Waterstone's - Gower Street

 
 
ADDRESS
82 Gower Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 6EQ 
 
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OPENING TIMES
Mon & Wed & Thu & Fri 9.30am-8pm, Tue 10am-8pm, Sat 9.30am-7pm, Sun 12.30pm-6pm
 

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Waterstone's - Gower StreetWaterstone's, one of the largest high street booksellers in the UK, is a relativenewcomer on the block. It first opened in Old Brompton Road, London, in1982 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 pulp fiction 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. Their branch on Gower Street claims to be the biggest stockist of academic books in Europe.

 

Waterstone's - Gower Street events

 
Christina James, Laura Ellen Joyce, Matthew Pritchard: Author EventChristina James, Laura Ellen Joyce, Matthew Pritchard: Author EventThe authors discuss, read from and signs copies of their books.20th June 2013Thursday 20th June 2013 Where:
Waterstone's - Gower Street, 82  Gower Street      WC1E 6EQ
Category: event
Free EventOn Soon
Christina James, Laura Ellen Joyce, Matthew Pritchard: Author Event
event > Exhibitions > Lifestyle - Talks & Lectures | PRICING  Free  
DATES  Thursday 20th June 2013 - 6.30pm-7.30pm
The authors discuss, read from and signs copies of their books.
Charlaine Harris: Book SigningCharlaine Harris: Book SigningThe author signs copies of her book Dead Ever After: A True Blood Novel.15th July 2013Monday 15th July 2013 Where:
Waterstone's - Gower Street, 82  Gower Street      WC1E 6EQ
Category: event
Free EventOn Soon
Charlaine Harris: Book Signing
event > Exhibitions > Lifestyle - Literary Events & Book Signings | PRICING  Free  
DATES  Monday 15th July 2013 - 6.30pm
The author signs copies of her book Dead Ever After: A True Blood Novel.
 

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Opening and closing times for Waterstone's - Gower Street

Today (Wednesday) Waterstone's - Gower Street closes at 20.00

Monday:

9.30
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20.00
 
 

Tuesday:

9.45
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20.00
 
 

Wednesday:

9.30
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20.00
 
 

Thursday:

9.30
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20.00
 
 

Friday:

9.30
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20.00
 
 

Saturday:

9.30
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19.00
 
 

Sunday:

12.00
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18.00
 
 
 

Location map of Waterstone's - Gower Street

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Railway Stations

Railway Stations

 
Euston Railway Station
 
8 minutes walk
 
 
 
Car Parks

Car Parks

 
Russell Court NCP
 
5 minutes walk
 
Brunswick Square NCP
 
8 minutes walk
 
 
 
 

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Hotels near Waterstone's - Gower Street

Near Waterstone's - Gower Street
Regency House Hotel London
Regency House Hotel
London > Hotels > Budget Chain Hotel  Double Rooms: 10% off from £116
71 Gower Street, WC1E | 1 minute from Waterstone's - Gower Street
For those who fancy staying in a hotel with a piece of English history, the Regency House Hotel should be first pick. Dating back to the ...More
 
 
 
The Academy Hotel London London
The Academy Hotel London
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Double Rooms: 36% off from £128
21 Gower Street, WC1E | 2 minutes from Waterstone's - Gower Street
Thick carpets, antique furniture, free-standing claw-foot baths and delicate floral fabrics create an atmosphere of intimate country house elegance throughout this boutique Georgian hotel owned by ...More
 
 
 
Staunton Hotel London London
Staunton Hotel London
London > Hotels > Budget Chain Hotel  Twin Rooms: 37% off from £158
13-15 Gower Street, WC1E | 3 minutes from Waterstone's - Gower Street
The Staunton Hotel is a small Grade II listed Georgian Town House with seventeen well appointed guest rooms. Luxurious décor and a warm atmopshere make the ...More
 
 
 
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Alternative Books nearest Waterstone's - Gower Street

Nearest to Waterstone's - Gower Street
Gay's the Word London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Gay's the Word
London > Shopping > Books
66 Marchmont Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1N | 7 minutes from Waterstone's - Gower Street
A broad selection of gay and lesbian interest books ranging from fiction, through biography, travel and counselling. Magazines and cards are also on offer....More
 
 
 
Gosh! London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Gosh!
London > Shopping > Books
39 Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1B | 8 minutes from Waterstone's - Gower Street
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London Review Bookshop London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
London Review Bookshop
London > Shopping > Books
14 Bury Place, Bloomsbury, London WC1A | 8 minutes from Waterstone's - Gower Street
Opened in May 2003, with Alan Bennett cutting the ribbon, the London Review Bookshop is a welcome addition to the city's dwindling ranks of independent bookshops. ...More
 
 
 
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Shopping near Waterstone's - Gower Street

The best shops and markets near Waterstone's - Gower Street
Heal's London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Heal's
London > Shopping > House and Garden
196 Tottenham Court Road, Bloomsbury, London W1T | 2 minutes from Waterstone's - Gower Street
Though it was established in 1800 Heal's is renowned for its beautifully designed furniture, attractive modern decorations and hyper-modern kitchenware. The Heal's trademark has become synonymous ...More
 
 
 
Ask London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Ask
London > Shopping > Electronics
248 Tottenham Court Road, Bloomsbury, London W1T | 6 minutes from Waterstone's - Gower Street
Of all the cheap electronics shops clustered together along Tottenham Court Road, Ask is probably the pick of the bunch. Four floors of all the latest ...More
 
 
 
SHARPS Barber London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
SHARPS Barber
London > Shopping > Hair and Grooming
13a Charlotte Street, Fitzrovia, London W1T | 6 minutes from Waterstone's - Gower Street
Set up in NYC in 2003 by Oliver Sweatman, Larry Paul and Mark Gilbertson, SHARPS the barbers brings their own brand of 'necessary maintenance that happens ...More
 
 
 
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Events near Waterstone's - Gower Street

Near Waterstone's - Gower Street
We Will Rock You London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
We Will Rock You
London > Events > Theatre  Dates: 1st August 2010 to 26th October 2013 - Various Times
Dominion Theatre, 268-269 Tottenham Court Road, Bloomsbury, London W1T | 8 minutes from Waterstone's - Gower Street
A Freddie Mercury soundalike leads the Bohemians in a rebellion against the boy and girl bands who control Planet Mall, under the leadership of the Killer ...More
 
 
 
War Horse London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
War Horse
London > Events > Theatre  Dates: 28th March 2009 to 15th February 2014
New London Theatre, Drury Lane, Covent Garden, London WC2B | 12 minutes from Waterstone's - Gower Street
This moving adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's World War I epic War Horse gets a West End transfer to the New London Theatre after two critically acclaimed ...More
 
 
 
The Mousetrap London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Mousetrap
London > Events > Theatre  Dates: 1st August 2010 to 21st December 2013 - Various Times
St Martin's Theatre, West Street, Soho, London WC2H | 12 minutes from Waterstone's - Gower Street
The longest running show in theatre history, Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap has been delighting and perplexing audiences for over 46 years. Playing at St Martin's Theatre, ...More
 
 
 
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Entertainment near Waterstone's - Gower Street

Near Waterstone's - Gower Street
Bloomsbury Theatre London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Bloomsbury Theatre
London > Entertainment > Theatres
15 Gordon Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1H | 4 minutes from Waterstone's - Gower Street
Owned and part-funded by University College London, the Bloomsbury was completed in 1968 on the site of a bomb-damaged church. The years have not been kind ...More
 
 
 
Charlotte Street Blues London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Charlotte Street Blues
London > Entertainment > Live Music
74 Charlotte Street, Fitzrovia, London W1T | 4 minutes from Waterstone's - Gower Street
With live performances every night of the week set over three floors in an attractive Charlotte Street venue, welcome to the Ronnie Scott's of the Blues ...More
 
 
 
The Horse Hospital London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Horse Hospital
London > Entertainment > Arts Centres
30 Colonnade, Bloomsbury, London WC1N | 6 minutes from Waterstone's - Gower Street
As the name suggests, The Horse Hospital wasn't always the modern arts venue it is today. Once home to sick and injured horses - many references ...More
 
 
 
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Sights and Attractions near Waterstone's - Gower Street

The best museums, galleries, attractions near Waterstone's - Gower Street
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
London > Attractions > Museums
Malet Place, University College London, Bloomsbury, London WC1E | 3 minutes from Waterstone's - Gower Street
The Petrie Museum, located within University College London, is one of the largest and most fascinating collections of Egyptian archaeology anywhere in the world. There are ...More
 
 
 
The Building Centre London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Building Centre
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
26 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E | 4 minutes from Waterstone's - Gower Street
Open to the public as well as construction professionals, The Building Centre houses a permanent exhibition of a 1:1500 scale model of Central London. Current major ...More
 
 
 
New London Architecture London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
New London Architecture
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
26 Store Street, WC1E | 4 minutes from Waterstone's - Gower Street
Located at The Building Centre in central London, New London Architecture prompts debate and discussion on architecture, planning, development and construction in the capital. The Pipers ...More
 
 
 
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Restaurants near Waterstone's - Gower Street

What are the best dining options near Waterstone's - Gower Street London?
Meals at Heal's London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Meals at Heal's
London > Restaurants > International restaurants
196 Tottenham Court Road, Bloomsbury, London W1T | 2 minutes from Waterstone's - Gower Street
Oliver Peyton clearly picked up his ideas about naming businesses from somebody in the hairdressing trade. 'Meal's at Heals' now joins his 'In the Park' as ...More
 
 
 
Caffe Nero London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Caffe Nero
London > Restaurants > Cafes and Delis
79 Tottenham Court Road, Fitzrovia, London W1T | 3 minutes from Waterstone's - Gower Street
Nero is probably the best of the Capital’s coffee shop chains. Offers a wide range of authentic Italian coffee in a pleasant relaxed environment. Snacks include ...More
 
 
 
Apostrophe London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Apostrophe
London > Restaurants > Cafes and Delis
216 Tottenham Court Road, Bloomsbury, London W1T | 3 minutes from Waterstone's - Gower Street
Apostrophe are a fast expanding chain of boulangerie / patisseries with a reputation for superb coffee which is their main stock in trade. Proprietor Amir Chen ...More
 
 
 
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Education near Waterstone's - Gower Street

Near Waterstone's - Gower Street
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
London > Education > Universities and Colleges
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, Bloomsbury, London WC1H | 2 minutes from Waterstone's - Gower Street
The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) is among the best schools for the studies of foreign cultures and languages in the world. In fact, ...More
 
 
 
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
London > Education > Evening Classes
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, Bloomsbury, London WC1H | 2 minutes from Waterstone's - Gower Street
Evening classes in dozens of European and African languages. SOAS is among the best schools for the studies of foreign cultures and languages in the world. ...More
 
 
 
Slade School of Fine Art London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Slade School of Fine Art
London > Education > Universities and Colleges
UCL University, Gower Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E | 3 minutes from Waterstone's - Gower Street
Among the best regarded art schools in the world. The Slade is a fairly traditional school with an insistence on certain techniques within each undergraduate course, ...More
 
 
 
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Leisure near Waterstone's - Gower Street

Waterstone's - Gower Street gyms, sporting activities, health & beauty and fitness.
Dolphin Swimming Club London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Dolphin Swimming Club
London > Leisure > Activities
U of L Pool, Malet Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E | 1 minute from Waterstone's - Gower Street
Swimming lessons for children and aquaphobic adults. This is one of the more popular swimming schools in London, and one of the most long-running, with over ...More
 
 
 
Fitzroy Square Garden London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Fitzroy Square Garden
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
Fitzroy Square, Fitzrovia, London W1T | 6 minutes from Waterstone's - Gower Street
Fitzroy Square is one of London's finest squares and the only London square designed by Robert Adam. It is named after Charles Fitzroy, 4th Duke of ...More
 
 
 
All Star Lanes, Bloomsbury London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
All Star Lanes, Bloomsbury
London > Leisure > Activities
Victoria House, Bloomsbury Place, Bloomsbury, London WC1B | 9 minutes from Waterstone's - Gower Street
This fun bowling alley and restaurant is a great place for a gang of you to spend a memorable night out trying to out-do each other. ...More
 
 
 
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Pubs near Waterstone's - Gower Street

The best pubs near London Waterstone's - Gower Street.
Queens Larder Restaurant & Pub London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Queens Larder Restaurant & Pub
London > Nightlife > Pubs
1 Queen's Square, Bloomsbury, Bloomsbury, London WC1N | 8 minutes from Waterstone's - Gower Street
...More
 
 
 
The Crown & Sceptre London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Crown & Sceptre
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
26 Foley Street, Fitzrovia, London W1W | 8 minutes from Waterstone's - Gower Street
Pub ...More
 
 
 
King & Queen London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
King & Queen
London > Nightlife > Pubs
1 Foley Street, Fitzrovia, London W1W | 8 minutes from Waterstone's - Gower Street
...More
 
 
 
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Nightlife near Waterstone's - Gower Street

Waterstone's - Gower Street clubs, bars, cabaret nights, casinos and interesting nightlife.
Shochu Lounge London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Shochu Lounge
London > Nightlife > Bars
37 Charlotte Street, Fitzrovia, London W1T | 6 minutes from Waterstone's - Gower Street
Shochu Lounge's mixture of of rustic wood and shiny twenty-first century fittings is very Japanese, as is the low, moody lighting, and the cocktails, which are ...More
 
 
 
Bourne & Hollingsworth London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Bourne & Hollingsworth
London > Nightlife > Bars
28 Rathbone Place, Fitzrovia, London W1T | 6 minutes from Waterstone's - Gower Street
Prohibition-era themed basement bar in Fitzrovia, with a good line in retro comedy. The joke is that it's a bar dodging the law by masquerading as ...More
 
 
 
The Long Bar London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Long Bar
London > Nightlife > Bars
Sanderson, 50 Berners Street, Fitzrovia, London W1T3NG | 8 minutes from Waterstone's - Gower Street
For a little refinement and an expensive tipple, the Sanderson Hotel's Long Bar and Courtyard Garden is a very exclusive sanctuary. The courtyard is something of ...More
 
 
 
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Meeting venue hire near Waterstone's - Gower Street

Where to have your meeting, conference, exhibition, private dining or training course near Waterstone's - Gower Street.
Imagination Gallery London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Imagination Gallery
London > Business > Venue Hire
South Crescent, 25 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E | 4 minutes from Waterstone's - Gower Street
...More
 
 
 
Friends House London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Friends House
London > Business > Venue Hire
173-177 Euston Road, Bloomsbury, London NW1 | 5 minutes from Waterstone's - Gower Street
The historic headquarters of Quakers in Britain, Friends House in Euston has 23 function rooms including a large Meeting Hall which seats up to 1,100 guests. ...More
 
 
 
British Museum London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
British Museum
London > Business > Venue Hire
Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, Bloomsbury, London WC1B | 7 minutes from Waterstone's - Gower Street
If you wanted to thoroughly explore the British Museum, it would take months, if not years. Over seven millions objects from all over the world are ...More
 
 
 
 

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Beetle Bingo
Kids Events | On 19th June 2013 

Grant Museum of Zoology 3 minutes walk from Waterstone's - Gower Street

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The London Student Drama Festival
Theatre | On 19th June 2013 

Bloomsbury Theatre 4 minutes walk from Waterstone's - Gower Street

Plays that are written, directed, produced and acted by students....More

Pear Shaped In Fitzrovia
Comedy | On 19th June 2013 

Fitzroy Tavern 5 minutes walk from Waterstone's - Gower Street

Gags and banter from Glen Lenny Sherman, Jack Samuel Warner, Maureen Grayson (The Bag Lady) Jack Barry, Matt West, Tommy ...More

Bronze Age Britain: In And Out Of Ancient Europe: Talk
Exhibitions | On 19th June 2013 

British Museum 7 minutes walk from Waterstone's - Gower Street

A gallery talk by Neil Wilkin....More

Choke
Clubbing and Nightlife | Until 26th June 2013 

The Roxy 8 minutes walk from Waterstone's - Gower Street

Resident DJs play hip hop, drum'n'bass, electro, indie and grime....More

Vagabond Witness: Victor Serge And the Politics Of Hope. With Paul Gordon and Lorna Scott Fox: Talk
Exhibitions | On 19th June 2013 

London Review Bookshop 8 minutes walk from Waterstone's - Gower Street

The author discusses his study of Serge as writer and activist....More

Philip Akkerman
Exhibitions | Until 29th June 2013 

Mummery & Schnelle 9 minutes walk from Waterstone's - Gower Street

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Maria Chevska: From The Diary Of A Fly
Exhibitions | Until 29th June 2013 

Mummery & Schnelle 9 minutes walk from Waterstone's - Gower Street

Progressive painting installations from the Oxford Professor who seeks to challenge our traditional perceptions of painting with an anomalous approach ...More

Steve Forbert, Lynne Hanson
Concerts | On 19th June 2013 

The 100 Club 9 minutes walk from Waterstone's - Gower Street

Country rock and pop by the well-established singer-songwriter from Nashville....More

Pushkin House Russian Poetry Week: The Soviet Union's Other Poets: Lipkin, Petrovykh, Slutsky & Tark
Exhibitions | On 19th June 2013 

Pushkin House 9 minutes walk from Waterstone's - Gower Street

With Stephen Capus, Robert Chandler, Boris Dralyuk, Yvonne Green, Alexandra Berlina, Masha Karp and Irina Mashinski....More

 
 

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