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Shaftesbury Avenue

 
 
ADDRESS
Shaftesbury Avenue, City of Westminster, Theatreland, London W1D 
 

Nearby Shaftesbury Avenue

 
 
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Welcome to our guide for the area around Shaftesbury Avenue in City of Westminster. Below we present a selection of upcoming events, local attractions and great places to eat and shop.

The nearest station to Shaftesbury Avenue is Leicester Square Tube Station which is about 3 minutes to the South East.

Shaftesbury Avenue is in the London area of Theatreland.
 
 

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January in London 2012

Chinese New Year Celebrations Trafalgar Square, WC2N 5DS 29th January 2012 Chinese New Year in London is one of the most spectacular in the West with over 300,000...

 
 
February in London 2012

Singin' In The Rain Palace Theatre, W1A 4AF 4th February 2012 - 29th September 2012 Singin' In The Rain plays at London's Palace Theatre following a highly...

 
 
March in London 2012

Human Rights Watch International Film Festival Curzon Soho, W1D 5DY 23rd March 2012 - 1st April 2012 15 years since its launch, the Human Rights Watch Film Festival returns to...

 
 
April in London 2012

Long Day's Journey Into Night Apollo Theatre, W1D 7EZ 2nd April 2012 - 18th August 2012 David Suchet, Laurie Metcalf and Kyle Soller star in Eugene O'Neill's semi-autobiographical...

 
 
London Christmas Shows & Pantos

The Gruffalo: Tall Stories Theatre Company Lyric Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 7ES 23rd November 2011 - 15th January 2012 The Gruffalo is a classic that kiddies just love and...

 
THE BEST

Hotels near Shaftesbury Avenue

Near Shaftesbury Avenue
Hazlitt's Hotel London London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Hazlitt's Hotel London
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Double Rooms: 63% off from Ł114
6 Frith Street, W1D | 3 minutes from Shaftesbury Avenue
If you're bored of staying in faceless international hotels, then you should try this quirky gem where no two rooms are the same. Georgian panelling, cavernous ...More
 
 
 
Radisson Edwardian Mercer Street London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Radisson Edwardian Mercer Street
London > Hotels > Luxury Chain Hotel  Double Rooms: 77% off from Ł129
Seven Dials, WC2H | 4 minutes from Shaftesbury Avenue
In the middle of Covent Garden, the Radisson Edwardian Mercer Street (formally the Mountbatten) is perfect for those wanting to be in the heart of the ...More
 
 
 
Thistle Piccadilly Hotel London
Thistle Piccadilly Hotel
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Double Rooms: 84% off from Ł90
Coventry Street, W1D | 4 minutes from Shaftesbury Avenue
The main attraction of this traditional Victorian hotel is that it has many of London's famous landmarks, including Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square, within minutes’ walking ...More
 
 
 
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Events near Shaftesbury Avenue

Near Shaftesbury Avenue
Love Stories: Beloved Or Betrayed': Guided Tour London
Love Stories: Beloved Or Betrayed': Guided Tour
London > Events > Tours  Dates: Tuesday 14th February 2012 - 1pm-2pm
National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, WC2N | 7 minutes from Shaftesbury Avenue
A tour of paintings from the collection....More
 
 
 
Isabel Villanueva And Sophie Rahman
London > Events > Concerts  Dates: Tuesday 14th February 2012 - 1pm
St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 8 minutes from Shaftesbury Avenue
The viola player and pianist perform Enescu's Concert Piece For Viola And Piano, Hindemith's Sonata For Viola And Piano, Prokofiev's Farewell and Death Of Juliet, Granados's ...More
 
 
 
Celebrating Asylum London
Celebrating Asylum
London > Events > Exhibitions  Dates: Monday 13th February and Tuesday 14th February 2012 - 10am-6pm
Illustration Cupboard, 22 Bury Street, SW1Y | 12 minutes from Shaftesbury Avenue
Contemporary illustration in support of the St Mary Magdalene Centre for Refugees and Asylum Seekers, by artists including Shirley Hughes, Chris Riddell and Axel Scheffler....More
 
 
 
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Entertainment near Shaftesbury Avenue

Near Shaftesbury Avenue
Curzon Soho London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Curzon Soho
London > Entertainment > Cinemas
93-107 Shaftesbury Avenue, Soho, London W1D | On Shaftesbury Avenue
This cracking, refurbished Soho cinema shows a broad-range of art-house films. The three screens feature Dolby THX sound and ample leg-room. The regular Sunday double-bills ...More
 
 
 
Palace Theatre London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Palace Theatre
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Shaftesbury Avenue, Soho, London W1A | 1 minute from Shaftesbury Avenue
The towering Palace Theatre dominates Cambridge Circus. Five storeys of dark-red brick with octagonal towers on the top give it a looming aspect better suited to ...More
 
 
 
Prince Edward Theatre London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Prince Edward Theatre
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Old Compton Street, Soho, London W1D | 1 minute from Shaftesbury Avenue
The Prince Edward Theatre was designed by Edward Stone and opened in 1930 with a performance of the musical ‘Rio Rita’. Just a few years later, ...More
 
 
 
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Sights and Attractions near Shaftesbury Avenue

The best museums, galleries, attractions near Shaftesbury Avenue
Soho London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Soho
London > Attractions > Other Attractions
Soho, London W1D | 1 minute from Shaftesbury Avenue
Soho, the set of streets and alleyways between Oxford Street, Shaftesbury Avenue, Charing Cross Road and Regent Street is one of the most cosmopolitan parts of ...More
 
 
 
Leicester Square London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Leicester Square
London > Attractions > Other Attractions
Leicester Square, Soho, London WC2H | 3 minutes from Shaftesbury Avenue
With Trafalgar Square to the south, Piccadilly Circus to the west, China Town to the north and Covent Garden to the east, Leicester Square is right ...More
 
 
 
The West End London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The West End
London > Attractions > Other Attractions
Soho, London WC2H | 3 minutes from Shaftesbury Avenue
Taking in Oxford Street, Regent Street and Bond Street, Soho, Theatreland, Chinatown, Covent Garden and Leicester Square, The West End really does have it ...More
 
 
 
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Shopping near Shaftesbury Avenue

The best shops and markets near Shaftesbury Avenue
Maison Bertaux Gallery London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Maison Bertaux Gallery
London > Shopping > Food and Drink Shops
28 Greek Street, Soho, London W1D | 1 minute from Shaftesbury Avenue
A Soho landmark since 1871 - when Soho really was the only place in Britain where you could eat decent continental food - Maison Bertaux is ...More
 
 
 
Sunspel London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Sunspel
London > Shopping > Clothing
40 Old Compton Street, Soho, London W1D | 1 minute from Shaftesbury Avenue
British clothing company Sunspel have a proud history of innovation and were the first to introduce boxer shorts to the UK back in 1947 - their ...More
 
 
 
Loon Fung Supermarket London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Loon Fung Supermarket
London > Shopping > Food and Drink Shops
42-44 Gerrard Street, Soho, London W1D | 1 minute from Shaftesbury Avenue
In the heart of China Town, this shop offers everything you ever needed to cook authentic Chinese food. The look and the smell is authentic, and ...More
 
 
 
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Restaurants near Shaftesbury Avenue

What are the best dining options near Shaftesbury Avenue London?
Konditor & Cook London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Konditor & Cook
London > Restaurants > Cafes and Delis
Curzon Soho Cafe, 9 Shaftesbury Avenue, Soho, London W1D | On Shaftesbury Avenue
Magic Cakes, Curly Whirly creations and Wedding Cone cakes are all amazingly tasty sweet treats that have made Konditor & Cook famous. They also sell their ...More
 
 
 
Kettner's London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Kettner's
London > Restaurants > Brasseries
29 Romilly Street, Soho, London W1D | On Shaftesbury Avenue
This elegant Baroque building doubles up as a modern French restaurant and champagne bar. Originally a grand hotel built in the 1860s by Auguste Kettner, chef ...More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Bar Shu
London > Restaurants > Chinese restaurants
28 Frith Street, Soho, London W1D | On Shaftesbury Avenue
It may be nestled among the 'Chinese' restaurants of Chinatown but Bar Shu is no ordinary Chinese restaurant tempered to suit British tastes. Instead it specialises ...More
 
 
 
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Education near Shaftesbury Avenue

Near Shaftesbury Avenue
English [Out There!] London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
English [Out There!]
London > Education > English Language Courses
10 Coptic Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1A | 8 minutes from Shaftesbury Avenue
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 | 14 minutes from Shaftesbury Avenue
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
 
 
 
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 | 14 minutes from Shaftesbury Avenue
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
 
 
 
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Leisure near Shaftesbury Avenue

Shaftesbury Avenue gyms, sporting activities, health & beauty and fitness.
Phoenix Garden London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Phoenix Garden
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
21 Stacey Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H | 3 minutes from Shaftesbury Avenue
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
 
 
 
Relax London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Relax
London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
65 Brewer Street, Soho, London W1F | 6 minutes from Shaftesbury Avenue
Mmmmm... over twenty different kinds of massage, holistic health and beauty products, and a superbly laidback cafe. Relax is the ultimate antidote to Central London. ...More
 
 
 
Urban Golf Soho London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Urban Golf Soho
London > Leisure > Golf
33 Great Pulteney Street, Soho, London W1F | 6 minutes from Shaftesbury Avenue
OK, so you may not be able to soak up the rays on this indoor course but it's a brilliant idea that has been stylishly executed. ...More
 
 
 
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Pubs near Shaftesbury Avenue

The best pubs near London Shaftesbury Avenue.
Norman's Coach & Horses London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Norman's Coach & Horses
London > Nightlife > Pubs
29 Greek Street, Soho, London W1D | 1 minute from Shaftesbury Avenue
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
 
 
 
Waxy's Little Sister London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Waxy's Little Sister
London > Nightlife > Pubs
20 Wardour Street, Soho, London W1D | 3 minutes from Shaftesbury Avenue
If you're not up for the hectic atmosphere of Waxy O'Connors it might be worth slipping across the street to her infinitely more tranquil Little Sister. ...More
 
 
 
Waxy O'Connors London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Waxy O'Connors
London > Nightlife > Pubs
14-16 Rupert Street, Soho, London W1D | 4 minutes from Shaftesbury Avenue
Located where it is, Waxy’s is fairly predictable. It’s expensive, it’s busy and it’s got a fair smattering of tourists, but it also has that certain ...More
 
 
 
THE BEST

Nightlife near Shaftesbury Avenue

Shaftesbury Avenue clubs, bars, cabaret nights, casinos and interesting nightlife.
Kettner's Champagne Bar London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Kettner's Champagne Bar
London > Nightlife > Bars
29 Romilly Street, Soho, London W1D | On Shaftesbury Avenue
Celebrate in style at this elegant yet wholly unpretentious Baroque champagne bar in the heart of Soho. Dimly-lit, effortlessly elegant and with gleaming Mahogany surfaces, Kettner's ...More
 
 
 
Admiral Duncan London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Admiral Duncan
London > Nightlife > Bars
54 Old Compton Street, Soho, London W1D | 2 minutes from Shaftesbury Avenue
This once staid gay pub has been the subject of much media attention in the wake of 1999’s tragic bomb attack. Today, it is a gathering ...More
 
 
 
Akbar London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Akbar
London > Nightlife > Bars
77 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D | 3 minutes from Shaftesbury Avenue
It sounds magnificent - décor based on the Indian Architecture of the Moghul period – but despite creating a fantastic, discreet atmosphere Akbar isn’t breaking any ...More
 
 
 
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Meeting venue hire near Shaftesbury Avenue

Where to have your meeting, conference, exhibition, private dining or training course near Shaftesbury Avenue.
68 Dean Street London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
68 Dean Street
London > Business > Venue Hire
68 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D | 2 minutes from Shaftesbury Avenue
This stylish private house in Soho is suitable for photo shoots, meetings, press events, filming and for a limited range of social events such as dinners ...More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
St Martins Lane Hotel
London > Business > Venue Hire
45 St. Martin's Lane, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 6 minutes from Shaftesbury Avenue
To enter the stunning St Martins Lane Hotel in the heart of London's Theatreland you pass through the tallest revolving door in London, a luminescent yellow-glass ...More
 
 
 
Haymarket Hotel London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Haymarket Hotel
London > Business > Venue Hire
1 Suffolk Place, St James's, London SW1Y | 7 minutes from Shaftesbury Avenue
A hip designer hotel by Tim and Kit Kemp in a grand building on the prestigious Haymarket, the broad boulevard street making for an impressive entrance. ...More
 
 
 
 

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5 mins South West
 
 
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14 miles North West
 
 
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14 miles North West
 
 
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16 miles North West
 
 
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21 miles South West
 
 
 

What's On Today

Near Shaftesbury Avenue

 
 
 
 
La Chunga
Theatre | Until 19th February 2012 

The Phoenix Artist Club 2 minutes walk from Shaftesbury Avenue

Second Skin Theatre stages Mario Vargas Llosa's dark and disturbing drama of delusions and sexual desire, set in 1950s Peru. ...More

Ruby Tuesdays
Clubbing and Nightlife | Until 28th February 2012 

Ku Bar 2 minutes walk from Shaftesbury Avenue

Pop, R&B and 80s from Sandra D and Joe Grohl....More

Forca Brasil
Clubbing and Nightlife | Until 28th February 2012 

Salsa! 2 minutes walk from Shaftesbury Avenue

DJ Fred spins salsa, samba and Latin tunes, plus live bands....More

Tuesdays at Diu
Clubbing and Nightlife | Until 28th February 2012 

Diu 2 minutes walk from Shaftesbury Avenue

DJ Fresh plays funk and dance....More

Missing
Theatre | Until 25th February 2012 

Tristan Bates Theatre 2 minutes walk from Shaftesbury Avenue

Brothers Luke and Andy, fast reaching young adulthood, find themselves lost in a place which doesn't look after its own. ...More

Bill Bailey: Work In Progress
Comedy | Until 14th February 2012 

Leicester Square Theatre 3 minutes walk from Shaftesbury Avenue

Offbeat humour as the stand-up and TV personality tries out new material....More

Humble Quest For Universal Genius
Comedy | On 14th February 2012 

Leicester Square Theatre 3 minutes walk from Shaftesbury Avenue

With MC Mark Allen....More

David McAlmont And Guy Davies
Concerts | On 14th February 2012 

Leicester Square Theatre 3 minutes walk from Shaftesbury Avenue

Soul and pop-rock from the singer-songwriter and keyboard player....More

Susan Black Sings Piaf: Edith Piaf Tribute
Music | On 14th February 2012 

Leicester Square Theatre 3 minutes walk from Shaftesbury Avenue

...More

Cunx Tuesday
Clubbing and Nightlife | Until 28th February 2012 

Freedom Bar 3 minutes walk from Shaftesbury Avenue

DJ Harvey Adam plays R&B, electro, house, dance anthems and pop....More

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