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 4 minutes to the North East.
Callaghan's
Holiday Inn Bloomsbury, Coram Street, WC1N 1HT
Hidden in the lobby of Holiday Inn Bloomsbury, Callaghan's offers surprisingly genuine Irish hospitality. True to the traditions... More
Ciao Bella
86-90 Lamb's Conduit St, Bloomsbury, WC1N 3LZ
This authentic Italian restaurant in Bloomsbury is a gem and should be in everyone's address book. Unfailingly lively,... More
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
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
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
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
Overlooking the gardens of Montague Garden Square, this sedate hotel has a peaceful feel even though the British Museum is right next door and Covent ... More
The British Museum is staging an Indian Summer this year with a programme of events and an exhibition which includes treasures from India never seen ...More
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
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
London's first museum of British cartoons, caricature, and comic art.
Combining art with humour, this recent addition to London’s museum-cum-gallery scene is refreshingly vibrant. From political ... More
Opened in May 2003, with Alan Bennett cutting the ribbon, the London Review Bookshop is a welcome addition to the city's dwindling ranks of independent ... More
Based in Bloomsbury, beside the British Museum, it's not surprising R. A. Gekoski Booksellers has a particular interest in the Bloomsbury Group. Established in 1982, ...More
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
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
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
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 ...More
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
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