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Russell Square

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Russell Square, London WC1B 5EH, England

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Square located in Bloomsbury central London, with easy access to nearby attractions like the British Museum, Covent Garden and Oxford Street for shopping.

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Russell Square, London WC1B 5EH, England

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mark F

325

Reviewed today

Place of calm!

in central London, great place of calm and where you can relax, and just take soem nice time out, gteat cafe there as well

Date of experience: April 2019

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CheekyLondon

Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom

1033304

Reviewed 1 week ago

Good selection of restaurants, cafes and shops

Was pleasantly surprised by the amount of restaurants, cafes and shops here. A bit of an unexpected place in central London. Brutalist style architecture - apartment above the retail outlets. You can easily spend 2 - 3 hours wandering around and the quality of high...More

Date of experience: April 2019

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dina b

Birmingham, United Kingdom

274

Reviewed 1 week ago

Great sushi

Always great polite and friendly staff food is always fresh and even when discounted at 9.30 pm always crowded with tourists and foodies.

Date of experience: February 2019

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fmj2014

Charlotte, North Carolina

7616

Reviewed 2 weeks ago

Great Space

Lovely area for a walk. Surrounded by good restaurants, tube station, hotels. Best in nice weather. Good place for a break.

Date of experience: April 2019

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johngmorris

London, United Kingdom

10430

Reviewed 4 weeks ago

A place ruined by thoughtlessness, and clever ideas .

This square used to be a forgotten little .gem.The Council received a lotto grant and had spend that money,So the square became a figment of a designer'd imagination a type of Sherlock Holmes design that has no basis in reality. Gone are :- The large...More

Date of experience: March 2019

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ian_dempster

Wigan, United Kingdom

24361205

Reviewed 4 weeks ago via mobile

Oasis

Nice green space oasis in Bloomsbury. Very close to British museum. A very good little cabin cafe frequented by taxi drivers in the corner of the square.

Date of experience: March 2019

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OZS_ATW

Budapest, Hungary

1260349

Reviewed March 19, 2019

Lovely

Russel Square is just a short walk from Holborn Station. It is a nice square with trees and spacious green area. Lovely!

Date of experience: February 2019

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JillConnecticut

Connecticut

921281

Reviewed February 25, 2019 via mobile

Little green hut - Cabmen’s shelter NW corner

Delightful part of London history. A place fir cabbies to get warm and have some good Inexpensive food. Sadly, very few still exist. The public can buy food but the shelter is for cabbies only.

Date of experience: February 2019

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KarenM4663

4010

Reviewed February 23, 2019

London Trip

A nice spot to sit and people watch during a stay in London. Busy, but clean and tidy - no dog fowling.

Date of experience: February 2019

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MLStenson

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

226108

Reviewed January 15, 2019

Safe and nice for morning jog

Was able to take morning jogs around Russell Square and the neighborhood. Very safe. Not much traffic. Saw a fox (animal) walking around at night.

Date of experience: December 2018

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Bloomsbury

Snuggly nestled within Central London is academic and
leafy Bloomsbury, an area that boasts walking distance
access to many of London's most popular attractions.
It is also home to some of Britain's most celebrated
museums, including the must-see British Museum.
Despite an understandable popularity with students,
tourists and day trippers, vast sections of Bloomsbury
retain a quiet, residential feel year round and

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leeroybaggins

Is the fountain still fenced off? I went in early July, and they’d fenced off the fountain for “maintenance”.

August 6, 2018|

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We were there July 22 and it was running fine! And the parents of the cute little girl (maybe 2 yrs) let us take a picture of her going 'round and 'round the fountain on her tiny scooter.