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Description
This pedestrianised square surrounded by restaurants and cinemas is incredibly vibrant. The fountain in the middle was erected in 1874 in memory of Shakespeare; opposite is a statue of Charlie Chaplin by John Doubleday (1980). For a long time, Leicester Square was London's entertainment epicentre, and the Empire Theatre building (1884) still stands on the north side. To the south is the TKTS booth, where you can get discount theatre tickets for performances the same day and the next day.
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Things to see and donearby
- The Green Guide96 m - 5 Leicester Place, London WC2H 7BX
- The Green Guide161 m - Gerrard Street, London W1
- The Green Guide204 m - St Martin's Place, London WC2H 0HE
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Where to sleepnearby
- From £185Radisson Blu Edwardian Hampshire Hotel, London60 m - 31-36 Leicester Square, London WC2H 7LH
- From £299AWESOME LEICESTER SQ! Fashion Flat for Theatre Families and Happy Friends105 m - 35 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0AT
- From £99Thistle London Piccadilly108 m - 39 Coventry Street, London W1D 6BZ
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Where to eatnearby
- 8 at The LondonerAround£3064 m - 38 Leicester Square, London WC2H 7DX
- The Stage at the LondonerAround£3064 m - 38 Leicester Square, London WC2H 7DX
- Whitcombs at The LondonerAround£3064 m - 38 Leicester Square, London WC2H 7DX
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