London Shopping

Charring Cross Road presents a collection of old bookshops that will give you an insight into the world of books. Second hand and antiquarian books are all there and if you know how to look you might discover the most amazing pieces of art on the shelves of Charring Cross Road bookshops, many of which have only survived in the West End because they are charged a minute (peppercorn) rent. The large chains such as the Foyle's, which stocks over 7 million titles, can also be found there.

Renowned for the high density of bookshops in the area, Charing Cross Road, London is a must if you are looking for books of any kind. There are the usual bookshop chains such as Waterhouse, Dillions, Books Etc, and Foyles however you also have the opportunity of visiting specialist bookshops covering topics from feminism, to cars to cookery.

This road was made even more famous by the book '84 Charing Cross Road' which was also made into a film starring Anthony Hopkins.

Visiting Charing Cross Road London:

Opening Time: Mon to Sat 9:00 - 23:00, Sun 12:00 - 18:00

Nearest Underground Stations:
Tottenham Court Road Tube (3 minutes)
Leicester Square Tube (5 minutes)

Nearest Hotels: Quality Crown Hotel Hyde Park


What's on at Charing Cross Road, London :

Chekhov's 'Ivanov'
12th Sep 2008 until 29th Nov 2008
'Ivanov' makes for a challenging opening to the season a particularly difficult work from Chekov, who became known as the "Russian Shakespeare".