Wardour Street

Wardour Street is a bike rental in Westminster, Greater London, England. Wardour Street is situated nearby to the amusement arcade Las Vegas Arcade, as well as near the pub Comptons of Soho.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leicester Square and Apollo Theatre.

Leicester Square

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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.

Apollo Theatre

Theater building

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The Apollo Theatre is a Grade II listed West End theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue in the City of Westminster, in central London. Designed by the architect Lewin Sharp for owner Henry Lowenfeld, it became the fourth legitimate theatre to be constructed on the street when it opened its doors on 21 February 1901, with the American musical comedy The Belle of Bohemia. Apollo Theatre is situated 360 feet south of Wardour Street.

Sondheim Theatre

Theater building

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The Sondheim Theatre is a West End theatre located in Shaftesbury Avenue on the corner of Wardour Street in the City of Westminster, London. It opened as the Queen's Theatre on 8 October 1907, as a twin to the neighbouring Hicks Theatre which had opened ten months earlier.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chinatown and Soho.

Chinatown

Suburb

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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.