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

The nearest station to Russell Square is 'Russell Square Tube' which is about 2 minutes to the North .

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Russell Square, Camden, London, WC1B
 
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In Russell Square
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London Essentials, Post Offices
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Birkbeck, University of London, Faculty of Further and Higher Education
London Education, Universities and Colleges
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Russell Square Meeting Rooms (Birbeck College – University London)
London Business, Venue Hire
28
The Institute of Commonwealth Studies
London Business, Venue Hire
 
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Irish Food  (Published February 2009)
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Dining Out  (Published January 2009)
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Egg Hunts  (Published February 2008)
All Day Easter Trail at The Foundling Museum 40 Brunswick Square, WC1N 1AZ Easter Saturday, 22nd March 2008 Combine an Easter trail with some fun learning at ...  More
 
Fun for One  (Published January 2008)
Bloomsbury Bowling Underneath Tavistock Hotel, Tavistock Place, WC1H 9EU This concept bar is an inspired idea: eight lanes of bowling, in a stylish venue, with a classy...  More
 
London's Alternative Autumn Museums  (Published September 2006)
Charles Dickens' House 48 Doughty Street, WC1 "Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own". Charles Dickens' well-chosen words are particularly true of...  More
 
 
 

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Hotel Russell
London Hotels / Mid Range Chain Hotel

Hotel Russell

Russell Square, London,  WC1B5BE Map
1 minutes walk from Russell Square, WC1B
The Hotel Russell is a huge Victorian pile with stately art deco reception rooms and luxurious accommodation. The opulent public areas have recently undergone a ... More
 
 
 
Thistle Bloomsbury Park
London Hotels / Budget Chain Hotel

Thistle Bloomsbury Park

126 Southampton Row, London,  WC1B5AD Map
3 minutes walk from Russell Square, WC1B
The gorgeous Victorian building that houses the Thistle Bloomsbury Park is tall enough to offer great views of London from the top rooms. Located between ... More
 
 
 
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The Montague on the Gardens - Mid-Range Chain Hotel
Holiday Inn London Bloomsbury - Mid-Range Chain Hotel
The Kingsley, a Thistle Hotel (formerly Thistle Bloomsbury) - Mid-Range Chain Hotel
The Academy - Mid-Range Chain Hotel
Radisson Edwardian Kenilworth Hotel - Mid-Range Chain Hotel
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Local Events on today or on tomorrow or on a particular date

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London Events / Exhibitions
Best
24th September 2009 until 24th January 2010
British Museum, Great Russell Street,  WC1B Map
5 minutes walk from Russell Square, WC1B
Wrapping up the year with the third of its major exhibitions in 2009, the British Museum brings us a selection of recent archaeological discoveries from ... More
 
 
 
London Events / Exhibitions
Best
3rd November 2009 until 31st December 2010
British Museum, Great Russell Street,  WC1B Map
5 minutes walk from Russell Square, WC1B
When it was discovered in July 2009 by metal detectorist Terry Herbert The Staffordshire Hoard was likened to the discovery of Sutton Hoo. Now the ... More
 
 
 
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The Staffordshire Hoard: Dr Kevin Leahy Lecture - Exhibitions
The Staffordshire Hoard: Roger Bland Lecture - Exhibitions
Identity: Eight Rooms, Nine Lives - Exhibitions
New Year's Eve at Charlotte Street Blues - Clubbing and Nightlife
Life is a Dream - Theatre
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Local Entertainment

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Hairspray Shaftesbury Theatre 9 minutes £24.50
We Will Rock You Dominion Theatre 10 minutes £25.00
Blood Brothers Phoenix Theatre 13 minutes £16.00
 
 
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Chicago - Cambridge Theatre
Turandot - Royal Opera House - Covent Garden London
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Local Sights and Attractions

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British Museum
Best
London Sights and Attractions / Museums

British Museum

Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury,  London,  WC1B Map
5 minutes walk from Russell Square, WC1B
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 ... More
 
 
 
Coram's Fields
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London Sights and Attractions / Attractions for Kids

Coram's Fields

93 Guilford Street, Bloomsbury,  London,  WC1N Map
5 minutes walk from Russell Square, WC1B
Coram's Fields is a special place for children where adults are allowed in only if accompanied by a child. Tucked away in the city centre ... More
 
 
 
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The Foundling Museum - Museums
My Little Eye Gallery - Art Galleries
The Cartoon Museum - Museums
The Building Centre - Art Galleries
Charles Dickens Museum - Museums
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Local Shopping

Near Russell Square, WC1B
 
School of Life
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London Shopping / Specialists

School of Life

70 Marchmont Street, Bloomsbury,  London,  WC1N Map
5 minutes walk from Russell Square, WC1B
The School of Life offers so much more than your average shopping experience. In fact, it doesn't do it justice to label it a mere ... More
 
 
 
Alara Wholefoods
Best
London Shopping / Food and Drink Shops

Alara Wholefoods

58 Marchmont Street, Bloomsbury,  London,  WC1N Map
5 minutes walk from Russell Square, WC1B
Alara Wholefoods Health shop on Marchmont Street has been recommended by one of our readers, poet Kim Morrissey, who took the trouble to write in ... More
 
 
 
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London Review Bookshop - Books
Gekoski - Books
Ben Pentreath Ltd - House and Garden
French's Dairy - Jewellery
L Cornelissen & Son - Art and Design
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Local Dining

Near Russell Square, WC1B
 
London Dining / Vegetarian Cuisine
Best
42 Queen Square, Bloomsbury,  London,  WC1N Map
4 minutes walk from Russell Square, WC1B
Finding this vegetarian cafe tucked away within the Mary Ward Centre (named after the best selling 19th-century novelist) in Bloomsbury is like discovering a well ... More
 
 
 
Hason Raja
Best
London Dining / Indian/South Asian Cuisine

Hason Raja

84 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury,  London,  WC1B Map
4 minutes walk from Russell Square, WC1B
There are so many curry houses serving the same food badly these days that it makes a change to visit a restaurant that does what ... More
 
 
 
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Cigala - Spanish Cuisine
Wagamama - South East Asian Cuisine
Shanghai Blues - Chinese Cuisine
Pure California - Cafes and Delis
Bea's of Bloomsbury - Cafes and Delis
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Local Education

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London Education / Universities and Colleges
Best
Thornhaugh Street,  Russell Square, Bloomsbury,  London,  WC1H Map
4 minutes walk from Russell Square, WC1B
SOAS is among the best schools for the studies of foreign cultures and languages in the world. In fact, in the field of African and ... More
 
 
 
London Education / Evening Classes
Best
Thornhaugh Street,  Russell Square, Bloomsbury,  London,  WC1H Map
4 minutes walk from Russell Square, WC1B
Evening classes in dozens of European and African languages. SOAS is among the best schools for the studies of foreign cultures and languages in the ... More
 
 
 
More local Education
Central Saint Martin's College of Art and Design - Universities and Colleges
The Method Studio - Universities and Colleges
English [Out There!] - English Language Courses
The Place - Evening Classes
Slade School of Fine Art - Universities and Colleges
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Local Leisure

Near Russell Square, WC1B
 
Bloomsbury Bowling
Best
London Leisure / Games

Bloomsbury Bowling

Underneath Tavistock Hotel,  Tavistock Place, Bloomsbury,  London,  WC1H Map
5 minutes walk from Russell Square, WC1B
Independent 1950s-themed bowling alley and bar. This concept bar is an inspired idea: eight lanes of bowling, in a stylish venue, with a classy diner ... More
 
 
 
All Star Lanes, Bloomsbury
Best
London Leisure /

All Star Lanes, Bloomsbury

Victoria House,  Bloomsbury Place, Bloomsbury,  London,  WC1B Map
5 minutes walk from Russell Square, WC1B
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 ... More
 
 
 
More local Leisure
Dolphin Swimming Club - Leisure
Lincoln's Inn Fields - Parks and Gardens
The Hospital Club - Leisure
Phoenix Garden - Parks and Gardens
Bedford Square Gardens - Parks and Gardens
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Local Pubs

Near Russell Square, WC1B
 
London Pubs / Pubs
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28 Rathbone Place, Fitzrovia,  London,  W1T Map
12 minutes walk from Russell Square, WC1B
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 ... More
 
 
 
London Pubs / Pubs
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22 High Holborn, Holborn,  London,  WC1V Map
13 minutes walk from Russell Square, WC1B
Although the site of the Cittie of Yorke has been home to a public house since the 15th century, it has been housed in many ... More
 
 
 
More local Pubs
Fitzroy Tavern - Pubs
The Betjeman Arms - Pubs
The Toucan - Pubs
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Local Nightlife

Near Russell Square, WC1B
 
London Nightlife / Nightclubs
18a West Central Street, Covent Garden,  London,  WC1A Map
8 minutes walk from Russell Square, WC1B
For many, the real damage of this bleeding recession came when iconic club The End and its upstairs bar AKA closed its doors to business. ... More
 
 
 
Victory
London Nightlife / Nightclubs

Victory

55 New Oxford Street, Covent Garden,  London,  WC1A Map
9 minutes walk from Russell Square, WC1B
Victory owner Youcef Aden set up Victory as a new kind of members' club, one where - thankfully - you don't have to pay £500 ... More
 
 
 
More local Nightlife
Sway - Nightclubs
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London Private Hire Venues

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London Business / Venue Hire
Russell Square,  Bloomsbury, Bloomsbury,  London,  WC1B Map
1 minutes walk from Russell Square, WC1B
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London Business / Venue Hire
Russell Square,  59-60 Russell Square, Bloomsbury,  London,  WC1B Map
1 minutes walk from Russell Square, WC1B
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More local Private Hire Venues
The Art Workers Guild - Venue Hire
Bedford Hotel - Venue Hire
The Institute of Advanced Legal Studies - Venue Hire
The Montague on the Gardens - Venue Hire
Holiday Inn Bloomsbury - Venue Hire
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Local London Corporate Events
Upcoming London business events Page: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
 
 
 
Local Streets
Near Russell Square, WC1B
Name Distance
Bedford Place, WC1B
4 mins South
Bedford Way, WC1H
5 mins North West
Bernard Street, WC1N
3 mins North
Bloomsbury Place, WC1A
6 mins South East
Bloomsbury Square, WC1A
7 mins South East
Boswell Street, WC1N
6 mins South East
Brunswick Square, WC1N
5 mins North East
Brunswick Square, WC1N
6 mins North East
Brunswick Square, WC1N
7 mins North East
Colonnade, WC1N
3 mins North East
Coram Street, WC1N
5 mins North West
Cosmo Place, WC1N
3 mins South East
Grenville Street, WC1N
5 mins North East
Guilford Street, WC1N
3 mins North East
Guilford Street, WC1N
6 mins North East
Herbrand Street, WC1N
4 mins North West
Hospital For Sick Children, WC1N
6 mins North East
Lansdowne Terrace, WC1N
6 mins North East
Marchmont Street, WC1N
5 mins North
Montague Place, WC1E
6 mins South West
Montague Street, WC1B
5 mins South
Old Gloucester Street, WC1N
6 mins South East
Ormond Close, WC1N
5 mins South East
Powis Place, WC1N
5 mins East
Queen Square, WC1N
3 mins East
Southampton Row, WC1B
6 mins South East
Theobalds Road, WC1X
8 mins South East
Thornhaugh Street, WC1H
5 mins West
Woburn Place, WC1H
5 mins North West
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