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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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24 minutes walk
 
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5 minutes walk
 
 
 
 
THE BEST

Hotels near Books etc

Near Books etc
Cavendish London Hotel London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Cavendish London Hotel
London > Hotels > Luxury Chain Hotel  Deluxe Double Rooms: 75% off from £149
81 Jermyn Street, SW1Y | 3 minutes from Books etc
Situated on prestigious Jermyn Street, in the heart of Piccadilly, the 4 star deluxe Cavendish Hotel is perfectly located for London's theatres, shops and arts. It has ...More
 
 
 
Thistle Piccadilly Hotel London
Thistle Piccadilly Hotel
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Double Rooms: 84% off from £90
Coventry Street, W1D | 5 minutes from Books etc
The main attraction of this traditional Victorian hotel is that it has many of London's famous landmarks, including Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square, within minutes’ walking ...More
 
 
 
The Royal Trafalgar Hotel London
The Royal Trafalgar Hotel
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Double Rooms: 90% off from £97
Whitcomb Street, WC2H | 6 minutes from Books etc
Set in between Trafalgar and Leicester Squares and right next to the National Portrait Gallery, the Thistle Trafalgar Square is a modern hotel set in a ...More
 
 
 
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Alternative Books nearest Books etc

Nearest to Books etc
Waterstone's - Piccadilly London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Waterstone's - Piccadilly
London > Shopping > Books
203-206 Piccadilly, St James's, London W1J | 1 minute 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
 
 
 
Hatchards London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Hatchards
London > Shopping > Books
187 Piccadilly, St James's, London W1J | 2 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
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Quaritch
London > Shopping > Books
5-8 Lower John Street, Soho, London W1F | 3 minutes from Books etc
Quaritch has a long history of buying and selling rare books. German founder Bernard Quaritch established the shop in 1847. He soon made a name for ...More
 
 
 
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Shopping near Books etc

The best shops and markets near Books etc
Fortnum & Mason London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Fortnum & Mason
London > Shopping > Department Stores
181 Piccadilly, St James's, London W1A | 1 minute from Books etc
The Royal Family's favourite food hall, Fortnum & Mason is one of the oldest and most famous stores in Piccadilly, if not the capital. After 300 ...More
 
 
 
Lush London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Lush
London > Shopping > Perfume and Cosmetics
Quadrant Arcade, 80-82 Regent Street, Soho, London W1R | 1 minute from Books etc
An overpowering mix of perfumes assaults the nose before you even enter these premises, which offer a huge mix of fizzing bath bombs to suit all ...More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Jermyn Street
London > Shopping > Specialists
St James's, London SW1Y | 1 minute from Books etc
The name Jermyn Street is synonymous with gentlemen's outfitters and, more specifically shirt makers. Turnbull & Asser, shirt makers by royal appointment to HRH Prince of ...More
 
 
 
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Events near Books etc

Near Books etc
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 | 4 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
 
 
 
Love Stories: Beloved Or Betrayed': Guided Tour London
Love Stories: Beloved Or Betrayed': Guided Tour
London > Events > Tours  Dates: Tuesday 14th February 2012 - 1pm-2pm
National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, WC2N | 9 minutes from Books etc
A tour of paintings from the collection....More
 
 
 
Isabel Villanueva And Sophie Rahman
London > Events > Concerts  Dates: Tuesday 14th February 2012 - 1pm
St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 10 minutes from Books etc
The viola player and pianist perform Enescu's Concert Piece For Viola And Piano, Hindemith's Sonata For Viola And Piano, Prokofiev's Farewell and Death Of Juliet, Granados's ...More
 
 
 
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Entertainment near Books etc

Near Books etc
Pigalle London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Pigalle
London > Entertainment > Jazz Clubs
215-217 Piccadilly, St James's, London W1J | 1 minute from Books etc
Forties-themed late-night supper club. If you’re considering a more glamorous and alternative evening’s entertainment, head to Piccadilly and burlesque cabaret club, Pigalle. Inspired by the genteel, romantic ...More
 
 
 
Criterion Theatre London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Criterion Theatre
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Piccadilly Circus, Soho, London W1J | 3 minutes from Books etc
The tiny entrance of the Criterion theatre is almost invisible among the massive advertisements, traffic and crowds of Piccadilly Circus. To ignore it, however, is to ...More
 
 
 
Piccadilly Theatre London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Piccadilly Theatre
London > Entertainment > Theatres
4 Denman Street, Soho, London W1V | 3 minutes from Books etc
Set on a quiet side-street a short step away from the bustle of Piccadilly Circus, a simple and untheatrical exterior conceals a grandiose Art Deco theatre, ...More
 
 
 
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Sights and Attractions near Books etc

The best museums, galleries, attractions near Books etc
Hauser & Wirth (Piccadilly) London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Hauser & Wirth (Piccadilly)
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
196A Piccadilly, St James's, London W1J | 1 minute from Books etc
Art-dealer, gallery-owner and collector Iwan Wirth was recently voted one of the ten most powerful people in the art world. Hauser & Wirth London opened at ...More
 
 
 
White Cube Mason's Yard London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
White Cube Mason's Yard
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
25-26 Mason's Yard, Off Duke Street, St James's, London SW1Y | 3 minutes from Books etc
In 2000, Jay Jopling's pioneering White Cube gallery - the spiritual home of the Young British Artists - upped sticks from its home in St James's ...More
 
 
 
Royal Academy of Arts London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Royal Academy of Arts
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Burlington House, Mayfair, London W1J | 3 minutes from Books etc
Lord Burlington's spectacular London palace is home to the Royal Academy of Arts, a set of galleries that houses the country's premier art school and a ...More
 
 
 
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Restaurants near Books etc

What are the best dining options near Books etc London?
Cocoon London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Cocoon
London > Restaurants > Pan-Asian restaurants
65 Regent Street, Soho, London W1B | 1 minute from Books etc
Regent Street's Cocoon is just that - a protective cover from the hustle and bustle and bright lights of Piccadilly. With its award winning design (tables ...More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Yoshino
London > Restaurants > Japanese restaurants
3 Piccadilly Place, Mayfair, London W1J | 1 minute from Books etc
Japanese cuisine. Booking advised. ...More
 
 
 
Fortnum & Mason: The Parlour London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Fortnum & Mason: The Parlour
London > Restaurants > Cafes and Delis
181 Piccadilly, St James's, London W1A | 1 minute from Books etc
How simply delicious. A 1950s ice cream parlour in one of London's oldest department stores. Done up in candy pink and white stripes, you can sit ...More
 
 
 
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Education near Books etc

Near Books etc
English [Out There!] London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
English [Out There!]
London > Education > English Language Courses
10 Coptic Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1A | 16 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
 
 
 
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 | 20 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 | 20 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
 
 
 
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Leisure near Books etc

Books etc gyms, sporting activities, health & beauty and fitness.
Relax London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Relax
London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
65 Brewer Street, Soho, London W1F | 3 minutes from Books etc
Mmmmm... over twenty different kinds of massage, holistic health and beauty products, and a superbly laidback cafe. Relax is the ultimate antidote to Central London. ...More
 
 
 
Bloww London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Bloww
London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
4 Regent Place, Soho, London W1B | 3 minutes from Books etc
Can't decide whether to have a facial, a manicure or a bouncy blow dry? No problem, at Bloww, you can have it all. This super stylish ...More
 
 
 
Urban Golf Soho London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Urban Golf Soho
London > Leisure > Golf
33 Great Pulteney Street, Soho, London W1F | 4 minutes from Books etc
OK, so you may not be able to soak up the rays on this indoor course but it's a brilliant idea that has been stylishly executed. ...More
 
 
 
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Pubs near Books etc

The best pubs near London Books etc.
Waxy O'Connors London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Waxy O'Connors
London > Nightlife > Pubs
14-16 Rupert Street, Soho, London W1D | 5 minutes from Books etc
Located where it is, Waxy’s is fairly predictable. It’s expensive, it’s busy and it’s got a fair smattering of tourists, but it also has that certain ...More
 
 
 
The Reform Club London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Reform Club
London > Nightlife > Pubs
104 Pall Mall, St James's, London SW1Y | 5 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
 
 
 
Waxy's Little Sister London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Waxy's Little Sister
London > Nightlife > Pubs
20 Wardour Street, Soho, London W1D | 6 minutes from Books etc
If you're not up for the hectic atmosphere of Waxy O'Connors it might be worth slipping across the street to her infinitely more tranquil Little Sister. ...More
 
 
 
THE BEST

Nightlife near Books etc

Books etc clubs, bars, cabaret nights, casinos and interesting nightlife.
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Comedy Camp
London > Nightlife > Bars
3 Archer Street, Soho, London W1D | 4 minutes from Books etc
Excellent, intimate bar with a mainly gay crowd in the middle of Soho, boasting the usual combination of expensive but superior cocktails and finger food, ...More
 
 
 
Rumba London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Rumba
London > Nightlife > Nightclubs
36 Shaftesbury Avenue, Soho, London W1D | 4 minutes from Books etc
Concealed in a particularly squalid and touristy corner of Piccadilly Circus is Rumba, the bar that has kept the UK's Urban scene alive in the West ...More
 
 
 
Mahiki London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Mahiki
London > Nightlife > Nightclubs
1 Dover Street, Mayfair, London W1S | 6 minutes from Books etc
A favourite with young royals - Princes Harry and William, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie have been spotted here... all at the same time. And ...More
 
 
 
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Meeting venue hire near Books etc

Where to have your meeting, conference, exhibition, private dining or training course near Books etc.
195 Piccadilly (BAFTA) London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
195 Piccadilly (BAFTA)
London > Business > Venue Hire
195 Piccadilly, St James's, London W1J | 1 minute from Books etc
The home of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is also available to hire for your own event. The iconic building at 195 ...More
 
 
 
Royal Academy of Arts London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Royal Academy of Arts
London > Business > Venue Hire
Burlington House, Piccadilly, Mayfair, London W1J | 3 minutes from Books etc
Lord Burlington's spectacular London palace is home to the Royal Academy of Arts, a set of galleries that houses the country's premier art school and a ...More
 
 
 
Haymarket Hotel London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Haymarket Hotel
London > Business > Venue Hire
1 Suffolk Place, St James's, London SW1Y | 5 minutes from Books etc
A hip designer hotel by Tim and Kit Kemp in a grand building on the prestigious Haymarket, the broad boulevard street making for an impressive entrance. ...More
 
 
 
 

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Caroline Gibello: Water And Dust: An African Retrospective
Exhibitions | Until 30th April 2012 

National Geographic Store 1 minutes walk from Books Etc

Contemporary photography documenting the landscape and wildlife of Africa....More

Joan Mitchell: The Last Paintings
Exhibitions | Until 28th April 2012 

Hauser & Wirth (Piccadilly) 1 minutes walk from Books Etc

Large-scale paintings created during the last decade of the American Abstract Expressionist's life....More

Bloody Poetry
Theatre | Until 25th February 2012 

Jermyn Street Theatre 2 minutes walk from Books Etc

Following a challenge from Byron, Mary Shelley imagines the beginnings of her novel, Frankenstein, and a great friendship is formed ...More

Gary Hume: The Indifferent Owl
Exhibitions | Until 25th February 2012 

White Cube Mason's Yard 3 minutes walk from Books Etc

Brightly coloured gloss paintings and sculpture....More

The 39 Steps
The 39 Steps
Theatre | Until 20th October 2012 

Criterion Theatre 3 minutes walk from Books Etc

Hitchcock's 1935 movie is a masterpiece of sustained adventure, as the hero - framed for murder - becomes both pursuer ...More

 
Matilda The Musical
Matilda The Musical
Theatre | Until 21st October 2012 

Cambridge Theatre 3 minutes walk from Books Etc

The Royal Shakespeare Company's musical adaptation of Roald Dahl's celebrated children's book Matilda transfers from Stratford to the Cambridge Theatre ...More

 
Contemporary Prints From RA Editions
Exhibitions | Until 8th March 2012 

Royal Academy of Arts 3 minutes walk from Books Etc

Limited edition prints by Royal academicians, graduates and associates....More

The Mystery Of Appearance
Exhibitions | Until 18th February 2012 

Haunch Of Venison 3 minutes walk from Books Etc

Contemporary paintings and drawings by post-war British artists including Michael Andrews, Frank Auerbach, Francis Bacon, Patrick Caulfield, William Coldstream, Lucian ...More

Nicholas Hawksmoor: Architect Of The Imagination
Exhibitions | Until 17th June 2012 

Royal Academy of Arts 3 minutes walk from Books Etc

Photographs, drawings, texts and video interviews with architects discussing the ways in which Hawksmoor's designs have sparked trends and inspired ...More

David Hockney RA: A Bigger Picture
David Hockney RA: A Bigger Picture
London Olympics Cultural Events | Until 9th April 2012 

Royal Academy of Arts 3 minutes walk from Books Etc

Seven years' worth of David Hockney's work are exhibited in a major show at the Royal Academy which includes film ...More

 
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