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Bloomsbury Square, London

Bloomsbury Square is the oldest garden square in London, established by Lord Southampton in 1665 and opened to the public in the 1950s.

Bloomsbury Square is the oldest garden square in London, established by Lord Southampton in 1665 and opened to the public in the 1950s. The square is surrounded by a number of beautiful 18th and 19th century buildings and terraces.


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About Bloomsbury Square

 Bloomsbury Sq, WC1A 2LS

 +44 207974 169

 www.camden.gov.uk

Bloomsbury Square and Nearby Sights on Map

British Museum

The British Museum is, undoubtedly, one of the best museums in the world and a definite highlight of any trip to London

Buildings of High Holborn

The Buildings of High Holborn are a range of Tudor half-timbered buildings across a magnificent marble courtyard building which stands on the site of the former Staple Inn

Cartoon Museum

The Cartoon Museum displays an extensive collection of British cartoon and comic art from the 18th century to the present day

Russell Square

Russell Square is the largest square in London, established in 1806 by the 5th Duke of Bedford whose statue can still be found here

Shaftesbury Theatre

The Russell Hotel

The Russell Hotel on the eastern side of Russell Square is a gothic building with a magnificent ballroom which was designed by the same people who created interiors for the ill-fated Titanic

Covent Garden Piazza and Central Market

Covent Garden today is a covered mall with apparel shops, handicrafts stalls and restaurants

Foundling Museum

The Foundling Museum tells the story of the Foundling Hospital, an orphanage for abandoned children founded in the eighteenth century which continues today as the children's charity Coram

Royal Opera House

Covent Garden