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The Russell Square is a sub area of London Bloomsbury within the London Borough of Camden in Central London WC1 area. It is surprising how big the Garden Square is. The Earls and Duke of Bedford’s name was the name given to the Square. Many travellers to London on leisure or on business prefer to stay in hotels in the area. In getting to other major areas and the other parts of London West End from the Russell Square, travellers do not have any problems. Trains run from Russell Squae to Covent Garden, Leicester Square, Green park, Knightsbridge, etc.

There is a good link between Russell Square and the rest of the West End areas of Marble Arch and Oxford Circus where the shopping streets which are famous within the. These shopping streets include Tottenham Court Road, the Bond Street and the Regent Street. The Oxford Street is just 25 minutes away from Russell Square. The Oxfoud street is a very popular shopping Street. Many buses run from The Russell Square to other parts of Central London. However, it is much quick to explore the capital by the underground system but for better sightseeing, the bus is the better option. Russell Square is very close to Euston station and one can make the journey on foot less than 7 minutes.

Bloomsbury itself has many tourist attraction and many of them are very close to the Russell Square area. Just a walking distance away is the British Museum, which can boast of over 7 million items from all Continents. Close to the Russell Square again is the British Library in Bloomsbury. The University College of London found on the Gower Street is another place of interest in the Russell Square area. You will find a lot of restaurants, shops, street performers and many other exciting things in Covent Garden. The Russell Square is close to it and it is the heart of the London West end, they say. Russell Square is close to Charing Cross and Leicester Square.

There is a high concentration of accommdation properties in the area including hotels and bed and breakfast. London hotels ranging from cheap London bed and breakfast and Cheap London b&b to  five star luxury hotels can be found in Russell Square. The Imperial London hotels group provide very competitive 3 star Cheap London hotels accommodation in the area. The names of the hotels are Imperial, Royal National, Tavistock hotel, President Hotel, Bedford hotel and County hotel is the budget hotel among them.