Sotheran’s

Henry Sotheran Ltd, popularly referred to as Sotheran's, is a bookshop in London, England, claiming to be the oldest continuously operating bookshop in the United Kingdom and the oldest antiquarian bookshop in Europe.

Type: Bookstore
Description: bookshop in London, England
Address: 3-5 Sackville Street, London, W1S 3DN

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leicester Square and Royal Academy of Arts.

Leicester Square

Photo: Aurelien Guichard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The area around Leicester Square, often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of London. The area also includes Chinatown, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square.

Royal Academy of Arts

Museum

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The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House in Piccadilly, London, England. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Royal Academy of Arts is situated 440 feet west of Sotheran’s.

National Gallery

Art gallery

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The National Gallery is an art museum in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, in Central London, England. Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of more than 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900. National Gallery is situated 2,000 feet east of Sotheran’s.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St James’s and Chinatown.

St James’s

Neighborhood

Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St James's is a district of Westminster, and a central district in the City of Westminster, London, forming part of the West End. The area was once part of the northwestern gardens and parks of St.

Chinatown

Suburb

Photo: Aurelien Guichard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Chinatown is an ethnic enclave in the City of Westminster, London, bordering Soho to its north and west and Theatreland to the south and east. The enclave currently occupies the area in and around Gerrard Street.