Shops & Services
*alphabetically organized lists of shops and services
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Banks & Currency
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Books & Stationery
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Haircuts
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Home Goods
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Internet & Printing
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Barclays Bank (58 Southampton Row, WC1B 4NB)
Barclays partners with Bank of America, meaning ATM withdrawals for Bank of America customers are free from extra fees. Halifax (The Brunswick Centre, WC1N 1AE) |
HSBC (1 Woburn Place, WC1H 0LQ*) and (25 Islington High Street, N1 9LJ)
With tons of different branches across the UK and worldwide, it may be worth opening up a bank account with HSBC for your international monetary needs. Metro Bank (1 Southampton Row, WC1B 5HA) Metro Bank is one that opens early and closes late, with services available 7 days a week! |
For the best exchange rates you should attempt to avoid changing your currency at banks, tourist offices, airports and exchanges at tourist spots (with a few exceptions). Check here to see where you can get the best rates in Central London, although not all currency exchanges are included. The following are a few currency exchange locations that consistently have the best rates. Pre-order online to get the best rates.
Local:
Thomas Exchange (25 Euston Road, NW1 2SD)
Competitive rates. Don't forget to pre-order online.
Further away:
Covent Garden FX (30A Jubilee Market Hall, WC2E 8BE)
Located inside the Jubilee Market, this currency exchange location offers good rates consistently.
Local:
Thomas Exchange (25 Euston Road, NW1 2SD)
Competitive rates. Don't forget to pre-order online.
Further away:
Covent Garden FX (30A Jubilee Market Hall, WC2E 8BE)
Located inside the Jubilee Market, this currency exchange location offers good rates consistently.
Blackwell's (50 High Holborn, WC1V 6EP)
Academic bookstore with offers for students. Foyles Bookshop (107 Charing Cross Road, WC2H 0DT) At Foyles Bookshop, you can join their loyalty program, Foyalty. Students also can get a 5-10% off student discount. Gay's The Word (66 Marchmont Street, WC1N 1AB) LGBTQ bookstore. Judd Books (82 Marchmont Street, WC1N 1AG) Just north of the Brunswick, Judd Books features secondhand and remainder books which are mainly academic, and gives a 10% off discount for students. |
Skoob Books (The Brunswick Centre, WC1N 1AE)
Located at the north end of the Brunswick, this bookshop sells used and secondhand books including textbooks, especially for Law and Economics. They have a 10% off offer for students. Waterstones (82 Gower Street, WC1E 6EQ) Europe's largest academic bookstore is located right by Student Central and the Academic Centre and offers 10% for students with UNiDAYS. The Book Warehouse (120 Southampton Row, WC1B 5AB) A small bargain bookstore (non-academic). |
Ryman Stationery (70 Lambs Conduit Street, WC1N 3LN)
This stationery store offers 20% off printing and 10% off purchases to students that join the Student Genius Club. Another good location is Ryman Stationery (86 Southampton Row, WC1B 4BB) on Southampton Row.
Paperchase (213-215 Tottenham Court Road, W1T 7PS)
A big store with several levels offering stationery, cards, and crafting materials. Paperchase also offers a 10% student discount.
This stationery store offers 20% off printing and 10% off purchases to students that join the Student Genius Club. Another good location is Ryman Stationery (86 Southampton Row, WC1B 4BB) on Southampton Row.
Paperchase (213-215 Tottenham Court Road, W1T 7PS)
A big store with several levels offering stationery, cards, and crafting materials. Paperchase also offers a 10% student discount.
Biba's Hair and Beauty (72 Marchmont Street, WC1N 1AB)
Biba's Hair and Beauty offers a first-time customer discount of 30% (upon booking on their website), and a 15% student discount thereafter. Mr Leo (60 Tottenham Court Road, W1T 2EW) Pay a mere £9 for a cut at this barbershop! |
Peter's Hairdressing (55A Leather Lane, EC1N 7TJ)
Established in 1945, this barbershop boasts good quality services at an affordable price. |
Argos Chancery Lane (5 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8PH)
The branches of this uniquely British store are places where one can get just about anything. Place an order by flicking through their in-store, online catalogues, and collect the items that you order at the desk. Ordering online for delivery or in-store pickup is also possible. Another great location is Argos Tottenham Court Road (216-217 Tottenham Court Road, W1T 7PT) by the Academic Centre. Butler's (N1 Shopping Centre, N1 0PS) This German store sells a variety of homeware at the mid price range. Primark (14-28 Oxford Street, W1D 1AU) One generally visits Primark for low-cost clothing, but it also features a reasonably sized section for home goods. This location is pretty close to the Academic Centre. |
Robert Dyas (The Brunswick Centre, WC1N 1AF)
This particular branch of the hardware and home goods chain is located in The Brunswick Centre and exclusively offers a 10% student discount. Another useful location is Robert Dyas (4 High Holborn, WC1V 6DR) located at Chancery Lane. Shoppers Stop (52 Chapel Market, N1 9EW) An independent discount store, Shoppers Stop sells household items, toiletries, stationery, and hardware goods. Tiger (241-242 Tottenham Court Road, W1T 7QR) Tiger is a cheap store full of bargains on home and kitchen goods (and a variety of other fun things), and this particular location is very close to the Academic Centre. |
Copycats Print Centre (Student Central, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HY)
For all your student printing needs (including binding), this printing centre is a great choice. Interpostbox (56 Tavistock Place, WC1H 9RG) This store provides all kinds of postal services, and also offers printing. Another location is the Interpostbox (15-17 Caledonian Road, N1 9DX) located on Caledonian Road. King's Cross Computer Centre Ltd (319 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8PX) This computer centre offers printing services. Russell Square Computer Centre Ltd (61 Marchmont Street, WC1N 1AP). Printing and computer services. |
Mail Boxes Etc. (254 Pentonville Road, N1 9JY)
This store provides all kinds of shipping services, and offers printing and photocopying services as well. They also have a special service for students called Student Room to help you ship items back home. Worldwide Connection (25 Boswell Street, WC1N 3BW) Close to Byron and Guilford, Worldwide Connection offers an Internet cafe, printing, and international calling services. |
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Street Markets
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Mobile Phone
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Pharmacies & Drugstores
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Post Office
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Sports Gear
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Bloomsbury Farmers Market (Torrington Square, WC1E 7HY)
Located directly behind Student Central, this popular market is only open on Thursdays between 9AM and 2PM. Brunswick Centre Market (The Brunswick Centre, WC1N 1BS) This market features mainly cooked foods every Saturday. Yum! Chapel Market (Chapel Market, N1 0RW) - This market is open Tuesday to Saturday from 9AM to 6PM, and is where you can find food and all kinds of accessories at relatively low prices. The Islington Farmers Market takes place at this same location every Sunday between 10AM and 2PM. |
Kerb King's Cross (King's Boulevard, King's Cross)
Street food served up Wed-Fri at lunchtimes. Great for Ubranest students. Leather Lane Market (Leather Lane, EC1N 7RJ) A very traditional market, the Leather Lane Market features many stalls with everything from street food to toothpaste, as well as independent shops on either side. Open Mon-Fri 10am-3pm. Close to Byron. |
EE (90 High Holborn, WC1V 6LJ)
EE is the company borne from the merged companies of Orange and T-Mobile. The Carphone Warehouse (23 High Holborn, WC1V 7DA) This store has many branches across London where one can buy really cheap mobile phones of different models and call plans fromt he main UK network providers. Another great location is The Carphone Warehouse (145-149 Tottenham Court Road, W1T 7PZ) located inside the PC World store. |
Boots (The Brunswick Centre, WC1N 1AE)
A small branch of this pharmacy/drugstore that has toiletries, and also an onsite pharmacist where one can pick-up prescriptions, is conveniently located in The Brunswick Centre. You can also apply online for their loyalty card, the Boots Advantage Card, to earn rewards points. Other useful locations of this branch include the Boots (6-17 Tottenham Court Road, W1T 1BE) near the Academic Centre, and the Boots (St. Pancras Station, N1C 4QL) further out great for Urbanest students. |
Boutalls Pharmacy (60 Lambs Conduit Street, WC1N 3LW)
This independently-run pharmacy is located close to Byron and Guilford and has a pharmacist with which one can pick-up prescriptions. Superdrug (The Brunswick Centre, WC1N 1AF) For all your toiletry essentials you can visit this store in The Brunswick Centre. At the store itself, you can apply for their BeautyCard to start earning rewards points. Another good location of this branch is the Superdrug (43 Tottenham Court Road, W1T 2EA) by the Academic Centre. |
Interpostbox (56 Tavistock Place, WC1H 9RG)
This store provides all kinds of postal services, and also offers printing. Another location is the Interpostbox (15-17 Caledonian Road, N1 9DX) located on Caledonian Road. Mail Boxes Etc. (254 Pentonville Road, N1 9JY) This store provides all kinds of shipping services, and offers printing and photocopying services as well. They also have a special service for students called Student Room to help you ship items back home. |
The Post Office (33 Marchmont Street, WC1N 1AP)
These are the two most convenient Post Office branches to the residences. The Post Office is our equivalent of the US Postal Service. Post your letters and send you packages here. Another useful location for NYU London students is The Post Office (7/21 Euston Road, NW1 2RY). |
Sports Direct High Holborn (326-328 High Holborn, WC1V 7PE)
Sports Direct is the place to go to buy sports gear and equipment for famously low prices. There is also a much bigger location of this branch on Oxford Street. |