The Location Around IH

Despite being a geographer myself (your loved Hemish Goodeal), I’m still male and either useless or stubborn when it comes to directions. Therefore, your Central Wing rep. (the great Polly Fung), has lovingly compiled this list of the best places to blow your student finance on.

1. Shopping

1.1 Daily Shopping – Food

Marks & Spencer
http://www.marksandspencer.com
Address: Simplyfood: 55 Tottenham Court Rd, London W1T 2EQ
Bigger store at Covent Garden
Good quality; sometimes £10 for 3 meat, fish; nice microwave food

People’s Supermarket
http://www.thepeoplessupermarket.org
Address: 72 – 78 Lamb’s Conduit Street, London WC1N 3LP
Long opening hours; Cheap

Sainsbury's
http://www.sainsburys.co.uk
Address: Sainsbury Local: 71 High Holborn, London WC1V 6EA
Superstore: 129-133 Kingsway, London WC2B 6NH (currently closed)
(I personally don’t go to Sainsbury often...)

Tesco Express – 24 hours, but BE WARNED – Alcohol is not sold after 11pm
http://www.tesco.com
Address: Opposite to Russell Square Tube Station
Cheap; apply for Clubcard and earn cash coupons

Waitrose
http://www.waitrose.com
Address: Brunswick Square
Good quality food; sometimes (near closing time) there are good offers on roast chicken (£2-3) and near-expiry-date meat and vegetables

1.2 Tableware, Cooking Utensils, Bedding

Tableware: Waitrose, Robert Dyas, Argos…
Cooking Utensils: Robert Dyas, Argos…
Bedding: Argos, department stores, e.g. House of Fraser, John Lewis…

Argos
http://www.argos.co.uk
Address: 5 Grays Inn Road, Holborn, London WC1X 8PH
(Near bus no. 7 stop)
Many many things are sold at Argos; check for availability of things before you go

Robert Dyas
http://www.robertdyas.co.uk
Address: Brunswick Square
Convenient; occasionally have discounts, recently up to 50% off

2. Eating

We are very lucky to live nearby so many restaurants! There are many cafes around IH: Costa, Nero, Pret, Starbucks... The 2 main areas of restaurants are Brunswick Square and Southampton Row. It is just not possible to include all of them here. Below are those you will probably go and have casual lunch or dinner. For other restaurants, visit http://www.toptable.com.

Carluccio
http://www.carluccios.com
Address: Brunswick Square
Italian food; founded by Chef Antonio Carluccio, who was on BBC – The Two Greedy Italians

China House
Address: 51 Marchmont Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1N 1AP
Chinese food; quite cheap; serving time a bit long

GBK
http://www.gbk.co.uk
Address: Brunswick Square
Beef, chicken, lamb, vegetarian burgers; have 40% off student discount, so watch out for the discount card; have online vouchers occasionally

Giraffe
http://www.giraffe.net
Address: Brunswick Square
African food; have online vouchers occasionally, e.g. GBP 10 for 2 courses

Hare and Tortoise
http://www.hareandtortoise.co.uk
Address: Brunswick Square
Asian food; reasonable price; often have long queues

Nandos
http://www.nandos.co.uk
Address: Brunswick Square
Specializes in chicken dishes; get their loyalty card; have online vouchers occasionally

Pizza Express
http://www.pizzaexpress.com
Address: Southampton Row
Pizzas; have online vouchers occasionally

Strada
http://www.strada.co.uk
Address: Brunswick Square
Italian food; have online vouchers occasionally, e.g. 50% off, or 2 for 1

YO! Sushi
http://www.yosushi.com
Address: Brunswick Square
Japanese food; have online vouchers occasionally, e.g. 40% off
(I personally think the portions are a bit small…)

3. Transportation

Ways to check direction: phone, google map, A-Z London, other map books
It is very important to check the transport service update: http://www.tfl.gov.uk

On Foot
British Library, British Museum, Covent Garden, King’s Cross, St. Pancras Station, even Oxford Street are all within walking distance.

By Bus

Russell Square:

• No. 7: IH – Oxford Street – Paddington – East Acton
• No. 188: IH – Holborn – Waterloo – Canary Wharf – Greenwich

Southampton Row:

• No. 59: King’s Cross – Euston – IH – Holborn – Waterloo – Kenington – Brixton
• No. 68: Euston – IH – Holborn – Waterloo – King’s College Hospital – West Norwood
• No. 91: Crouch End Broadway – Caledonian Road – King’s Cross – Euston – IH – Holborn – Charing Cross – Trafalgar Square
• No. 168: Hampstead Heath – Camden Town – Euston – IH – Holborn – Waterloo – Elephant Castle – Old Kent Street

Gray’s Inn Road:

• No. 17: Archway – Holloway – King’s Cross – IH – Chancery Lane – St. Paul’s – Monument – London Bridge
• No. 45: King’s Cross – IH – Chancery Lane – Southwark – Elephant Castle – Brixton
• No. 46: IH – Chancery Lane – Farringdon Street

By Tube:
Check http://www.tfl.gov.uk for directions and other useful information.