Buzzing Holborn is a great area to explore London from due to its fairly central location and great transport links. However, Holborn has plenty going on in its own right, from cool museums, theatres and trendy bars. Originally a commercial area, luxury hotels saw great restaurants, cafes, and bars pop up. Now, Holborn is a bustling area that’s great for a day out with plenty to do - we have rounded up the best things to do with our Holborn escorts.
A closer-to-home exhibition akin to the museum in Amsterdam. This Is a 360º digital art exhibition in London that invites you to step into the universe of the Dutch artist and inventonr, Vincent van Gogh. It is brought to you by the organisers of a collection of widely successful exhibitions present in cities across Europe, Asia and the Americas.
Amazingly, this museum, which has been preserved since 1837, is free to visit. Ideal for those with an interest in social history, the extraordinary house and museum of Sir John Soane, one of the greatest English architects, who built and lived in it two centuries ago is open to the public. The museum has been kept as it was at the time of his death in 1837, and displays his vast collection of antiquities, furniture, sculptures, architectural models and paintings.
A very short walk from Holborn’s tube station. This is the largest independent theatre in the West End with VIP theatre packages available. It shows mainstream hit plays and musicals among other things and is a great way to spend an evening.
This unique lively weekday street market is nestled between Hatton Gardens and Chancery Lane. Leather Lane Market boasts a huge variety of street food, fashion, household and general goods alongside fantastic pubs, cafés, restaurants and more. The market’s rich history stretches back over 400 years making it one of the oldest in London. Today the market is home to a community of contemporary and traditional traders (some of whom have held their trading pitch for several generations), lending it a signature charm seldom seen amongst its peers. This is a unique destination with something for everyone.
This is London’s premier destination for watches, diamond jewelllery, and other luxury items. The area is made up of both independent jewellers and diamond traders. It is known for selling luxury pieces at affordable prices and is a unique shopping destination with original items that you can’t find elsewhere.
This cool bar is said to be one of the best in the world - definitely worth a swift one, or a couple of lingering ones… This bar, at the five-star Rosewood London hotel, is named after the London-born artist and caricaturist Gerald Scarfe (former illustrator for The Sunday Times and New Yorker, and Pink Floyd's right hand drawing man). His work is all over the walls. The cocktail list is totally original and you’re sure to find a new favourite tipple.
The three lamp posts and several of the buildings on this open-air shopping arcade are Grade-II listed. This pedestrian shopping arcade diagonally runs in between Southampton Row and Bloomsbury Way. The street was designed by the architect Robert Worley in 1906 in a monumental Edwardian style, using Italian marble throughout, colonnades and turrets. Well-preserved, it has a number of shops and cafes.