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Stepping into Hamleys you are greeted by a colourful scene of frenetic activity. Miniature trains career under escalators, model planes circle above your head and mountains of soft toys spill across the floor. Famed as the one of the largest of its kind across Europe, Hamleys has been the leading toy shop for over 250 years. Founded by William Hamley in 1760, it first opened in a poky shop in Holborn before moving to Regent Street in 1881. Hamleys keeps up with the latest gadgets and trends as well as stocking the more time-honoured toys. On the lower ground floor there's the Harry Potter wizarding world where you can see a flying snitch, cast spells with a light up wand and see a giant Hagrid made out of LEGO. Upstairs, the fifth floor is dedicated to LEGO and guarded by royal guards made out of bricks. Kiddies can feast their eyes on over 40,000 different toys. There is something for every price range, however don't be surprised by some of the wildly steep price tags. Adults and children swarm around the store, eyes shining with excitement. The experience alone is worth a visit. Many of the toys are out of the boxes and can be endlessly tossed, shaken, driven, built or cuddled. With seven floors of fun your raucous bunch can charge from floor to floor with glee.
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5 Maddox Street, W1S | 1 minute from Hamleys
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19 - 21 Great Marlborough Street, W1F | 2 minutes from Hamleys
A swimming pool, spa, fitness room and a range of meeting rooms have been sympathetically accommodated within this historic 5-star Soho hotel. A Grade II listed ... More
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68 Regent Street, W1B | 5 minutes from Hamleys
Café Royal is a 160-bedroom 5-star luxury hotel on Regent Street, in London's city centre overlooking Piccadilly Circus. The hotel has conference facilities, a cafe, bar ... More
London > Events > Theatre Dates: 24th October 2019 to 4th January 2020
Hamleys, 16 Denman Street, W1D | 5 minutes from Hamleys
Following the success of the Young Vic'c bold adaptation of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, the production transfers to the Piccadilly Theatre in autumn. Told ...More
London > Events > Theatre Dates: 1st January 2015 to 5th April 2020
Hamleys, Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D | 6 minutes from Hamleys
Michael Jackson's untimely death may have propelled this musical into orbit; Thriller - Live became a tribute show overnight with the obvious decision that the show ...More
London > Events > Theatre Dates: 6th November 2017 to 25th January 2020
Hamleys, 29 Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D | 6 minutes from Hamleys
Tom MacRae's musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie transfers to London's Apollo Theatre after an acclaimed run at the Sheffield Theatre. Despite being openly gay and confident ...More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
8 Argyll Street, Soho, London W1F | 2 minutes from Hamleys
For those who owned televisions in the 1950s and 1960s, the London Palladium is quite simply the most famous variety theatre in the world. Stars who ... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Walker's Court, W1F | 5 minutes from Hamleys
Fawn James, granddaughter of entertainment impresario Paul Raymond, who opened the original Boulevard Theatre as the Revuebar in 1958 ... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Shaftesbury Avenue, Soho, London W1D | 6 minutes from Hamleys
From the outside, the Gielgud Theatre is an impressive sight, towering four storeys over Shaftesbury Avenue, its height further emphasized by the turret on top. The ... More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
21 Conduit Street, W1S | 2 minutes from Hamleys
Mayfair art gallery owned by Omer Tiroche , considered one of London's most exciting young dealers. The focus is on modern, post-war and contemporary ... More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
14 St George Street, Mayfair, London W1S | 3 minutes from Hamleys
Three decades after opening her first gallery in Cork Street, Victoria Miro returns to Mayfair to open a third space in October 2013. The gallery, designed ... More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
16-18 Ramillies Street, Soho, London W1F | 3 minutes from Hamleys
The Photographers' Gallery - Britain's leading centre for contemporary photography - emerged from a 3.6 million pound redesign in May 2012 revealing the work of Irish ... More
London > Restaurants > South American restaurants
Kingly Court, Oxford Circus, Soho, London W1B | 1 minute from Hamleys
Billed as 'a playhouse of food, fun and cocktails', Senor Ceviche brings a taste of Peru to Kingly Court. ... More
London > Restaurants > Italian restaurants
15 New Burlington Place, Mayfair, London W1S | 1 minute from Hamleys
Downtown Mayfair is located between two of the most well known shopping streets in London, Savile Row, famous for its bespoke tailors and Regent Street. Its ... More
London > Restaurants > Indian/South Asian restaurants
22 Kingly Street, W1B | 1 minute from Hamleys
Dishoom pays loving homage to 1930s Bombay, when Iranian immigrants crossed the Indian ocean, setting up Irani cafes providing a cheap snack, a meal, ... More
London > Education > Cookery Courses
15B Little Portland Street, Fitzrovia, London W1W | 6 minutes from Hamleys
Awarded The Best City Cookery School 2013, the Cookery School at Little Portland Street has been teaching people to make simple, honest food for more than ... More
London > Education > Adult Education
19 Wigmore Street, Marylebone, London W1U | 8 minutes from Hamleys
Whether you're a Nigella or not in the kitchen, the L'atelier des Chefs cookery school can teach you something. Classes are given in the basement kitchens ... More
London > Education > Cookery Courses
118 Marylebone Lane, Marylebone, London W1U | 12 minutes from Hamleys
The Caldesi family first set up a cooking school in Giancarlo's native Tuscany. His 'Return to Tuscany' was captured by BBC cameras and dished up on ... More
London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
Unit 2.4-2.6 Kingly Court, Soho, London W1B | 1 minute from Hamleys
On the second floor of the Kingly Court complex off Carnaby Street, Triyoga offers busy city people a refuge where they can centre themselves. One of ... More
London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
1 Kingly Court, Soho, London W1B | 1 minute from Hamleys
All therapists at The Beauty Lounge in Kingly Court work in the media, fashion and beauty industry so when you go for a make-up leseson you'll ... More
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24-26 Maddox Street, W1S | 2 minutes from Hamleys
Named after the former USA Secretary of State, Madeline Albright, who famously said "There's a special place in hell for women who don't help ... More
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
77a Wells Street, Fitzrovia, London W1T | 6 minutes from Hamleys
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Burlington House, Piccadilly, Mayfair, London W1J | 4 minutes from Hamleys
Lord Burlington's spectacular London palace is home to the Royal Academy of Arts, a set of galleries that houses the country's premier art school and a ... More
London > Business > Venue Hire
195 Piccadilly, St James's, London W1J | 6 minutes from Hamleys
The home of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is also available to hire for your own event. The iconic building at 195 ... More
London > Business > Venue Hire
8-10 Dover Street, Mayfair, Mayfair, London W1S | 6 minutes from Hamleys
This long established night spot in Mayfair's Dover Street has been providing Londoners with a sophisticated setting to enjoy food, drink and live entertainment for 30 ... More
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