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WC1 Area Guide

A locals' guide to WC1

Where do WC1 locals go?

Why not explore the nearby areas of
bloomsbury,
euston,
fitzrovia,
holborn,
soho,
covent garden,
marylebone,
regents park,
kings cross,
and west end

Did you know?

"Mirrored in the Ministry of Truth in George Orwell's 'Nineteen Eighty-Four', Senate House in Russell Square was the home of the Ministry of Information and only survived bombing in the Second World War because Hitler planned to use it as his British headquarters if he won."
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A rich vein of restaurants and cafes...I love walking down Charlotte Street without a reservation and dropping in to any place that takes my fancy...
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James Blackler

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I love the buzzy urban feel of EC1 and knowing that I am within touching distance of all that is happening...
Tim Standing

Tim Standing

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With all the shops and restaurants, sometimes you forget that there are some beautiful residential properties around Charlotte Street.
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Charles Cutting

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What locals say about WC1

“I am so happy to call Bloomsbury my home after watching it transform over the past few years from dull and in need of some TLC to buzzing and homely. The diversity of people that live in the area really adds to the nice atmosphere. I appreciate how i can be right in the centre of one of the most exciting cities in the world, yet turn off a main road in to a quiet and well tended to street, for example Lambs Conduit Street, which is filled with lovely little boutique shops and friendly coffee shops. Not only this but the parks in the area are so beautiful, i feel privileged to spend an afternoon just reading and walking my dog in the summer. After being spoiled by what this area has to offer i couldn't imagine living anywhere else.”

“Bloomsbury is self-contained, accessible from different parts of central London. Wide range of restaurants available.”

“An eclectic mix of history, literary associations, and bohemian edge - but all within walking distance of great shops, cafes, museums and theatres. Fantastic transport links make thus the very best London 'village'.”

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About WC1

The WC1 postcode district is roughly bounded by Amwell Street, Rosebery Avenue and Gray's Inn Road to the east; New Oxford Street and High Holborn to the south (the boundary with WC2); Tottenham Court Road to the west; and Euston Road and Pentonville Road to the north, and approximately corresponds to the modern district of Bloomsbury, with parts of Holborn, King's Cross and St Pancras. It includes Russell Square, Tavistock Square and Coram's Fields. It is mostly within the London Borough of Camden, although a small part towards the east is within the London Borough of Islington. It includes the British Museum and buildings owned by the federal University of London and its constituent colleges and institutes.

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