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Bloomsbury, London

Bloomsbury · 1.7 km to the city center (Charing Cross)

Bloomsbury, London, England, United Kingdom

Scores

Overall7.2Good

This address is close to the city center of Greater London, very walkable, and served by excellent public transport. It is safe by day, with nighttime safety about average for a city, and is very noisy, with lots of bars and nightlife. Bloomsbury is an elegant central London district.

Walkability10.0/10 Excellent
Public transport8.3/10 Excellent
Safety5.9/10 Fair
Nightlife10.0/10 Very lively
Quiet1.9/10 Very poor

Safety by day 6.5/10, at night 5.5/10.

About Bloomsbury

An elegant central London district of Georgian terraces, garden squares, museums, and universities. Streets mix residential calm with busy corridors near stations, drawing students, office workers, and visitors by day.

Good for

  • first-time visitors
  • culture lovers
  • business travelers
  • public transport users
  • solo travelers

Less suited to

  • budget travelers
  • beach lovers
  • nature lovers

Watch out for

  • Can feel busy around major roads, stations, and museum peaks.
  • Nightlife is limited compared with nearby Soho or Covent Garden.
  • Choose a well-located street if you want the quietest stay; some edges are more traffic-prone.
  • Late-night atmosphere is subdued rather than lively.

Sources

Getting around

  • Southampton Row Bus, 140 m
  • Bedford Place Bus, 170 m
  • Russell Square Station Bus, 180 m
  • Russell Square Bus, 190 m
  • Montague Street Bus, 270 m

1.7 km to the city center (Charing Cross).

What's nearby

Groceries

  • Portlands 110 m
  • Tesco Express 120 m
  • Sainsbury's Local 170 m
  • Tian Tian Market 220 m
  • Euro Food & Wine 220 m

Restaurants

  • Pret A Manger 40 m
  • Elizabethan Restaurant 50 m
  • Plan Burrito 80 m
  • Galvin Bar & Grill 90 m
  • Tortilla 90 m

Cafés

  • Fortitude 60 m
  • Walkmisu 80 m
  • Bloomsbury Coffee Co 100 m
  • Burr & Co 110 m
  • Caffè Tropea 110 m

Bars and pubs

  • Bar Barella's 50 m
  • Fitz's 60 m
  • Friend at Hand 70 m
  • The Swan 160 m
  • The Queen's Larder 160 m

Health

  • Queen Square Imaging Centre 90 m
  • Zen 140 m
  • Medisonal 140 m
  • National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery 150 m
  • Gamma Knife Centre 150 m

Parks

  • Queen Square Gardens 130 m
  • Russell Square 150 m
  • Brunswick Square Gardens 290 m
  • Coram's Fields 360 m
  • Bloomsbury Square Gardens 380 m

Sights

  • Queen Charlotte 100 m
  • The Russell Square Bug Hotel 140 m
  • The Duke of Bedford Statue 150 m
  • Sam 160 m
  • Lullaby Factory 270 m