WH Smith

 
 
ADDRESS
Elephant&Castle Shopping Centre, Elephant and Castle, London SE1 6SZ 
 
TELEPHONE
 

Nearby

 
Hotel deals near WH Smith on our live hotel map.
 
  • Visitor Information

A branch of Smiths is a fixture of practically every high street up and down the country. The chain sells stationery, magazines, books, greeting cards, gifts, videos, DVDs, CDs, computer games and electronics. The range of stationary, cards and magazines is impressive, and it offers good value for books, music, films and games, although the selection tends to be limited.

 
 

Location map of WH Smith

LondonTown.com - WH Smith Location Map
Underground Stations

Underground Stations

 
 
Kennington Tube Station
 
8 minutes walk
 
Railway Stations

Railway Stations

 
 
 
 
Car Parks

Car Parks

 
Elephant and Castle NCP
 
1 minutes walk
 
Library Street NCP
 
9 minutes walk
 
 
 
 

Further articles featuring WH Smith on LondonTown.com

 
What to do in 2013

Discover the best of London's entertainment this year with our comprehensive guide to 2013's top events. From theatre to art and music to sport, London in 2013 has something for everyone - so read on to find out what London town has to offer.

 
THE BEST

Hotels near WH Smith

Near WH Smith
The Bridge Hotel London London
The Bridge Hotel London
London > Hotels > Budget Chain Hotel  Double Room - Shared Bathrooms: 25% off from £51
30 Borough Road, SE1 | 7 minutes from WH Smith
Located just south of the River Thames, The Bridge Hotel is the perfect accommodation choice for those wishing to explore the many sights and attractions London ...More
 
 
 
Days Hotel London Waterloo London
Days Hotel London Waterloo
London > Hotels > Budget Chain Hotel  Accessible Double Rooms: 0% off from £166
54 Kennington Road, SE1 | 11 minutes from WH Smith
The area where this hotel is located has become the vibrant cultural heart of London, with theatres, concert halls and art galleries lined-up against the South ...More
 
 
 
The Bermondsey Square Hotel London
The Bermondsey Square Hotel
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Club Double Rooms: 14% off from £172
Bermondsey Square, SE1 | 16 minutes from WH Smith
Bermondsey Square Hotel offers a peaceful place to stay with its 79 bedrooms taking up one side of the traffic-free square. All rooms in this modern ...More
 
 
 
THE BEST

Alternative Books nearest WH Smith

Nearest to WH Smith
Crockatt and Powell London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Crockatt and Powell
London > Shopping > Books
119-120 Lower Marsh, South Bank, London SE1 | 15 minutes from WH Smith
If you hate the commercial, branded feel of mega bookshops like Waterstones and Borders this one's a treat. Crockatt and Powell is an independent bookshop that ...More
 
 
 
Foyles Royal Festival Hall London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Foyles Royal Festival Hall
London > Shopping > Books
Riverside, Level 1, Royal Festival Hall, South Bank Centre, South Bank, London SE1 | 21 minutes from WH Smith
The family-run Foyles book shop has been in the book selling business since 1906. Around 30,000 books are stocked at this branch on a broad range ...More
 
 
 
Nigel Williams Rare Books London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Nigel Williams Rare Books
London > Shopping > Books
25 Cecil Court, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 32 minutes from WH Smith
As specialists in Modern First Editions, Nigel Williams Rare Books stocks 19th and 20th century literature, children's books by authors such as Enid Blyton, A.A. Milne ...More
 
 
 
THE BEST

Shopping near WH Smith

The best shops and markets near WH Smith
O W Loeb London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
O W Loeb
London > Shopping > Wine Merchants
3 Archie Street, SE1 | 13 minutes from WH Smith
Specialists in fine German wine, this shop has moved to larger premises and taken its customers with it - they have a deserved reputation for excellence ...More
 
 
 
Evans Cycles London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Evans Cycles
London > Shopping > Bicycle Shops
77 The Cut, South Bank, London SE1 | 14 minutes from WH Smith
With over 80 years experience in selling bikes, Evans brings something special to the cycle scene. This shop is the original Evans bike shop. ...More
 
 
 
Greensmiths London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Greensmiths
London > Shopping > Food and Drink Shops
27 Lower Marsh, South Bank, London SE1 | 14 minutes from WH Smith
Greensmiths combines an excellent butcher's (The Ginger Pig), artisan baker's (The Old Post Office Bakery) and Covent Garden Market greengrocer's (Solstice) under one roof - all ...More
 
 
 
THE BEST

Events near WH Smith

Near WH Smith
The Winslow Boy London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Winslow Boy
London > Events > Theatre  Dates: 8th March to 25th May 2013
Old Vic Theatre, 103 The Cut, South Bank, London SE1 | 13 minutes from WH Smith
Award-winning theatre director Lindsay Posner comes to The Old Vic to direct Terence Rattigan's 1946 play The Winslow Boy. The plot is set in Edwardian England ...More
 
 
 
Sweet Bird of Youth London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Sweet Bird of Youth
London > Events > Theatre  Dates: 1st June to 31st August 2013
Old Vic Theatre, 103 The Cut, South Bank, London SE1 | 13 minutes from WH Smith
'Sex And The City' star Kim Cattrall takes on the role of fading Hollywood legend Alexandra Del Lago in Tennessee Williams's Sweet Bird of Youth, directed ...More
 
 
 
Much Ado About Nothing London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Much Ado About Nothing
London > Events > Theatre  Dates: 7th September to 16th November 2013
Old Vic Theatre, 103 The Cut, South Bank, London SE1 | 13 minutes from WH Smith
'Jerusalem' actor and former artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe Mark Rylance directs Vanessa Redgrave and James Earl Jones (the voice of 'Darth Vader') in The Old ...More
 
 
 
THE BEST

Entertainment near WH Smith

Near WH Smith
The Coronet Theatre London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Coronet Theatre
London > Entertainment > Live Music
28 New Kent Road, Elephant and Castle, London SE1 | 1 minute from WH Smith
This 2600-capacity venue hosts some of the most rocking club nights and live music events in town. Starting out life as a Victorian theatre - staging ...More
 
 
 
Southwark Playhouse London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Southwark Playhouse
London > Entertainment > Theatres
77-85 Newington Causeway, Bankside, London SE1 | 5 minutes from WH Smith
Closed since Saturday 5th January 2013, Southwark Playhouse re-opens on 15th May in a new location, a huge warehouse in the heart of Southwark, returning to ...More
 
 
 
White Bear Theatre London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
White Bear Theatre
London > Entertainment > Theatres
138 Kennington Park Road, Kennington, London SE11 | 12 minutes from WH Smith
It's easy to spot who's at the White Bear for the pints and who's there for the Pinter but somehow the two aspects unite comfortably under ...More
 
 
 
THE BEST

Sights and Attractions near WH Smith

The best museums, galleries, attractions near WH Smith
Cuming Museum London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Cuming Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
151 Walworth Road, Southwark, London SE17 | 5 minutes from WH Smith
The worldwide collection of the Cuming Family accompanies exhibitions on the history of Southwark (from Roman times to the 19th century) in this unique museum. The ...More
 
 
 
IWM London (Imperial War Museums) London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
IWM London (Imperial War Museums)
London > Attractions > Museums
Lambeth Road, Southwark, London SE1 | 8 minutes from WH Smith
This museum of 20th century warfare offers a thoughtful look at what day-to-day life was like for both citizens and soldiers in the two world wars. ...More
 
 
 
Tibetan Peace Gardens London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Tibetan Peace Gardens
London > Attractions > Parks and Gardens
Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road, Southwark, London SE1 | 8 minutes from WH Smith
Buddhist garden in the grounds of the Imperial War Museum. Located in the ground of the Imperial War Museum, lies this fitting tribute to peace and the ...More
 
 
 
THE BEST

Restaurants near WH Smith

What are the best dining options near WH Smith London?
Nando's London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Nando's
London > Restaurants > South American restaurants
Unit 4, Metro Central, 119 Newington Green Causway, Elephant and Castle, London SE1 | 3 minutes from WH Smith
...More
 
 
 
Dragon Castle London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Dragon Castle
London > Restaurants > Chinese restaurants
100 Walworth Road, Southwark, London SE17 | 4 minutes from WH Smith
This impressive Cantonese restaurant is one of the first symbols of the glacially slow regeneration of Elephant & Castle. Occupying the attractive ground floor of one ...More
 
 
 
The Lobster Pot London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Lobster Pot
London > Restaurants > Fish and Seafood
3 Kennington Lane, Kennington, , Kennington, London SE11 | 5 minutes from WH Smith
French seafood restaurant that puts the kitsch in kitchen. London isn’t particularly renowned for its seafood (nor for that matter is Kennington renowned for its restaurants) but ...More
 
 
 
THE BEST

Education near WH Smith

Near WH Smith
London College Of Communication London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
London College Of Communication
London > Education > Professional Training
Elephant & Castle, Elephant and Castle, London SE1 | 2 minutes from WH Smith
From a clutch of excellent courses in London, this is the best and among the premier specialist media courses in the world. Formerly London College of ...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 | 27 minutes from WH Smith
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 | 27 minutes from WH Smith
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
 
 
 
THE BEST

Leisure near WH Smith

WH Smith gyms, sporting activities, health & beauty and fitness.
Rebus Tourist Guides London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Rebus Tourist Guides
London > Leisure > Activities
33, Vanbrugh Court, Wincott St, Lambeth, London SE11 | 7 minutes from WH Smith
What is the oldest annual sporting event in the world? Where was the Roman Forum? How do I become Lord Mayor? What was (and is!) the ...More
 
 
 
Snowsfields Wellness London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Snowsfields Wellness
London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
41 Snowsfields, SE1 | 17 minutes from WH Smith
It's a relief to step into Snowsfields Wellness, with its shelves of carefully selected healthy and organic products. Unlike plenty of other places, each of the ...More
 
 
 
Surrey County Cricket Club London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Surrey County Cricket Club
London > Leisure > Spectator Sport
The Brit Insurance Oval, Kennington, Kennington, London SE11 | 19 minutes from WH Smith
While Lords is the spiritual home of English cricket, it is The Oval (offically The Brit Insurance Oval), home of Surrey County Cricket Club, that fills ...More
 
 
 
THE BEST

Pubs near WH Smith

The best pubs near London WH Smith.
Charles Dickens London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Charles Dickens
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
160 Union Street, SE1 | 13 minutes from WH Smith
...More
 
 
 
The Anchor & Hope London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Anchor & Hope
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
36 The Cut, South Bank, London SE1 | 14 minutes from WH Smith
This is a gastropub that takes both parts of its name seriously, and you can certainly have a good evening just popping in to sample some ...More
 
 
 
National Trust: George Inn, The George Inn Yard London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
National Trust: George Inn, The George Inn Yard
London > Nightlife > Pubs
77 Borough High Street, Southwark, Bankside, London SE1 | 16 minutes from WH Smith
Dating back to 1676 this is the only original galleried inn left in London. Borough High Street was once crammed full of old coaching inns, providing accommodation ...More
 
 
 
THE BEST

Nightlife near WH Smith

WH Smith clubs, bars, cabaret nights, casinos and interesting nightlife.
Corsica Studios London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Corsica Studios
London > Nightlife > Nightclubs
Unit 5 Farrell Court, Elephant Road, Elephant and Castle, London SE17 | 1 minute from WH Smith
A superbly designed two-room club and arts venue that captures the feeling of an illegal party in a squatted industrial space - while still being clean, ...More
 
 
 
South London Pacific London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
South London Pacific
London > Nightlife > Bars
340 Kennington Road, Kennington, London SE11 | 14 minutes from WH Smith
Ten minutes from the nearest tube, in a drab and ugly corner of Oval, sits one of the most surreal nightlife experiences you can have in ...More
 
 
 
Viva Verdi London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Viva Verdi
London > Nightlife > Wine Bars
6 Canvey Street, Bankside, London SE1 | 16 minutes from WH Smith
Located just behind the Tate Modern is the delightful wine bar Viva Verdi where the prosciutto is served with piles of Palma ham, just like in ...More
 
 
 
THE BEST

Meeting venue hire near WH Smith

Where to have your meeting, conference, exhibition, private dining or training course near WH Smith.
Imperial War Museum London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Imperial War Museum
London > Business > Venue Hire
Lambeth Road, Southwark, London SE1 | 8 minutes from WH Smith
This museum of 20th-century warfare offers a thoughtful look at what day-to-day life was like for both citizens and soldiers in the two world wars. The ...More
 
 
 
The Bridge London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Bridge
London > Business > Venue Hire
Weston Street, Bankside, London SE1 | 18 minutes from WH Smith
...More
 
 
 
Tate Modern London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Tate Modern
London > Business > Venue Hire
Bankside, Bankside, London SE1 | 18 minutes from WH Smith
Located along the banks of the River Thames in the former Bankside Power Station, originally designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott in 1947, the architect of ...More
 
 
 
 
 

What's On Today

Near Wh Smith

 
 
 
 
Tief Presents Underground Quality Label Night
Clubbing and Nightlife | On 24th May 2013 

Corsica Studios 1 minutes walk from Wh Smith

Nina Kraviz, Jus Ed, AYBEE, Esteban Adame and BLM spin house music....More

Afrostars Family Presents
Clubbing and Nightlife | On 24th May 2013 

The Coronet Theatre 1 minutes walk from Wh Smith

Afrobeat, Zimbabwean and Latin dance music courtesy of Thomas Mapfumo and Nox....More

The Gallery
Clubbing and Nightlife | On 24th May 2013 

Ministry of Sound 5 minutes walk from Wh Smith

Aly And Fila, Simon Patterson, Andrew Rayel, K Klass, Mark Wilkinson, Dolly Rockers, Paul Coals and Mikalis spin house and ...More

Pop
Clubbing and Nightlife | On 24th May 2013 

South London Pacific 14 minutes walk from Wh Smith

Pop music courtesy of Les and Ian from Music Inc....More

Belly Dancing
Sporting Events | Until 31st May 2013 

Del'Aziz 16 minutes walk from Wh Smith

...More

Popstarz
Clubbing and Nightlife | Until 31st May 2013 

Hidden 19 minutes walk from Wh Smith

Indie, pop and R&B courtesy of the resident DJs....More

The Ted Bundy Project: Work-In-Progress
Theatre | Until 25th May 2013 

Oval House 20 minutes walk from Wh Smith

A solo work-in-progress about Greg Wohead's relationship to an American serial killer, rapist and necrophile: the infamous Ted Bundy....More

Moss Freed's Moss Project
Concerts | On 24th May 2013 

Southbank Centre 21 minutes walk from Wh Smith

The guitarist and composer plays jazz-fusion with folk and rock elements....More

Anthar Kharana
Concerts | On 24th May 2013 

Southbank Centre 21 minutes walk from Wh Smith

The composer and multi-instrumentalist from Colombia performs experimental world music and drone....More

Juan Martin And Ensemble
Concerts | On 24th May 2013 

Southbank Centre 21 minutes walk from Wh Smith

The ensemble performs Martin's Evocation - From Damascus To Cordoba and other original Andalusi music with some Sephardic songs from ...More

 
 

London 2013 The Annual

The best London events, openings, anniversaries & experiences for 2013, from LondonTown.com

Book £10 Tablet FREE

 
 
 
SALE
Hotels near WH Smith

From cheap budget hotels to luxury 5 star hotels see our discounts for WH Smith hotels, including The Bridge Hotel London from 25% off.