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

The nearest station to Great Russell Street is Tottenham Court Road Tube Station which is about 5 minutes to the South West.

Great Russell Street is in the London area of Theatreland.
 
 

Location map of Great Russell Street

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Underground Stations

Underground Stations

 
 
Holborn Tube Station
 
8 minutes walk
 
Railway Stations

Railway Stations

 
Euston Railway Station
 
18 minutes walk
 
 
Car Parks

Car Parks

 
Holborn NCP
 
3 minutes walk
 
 
 
 

Further articles featuring Great Russell Street on LondonTown.com

 
January in London 2012

Hajj: Journey to the Heart of Islam British Museum, WC1B 3DG 26th January 2012 - 15th April 2012 One of the five pillars of Islam central to Muslim...

 
 
February in London 2012

Mine to Medals British Museum, WC1B 3DG 19th September 2011 - 9th September 2012 For some this British Museum exhibition may be as close as they'll get to...

 
 
Free London Museums

British Museum Great Russell Street, WC1B 3DG The British Museum's Great Court with its magnificent glass and steel roof by Sir Norman Foster is an exhibition...

 
 
November 2010

Journey through the Afterlife: The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead British Museum, WC1B 3DG 4th November 2010 - 6th March 2011 The spells and secrets of the...

 
 
London Museums and Galleries

British Museum Great Russell Street, WC1B 3DG World-renowned museum of human history and culture Over seven millions objects from all over the world are housed in this impressive...

 
THE BEST

Hotels near Great Russell Street

Near Great Russell Street
Radisson Edwardian Kenilworth Hotel London
Radisson Edwardian Kenilworth Hotel
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Double Rooms: 83% off from £63
Great Russell Street, WC1B | 1 minute from Great Russell Street
Conforming to the Radisson brand of mixing designer décor with designer locations, the Edwardian Kenilworth has everything you’d expect from this established chain. 50 metres from ...More
 
 
 
Radisson Edwardian Bloomsbury Street Hotel London
Radisson Edwardian Bloomsbury Street Hotel
London > Hotels > Luxury Chain Hotel  Deluxe Double Rooms: 75% off from £119
9-13 Bloomsbury Street, WC1B | 1 minute from Great Russell Street
Near to the British Museum, this Edwardian hotel is something of a Bloomsbury landmark. Relaunched in January 2009 following a £25million makeover, each of the 174 ...More
 
 
 
The Kingsley, a Thistle Hotel (formerly Thistle Bloomsbury) London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Kingsley, a Thistle Hotel (formerly Thistle Bloomsbury)
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Deluxe Double Rooms: 86% off from £76
Bloomsbury Way, WC1A | 3 minutes from Great Russell Street
Set in the heart of the West End, Thistle Bloomsbury is well positioned with the British Museum very close by and the entertainments of Covent Garden ...More
 
 
 
THE BEST

Events near Great Russell Street

Near Great Russell Street
Mega Mummy Animation Workshop (over 7s) London
Mega Mummy Animation Workshop (over 7s)
London > Events > Kids Events  Dates: Sunday 12th February 2012 - 11am-2pm
British Museum, Great Russell Street, WC1B | 1 minute from Great Russell Street
Create a giant animation of the mummification process using a digital video camera and stop-motion software....More
 
 
 
Natalie Williams Soul Family London
Natalie Williams Soul Family
London > Events > Concerts  Dates: Sunday 12th February 2012 - 6pm
Ronnie Scott's, 47 Frith Street, W1D | 9 minutes from Great Russell Street
Jazz and soul from the London-based singer-songwriter and band....More
 
 
 
Highlights Of The Collection: Talk London
Highlights Of The Collection: Talk
London > Events > Exhibitions  Dates: Sunday 12th February 2012 - 3pm
National Portrait Gallery, St Martin's Place, WC2H | 14 minutes from Great Russell Street
A talk about the gallery's paintings....More
 
 
 
THE BEST

Entertainment near Great Russell Street

Near Great Russell Street
Shaftesbury Theatre London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Shaftesbury Theatre
London > Entertainment > Theatres
210 Shaftesbury Avenue, Covent Garden, London WC2H | 3 minutes from Great Russell Street
A large and appealingly shabby Edwardian theatre which has produced almost a century of successful popular theatre and musicals. The most notorious of these was probably ...More
 
 
 
Dominion Theatre London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Dominion Theatre
London > Entertainment > Theatres
268 Tottenham Court Road, Bloomsbury, London W1T | 3 minutes from Great Russell Street
Huge, but now slightly shabby, theatre which plays host to big, rocking musicals. The Dominion has a huge stage and hundreds of seats - on a ...More
 
 
 
The Hospital Club London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Hospital Club
London > Entertainment > Arts Centres
24 Endell Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H | 6 minutes from Great Russell Street
Before it was a hip private members' club designed specifically for the creative industries - complete with bar and dining rooms, cinema, TV and recording studios ...More
 
 
 
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Sights and Attractions near Great Russell Street

The best museums, galleries, attractions near Great Russell Street
British Museum London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
British Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1B | 1 minute from Great Russell Street
If you wanted to thoroughly explore the British Museum, it would take months, if not years. Over seven millions objects from all over the world are ...More
 
 
 
The Cartoon Museum London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Cartoon Museum
London > Attractions > Museums
35 Little Russell Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1A | 1 minute from Great Russell Street
Combining art with humour, this addition to London's museum-cum-gallery scene is refreshingly vibrant. From political cartoons of Thatcher, Brown, Bush and Blair to rare originals on ...More
 
 
 
New London Architecture London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
New London Architecture
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
26 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E | 5 minutes from Great Russell Street
Open to the public as well as construction professionals, The Building Centre houses a permanent exhibition of a 1:1500 scale model of Central London. Current major ...More
 
 
 
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Shopping near Great Russell Street

The best shops and markets near Great Russell Street
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Gosh!
London > Shopping > Books
39 Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1B | 1 minute from Great Russell Street
...More
 
 
 
James Smith & Sons London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
James Smith & Sons
London > Shopping > Specialists
53 New Oxford Street, Covent Garden, London WC1A | 2 minutes from Great Russell Street
James Smith & Sons is an historic Victorian family business specialising in umbrellas, walking sticks and canes. Commonly known as "the Umbrella Shop", this immaculately presented ...More
 
 
 
L Cornelissen & Son London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
L Cornelissen & Son
London > Shopping > Art and Design
105 Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1B | 2 minutes from Great Russell Street
Established in 1855, little has changed in this enchanting art supplies shop. Inside, it's charming and old-fashioned. Towering shelves sweep up to the ceiling, lined ...More
 
 
 
THE BEST

Restaurants near Great Russell Street

What are the best dining options near Great Russell Street London?
Wagamama London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Wagamama
London > Restaurants > South East Asian restaurants
4A Streatham Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1A | 2 minutes from Great Russell Street
Taking inspiration from Japanese ramman-noodle bars, Wagamama is the ultimate in high-quality, fast food. Huge bowls of steaming, soupy noodles, chicken dumplings with a chilli-soy dipping ...More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Konaki
London > Restaurants > Greek restaurants
5 Coptic Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1A | 2 minutes from Great Russell Street
Greek cuisine ...More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Pret A Manger
London > Restaurants > Cafes and Delis
44 New Oxford Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1A | 2 minutes from Great Russell Street
Pret sells up market fast food, hand made from natural ingredients, to take away or eat on site, in its trademark no nonsense chrome interiors. The ...More
 
 
 
THE BEST

Education near Great Russell Street

Near Great Russell Street
English [Out There!] London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
English [Out There!]
London > Education > English Language Courses
10 Coptic Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1A | 2 minutes from Great Russell Street
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
 
 
 
Central Saint Martin's College of Art and Design London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Central Saint Martin's College of Art and Design
London > Education > Universities and Colleges
Southampton Row, Holborn, London WC1B | 7 minutes from Great Russell Street
One of the premier arts colleges in the world, St Martin's accepts only a few talented students each year, and is very well regarded in the ...More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Mary Ward Centre Evening classes
London > Education > Evening Classes
42 Queen Square, Bloomsbury, London WC1N | 7 minutes from Great Russell Street
Wide selection of courses, but particularly emphasises new age, self-empowerment and humanities subjects....More
 
 
 
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Leisure near Great Russell Street

Great Russell Street gyms, sporting activities, health & beauty and fitness.
All Star Lanes, Bloomsbury London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
All Star Lanes, Bloomsbury
London > Leisure > Activities
Victoria House, Bloomsbury Place, Bloomsbury, London WC1B | 5 minutes from Great Russell 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
 
 
 
Phoenix Garden London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Phoenix Garden
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
21 Stacey Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H | 6 minutes from Great Russell Street
In the shadow of both Centrepoint and St Giles-in-the-Fields Church, hidden from most tourists and residents alike, lies this beautiful West End garden. Originally a car ...More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Dolphin Swimming Club
London > Leisure > Activities
U of L Pool, Malet Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E | 8 minutes from Great Russell Street
Swimming lessons for children and aquaphobic adults. This is one of the more popular swimming schools in London, and one of the most long-running, with over ...More
 
 
 
THE BEST

Pubs near Great Russell Street

The best pubs near London Great Russell Street.
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Queens Larder Restaurant & Pub
London > Nightlife > Pubs
1 Queen's Square, Bloomsbury, Bloomsbury, London WC1N | 7 minutes from Great Russell Street
...More
 
 
 
The Toucan London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Toucan
London > Nightlife > Pubs
19 Carlisle Street, Soho, London W1D | 8 minutes from Great Russell Street
This is not so much a restaurant as a tiny atmospheric Irish bar. Having grown out of its minuscule basement into the bar upstairs it's always ...More
 
 
 
Norman's Coach & Horses London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Norman's Coach & Horses
London > Nightlife > Pubs
29 Greek Street, Soho, London W1D | 9 minutes from Great Russell Street
Claiming to be 'the West End's Best Known Pub', Norman's Coach & Horses certainly has more than its fair share of unique features. Firstly there's the ...More
 
 
 
THE BEST

Nightlife near Great Russell Street

Great Russell Street clubs, bars, cabaret nights, casinos and interesting nightlife.
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Lotus Rooms at Bam-Bou
London > Nightlife > Bars
1 Percy Street, Fitzrovia, London W1T | 7 minutes from Great Russell Street
Small, sumptuous bar hidden away above a restaurant in an original Georgian townhouse. On the ground floor this sprawling Soho Georgian townhouse hosts an elegant French-Vietnamese restaurant. ...More
 
 
 
Bourne & Hollingsworth London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Bourne & Hollingsworth
London > Nightlife > Bars
28 Rathbone Place, Fitzrovia, London W1T | 7 minutes from Great Russell Street
Prohibition-era themed basement bar in Fitzrovia, with a good line in retro comedy. The joke is that it's a bar dodging the law by masquerading as ...More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Lowlander Beer Cafe
London > Nightlife > Bars
36 Drury Lane, Covent Garden, London WC2B | 7 minutes from Great Russell Street
The reputation of the Benelux breweries precedes them and this themed bar captures the flair of Dutch cafe culture too. The impressive row of shiny silver ...More
 
 
 
THE BEST

Meeting venue hire near Great Russell Street

Where to have your meeting, conference, exhibition, private dining or training course near Great Russell Street.
British Museum London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
British Museum
London > Business > Venue Hire
Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, Bloomsbury, London WC1B | 1 minute from Great Russell Street
If you wanted to thoroughly explore the British Museum, it would take months, if not years. Over seven millions objects from all over the world are ...More
 
 
 
The Congress Centre London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Congress Centre
London > Business > Venue Hire
Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1B | 2 minutes from Great Russell Street
...More
 
 
 
Imagination Gallery London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Imagination Gallery
London > Business > Venue Hire
South Crescent, 25 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E | 5 minutes from Great Russell Street
...More
 
 
 
 

Also in Great Russell Street

Our recommendations in the same street as Great Russell Street

 
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Alternate names and popular misspellings for Great Russell Street

Great Russell Street, Great Rusell Street, Great Rusel Street, Great Rusel Stret
 
 

What's On Today

Near Great Russell Street

 
 
 
 
Mega Mummy Animation Workshop (over 7s)
Kids Events | On 12th February 2012 

British Museum 1 minutes walk from Great Russell Street

Create a giant animation of the mummification process using a digital video camera and stop-motion software....More

Hoshino Yukinobu: Manga At The British Museum
Exhibitions | Until 8th April 2012 

British Museum 1 minutes walk from Great Russell Street

Drawings and prints from the manga series Professor Munakata's British Museum Adventure, including concept and preparatory sketches....More

Landscape, Heroes And Folktales: German Romantic Prints and Drawings
Exhibitions | Until 8th April 2012 

British Museum 1 minutes walk from Great Russell Street

More than 1000 prints and drawings from the 18th and 19th centuries by artists including Caspar David Friedrich, Philipp Otto ...More

Mine to Medals
Mine to Medals
Exhibitions | Until 9th September 2012 

British Museum 1 minutes walk from Great Russell Street

For some this British Museum exhibition may be as close as they'll get to an Olympic gold medal - despite ...More

 
Hajj: Journey to the Heart of Islam
Hajj: Journey to the Heart of Islam
Exhibitions | Until 15th April 2012 

British Museum 1 minutes walk from Great Russell Street

One of the five pillars of Islam central to Muslim belief, Hajj is the pilgrimage to Mecca that every Muslim ...More

 
Grayson Perry: The Tomb Of The Unknown Craftsman
Exhibitions | Until 26th February 2012 

British Museum 1 minutes walk from Great Russell Street

Vases, tapestries and a richly decorated cast iron coffin-ship by the Turner Prize-winning artist are showcased alongside objects from the ...More

Pause
Clubbing and Nightlife | Until 26th February 2012 

The Den and Centro 3 minutes walk from Great Russell Street

Resident DJs spin house, disco, hip hop, chart, funk and Latin....More

War Horse
War Horse
Theatre | Until 20th December 2012 

New London Theatre 6 minutes walk from Great Russell Street

This moving adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's World War I epic War Horse gets a West End transfer to the New ...More

 
Sundays
Sporting Events | Until 26th February 2012 

Salsa! 7 minutes walk from Great Russell Street

Salsa dance classes and music....More

The Recruiting Officer
The Recruiting Officer
Theatre | Until 14th April 2012 

The Donmar Warehouse 7 minutes walk from Great Russell Street

The Restoration comedy written in 1706 by the Irish writer George Farquhar, is the first play to be staged at ...More

 
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