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Gay's The Word

 (35 Ratings)

"Textual orientation, since 1979"

An excellent independent LGBT bookshop — the only one in England — and one which has survived both a...

Central London · 66 Marchmont St, Bloomsbury, London


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Selfridges

 (31 Ratings)

One of the great London stores

With its grand neo-classical facade, Selfridges formidably asserts itself as the centrepiece of Europe's biggest...

Central London · 400 Oxford St, London


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Fortnum & Mason

 (26 Ratings)

Quintessentially English shopping

Known as a full-service department store since 1707, Fortnum & Mason remains as vital a tourist destination as...

Central London · 181 Piccadilly, London


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Fopp (Covent Garden)

 (13 Ratings)

Budget-conscious haven for DVDs, CDs, LPs and more

Originally a Glasgow music shop, from 1981, Fopp expanded well beyond its Scottish borders in the years leading up...

Central London · 1 Earlham St, Covent Garden, London


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Foyles

 (12 Ratings)

Giant of the independent book-sellers trade

Towering over all its neighbours in Charing Cross Rd in both size and gravitas, Foyles bookstore dates back to 1903...

Central London · 113–119 Charing Cross Rd, London


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Waterstones (Piccadilly)

 (7 Ratings)

London flagship outlet of major bookseller

A huge book store set in the pleasing art deco building previously home to clothing store Simpons of Piccadilly....

Central London · 203–206 Piccadilly, London


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Daunt Books

 (8 Ratings)

One of London's best-loved bookshops

Visually pleasing Edwardian bookshop specialising (though not exclusively) in travel literature, with not only...

Central London · 83 Marylebone High St, Marylebone, London


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Marks & Spencer (Marble Arch)

 (6 Ratings)

Flagship store of British institution

M&S is a is as British as the Queen, but with its underwear on display. The chain is renowned for its wide...

Central London · 458 Oxford St, Marble Arch, London


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John Lewis

 (6 Ratings)

Oxford St department store with unbeatable service

Along with Peter Jones in Chelsea's Sloane Square, this is the flagship store of the nationwide worker...

Central London · 300 Oxford St, London


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Rococo Chocolates (Marylebone)

 (5 Ratings)

Great chocolates are not cheap

A small chain of three shops, Rococo maintains its reputation as one of London's finest purveyors of chocolate,...

Central London · 3 Moxon St, Marylebone, London


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