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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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5 minutes walk
 
 
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Victoria Railway Station
 
6 minutes walk
 
 
 
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Q-Park Westminster
 
9 minutes walk
 
Semley Place NCP
 
12 minutes walk
 
 
 
 

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Hotels near Books etc

Near Books etc
Crowne Plaza London St James London
Crowne Plaza London St James
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Standard Rooms: 44% off from £138
45-51 Buckingham Gate, 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
 
 
 
51 Buckingham Gate Hotel London London
51 Buckingham Gate Hotel London
London > Hotels > Luxury Chain Hotel  Junior Suites: 51% off from £315
51 Buckingham Gate, SW1E | 2 minutes from Books etc
Located just a few moments away from the famous Buckingham Palace, the 51 Buckingham Gate, Taj Suites and Residences is a luxurious five star hotel right ...More
 
 
 
St Ermin's Hotel London London
St Ermin's Hotel London
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Deluxe Double/Twin Rooms: 26% off from £177
2 Caxton Street, SW1H | 4 minutes from Books etc
A listed Victorian building, this hotel has kept the old English charm beautifully intact while offering guests comfortable rooms and efficient Italian service. It's located in ...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 | 15 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 | 15 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 | 15 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
William Curley, Harrods London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
William Curley, Harrods
London > Shopping > Delicatessens
Brompton Road, Knightsbridge, SW1X | 2 minutes from Books etc
The William Curley chocolate empire continues to swell with the opening of the patissier and chocolatier's latest concession in Harrods. Curley has worked with ...More
 
 
 
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
 
 
 
Cornucopia London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Cornucopia
London > Shopping > Clothing
12 Upper Tachbrook Street, Victoria, London SW1V | 6 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
 
 
 
THE BEST

Events near Books etc

Near Books etc
Billy Elliot London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Billy Elliot
London > Events > Theatre  Dates: 22nd March 2005 to 31st December 2013
Victoria Palace Theatre, Victoria Street, Victoria, London SW1E | 3 minutes from Books etc
Winner of BBC Radio 2 Audience Olivier Award 2013. This tale of a boy from a mining community who wants to become a dancer is even ...More
 
 
 
Wicked London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Wicked
London > Events > Theatre  Dates: 1st August 2010 to 26th April 2014 - Various Times
Apollo Victoria Theatre, 17 Wilton Road, Victoria, London SW1V | 4 minutes from Books etc
'The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz' introduces us to some very familiar characters, years before they met Dorothy. One of them is a clever, ...More
 
 
 
Buckingham Palace Summer Opening London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Buckingham Palace Summer Opening
London > Events > Tours  Dates: 3rd August to 29th September 2013
Buckingham Palace, Buckingham Palace Road, SW1A | 5 minutes from Books etc
Every summer inquisitive visitors get the chance to look round Buckingham Palace and admire the interiors of the principal royal residence. Visitors for the Summer Opening ...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 | 3 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 | 3 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
 
 
 
St James Theatre London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
St James Theatre
London > Entertainment > Theatres
12 Palace Street, Westminster, London SW1E | 3 minutes from Books etc
Billed by its operators as 'the first newly built central London theatre in 30 years', St James Theatre opens to ...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
42 Francis Street, Westminster, London SW1P | 3 minutes from Books etc
Not to be confused with Westminster Abbey, the nearby Westminster Cathedral in Victoria is London's only example of neo-Byzantine architecture, described by the poet John Betjeman ...More
 
 
 
The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Birdcage Walk, SW1A | 5 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
 
 
 
Buckingham Palace London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Buckingham Palace
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Buckingham Palace Road, SW1A | 5 minutes from Books etc
England's most famous royal palace, and the official residence of Queen Elizabeth II, Buckingham Palace opens the doors of its State Rooms to the public every ...More
 
 
 
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Restaurants near Books etc

What are the best dining options near Books etc London?
Pret A Manger 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
 
 
 
Starbucks London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Starbucks
London > Restaurants > Cafes and Delis
137 Victoria Street, Westminster, London SW1E | 1 minute from Books etc
The ubiquitous Seattle based coffee shop can unsurprisingly be found all over London. Thanks to its market saturation policy, branches resemble the Capital’s buses by always ...More
 
 
 
Pret A Manger London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Pret A Manger
London > Restaurants > Cafes and Delis
143 Victoria Street, 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
 
 
 
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 | 25 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 | 25 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
 
 
 
L'Atelier des Chefs London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
L'Atelier des Chefs
London > Education > Adult Education
19 Wigmore Street, W1U | 26 minutes from Books etc
Whether you're a Nigella or not in the kitchen, the L'atelier des Chefs cookery school can teach you something. Classes are given in the basement kitchens ...More
 
 
 
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Leisure near Books etc

Books etc gyms, sporting activities, health & beauty and fitness.
Urban Retreat at Harrods London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Urban Retreat at Harrods
London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
5th Floor, Harrods, Westminster, London SW1X | 2 minutes from Books etc
Surely one of the most desirable places to spoil yourself rotten - the Urban Retreat flagship spa sits ever so prettily on the top floor of ...More
 
 
 
Argonauts London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Argonauts
London > Leisure > Extreme Sports
Queen Mother Sports Centre, Vauxhall Bridge Road, Victoria, London SW1V | 5 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 | 10 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
 
 
 
THE BEST

Pubs near Books etc

The best pubs near London Books etc.
Two Chairmen Public House London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Two Chairmen Public House
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
39 Dartmouth Street, SW1H | 6 minutes from Books etc
Two minutes away from Parliament Square and the Cabinet warm rooms, the Two Chairmen Public House is an olde worlde pub that retains a number of ...More
 
 
 
Red Lion Pub London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Red Lion Pub
London > Nightlife > Pubs
48 Parliament Street, Whitehall, Westminster, London SW1A | 12 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 | 13 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.
Cask & Glass London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Cask & Glass
London > Nightlife > Bars
39 - 41 Palace Street, Westminster, London SW1E | 2 minutes from Books etc
...More
 
 
 
The Tapster London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Tapster
London > Nightlife > Wine Bars
3 Brewers Green, Buckingham Gate, Westminster, London SW1H | 3 minutes from Books etc
Wine Bar ...More
 
 
 
Pacha London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Pacha
London > Nightlife > Nightclubs
Terminus Place, Victoria, London SW1V | 5 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 and Conference Centre London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Royal Horticultural Halls and Conference Centre
London > Business > Venue Hire
80 Vincent Square, Westminster, London SW1P | 5 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: The Lindley Hall London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Royal Horticultural Halls: The Lindley Hall
London > Business > Venue Hire
80 Vincent Square, Westminster, London SW1P | 5 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
 
 
 
Emmanuel Centre London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Emmanuel Centre
London > Business > Venue Hire
9-23 Marsham Street, Westminster, London SW1P | 8 minutes from Books etc
Located in the heart of Westminster, the Emmanuel Centre is a distinctive Grade II listed building designed by renowned architect, Sir Herbert Baker. Originally built in ...More
 
 
 
 

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Eliot Smith Company: Missa Privata
Dance | On 19th June 2013 

Westminster Cathedral 3 minutes walk from Books Etc

A powerful solo dance performance....More

Billy Elliot
Billy Elliot
Theatre | Until 31st December 2013 

Victoria Palace Theatre 3 minutes walk from Books Etc

Winner of BBC Radio 2 Audience Olivier Award 2013. This tale of a boy from a mining community who wants ...More

 
Wicked
Wicked
Theatre | Until 26th April 2014 

Apollo Victoria Theatre 4 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

 
In Fine Style: The Art of Tudor and Stuart Fashion
In Fine Style: The Art of Tudor and Stuart Fashion
Exhibitions | Until 6th October 2013 

The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace 5 minutes walk from Books Etc

The fascination with royal fashion began long before Kate Middleton stepped onto the scene. Back in the 16th and 17th ...More

 
Coronation!
Exhibitions | Until 27th September 2013 

Westminster Abbey 9 minutes walk from Books Etc

Photographs marking the 60th anniversary of the Coronation, documenting the pomp and ceremony of the service and the celebrations across ...More

Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra
Concerts | On 19th June 2013 

St John's Smith Square 10 minutes walk from Books Etc

James Blair conducts the Overture to Beethoven's Fidelio, Tchaikovsky's Variations On A Rococo Theme and Dvorak's Symphony No 8. With ...More

Drop In Sessions (Under 5s)
Kids Events | Until 26th June 2013 

Victoria Library 10 minutes walk from Books Etc

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Chess Club
Leisure | Until 26th June 2013 

Victoria Library 10 minutes walk from Books Etc

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Susan Kikoler: The Jews Of Italy: Lecture
Exhibitions | On 19th June 2013 

The Italian Cultural Institute 11 minutes walk from Books Etc

A talk exploring the legacy left by the Jews of Italy in the far corners of the eastern Mediterranean....More

Bike Week
Sporting Events | Until 23rd June 2013 

Houses of Parliament 12 minutes walk from Books Etc

Running since 1923, Bike Week is the UK's biggest mass participation cycling event, promoting everyday cycling for everyone. While details ...More

 
 

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