Charing Cross Road, London

Name: Charing Cross Road
Address: London, United Kingdom

#1154 among attractions in London

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Charing Cross Road is a street in central London running immediately north of St Martin-in-the-Fields to St Giles Circus and then becomes Tottenham Court Road. It is so called because it leads from the north in the direction of Charing Cross at the south side of Trafalgar Square, which it connects via St Martin's Place and the motorised east side of the square. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°30'42"N, 0°7'42"W

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City of Westminster (St. James's)London United Kingdom

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Charing Cross Road – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Odeon Luxe Leicester Square, Empire, Palace Theatre, Statue of Charlie Chaplin.

~320 ftS
Nightlife, Cinema, Restaurant
Odeon Luxe Leicester Square, London
2 min walk • The Odeon Luxe Leicester Square is a prominent cinema building in the West End of London. Built in the Art Deco style and completed in 1937, the building has been continually altered in response to developments in cinema technology, and was the first Dolby Cinema in the United Kingdom. The cinema is often used for film premieres.
~550 ftSW
Nightlife, Cinema
Empire, London
3 min walk • The Empire, Leicester Square is a cinema currently operated by Cineworld on the north side of Leicester Square, London. The Empire was originally built in 1884 as a variety theatre and was rebuilt for films in the 1920s.
~620 ftNW
Theater, Concerts and shows
Palace Theatre, London
3 min walk • The Palace Theatre is a West End theatre in the City of Westminster in London. Its red-brick facade dominates the west side of Cambridge Circus behind a small plaza near the intersection of Shaftesbury Avenue and Charing Cross Road.
~650 ftSW
Monuments and statues
Statue of Charlie Chaplin, London
4 min walk • The statue of Charlie Chaplin in Leicester Square, London, is a work of 1979 by the sculptor John Doubleday. It portrays the actor, comedian and filmmaker in his best-known role, as The Tramp.
~610 ftE
Nightlife
Lamb and Flag, London
3 min walk • The Lamb and Flag is a Grade II listed public house at Rose Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2. The building is erroneously said to date back to Tudor times, and to have been a licensed premises since 1623, but in fact dates from the early 18th century. The building became a pub in 1772.
~110 ftSE
Nightlife, Dancing, Entertainment district
West End theatre, London
1 min walk • West End theatre is mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres in and near the West End of London. Along with New York City's Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English-speaking world.
~430 ftW
Nightlife, Cinema
Prince Charles Cinema, London
3 min walk • The Prince Charles Cinema is a repertory cinema located in Leicester Place, 50 yards north of Leicester Square in the West End of London.
~220 ftS
Theater
Wyndham's Theatre, London
2 min walk • Wyndham's Theatre is a West End theatre, one of two opened by actor/manager Charles Wyndham. Located on Charing Cross Road in the City of Westminster, it was designed c.1898 by W. G. R. Sprague, the architect of six other London theatres between then and 1916.
~580 ftSE
Theater
Duke of York's Theatre, London
3 min walk • The Duke of York's Theatre is a West End theatre in St Martin's Lane, in the City of Westminster, London. It was built for Frank Wyatt and his wife, Violet Melnotte, who retained ownership of the theatre until her death in 1935.
~290 ftSW
Nightlife, Cinema
Vue West End, London
2 min walk • Vue West End is a nine-screen cinema complex in Leicester Square, London, operated by Vue Cinemas. The multiplex was constructed in 1993 on the site of what was previously the Warner West End cinema.
~480 ftN
Theater
St Martin's Theatre, London
3 min walk • St Martin's Theatre is a West End theatre which has staged the production of The Mousetrap since March 1974, making it the longest continuous run of any show in the world.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Charing Cross Road?

Nearby attractions include West End theatre, London (1 min walk), Hippodrome, London (1 min walk), Wyndham's Theatre, London (2 min walk), Arts Theatre, London (2 min walk).

How to get to Charing Cross Road by public transport?

The nearest stations to Charing Cross Road:

Metro

Leicester Square • Lines: Northern, Piccadilly (1 min walk)
Covent Garden • Lines: Piccadilly (6 min walk)

Bus

Cambridge Circus • Lines: 38, N38 (3 min walk)
Gerrard Place / Chinatown • Lines: 38, N38 (3 min walk)

Train

Charing Cross (9 min walk)
London Waterloo (24 min walk)

Ferry

Embankment • Lines: Green Tour, Rb1, Rb1X, Rb2, Rb6 (12 min walk)
Festival Pier • Lines: Green Tour (15 min walk)