Acton Street

 
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Welcome to our guide for the area around Acton Street in Camden. Below we present a selection of upcoming events, local attractions and great places to eat and shop.

The nearest station to Acton Street is King's Cross Thameslink Railway Station which is about 4 minutes to the North West.

Acton Street is in the London area of King's Cross.

 
 

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What to do in 2013

With an exciting calendar of events, London 2013 is shaping up to be another special year. Find out the best of what's happening throughout the capital this year with our thorough guide to 2013's finest entertainment.

 
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Hotels near Acton Street

Near Acton Street
Holiday Inn London Kings Cross - Bloomsbury London
Holiday Inn London Kings Cross - Bloomsbury
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Executive Double Rooms: 13% off from £191
1 Kings Cross Road, WC1X | 4 minutes from Acton Street
Halfway between the City and the west End, the Bloomsbury area is an oasis of calm in the very heart of the capital. It's a lovely ...More
 
 
 
Comfort Inn & Suites King's Cross / St. Pancras London
Comfort Inn & Suites King's Cross / St. Pancras
London > Hotels > Budget Chain Hotel  Double + Single Beds: 62% off from £85
31-33 Argyle Street, WC1H | 5 minutes from Acton Street
Retaining its Georgian façade and air of traditional English charm, this quiet hotel is the last thing you would expect to find so close to the ...More
 
 
 
The Fairway Hotel London London
The Fairway Hotel London
London > Hotels > Budget Chain Hotel  Double Room - Ensuites: 26% off from £79
13-15 Argyle Street, WC1H | 5 minutes from Acton Street
This budget hotel, centrally located just two minutes from King's Cross Tube and train station, will suit travellers looking for affordable but clean accommodation. The thirty ...More
 
 
 
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Events near Acton Street

Near Acton Street
Summer Tunnel Trips London
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Summer Tunnel Trips
London > Events > Tours  Dates: Sunday 26th May 2013 at 11am, 12noon, 2pm, 3pm and 4pm
London Canal Museum, 12-13 New Wharf Road, N1 | 8 minutes from Acton Street
Through Islington Tunnel and back....More
 
 
 
Clod Ensemble-Zero London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Clod Ensemble-Zero
London > Events > Theatre  Dates: Tuesday 4th and Wednesday 5th June 2013
Sadler's Wells Theatre, Rosebery Avenue, Clerkenwell, London EC1R | 9 minutes from Acton Street
Performance company Clod Ensemble return to Sadler's Wells this June with their latest production, Zero. Blending dance, music and visual theatre, the show is set to ...More
 
 
 
The Forsythe Company - Study #3 London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Forsythe Company - Study #3
London > Events > Dance  Dates: 18th, 19th and 20th June 2013
Sadler's Wells Theatre, Rosebery Avenue, Clerkenwell, London EC1R | 9 minutes from Acton Street
Arriving at Sadler's Wells for three nights only, The Forsythe Company is one of the unmissable foreign guest companies visiting the London dance house in the ...More
 
 
 
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Entertainment near Acton Street

Near Acton Street
Scala London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Scala
London > Entertainment > Live Music
275 Pentonville Road, King's Cross, London N1 | 4 minutes from Acton Street
Housed inside the old King's Cross Cinema, the Scala might be a bit tattered around the edges but this only adds to its battered charm. The ...More
 
 
 
The Lexington London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Lexington
London > Entertainment >
96-98 Pentonville Road, Clerkenwell, London N1 | 6 minutes from Acton Street
The Lexington is both a music venue and an English pub that thinks it’s an American speakeasy. While this may sound like trying to please all ...More
 
 
 
Filthy McNasty's London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Filthy McNasty's
London > Entertainment > Live Music
68 Amwell Street, Clerkenwell, London EC1R | 6 minutes from Acton Street
Filthy McNasty's Whiskey Cafe (great name) appears, at first sight, to be an Irish bar with a sizeable selection of whiskies as well as Guinness ...More
 
 
 
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Sights and Attractions near Acton Street

The best museums, galleries, attractions near Acton Street
Gagosian Gallery Britannia Street London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Gagosian Gallery Britannia Street
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
6-24 Britannia Street, King's Cross, London WC1X | 2 minutes from Acton Street
The Gagosian is a cavernous space for exhibitions of the highest calibre. It is a major asset for the regeneration of the King's Cross area. Larry ...More
 
 
 
The Foundling Museum London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Foundling Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
40 Brunswick Square, Bloomsbury, London WC1N | 6 minutes from Acton Street
The Foundling Museum is one of London's real hidden treasures. Originally established in 1739 as a hospital which looked after abandoned children, the museum now tells ...More
 
 
 
Charles Dickens Museum London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Charles Dickens Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
48 Doughty Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1N | 6 minutes from Acton Street
Charles Dickens brought London to life with his imaginative depictions of city life and his fascination and passion for the foggy Victorian streets have inspired two ...More
 
 
 
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Shopping near Acton Street

The best shops and markets near Acton Street
Drink Shop & Do London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Drink Shop & Do
London > Shopping >
9 Caledonian Road, King's Cross, London N1 | 5 minutes from Acton Street
Drink Shop & Do is a unique fusion of design shop and café bar, selling products from emerging designers alongside vintage furniture and home wares. Located ...More
 
 
 
Unpackaged London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Unpackaged
London > Shopping > Food and Drink Shops
42 Amwell Street, Clerkenwell, London EC1R | 6 minutes from Acton Street
This unique Clerkenwell shop promotes organic, local and seasonal food - but with an environmental twist: none of the wares are packaged. Shoppers must bring their ...More
 
 
 
Fresh N Fine London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Fresh N Fine
London > Shopping > Supermarkets
18 Penton Street, Islington, London N1 | 7 minutes from Acton Street
This independent supermarket between Angel and Kings Cross sells good quality organic food, Bundaberg root beer and Fentiman's cola as well as all the basics. ...More
 
 
 
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Education near Acton Street

Near Acton Street
London Wine Academy London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
London Wine Academy
London > Education > Evening Classes
Garden Floor, 6 Coldbath Square, Clerkenwell, London EC1R | 9 minutes from Acton Street
One day workshops, offering a friendly no-nonsense approach to teaching about wine, suitable for everyone from beginners to experts. Courses take place at the following venues: Atlas PH, ...More
 
 
 
The Place London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Place
London > Education > Evening Classes
17 Duke's Road, Bloomsbury, London WC1H | 10 minutes from Acton Street
London's specialist venue for contemporary dance, The Place plays a role in every aspect of this fast-growing art form. The London Contemporary Dance School offers degrees ...More
 
 
 
Mary Ward Centre Evening classes London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Mary Ward Centre Evening classes
London > Education > Evening Classes
42 Queen Square, Bloomsbury, London WC1N | 11 minutes from Acton Street
Wide selection of courses, but particularly emphasises new age, self-empowerment and humanities subjects....More
 
 
 
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Leisure near Acton Street

Acton Street gyms, sporting activities, health & beauty and fitness.
St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel Spa London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel Spa
London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
St Pancras Renaissance Hotel, Euston Road, King's Cross, London NW1 | 7 minutes from Acton Street
The lavishly restored St Pancras Renaissance Hotel has attracted a lot of attention since opening in 2011 as part of the grand Eurostar relocation. The Hotel's ...More
 
 
 
All Star Lanes, Bloomsbury London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
All Star Lanes, Bloomsbury
London > Leisure > Activities
Victoria House, Bloomsbury Place, Bloomsbury, London WC1B | 13 minutes from Acton Street
This fun bowling alley and restaurant is a great place for a gang of you to spend a memorable night out trying to out-do each other. ...More
 
 
 
My Chocolate Workshops London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
My Chocolate Workshops
London > Leisure > Activities
Hatton Square Business Centre, 16-16a Baldwin Gardens, Holborn, London EC1N | 13 minutes from Acton Street
Immerse yourself in a world of chocolate with this mouth-watering workshop. You will discover how chocolate is processed from bean to bar. Sample a variety of ...More
 
 
 
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Pubs near Acton Street

The best pubs near London Acton Street.
The Easton London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Easton
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
22 Easton Street, Clerkenwell, London WC1X0DS | 6 minutes from Acton Street
Freezing cold and slightly wet, we took shelter in this welcoming pub for a bite to eat... but they practically had to roll us out of ...More
 
 
 
The Betjeman Arms London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Betjeman Arms
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
Unit 53, St. Pancras International, NW1 | 7 minutes from Acton Street
Gastropub...More
 
 
 
The Ambassador London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Ambassador
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
55 Exmouth Market, Clerkenwell, London EC1R | 8 minutes from Acton Street
The Ambassador is one of the more special among of the gastro pubs in Exmouth Market thanks to its short but eclectic menu. It also owes ...More
 
 
 
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Nightlife near Acton Street

Acton Street clubs, bars, cabaret nights, casinos and interesting nightlife.
Smithy's Wine Bar London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Smithy's Wine Bar
London > Nightlife > Wine Bars
16-17 Leeke Street, King's Cross, London WC1X | 3 minutes from Acton Street
An unexpected surprise, located in a King’s Cross backstreet you never knew existed, yet still only a five-minute walk from the tube, this wine-bar-cum-restaurant offers a ...More
 
 
 
Scala London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Scala
London > Nightlife > Nightclubs
275 Pentonville Road, King's Cross, King's Cross, London N1 | 4 minutes from Acton Street
Housed inside the old King's Cross Cinema, the Scala might be a bit tattered around the edges but this only adds to its battered charm. The ...More
 
 
 
The Big Chill House London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Big Chill House
London > Nightlife > Bars
257-259 Pentonville Road, Kings Cross, , King's Cross, London N1 | 4 minutes from Acton Street
From the outside, The Big Chill House building looks spectacular, a floodlit white townhouse that puts the grimy environs of King's Cross to shame. The interior ...More
 
 
 
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Meeting venue hire near Acton Street

Where to have your meeting, conference, exhibition, private dining or training course near Acton Street.
The Foundling Museum London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Foundling Museum
London > Business > Venue Hire
40 Brunswick Square, Bloomsbury, London WC1N | 6 minutes from Acton Street
The Foundling Museum is one of London's real hidden treasures. Originally established in 1739 as a hospital which looked after abandoned children, the museum now tells ...More
 
 
 
British Library Conference Centre London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
British Library Conference Centre
London > Business > Venue Hire
96 Euston Road, King's Cross, London NW1 | 8 minutes from Acton Street
As the national library of the United Kingdom the British Library is renowned for its world class collection of books but its Conference Centre is something ...More
 
 
 
Kings Place London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Kings Place
London > Business > Venue Hire
90 York Way, King's Cross, London N1 | 8 minutes from Acton Street
Just 150 metres from King's Cross and St Pancras stations, the Dixon-Jones designed Kings Place offers conference organisers two auditoriums, two art galleries and a wide ...More
 
 
 
 

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The Spring Spectacular
Clubbing and Nightlife | On 26th May 2013 

Scala 4 minutes walk from Acton Street

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Birdie, Amor de Dias, Hacia Dos Veranos
Concerts | On 26th May 2013 

The Lexington 6 minutes walk from Acton Street

The band plays laid back and ethereal indie-pop....More

Summer Tunnel Trips
Tours | Until 26th May 2013 

London Canal Museum 8 minutes walk from Acton Street

Through Islington Tunnel and back....More

Piccadilly Bullfrogs
Concerts | On 26th May 2013 

The Apple Tree 8 minutes walk from Acton Street

The band from London performs lively and energetic rockabilly and root music....More

Supa Dupa Fly
Clubbing and Nightlife | On 26th May 2013 

Bloomsbury Lanes 11 minutes walk from Acton Street

Nineties and early 2000s hip hop and R&B courtesy of MK, Big Ted, Emily Rawson and 7oel....More

District 3, Room 94, Tara Berwin
Concerts | On 26th May 2013 

O2 Academy Islington 12 minutes walk from Acton Street

R&B and pop from the trio that made it to the X Factor....More

Cable 35, Lizo, The Skellies, Remidee, Escape Artists, Canvas Wall
Concerts | On 26th May 2013 

O2 Academy Islington 12 minutes walk from Acton Street

Alternative rock with elements of punk and grunge by the Sheffield-based threesome....More

English Chamber Choir
Concerts | On 26th May 2013 

Conway Hall 12 minutes walk from Acton Street

Guy Protheroe conducts Schubert's Standchen, Gebet and Marches Caracteristiques, Brahms's Liebeslieder Waltzes, Faure's Cantique De Jean Racine and Madrigal, Britten's ...More

Afro Hair And Beauty 2013
Exhibitions | Until 27th May 2013 

Business Design Centre 13 minutes walk from Acton Street

Consumer show for hair and beauty products with celebrity stylists, award-winning hairdressers and beauticians....More

Translation Masterclass: German With Anthea Bell:Talk
Exhibitions | On 26th May 2013 

London Review Bookshop 15 minutes walk from Acton Street

The freelance translator leads the class....More

 
 

London 2013 The Annual

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

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