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About Camden Town
Camden town is a vibrant cosmopolitan region of London. It is crowded with shops, bars, restaurants and fascinating markets where if you seek you are sure to find, for these markets have everything from food to fashion.
Looking around now it is hard to imagine that this heaving suburb was naught but a sleepy village in the 18th century with not much more than a few farms and coaching inns. The inns still survive, but with different names and a vastly different clientele. It is said they were once the haunt of highwaymen and smugglers!
During the Second World War some of the areas natural charm was lost, but All Saints church survives, along with other noted Victorian and Georgian buildings. Camden Lock with its famous market, offers lovely colourful walks, the opportunity for a boat trip and pleasant places to sit and soak up the lively atmosphere.
Planning a visit? Please see below for other recommended towns, attractions and recommended hotels nearby.
Distances and directions below are approximate. For true driving distances please visit the AA Route Planner
Recommended attractions near Camden Town
| London Zoo | (0.7 miles, 1.2 km) | Pictures |
| British Library | (0.8 miles, 1.4 km) | Pictures |
| Regents Park | (0.9 miles, 1.5 km) | Pictures |
| Planetarium | (1.4 miles, 2.2 km, direction SW) | Pictures |
| Madame Tussauds | (1.4 miles, 2.2 km, direction SW) | Pictures |
| The Sherlock Holmes Museum | (1.4 miles, 2.2 km, direction SW) | Pictures |
| Central London Mosque | (1.4 miles, 2.2 km, direction SW) | Pictures |
| British Museum London | (1.5 miles, 2.5 km, direction S) | Pictures |
| Lord's Cricket Ground | (1.6 miles, 2.6 km, direction W) | Pictures |
| Cricket Museum | (1.7 miles, 2.7 km, direction SW) | Pictures |
| The Old Curiosity Shop, London | (1.9 miles, 3.1 km, direction SE) | Pictures |
| Royal Opera House | (2.0 miles, 3.2 km, direction S) | Pictures |
| Highgate Cemetery | (2.0 miles, 3.2 km, direction N) | Pictures |
| Marble Arch | (2.0 miles, 3.2 km, direction SW) | Pictures |
| Faraday Museum | (2.1 miles, 3.3 km, direction S) | Pictures |
All attractions in Camden TownAll attractions in Greater LondonComplete A to Z of attractions in EnglandRecommended towns near Camden Town
St Pancras, in the county of Greater London (1.1 miles, 1.7 km)
The name of the area is taken from the boy martyred in AD 304. Pancras was the orphaned Christian son of a Phrygian nobleman who was brought up at the court of the Emperor in Rome.
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Marylebone, in the county of Greater London (1.5 miles, 2.4 km, direction S)
Marylebone is one of London's more affluent area's, it is home mostly to the well to do, and yet only a couple of centuries ago a large workhouse was built here to give shelter to the poor and homeless, often foundlings were discovered on the workhouse doorstep.
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Mayfair, in the county of Greater London (2.2 miles, 3.5 km, direction S)
Mayfair has it all, it is the haunt of the rich and famous, with elegant houses and apartment buildings that are the sole province of the wealthy.
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Piccadilly, in the county of Greater London (2.2 miles, 3.5 km, direction S)
One of the Capital's most noted places, Piccadilly sweeps uphill with handsome houses on one side and Green Park on the other.
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London, a Historic City in the county of Greater London (2.2 miles, 3.6 km, direction S)
London is one of the World's most exciting, cultural destinations where visitors can walk with history whilst enjoying all that...
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Stoke Newington, in the county of Greater London (2.8 miles, 4.5 km, direction NE)
Stoke Newington offers visitors a diverse cultural experience, it has restaurants of all types of cuisine, plenty of pubs, clubs, shops and markets, and is sufficiently close to all the historic attractions at the heart of the City of London.
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Westminster, in the county of Greater London (2.8 miles, 4.6 km, direction S)
Of all the jewels in the City of Westminster, none shines more brightly than Westminster Abbey, stunning setting for the coronation of almost every English monarch since William the Conqueror was crowned there in 1066.
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Stamford Hill, in the county of Greater London (3.2 miles, 5.1 km, direction NE)
Stamford Hill lies in the north of the London Borough of Hackney. It is a popular residential area, and home to one of Europes' largest Orthodox Jewish communities.
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Kensington, in the county of Greater London (3.4 miles, 5.5 km, direction SW)
The attractive Royal borough of Kensington has many special places. Most prominent is Kensington Palace, birthplace of Queen Victoria.
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Notting Hill, in the county of Greater London (3.4 miles, 5.5 km, direction SW)
This area of London is known throughout the world as the scene of London's biggest annual street party.
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Chelsea, in the county of Greater London (4.1 miles, 6.5 km, direction S)
Chelsea is a district in London which in recent times gained fame as the 'home' of the 'swinging sixties' . The swinging sixties was defined on the Kings Road, which runs the length of the area and both the Beatles and the Rolling Stones lived here at one time.
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Hammersmith, in the county of Greater London (5.0 miles, 8.1 km, direction SW)
Hammersmith developed around the River Thames, which is crossed via a graceful suspension bridge designed by Sir Joseph Bazalgette.
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Fulham, in the county of Greater London (5.4 miles, 8.7 km, direction SW)
It is the home to both Fulham Football Club and Chelsea, both play at Premiership level, thus some of the football's most talented and highly paid stars can often be spotted strolling along Fulham's streets.
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Greenwich, in the county of Greater London (7.0 miles, 11.3 km, direction SE)
The might of british sea-power and the historic town of Greenwich are inseparable. Two famous English sea-faring vessels are here, one is the Cutty Sark, a famous old clipper that shipped tea from China in the 19th-century, and the other, from the 20th-century is Gypsy Moth 1V, sailed round the world by Sir Francis Chichester.
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Ealing, in the county of Greater London (7.3 miles, 11.8 km, direction W)
Ealing is a thriving place which is now hugely cosmopolitan and has a wide range of multi-cultural offerings.
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| Camden Road Station | (0.1 miles, 0.2 km) |
| Camden Town Tube Station | (0.1 miles, 0.2 km) |
| Mornington Crescent Tube Station | (0.4 miles, 0.6 km) |
| Kentish Town Station | (0.6 miles, 1.0 km) |
| M1 Junction 1 | (4.3 miles, 6.9 km, direction NW) |
| M1 Junction 2 (Five Ways Corner) | (6.0 miles, 9.6 km, direction NW) |
| London City Airport | (8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction E) |
| London Heathrow Airport | (14.2 miles, 22.8 km, direction W) |
Hotels & Accommodation in Camden Town
| Hotel Name | Approximate distance from Camden Town center |
| Holiday Inn London Camden Lock | (0.4 miles, 0.6 km) |
| Camden Lock Hotel | (0.5 miles, 0.9 km) |
| Thistle Euston | (0.7 miles, 1.2 km) |
| Ibis London Euston | (0.8 miles, 1.3 km) |
| Novotel London Euston | (0.9 miles, 1.4 km) |
| London Euston Premier Travel Inn | (0.9 miles, 1.5 km) |
| London Kings Cross Premier Travel Inn | (0.9 miles, 1.5 km) |
| Mabledon Court Hotel | (1.0 miles, 1.6 km) |
| The Belgrove Hotel | (1.0 miles, 1.6 km) |
| California Hotel | (1.0 miles, 1.6 km) |
| All hotels in Camden Town |
