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Children's Book Centre

 
 
ADDRESS
237 Kensington High Street, Kensington, London W8 6SA 
 

Nearby Children's Book Centre

 
 
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Children's Book CentreThis is a bookshop and a whole lot more, with everything on offer from padded books for tots, through wonderful picture books and on to first reading and children’s fiction, both contemporary and traditional. There is also a good selection of CD-Roms, videos and story tapes.
 
 

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Hotels near Children's Book Centre

Near Children's Book Centre
Kensington Close Hotel & Spa London
Kensington Close Hotel & Spa
London > Hotels > Budget Chain Hotel  Double Rooms: 85% off from £62
Wrights Lane, W8 | 5 minutes from Children's Book Centre
Kensington is a lovely part of town to wander around and this hotel is well-placed to explore the cafes, shops and restaurants scattered along Kensington High ...More
 
 
 
Copthorne Tara Hotel London Kensington London
Copthorne Tara Hotel London Kensington
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Deluxe Double Rooms: 82% off from £75
Scarsdale Place, W8 | 6 minutes from Children's Book Centre
Just off High Street Kensington this high rise hotel benefits from a wealth of shops, restaurants and bars outside its door. Kensington Palace and Gardens are ...More
 
 
 
NH Kensington London
NH Kensington
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Double Rooms: 72% off from £86
202-220 Cromwell Road, SW5 | 7 minutes from Children's Book Centre
This clean, comfortable modern hotel made up of six Victorian houses is a short walk from Earls Court Tube station from where the Piccadilly line can ...More
 
 
 
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Alternative Books nearest Children's Book Centre

Nearest to Children's Book Centre
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Daunt Books Holland Park
London > Shopping > Books
112-114 Holland Park Avenue, Holland Park, London W11 | 16 minutes from Children's Book Centre
This is a sister shop to the delightful Daunt Books situated in Marylebone High Street, London, an original Edwardian bookshop with long oak galleries and wonderful ...More
 
 
 
Crockatt and Powell London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Crockatt and Powell
London > Shopping > Books
345 Fulham Road, Chelsea, London SW10 | 27 minutes from Children's Book Centre
If you hate the commercial, branded feel of mega bookshops like Waterstones and Borders this one's a treat. An independent that treats you like an individual. ...More
 
 
 
Lutyens & Rubinstein London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Lutyens & Rubinstein
London > Shopping > Books
21 Kensington Park Road, Notting Hill, London W11 | 27 minutes from Children's Book Centre
This independent Notting Hill book shop is run by renowned book agents Sarah Lutyens and Felicity Rubinstein and runs in parallel with their literary agency. Opened ...More
 
 
 
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Shopping near Children's Book Centre

The best shops and markets near Children's Book Centre
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Non-Stop Party Shop
London > Shopping > Specialists
214 Kensington High Street, Holland Park, London W8 | 2 minutes from Children's Book Centre
This is a one-stop non-stop shop for all your party needs. From decorations - streamers, banners, pinata and confetti - to luminous novelties and dressing-up ...More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Hotel Chocolat
London > Shopping > Food and Drink Shops
163 Kensington High Street, Kensington, London W8 | 4 minutes from Children's Book Centre
The High Street Kensington branch of Hotel Chocolat has an in-store cafe where weary shoppers can re-charge their batteries with a mug of Liquid Chocolat - ...More
 
 
 
Ottolenghi London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Ottolenghi
London > Shopping > Delicatessens
1 Holland Street, Kensington, London W8 | 8 minutes from Children's Book Centre
This southern Mediterranean deli has offers chic all-white decor, and an exotic cuisine, that mixes a dash of Italy and a spot of North Africa with ...More
 
 
 
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Events near Children's Book Centre

Near Children's Book Centre
Meetings In Marrakech: The Paintings Of Hassan El Glaoui And Winston Churchill
London > Events > Exhibitions  Dates: 20th January 2012 to 31st March 2012 - 10am-5.30pm
Leighton House Museum, 12 Holland Park Road, Holland Park, London W14 | 6 minutes from Children's Book Centre
A display of 24 paintings by the Berber tribesman, son of the Pasha of Marrakech and the late British Prime Minister who was a personal friend ...More
 
 
 
Leighton House Museum Tours London
Leighton House Museum Tours
London > Events > Tours  Dates: 1st January - 31st December 2012
Leighton House Museum, 12 Holland Park Road, Holland Park, London W14 | 6 minutes from Children's Book Centre
Explore the former home of classical painter and President of the Royal Academy, Frederic, Lord Leighton, with a tour of his house on Holland Park Road. ...More
 
 
 
Louise Bobbe: Behind Closed Doors London
Louise Bobbe: Behind Closed Doors
London > Events > Exhibitions  Dates: 7th February 2012 to 17th March 2012 - Various Times
Richard Young Gallery, 4 Holland Street, W8 | 8 minutes from Children's Book Centre
A solo exhibition by the London-based artist, presenting a display of large-scale images of the female form, in both colour and black and white, which capture ...More
 
 
 
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Entertainment near Children's Book Centre

Near Children's Book Centre
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Coronet
London > Entertainment > Cinemas
103 Notting Hill Gate, Kensington, London W11 | 15 minutes from Children's Book Centre
Originally built in 1898 as a theatre, Notting Hill's Coronet is now the place to go for a good, old-fashioned cinema experience. The dcor harks back ...More
 
 
 
The Troubadour London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Troubadour
London > Entertainment > Live Music
263-267 Brompton Road, Earls Court, London SW5 | 18 minutes from Children's Book Centre
The Troubadour is a lovely little cafe, which hosts an inspiring program of folk, blues, psychedelia and poetry downstairs. It's also the place where Private Eye ...More
 
 
 
The Troubadour London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Troubadour
London > Entertainment > Live Music
265 Old Brompton Road, Earls Court, London SW5 | 18 minutes from Children's Book Centre
Kensington's original boho coffee house. Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan and Paul Simon played here back in the 60s. Of course, Kensington has changed a ...More
 
 
 
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Sights and Attractions near Children's Book Centre

The best museums, galleries, attractions near Children's Book Centre
Linley Sambourne House (18 Stafford Terrace) London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Linley Sambourne House (18 Stafford Terrace)
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
18 Stafford Terrace, Kensington, London W8 | 2 minutes from Children's Book Centre
For a virtually untouched and immaculately preserved slice of Victorian living, visit this delightful building. One of the only genuine Victorian townhouses remaining and virtually unchanged ...More
 
 
 
Linley Sambourne House (18 Stafford Terrace) London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Linley Sambourne House (18 Stafford Terrace)
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
18 Stafford Terrace, Kensington, London W8 | 2 minutes from Children's Book Centre
For a virtually untouched and immaculately preserved slice of Victorian living, visit Edward Linley Sambourne a delightful museum and one of the few genuine Victorian townhouses ...More
 
 
 
Holland Park London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Holland Park
London > Attractions > Parks and Gardens
Holland Park Avenue / Kensington High Street, Holland Park, London W8 | 6 minutes from Children's Book Centre
Small, pretty park in west London. Pretty, petit Holland Park is the ideal location for those wanting to escape the clamour of the city but who don’t ...More
 
 
 
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Restaurants near Children's Book Centre

What are the best dining options near Children's Book Centre London?
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
L-Restaurant & Bar
London > Restaurants > Modern European restaurants
2 Abington Road, Kensington, London W8 | 1 minute from Children's Book Centre
...More
 
 
 
Whits London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Whits
London > Restaurants > Modern European restaurants
21 Abingdon Road, Kensington, London W8 | 1 minute from Children's Book Centre
In the bad old days when eating out in London meant pot roast and soggy cabbage, Kensington's French community created a small oasis of deliciousness on ...More
 
 
 
Kitchen W8 London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Kitchen W8
London > Restaurants > Modern European restaurants
11 Abingdon Road, Kensington, London W8 | 1 minute from Children's Book Centre
Kitchen W8 at 11 Abingdon Road is a joint venture between Philip Howard, who has two Michelin stars at The Square, and restauranteur Rebecca Mascarenhas. While ...More
 
 
 
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Education near Children's Book Centre

Near Children's Book Centre
The London School of Painting and Drawing London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The London School of Painting and Drawing
London > Education > Evening Classes
23 Kensington Square, Kensington, London W8 | 7 minutes from Children's Book Centre
Evening and weekend classes in life drawing and painting, taught by tutors from the Slade School of Fine Art and the Royal Society of British Sculptors. ...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 Children's Book Centre
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 | 20 minutes from Children's Book Centre
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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Leisure near Children's Book Centre

Children's Book Centre gyms, sporting activities, health & beauty and fitness.
Holland Park London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Holland Park
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
Ilchester Place, Holland Park, London W8 | 6 minutes from Children's Book Centre
Pretty, petit Holland Park is the ideal location for those wanting to escape the clamour of the city but who don't want to travel too far ...More
 
 
 
Kensington Roof Gardens London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Kensington Roof Gardens
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
99 Kensington High Street, Kensington, London W8 | 7 minutes from Children's Book Centre
Although a restaurant, clubbing and event venue, the extraordinary Kensington Roof Gardens are still accessible to the general public during the day if there are no ...More
 
 
 
London Archers London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
London Archers
London > Leisure > Activities
Perks Field, Kensington Palace, Kensington, London W8 | 13 minutes from Children's Book Centre
An excellent members archery club that shoots in the grounds of Kensington Palace in summer and in Pimlico in winter. Archery is a totally satisfying sport, ...More
 
 
 
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Pubs near Children's Book Centre

The best pubs near London Children's Book Centre.
The Scarsdale London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Scarsdale
London > Nightlife > Pubs
23A Edwards Square, Kensington, London W8 | 3 minutes from Children's Book Centre
If pubs were judged by their location and setting, The Scardale Tavern in Kensington would top many lists for this really is quaint London at its ...More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Abingdon
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
54 Abingdon Road, Kensington, Kensington, London W8 | 3 minutes from Children's Book Centre
...More
 
 
 
Windsor Castle London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Windsor Castle
London > Nightlife > Pubs
114 Campden Hill Road, Kensington, London W8 | 12 minutes from Children's Book Centre
Elevated on an incline in the appropriately named Notting Hill, the rustic old Windsor Castle pub was so-called because in its early days the pub’s upper ...More
 
 
 
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Nightlife near Children's Book Centre

Children's Book Centre clubs, bars, cabaret nights, casinos and interesting nightlife.
Babylon at the Roof Gardens London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Babylon at the Roof Gardens
London > Nightlife > Nightclubs
99 Kensington High Street, Kensington, London W8 | 7 minutes from Children's Book Centre
Richard Branson's rooftop restaurant-come-nightclub at Kensington Roof Gardens is a favourite with the glam girls of Kensington, who can be seen at all hours sipping cocktails ...More
 
 
 
Piano London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Piano
London > Nightlife > Bars
106 Kensington High Street, Kensington, London W8 | 7 minutes from Children's Book Centre
If you ask your friends about this place, not many will know. It's not wildly off the beaten track either, situated directly opposite High Street Ken ...More
 
 
 
Notting Hill Arts Club London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Notting Hill Arts Club
London > Nightlife > Nightclubs
221 Notting Hill Gate, Notting Hill, London W11 | 16 minutes from Children's Book Centre
Pricey but always fun, this subterranean dive in the heart of trendy West London enjoys a steady crowd and on big nights it gets absolutely packed ...More
 
 
 
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Meeting venue hire near Children's Book Centre

Where to have your meeting, conference, exhibition, private dining or training course near Children's Book Centre.
Kensington Roof Gardens London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Kensington Roof Gardens
London > Business > Venue Hire
99 Kensington High Street, Kensington, London W8 | 7 minutes from Children's Book Centre
An oasis high in the sky above Kensington High Street, the Roof Gardens comprises one and a half acres of themed gardens. These gardens surround an ...More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Debenham House
London > Business > Venue Hire
8 Addison Road, Holland Park, Holland Park, London W14 | 12 minutes from Children's Book Centre
...More
 
 
 
Kensington Palace London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Kensington Palace
London > Business > Venue Hire
Kensington Gardens, Kensington, London W8 | 13 minutes from Children's Book Centre
Conference facilities can accomodate for up to 1040 people....More
 
 
 
 

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Near Children's Book Centre

 
 
 
 
Meetings In Marrakech: The Paintings Of Hassan El Glaoui And Winston Churchill
Exhibitions | Until 31st March 2012 

Leighton House Museum 6 minutes walk from Children's Book Centre

A display of 24 paintings by the Berber tribesman, son of the Pasha of Marrakech and the late British Prime ...More

Leighton House Museum Tours
Tours | Until 31st December 2012 

Leighton House Museum 6 minutes walk from Children's Book Centre

Explore the former home of classical painter and President of the Royal Academy, Frederic, Lord Leighton, with a tour of ...More

Louise Bobbe: Behind Closed Doors
Exhibitions | Until 17th March 2012 

Richard Young Gallery 8 minutes walk from Children's Book Centre

A solo exhibition by the London-based artist, presenting a display of large-scale images of the female form, in both colour ...More

The Enchanted Palace
The Enchanted Palace
Exhibitions | Until 31st December 2012 

Kensington Palace State Apartments 13 minutes walk from Children's Book Centre

As Kensington Palace undergoes a £12 million renovation project, due for completion in 2012, there's a magical exhibition revealing the ...More

 
The Kreutzer Sonata
Theatre | Until 18th February 2012 

Gate Theatre 17 minutes walk from Children's Book Centre

A man travelling on board a train, confesses to a crime, and holds Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata as responsible. Leo Tolstoy's ...More

Erin Todd, Rosie Bans, Lydia Baylis
Concerts | On 16th February 2012 

The Troubadour 18 minutes walk from Children's Book Centre

Acoustica from the Edinburgh-based singer-songwriter....More

20 21 International Art Fair
Exhibitions | Until 19th February 2012 

Royal College of Art 20 minutes walk from Children's Book Centre

This is the sixth year this major commercial art fair specialising in art from the 20th and 21st centuries comes ...More

Stephanie Schmalzle, Christopher Weston, Taylor Maclennan, Anna Growns, Bronwen Wilkins, Silvia Vica
Concerts | On 16th February 2012 

Royal College of Music 21 minutes walk from Children's Book Centre

The soprano, pianist, flautist, violist, harpists and ensemble perform Debussy's Chansons De Bilitis, Bax's Elegiac Trio, Jean-Michel Damase's Sonatine and ...More

Instrument Technology 2: The Design And Construction Principles Used In The Venetian Virginal By Ioa
Exhibitions | On 16th February 2012 

Royal College of Music 21 minutes walk from Children's Book Centre

Grant O'Brien discusses the creation of the instrument....More

The Valley Of Silence: Talk
Exhibitions | Until 18th February 2012 

Natural History Museum 21 minutes walk from Children's Book Centre

A talk about field work and the work taking place in the Costa Rican tropical forest....More

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