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The Library

 
 
ADDRESS
268 Brompton Road, Knightsbridge, London SW3 2AS 
 
TELEPHONE
020 7589 6569 
 
OPENING TIMES
Mon, Tue, Thu to Sat 10:00 - 18:30, Wed 10:00 - 19:00 & Sun 12:30 - 17:30
 

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Some of the younger contemporary designers feature here including Alexander McQueen, YMC, Dryshod and Fake. This shop gets our 'Editor's Choice' rosette for its quirky mix of cutting edge designer fashion and unusual juxtaposition of cashmere jumpers and secondhand books.
 

Opening and closing times for The Library

Today (Sunday) The Library closes at 17.30

Monday:

10.00
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18.30
 
 

Tuesday:

10.00
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18.30
 
 

Wednesday:

10.00
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19.00
 
 

Thursday:

10.00
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18.30
 
 

Friday:

10.00
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18.30
 
 

Saturday:

10.00
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18.30
 
 

Sunday:

12.30
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17.30
 
 
 

Location map of The Library

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Railway Stations

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Victoria Railway Station
 
25 minutes walk
 
Car Parks

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Union Car Parks
 
9 minutes walk
 
 
 

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THE BEST

Hotels near The Library

Near The Library
Sydney House Chelsea London
Sydney House Chelsea
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Double Rooms: 20% off from £171
9- 11 Sydney Street, SW3 | 6 minutes from The Library
The Sydney House Chelsea is a converted town house located in a Grade II listed building, just moments from the King's Road in London's fashionable Chelsea ...More
 
 
 
The Ampersand Hotel London
The Ampersand Hotel
London > Hotels > Luxury Chain Hotel  Double Rooms: 33% off from £135
10 Harrington Road, SW7 | 6 minutes from The Library
...More
 
 
 
The Kensington Hotel London London
The Kensington Hotel London
London > Hotels > Luxury Chain Hotel  Deluxe Double Rooms: 72% off from £165
109-113 Queen's Gate, SW7 | 9 minutes from The Library
Set just off from Old Brompton Road in the heart of fashionable South Kensington, The Kensington Hotel has a real history to match its stylish, understated ...More
 
 
 
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Alternative Menswear nearest The Library

Nearest to The Library
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Joseph
London > Shopping > Menswear
77 Fulham Road, London, Knightsbridge, London SW3 | 1 minute from The Library
The man can’t help being one of the most successful fashion names on the UK scene. Joseph Ettedgui’s tailored suits and clothes are popular with ...More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Hackett
London > Shopping > Menswear
137-138 Sloane Street, London, Knightsbridge, London SW1X | 11 minutes from The Library
Hackett is essentially English and absolutely traditional, but it quietly keeps apace with style - and is thus popular with many younger men. This Sloane Street ...More
 
 
 
Alfred Dunhill London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Alfred Dunhill
London > Shopping > Menswear
Bourdon House, 2 Davies Street, London, Mayfair, London W1K | 35 minutes from The Library
Bourdon House, formerly the London residence of the Duke of Westminster, is now the Mayfair branch of Alfred Dunhill. Opened on Saturday, 30th August 2008, it ...More
 
 
 
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Shopping near The Library

The best shops and markets near The Library
Chanel London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Chanel
London > Shopping > Ladies Fashion
278-280 Brompton Road, London, South Kensington, London SW3 | At The Library
The bags, the shoes, the accessories and of course the collection, Chanel needs no introduction. The fashion empire founded by Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel began in 1912 ...More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Parfums de Nicolai
London > Shopping > Perfume and Cosmetics
101a Fulham Road, London, Chelsea, London SW3 | 1 minute from The Library
An unusual range of perfumes from Patricia de Nicolai, a descendant of Pierre Guerlain. As well as perfumes for the body there is a range of ...More
 
 
 
Farmacia Santa Maria Novella London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Farmacia Santa Maria Novella
London > Shopping > Perfume and Cosmetics
117 Walton Street, London, Knightsbridge, London SW3 | 2 minutes from The Library
For anyone who's been to the original Farmacia Santa Maria Novella in Florence the lack of ornately painted ceiling and intricately carved wood paneling at this ...More
 
 
 
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Events near The Library

Near The Library
Backyard Biodiversity: Talk London
Backyard Biodiversity: Talk
London > Events > Exhibitions  Dates: Sunday 27th May 2012 at 12.30pm-1pm and 2.30pm-3pm
Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, SW7 | 9 minutes from The Library
Scientists discuss the Open Air Laboratories network....More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Big Nature Day
London > Events > Kids Events  Dates: Sunday 27th May 2012
Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London SW7 | 9 minutes from The Library
The Natural History Museum is celebrating the International Day of Biodiversity by putting on a Big Nature Day for one day only this May. A huge ...More
 
 
 
The Salvation Army London
The Salvation Army
London > Events > Exhibitions  Dates: Saturday 26th May 2012 at 6pm & Sunday 27th May 2012 at 10.45pm
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, SW7 | 14 minutes from The Library
100 years on The Salvation Army are returning to the Royal Albert Hall to celebrate their continuing work and the legacy of William Booth's speech....More
 
 
 
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Entertainment near The Library

Near The Library
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Cine Lumiere
London > Entertainment > Cinemas
Institut Francais Cultural Centre, 17 Queensberry Place, London, South Kensington, London SW7 | 8 minutes from The Library
The Cine Lumiere is a shining beacon for all fans of European and World cinema. Attached to the Institut Francais, its programme is varied and intelligent, ...More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Science Museum IMAX
London > Entertainment > Cinemas
Exhibition Road, Knightsbridge, London, South Kensington, London SW7 | 9 minutes from The Library
The huge IMAX screen - ten times bigger than the average screen - at the Science Museum is one of the few places in London where ...More
 
 
 
Royal College of Music London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Royal College of Music
London > Entertainment > Classical Music
Prince Consort Road, London, South Kensington, London SW7 | 11 minutes from The Library
The Royal College of Music is the school where Gustav Hoilst, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Benjamin Britten, James Galway, Joan Sutherland and Ralph Vaughan Williams learnt their ...More
 
 
 
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Sights and Attractions near The Library

The best museums, galleries, attractions near The Library
Brompton Oratory London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Brompton Oratory
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Brompton Road, London, South Kensington, London SW7 | 6 minutes from The Library
Built in 1884, in the Italianate Baroque style, the Brompton Oratory is an exact imitation of the Church of the Gesu in Rome and sports some ...More
 
 
 
Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
Cromwell Road, London, South Kensington, London SW7 | 6 minutes from The Library
The Victoria and Albert Museum (or V & A as everyone calls it) was originally founded in 1852 to inspire and educate British designers and manufacturers. ...More
 
 
 
Natural History Museum London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Natural History Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
Cromwell Road, London, South Kensington, London SW7 | 9 minutes from The Library
The Natural History Museum is sure to impress even the most jaded of children. This ornate museum is home to more than 70 million specimens from ...More
 
 
 
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Restaurants near The Library

What are the best dining options near The Library London?
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Aubaine
London > Restaurants > French restaurants
260 - 262 Brompton Road, London, Knightsbridge, London SW3 | At The Library
French patisserie, boulangerie and restaurant trading on the former premises of Sandrini. Fresh bread and cakes are prepared on site each day and the restaurant is ...More
 
 
 
La Brasserie London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
La Brasserie
London > Restaurants > Brasseries
272 Brompton Road, South Kensington, , London, South Kensington, London SW3 | At The Library
La Brasserie is a long-standing favourite with the Sloane crowd, handily situated opposite the most expensive shopping street in the world. This is a friendly, family-run ...More
 
 
 
Le Suquet London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Le Suquet
London > Restaurants > Fish and Seafood
104 Draycott Avenue, South Kensington, , London, Knightsbridge, London SW3 | 1 minute from The Library
Seafood restaurant ...More
 
 
 
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Education near The Library

Near The Library
Dana Centre London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Dana Centre
London > Education > Evening Classes
165 Queen's Gate, South Kensington, London, South Kensington, London SW7 | 11 minutes from The Library
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, London, South Kensington, London SW7 | 15 minutes from The Library
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
 
 
 
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, London, Kensington, London W8 | 24 minutes from The Library
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
 
 
 
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Leisure near The Library

The Library gyms, sporting activities, health & beauty and fitness.
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
G-Spa
London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
63-81 Pelham Street, London, South Kensington, London SW7 | 1 minute from The Library
Downstairs from LA Fitness (keep going past the people who look like they're about to die on the running machines) you'll find G-Spa. A world away ...More
 
 
 
Lush Spa London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Lush Spa
London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
123 Kings Road, London, Chelsea, London SW3 | 10 minutes from The Library
More than just a skincare shop, this branch of Lush on the Kings Road houses the Lush Spa. An overpowering mix of perfumes assaults the nose ...More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Ushvani
London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
1 Cadogan Garden, London, SW3 | 10 minutes from The Library
One of Knightsbridge's better kept secrets is the Ushvani day spa, tucked away in a Grade II listed building on Cadogan Gardens. Founded by Usha Arumugam, ...More
 
 
 
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Pubs near The Library

The best pubs near London The Library.
The Admiral Codrington London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Admiral Codrington
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
17 Mossop Street, London, Knightsbridge, London SW3 | 3 minutes from The Library
Affectionately referred to as "the Cod", this Knightsbridge boozer-come-gastropub has acquired a reputation for serving high quality, modern food in no-fuss, sleek surroundings. If you do ...More
 
 
 
The Enterprise London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Enterprise
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
35 Walton Street, South Kensington, , London, Knightsbridge, London SW3 | 4 minutes from The Library
Bar ...More
 
 
 
Builders Arms London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Builders Arms
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
13 Britten Street, London, Chelsea, London SW3 | 8 minutes from The Library
This popular, basic pub serves some really great food. Everything is cooked on the premises from proper ingredients and the smell that drifts out of the ...More
 
 
 
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Nightlife near The Library

The Library clubs, bars, cabaret nights, casinos and interesting nightlife.
Barts London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Barts
London > Nightlife > Bars
Chelsea Cloisters, Sloane Avenue, London, Chelsea, London SW3 | 3 minutes from The Library
Taking its inspiration from the American speakeasy movement, Barts is a tiny, intimate and relaxed bar in South Kensington which promises a refreshingly fun experience - ...More
 
 
 
Eighty Six London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Eighty Six
London > Nightlife > Bars
86 Fulham Road, London, South Kensington, London SW3 | 9 minutes from The Library
Eighty-Six is the brainchild of George Adams and Charlie Kearns, the duo behind Verbier's Coco Club. A popular place for after hours socialising for the Fulham ...More
 
 
 
Blue Bar London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Blue Bar
London > Nightlife > Bars
Berkeley Hotel, Wilton Place, London, Belgravia, London SW1X | 19 minutes from The Library
Having a cocktail in the Blue Bar is akin to sipping on gin and tonic in a very posh - and possibly eccentric - grand dame's ...More
 
 
 
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Meeting venue hire near The Library

Where to have your meeting, conference, exhibition, private dining or training course near The Library.
Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum
London > Business > Venue Hire
Cromwell Road, London, South Kensington, London SW7 | 6 minutes from The Library
Conference facilities can accommodate for up to 2450 people....More
 
 
 
Natural History Museum London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Natural History Museum
London > Business > Venue Hire
Cromwell Road, London, South Kensington, London SW7 | 9 minutes from The Library
The Natural History Museum is sure to impress even the most jaded of children. This ornate museum is home to more than 70 million specimens from ...More
 
 
 
30 Pavillion Road London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
30 Pavillion Road
London > Business > Venue Hire
30 Pavilion Road, Knightsbridge, London, Knightsbridge, London SW1X | 12 minutes from The Library
...More
 
 
 
 

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Golden Spider Silk
Exhibitions | Until 5th June 2012 

Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum 6 minutes walk from The Library

Contemporary textiles, featuring a brocaded shawl made from the silk of over a million female golden orb-weaver spiders collected in ...More

Transformation And Revelation: Gormley To Gaga. UK Design For Performance 2007-2011
Exhibitions | Until 30th September 2012 

Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum 6 minutes walk from The Library

A celebration shown through drawings, scale model designs, photographs, costumes and installation, of over 30 British theatre designers, architects and ...More

British Design 1948-2012: Innovation in the Modern Age
British Design 1948-2012: Innovation in the Modern Age
Exhibitions | Until 12th August 2012 

Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum 6 minutes walk from The Library

British Design celebrates post-war art and design in Britain since the time of the last Olympic Games to be held in ...More

 
Beatrix Potter Country: A Legacy In Lakeland And Beyond
Exhibitions | Until 10th June 2012 

Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum 6 minutes walk from The Library

Drawings and paintings reflecting Potter's deep connections with the Lake District, exploring the role of her legacy in the preservation ...More

Japanese Enamels: The Seven Treasures
Exhibitions | Until 19th August 2012 

Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum 6 minutes walk from The Library

More than 120 cloisonne-enamelled objects and vases from the late-17th century to the 20th century by artists and designers including ...More

Ballgowns: British Glamour Since 1950
Ballgowns: British Glamour Since 1950
Exhibitions | Until 6th January 2013 

Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum 6 minutes walk from The Library

The fashion gallery at the Victoria and Albert Museum has been revamped and will be opening with the exhibition Ballgowns: ...More

 
Backyard Biodiversity: Talk
Exhibitions | Until 27th May 2012 

Natural History Museum 9 minutes walk from The Library

Scientists discuss the Open Air Laboratories network....More

Animal Inside Out
Animal Inside Out
Exhibitions | Until 16th September 2012 

Natural History Museum 9 minutes walk from The Library

Adapted from Gunther von Hagens' Body Worlds, Animal Inside Out presents nearly 100 plastinated animals from the impressively large - ...More

 
Marvellous Mayflies: Talk
Exhibitions | On 27th May 2012 

Natural History Museum 9 minutes walk from The Library

A staff member discusses the insects....More

Big Nature Day
Kids Events | On 27th May 2012 

Natural History Museum 9 minutes walk from The Library

The Natural History Museum is celebrating the International Day of Biodiversity by putting on a Big Nature Day for one day only this May. ...More

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