
 
 

What's On Today

Near Chelsea Library

 
 
 
 
Michael Lington
Concerts | Until 16th February 2012 

The Pheasantry 4 minutes walk from Chelsea Library

The saxophonist plays smooth jazz....More

The Sunday Times Magazine 50th Anniversary
Exhibitions | Until 19th February 2012 

Saatchi Gallery 11 minutes walk from Chelsea Library

Front covers and pictures from past issues of the supplement by photographers including Don McCullin, David Bailey, Eve Arnold, Snowdon, ...More

Royal Style: The Early Wardrobe Of Queen Elizabeth II: Lecture
Exhibitions | On 15th February 2012 

Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum 16 minutes walk from Chelsea Library

Deirdre Murphy discusses Queen Elizabeth II's clothes....More

Queen Elizabeth II by Cecil Beaton: A Diamond Jubilee Celebration
Queen Elizabeth II by Cecil Beaton: A Diamond Jubilee Celebration
Exhibitions | Until 22nd April 2012 

Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum 16 minutes walk from Chelsea Library

Cecil Beaton, one of the most famous fashion photographers of the 20th century, may have worked for Vogue and Vanity ...More

 
Behind The Lens: Meet A Wildlife Photographer: Talk
Exhibitions | On 15th February 2012 

Natural History Museum 17 minutes walk from Chelsea Library

A photographer discusses their work....More

Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Exhibitions | Until 11th March 2012 

Natural History Museum 17 minutes walk from Chelsea Library

Some photographers wait for weeks in order to catch that one great action shot, some set up elaborate timing systems, ...More

 
Nancy The Waterseller: Talk
Exhibitions | Until 15th February 2012 

Science Museum 18 minutes walk from Chelsea Library

A costumed character talks about London's water....More

Chatterbooks Reading Group
Kids Events | On 15th February 2012 

Brompton Library 21 minutes walk from Chelsea Library

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Storytime
Kids Events | Until 29th February 2012 

Brompton Library 21 minutes walk from Chelsea Library

Stories for children....More

Pavlos Sifnaios, Dan Marginean And Po Yi Tang
Concerts | On 15th February 2012 

Royal College of Music 21 minutes walk from Chelsea Library

The pianists perform Chopin's Nocturne No 8 In D Flat and Nocturne No 1 In C Minor, Faure's Nocturne In ...More

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