Bloomsbury captures much of what's wonderful about London. Despite its central location, it's blessed with numerous green squares where one might well stop a while to breathe in the atmosphere of the area. Bloomsbury has an age-old literary tradition. Charles Dickens lived at various addresses here, and his Doughty Street home, with personal effects and even a lock of his hair, welcomes visitors. The Bloomsbury Group of writers and artists, a progressive set including EM Forster and Virginia Woolf, met locally in the early 1900s, and poets Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath married at St George the Martyr church, Queen Square, in 1956. In Bloomsbury, the British Museum - the world's oldest - is the custodian of two million years of history, exhibiting priceless items such as the Elgin Marbles, the Rosetta Stone and many quite unforgettable Egyptian mummies. Less internationally renowned, but fascinating, is the Foundling Museum, detailing the career of Thomas Coram who provided for orphans in Georgian times. His memory continues in Coram's Fields, a children's playground where adults cannot enter alone. Bloomsbury is also famous for its educational and medical establishments, and it's close to the shops and nightlife of Tottenham Court Road, Euston and Holborn.
Attraction
British Museum
British Postal Museum & Archive
Building Centre
Cartoon Museum
Department of Earth Sciences Geology Collections
Foundling Museum
Grant Museum of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy
Gray's Inn
Museum and Archives, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
The Charles Dickens Museum
Budget
Astor Museum Inn *book online*
Euro Hotel *book online*
Garth Hotel *book online*
Generator London *book online*
London House *book online*
St. Athans Hotel *book online*
Casino
Charity
Brain Research Trust
British Council for Prevention of Blindness
Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity
Musicians Benevolent Fund
Royal National Institute of Blind People
The Children's Society
The Foundation for Liver Research
World Cancer Research Fund
Cinema
Conference Centre
Estate Agent
Barnard Marcus
Capital & Provincial
Frank Harris & Co
Morgan Lambert & Partners
Symmons Peter D
Winkworth
Hostel
Astor Museum Inn
Generator London
Inn
Pub and Bar
Glass Restaurant and Bar
Holiday Inn London Bloomsbury
Norfolk Arms
Restaurant
Bar B-Lo
Glass Restaurant and Bar
Hason Raja
Holiday Inn London Bloomsbury
Italian Kitchen
Le Meridien Russell Hotel
Norfolk Arms
Perseverance
Savoir Faire
Wagamama
Zucchino
School
Self-Catering
43-45 Gower Street
No. 5 Doughty Street
Seven Apart
Solicitor
Brion & Co
DL Legal Solicitors
James R Knowles
Taxi
Diamond Carriages Ltd
Freedomairportcars.co.uk
Theatre
Cochrane Theatre
Drill Hall
GBS Theatre (RADA)
Jerwood Vanbrugh Theatre
John Gielgud Studio (RADA)
Logan Hall
The Place Theatre
UCL Bloomsbury Theatre
Venue
Holiday Inn London Bloomsbury
The Bloomsbury Ballroom
Shops
Atlantis Bookshop Ltd
Bookmarks
Cinema Bookshop
Fine Books Oriental Ltd
Photo Books International
Ulysses
Oddbins
Boots
Rymans
Planet Organic Ltd
Alara Wholefoods
Waterstones
Heals
Holland and Barratt
Office
Antiques
Activities
All Star Lanes(Bowling)
Places to Stay near Bloomsbury
Bloomsbury Park Hotel (0.02 miles)
Bloomsbury Park is ideally located in one of London's most lively areas. This hotel is situated midway between the financial district and the West End theatres and shops, and close to Covent Garden and the ... More | visit website
Waverley House Hotel (0.04 miles)
The Waverley House Hotel is located in the heart of Bloomsbury and is ideally located minutes from both the West End and the City. The 108 bedroom hotel with two bars has T-Hotspot wireless internet ... More | visit website
The Lancaster Hotel (0.05 miles)
Park Inn Russell Square (0.05 miles)
The Park Inn London, Russell Square has a prime central London location in close proximity to the West End theatre and shopping districts, the city and attractions such as the British Museum or Covent Garden. ... More | visit website
Thanet Hotel (0.06 miles)
The Thanet Hotel is a friendly, family run Bed&Breakfast hotel, open between the hours 7:00 and 24:00. Please check-in before midnight . All 16 Bedrooms have a private shower and WC and are comfortably furnished with ... More | visit website
43-45 Gower Street (0.06 miles)
Beauchamp Hotel (0.07 miles)
A new addition to the Grange Hotels portfolio, The Beauchamp combines traditional elegance with contemporary style and modern décor, all complemented by a range of business and leisure services and facilities to meet today’s most ... More | visit website
The Clarendon Hotel (0.08 miles)
Hotel Russell (0.11 miles)
Montague on the Gardens (0.11 miles)
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