What to do near your student accommodation in Bloomsbury

Moving into a new area to your student accommodation can be a stressful time when you don’t know where to spend your free time. 

So, we’ve taken out the hard part and found some great spots to check out near our student accommodation, Helen Graham House around Bloomsbury that’ll suit whatever mood you’re in for different days. 

1. Lamb’s Conduit Street is a great place to visit in the area, its packed with independent boutique shops to spend time browsing for unique fashion for men and women. Visit The People’s Supermarket which sells locally supplied food and it’s all only a 10-minute walk from Helen Graham House. See what cool shops you can discover here, https://www.thepeoplessupermarket.org/. 

2. Camera museum and café is the place to go if you’re into photography and a retro styled café. Their food includes paninis and great coffee for an affordable price starting at only £1! There’s even a photography exhibition in the basement that you can’t miss, check out this link for more info, https://www.cameramuseum.uk/ … not to mention it’s around the corner from our accommodation! 

3. Check out the Brunswick Centre and catch a film in the art house cinema with your new flatmate, there’s 10 restaurants for you to grab some food and explore the centre. It’s only a 10-minute walk away from your accommodation and you can find out what’s in store on this link, https://brunswick.co.uk/. 

4. The British Library is an unmissable, iconic place to visit. It's filled with 14 million books to explore and wander around the building in awe at the amazing building literally filled with countless stories. Only a 20-minute walk from Helen Graham House, find out more about it through this link, https://www.bl.uk/. 

5. Betterton Street Poetry Café is the home of the poetry society and is a great place to relax with friends, enjoy great coffee and a massive source of poetry to enjoy in their downstairs space. Check out their website to see what’s going on only a 6-minute walk away, https://poetrysociety.org.uk/poetry-cafe/.