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A fine chain of bookshops, usually occupying smaller premises than Waterstones. Regularly has impressive reductions on new titles, and carries a fairly broad stock.
 
 

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Victoria Tube Station
 
6 minutes walk
 
 
Railway Stations

Railway Stations

 
Victoria Railway Station
 
7 minutes walk
 
 
Car Parks

Car Parks

 
Abingdon Masterpark
 
11 minutes walk
 
Semley Place NCP
 
14 minutes walk
 
 
 
THE BEST

Hotels near Books etc

Near Books etc
Crowne Plaza London St James London
Crowne Plaza London St James
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Double Rooms: 86% off from £87
45-51 Buckingham Gate London, SW1E | 2 minutes from Books etc
When it was built in 1897, this gloriously luxurious hotel was the London home for visiting aristocrats from throughout the world. Now, with its location in ...More
 
 
 
41 Hotel London London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
41 Hotel London
London > Hotels > Luxury Chain Hotel  Double Rooms: 39% off from £249
41 Buckingham Palace Road, SW1W | 5 minutes from Books etc
The tenth best hotel in Europe (according to New Yorker's tourist Bible 'Travel and Leisure') is so close to Buckingham Palace you can almost hear the ...More
 
 
 
The Rubens at the Palace London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Rubens at the Palace
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Double Rooms: 62% off from £129
39 Buckingham Palace Road London, SW1W0PS | 5 minutes from Books etc
This is as close to Buckingham Palace as you can get. It’s also nearby Victoria station which is not quite as glamorous but very convenient. There ...More
 
 
 
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Alternative Books nearest Books etc

Nearest to Books etc
Heywood Hill London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Heywood Hill
London > Shopping > Books
10 Curzon Street, Mayfair, London W1J | 18 minutes from Books etc
Heywood Hill, run by John de Falbe, sells old, new and antiquarian books, specialising in literature, history, architecture, biography, travel and a well-stocked children's department. Founded ...More
 
 
 
Hatchards London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Hatchards
London > Shopping > Books
187 Piccadilly, St James's, London W1J | 18 minutes from Books etc
The Ritz of bookshops - Hatchards is where the royal biographies feel at home and it's conveniently situated next door to Fortnum and Mason, coincidentally not ...More
 
 
 
Waterstone's - Piccadilly London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Waterstone's - Piccadilly
London > Shopping > Books
203-206 Piccadilly, St James's, London W1J | 19 minutes from Books etc
The biggest bookshop in Europe, Waterstone's - Piccadilly boasts a huge floorspace formerly occupied by Simpson's - the iconic menswear department store. This five-floor flagship store ...More
 
 
 
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Shopping near Books etc

The best shops and markets near Books etc
Cardinal Place London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Cardinal Place
London > Shopping > Shopping Centres
Victoria Street, Victoria, Westminster, London SW1E5JD | 3 minutes from Books etc
Cardinal Place is a snazzy new shopping venue in Victoria. Housed under a curvaceous, new-age glass capsule it has become a bit of a visual icon ...More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Cornucopia
London > Shopping > Clothing
12 Upper Tachbrook Street, Victoria, London SW1V | 7 minutes from Books etc
This prized vintage shop, in business for 40 years and bursting at the seams with a mixed bag of period clothing, is sadly closing down. Due ...More
 
 
 
Lock & Co London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Lock & Co
London > Shopping > Clothing
6 St James's Street, St James's, London SW1A | 13 minutes from Books etc
Founded in 1676, for centuries Lock & Co. has been the place to shop for a top hat if you're off to Ascot. The quaint shop ...More
 
 
 
THE BEST

Events near Books etc

Near Books etc
Sleeping With Straight Men
London > Events > Theatre  Dates: 11th January 2012 to 26th February 2012 - Various Times
Above The Stag Theatre, 15 Bressenden Place, SW1E | 4 minutes from Books etc
Ronnie Larsen's dark comedy is inspired by a 1995 chat show programme in the United States, where guests were invited to reveal their secret crushes, in ...More
 
 
 
Has The Film Already Started? London
Has The Film Already Started?
London > Events > Exhibitions  Dates: 27th June 2011 to 26th February 2012 - 10am-5.40pm
Tate Britain, Millbank, Westminster, London SW1P | 15 minutes from Books etc
A suite of collection galleries highlighting the presence of performance in art during the last 30 years, featuring Marc Camille Chaimowicz's Partial Eclipse... 1980-2006 incorporated within ...More
 
 
 
Celebrating Asylum London
Celebrating Asylum
London > Events > Exhibitions  Dates: Monday 13th February and Tuesday 14th February 2012 - 10am-6pm
Illustration Cupboard, 22 Bury Street, SW1Y | 16 minutes from Books etc
Contemporary illustration in support of the St Mary Magdalene Centre for Refugees and Asylum Seekers, by artists including Shirley Hughes, Chris Riddell and Axel Scheffler....More
 
 
 
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Entertainment near Books etc

Near Books etc
Westminster Cathedral London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Westminster Cathedral
London > Entertainment > Classical Music
42 Francis Street, Westminster, London SW1P | 4 minutes from Books etc
Neo-Byzantine Roman Catholic church. London’s only example of neo-Byzantine architecture and principal Roman Catholic Church, offers a magnificent campanile that emerges 274 feet into the sky. While ...More
 
 
 
Victoria Palace Theatre London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Victoria Palace Theatre
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Victoria Street, Victoria, London SW1E | 4 minutes from Books etc
The exterior of the Victoria Palace is among the most impressive of any theatre in London. Before the advent of air travel, the giant arch, dome ...More
 
 
 
The Boisdale Jazz & Cigar Club London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Boisdale Jazz & Cigar Club
London > Entertainment > Jazz Clubs
15 Eccleston Street, Belgravia, Victoria, London SW1W | 11 minutes from Books etc
A tartan clad jazz, cigar and supper club, Boisdale of Belgravia has an the old fashioned charm of a gentlemen's club. Situated in an elegant Regency ...More
 
 
 
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Sights and Attractions near Books etc

The best museums, galleries, attractions near Books etc
Westminster Cathedral London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Westminster Cathedral
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Victoria Street, Westminster, London SW1P | 2 minutes from Books etc
Neo-Byzantine Roman Catholic Church. London’s only example of neo-Byzantine architecture and principal Roman Catholic Church, offers a magnificent campanile that emerges 274 feet into the sky. While ...More
 
 
 
Westminster Cathedral London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Westminster Cathedral
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
42 Francis Street, Westminster, London SW1P | 4 minutes from Books etc
London's only example of neo-Byzantine architecture and principal Roman Catholic Church, Westminster Cathedral has a magnificent campanile that emerges 274 feet into the sky. While 12 ...More
 
 
 
Queen's Gallery London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Queen's Gallery
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Buckingham Palace Road, SW1A | 7 minutes from Books etc
Once Buckingham Palace's resident chapel, the Queen's Gallery was opened in 1962 and holds regularly changing exhibitions. It allows the general public glimpses of rarely seen ...More
 
 
 
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Restaurants near Books etc

What are the best dining options near Books etc London?
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Pret A Manger
London > Restaurants > Cafes and Delis
12 Kingsgate Parade, Westminster, London SW1E | 1 minute from Books etc
Pret sells up market fast food, hand made from natural ingredients, to take away or eat on site, in its trademark no nonsense chrome interiors. The ...More
 
 
 
Quilon London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Quilon
London > Restaurants > Indian/South Asian restaurants
41 Buckingham Gate, St James, Westminster, London SW1E | 2 minutes from Books etc
The first and most important thing to say about this gourmet South Indian restaurant is: try the lobster with mango and ginger. Really, even if you ...More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Vincent Rooms
London > Restaurants > International restaurants
Kingsway College, Vincent Square, Westminster, London SW1P | 2 minutes from Books etc
Though you might expect a restaurant where the cooking is done by students (from the next door Westminster Kingsway College) to be a bit Russian roulette, ...More
 
 
 
THE BEST

Education near Books etc

Near Books etc
Courtauld Institute of Art London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Courtauld Institute of Art
London > Education > Arts and Drama
Somerset House, Covent Garden, London WC2R | 30 minutes from Books etc
The Courtauld is one of the most prestigious art schools in the country, affiliated with the Oxbridge system and boasting a huge private location and prime ...More
 
 
 
King's College Medical School London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
King's College Medical School
London > Education > Medical Schools
Strand, Covent Garden, London WC2R | 30 minutes from Books etc
Imperial College London is the foremost medical training faculty in the country but for non-medical graduates wishing for a change of career, King’s is the obvious ...More
 
 
 
English [Out There!] London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
English [Out There!]
London > Education > English Language Courses
10 Coptic Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1A | 34 minutes from Books etc
English [Out There!] takes a very hands-on approach to learning English. The course places an emphasis on using what you have learned. Students are taken out ...More
 
 
 
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Leisure near Books etc

Books etc gyms, sporting activities, health & beauty and fitness.
Argonauts London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Argonauts
London > Leisure > Extreme Sports
Queen Mother Sports Centre, Vauxhall Bridge Road, Victoria, London SW1V | 7 minutes from Books etc
This friendly, professional diving club based in Central London has been running for 30 years, and is now based at the Queen Mother Sports centre which ...More
 
 
 
Green Park London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Green Park
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
Piccadilly, St James's, London W1J | 12 minutes from Books etc
Although many of the parks in London are officially owned by the sovereign, it is the four central London parks (one of which is Green Park) ...More
 
 
 
Catalyst Health and Fitness Ltd London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Catalyst Health and Fitness Ltd
London > Leisure > Fitness
30 Bury Street, St James's, London SW1Y | 15 minutes from Books etc
Catalyst personal trainers are among the best in London. Get fit without doing yourself an injury, lose weight with a specially devised programme or build your ...More
 
 
 
THE BEST

Pubs near Books etc

The best pubs near London Books etc.
Albert Tavern London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Albert Tavern
London > Nightlife > Pubs
52 Victoria Street, Westminster, London SW1H | 3 minutes from Books etc
...More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Red Lion Pub
London > Nightlife > Pubs
48 Parliament Street, Whitehall, Westminster, London SW1A | 15 minutes from Books etc
Right across the street from the Houses of Parliament, the Red Lion is perfectly positioned for politicos to pop in for a pint after a heated ...More
 
 
 
The Reform Club London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Reform Club
London > Nightlife > Pubs
104 Pall Mall, St James's, London SW1Y | 16 minutes from Books etc
Located in the heart of London's traditional Clubland in Pall Mall, The Reform Club was founded in 1836 and was membership was initially restricted to those who ...More
 
 
 
THE BEST

Nightlife near Books etc

Books etc clubs, bars, cabaret nights, casinos and interesting nightlife.
Zander London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Zander
London > Nightlife > Bars
Crowne Plaza London St James, 45 Buckingham Gate, Westminster, London SW1E | 2 minutes from Books etc
This part of Victoria is not renowned for its nightlife so the Zander bar would be something of a find if you were to stumble on ...More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Cask & Glass
London > Nightlife > Bars
39 - 41 Palace Street, Westminster, London SW1E | 3 minutes from Books etc
...More
 
 
 
Pacha London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Pacha
London > Nightlife > Nightclubs
Terminus Place, Victoria, London SW1V | 6 minutes from Books etc
Pacha is the shamelessly glamorous antidote to London's gritty clubbing scene. Their stated intention has always been to recreate the Ibiza experience in London, a policy ...More
 
 
 
THE BEST

Meeting venue hire near Books etc

Where to have your meeting, conference, exhibition, private dining or training course near Books etc.
Royal Horticultural Halls & Conference Centre: The Lindley Hall London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Royal Horticultural Halls & Conference Centre: The Lindley Hall
London > Business > Venue Hire
80 Vincent Square, Westminster, London SW1P | 2 minutes from Books etc
This architecturally unique venue boasts two halls and a conference centre. Lindley Hall, overlooking leafy Vincent Square, is a popular venue for corporate events. Since it ...More
 
 
 
Royal Horticultural Halls and Conference Centre London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Royal Horticultural Halls and Conference Centre
London > Business > Venue Hire
Greycoat Street, Westminster, London SW1P | 6 minutes from Books etc
The architecturally unique Royal Horticultural Halls boasts two halls and a conference centre. Lindley Hall overlooking leafy Vincent Square is a popular venue for corporate events. ...More
 
 
 
Royal Horticultural Halls and Conference Centre London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Royal Horticultural Halls and Conference Centre
London > Business > Venue Hire
Greycoat Street, Westminster, London SW1P | 6 minutes from Books etc
This architecturally unique venue boasts two halls and a conference centre. Lindley Hall, overlooking leafy Vincent Square, is a popular venue for corporate events. Since it ...More
 
 
 
 

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Near Books Etc

 
 
 
 
Billy Elliot
Billy Elliot
Theatre | Until 15th December 2012 

Victoria Palace Theatre 4 minutes walk from Books Etc

This tale of a boy from a mining community who wants to become a dancer is even more affecting on ...More

 
Sleeping With Straight Men
Theatre | Until 26th February 2012 

Above The Stag Theatre 4 minutes walk from Books Etc

Ronnie Larsen's dark comedy is inspired by a 1995 chat show programme in the United States, where guests were invited ...More

Wicked
Wicked
Theatre | Until 20th July 2012 

Apollo Victoria Theatre 5 minutes walk from Books Etc

'The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz' introduces us to some very familiar characters, years before they met Dorothy. ...More

 
Adams Antiques Fair
Exhibitions | Until 9th December 2012 

Royal Horticultural Halls and Conference Centre 6 minutes walk from Books Etc

The Adams Antique Fair is the longest running Sunday antiques fair in the whole city, having been taking place since ...More

The Heart Of The Great Alone: Scott, Shackleton And Antarctic Photography
Exhibitions | Until 15th April 2012 

Queen's Gallery 7 minutes walk from Books Etc

Historical photographs presented to King George V by official photographers Herbert Ponting and Frank Hurley, together with artefacts including the ...More

Lloyd Johnson: The Modern Outfitter
Exhibitions | Until 3rd March 2012 

Chelsea College Of Art And Design 13 minutes walk from Books Etc

Clothing, textiles, photographs and artefacts celebrating the work of the British fashion designer and his connection to music scenes spanning ...More

Summer Opening of Parliament Tours
Summer Opening of Parliament Tours
Tours | Until 1st October 2012 

Houses of Parliament 14 minutes walk from Books Etc

The Houses of Parliament opens its doors to the public for the summer, offering Blue Badge guided tours during Parliament's ...More

 
BP British Art Displays: Thin Black Line(s)
Exhibitions | Until 18th March 2012 

Tate Britain 15 minutes walk from Books Etc

Works in a variety of media by Black and Asian women artists who worked in the 1980s....More

Colour & Line: Turner's Experiments
Exhibitions | Until 30th April 2012 

Tate Britain 15 minutes walk from Books Etc

Works on paper by Turner exploring his working methods and techniques....More

BP British Art Displays: Drawings By The Camden Town Group
Exhibitions | Until 18th March 2012 

Tate Britain 15 minutes walk from Books Etc

Drawings by members of the London-based society of 16 artists who exhibited three times between 1911 an 1912, highlighting the ...More

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