London entertainment

London theatres

Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Barbican Center
Silk Street
Barbican
020-784-50500

Barbican Concert Hall
Barbican Centre
Silk Street
Barbican
0207-638-4141

London Coliseum
St Martins Lane
Leicester Square
0207-632-8300

Royal Albert Hall
Kensington Gore
South Kensington
0207-589-8212

Royal Opera House
Covent Garden
0207-304-4000

Cut Price Ticket Offices

Solt Ticket Booth(Society of London Theatres)
Leicester Square
This ticket booth sells half price theatre tickets for that night’s West End show performances. Max. 4 tickets per person; no credit cards; no refunds or exchanges, just a great pot-luck deal!

London Cinemas

National Film Theatre
South Bank
Waterloo
0207-928-3232

London Nightclubs

Brixton Academy
Stockwell Road
Stockwell
0207-924-9999

Equinox Disco
Empire Ballroom
Leicester Square
0207-437-1446

Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club
47 Frith Street
Tottenham Court Road
0207-439-0747

The Venue
2A Clifton Rise
New Cross
0207-734-6004

London Sports

Lords Cricket Ground
St John’s Wood Road
St John’s Wood
0207-616-8500

Wembley National Stadium
Wembley
0844-980-8001

Wimbledon Tennis Club
Church Road
Wimbledon
0208-876-6736

London Pubs and Bars

The Admiral Duncan
54 Old Compton Street
Leicester Square/Soho
One of Soho’s most popular drinking holes, it is a gathering place for gays.

The Boot
116 Cromer Street
St Pancras
Typical old-fashioned pub much the same as when Charles Dickens was a regular!

The Bricklayer’s Arms
63 Charlotte Road,
Shoreditch
Situated down an old cobbled street, this reasonably priced pub serves Thai and British food.

The Dove
19 Upper Mall
West London
One of the best loved riverside pubs, this 17th century inn has a tiny snug bar and serves traditional pub food.

The Coach and Horses
Greek Street
Soho
Famous as the watering hole of writers and journalists, the former landlord, Norman Balon was known as ‘London’s rudest Landlord’. The pub hosts live music gigs  and is still the haunt of writers and thinkers.

The Lamb Tavern
10-12 Leadenhall Market
The City of London
This restored Victorian pub in the heart of London’s financial and business district is known for its legendary hot roast beef sandwiches.

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