Quiet London

Where can Londoners and visitors find quiet places to meet and talk?

London is an exciting place to be, but not everyone wants to be in a noisy environment listening to loud music. Perhaps they want to be somewhere where they can read a book, or sit and linger for a while. Many visitors to the capital long to discover places off the beaten track - find a delightful garden to sit in or a tree-lined walk by a river.
Busy Londoners are often looking for somewhere to go which is an alternative to lively venues; a place where things are understated rather than grabbing their attention...

Quiet London is a guide to quiet places to meet, drink, eat, swim, rest, shop, sleep or read. It includes interesting, attractive places where people don't have to strain to hear each other speak. There are short descriptions for each venue, alongside travel and contact details and simple but atmospheric photographs in colour and black and white.

Contents

Museums
Libraries
Parks, gardens and nature reserves
Places to relax and retreat centres
Places of worship
Small shops
Restaurants and cafes
Bookshops
Places to have afternoon tea
Art galleries
Pubs and wine bars
Hotels and places to stay

John Sandoe Books
10 Blacklands Terrace
Chelsea SW3 2SR
020 7589 9473
www.johnsandoe.com

Open Monday to Saturday 9:30am-5:30pm, Wednesday 9:30am -7:30pm
Sunday 12pm to 6pm
Closed on bank holidays and Sundays before a bank holiday Monday

This Chelsea bookshop opened in the 1950s and since then has maintained its deservedly excellent reputation as an independent literary bookshop. You will find an eclectic array of books piled up on every available surface of this 18th-century building, making this a fantastic place to browse and while away a winter afternoon. Their history and current affairs selection are particularly strong, with books ranging from an unusual version of the Crusades from both a Muslim and Christian perspective, to timely accounts of the resent collapse of the global economy.

Nearest underground station: Sloane Square
Buses 11, 19, 22, 211, 319 stop nearby.
The building is accessible on the ground floor for people using a wheelchair, but the other floors are impassable for anyone with mobility problems.