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18 years ago
A small and good-value newsagents near Holland Park entrance and the former Commonwealth Institute, selling the usual newspapers, magazines, confectionery and tobacco, together with a small selection of food items. Friendly staff. read more
254 Kensington High Street
Kensington
London W8 6ND
United Kingdom
Holland Park
020 7603 7594
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I deposit 600 pounds on my monzo card and they charge me 16 pounds which is free on other pay…read morepoints.. fraud
Warning, this is more of a rant than a review ... about how it is near impossible to buy my…read morefavourite newspaper after 6pm on a Saturday. I love the Saturday edition of The Guardian and my weekend is not complete if I don't get hold of a copy. On several occasions now I've ended up rushing from supermarket to supermarket in Notting Hill (there's a Tesco, Waitrose and M&S all lined up the hill, another Tesco's next to Holland Park station) to find large stockpiles of The Times but not a single issue of The Guardian. No, I won't buy into Murdoch Press, is this a conspiracy? It's only desperation that drives me into supermarkets in the first place - gone are the days where you had a newsagent's at every corner, especially near the main tube stations ... shops that look like a newsagent's now only sell tourist tad and sweets. Except Embassy News - it really was worth walking up a little further towards Bayswater Road to finally come across Embassy News. Lovely man behind the counter who confirms that they don't pack up their newspapers to return to the distributors before midnight (most supermarkets remove all newspapers by 7pm, hence my panic). Not the most convenient location for me but this may well become a regular haunt as I keep remembering too late that there's something missing in my life.
This is one of those tiny newsagent shops that manages to pack a lot into a small space. It sells a…read morewide range of newspapers and magazines, as well as confectionery, greetings cards, tobacco and a small range of drinks and snacks. Staff are efficient, and it's often busy (lots of people paying their paper bills, so they must have an extensive service of paper rounds). Prices are par for the course (ie a little higher) for a small newsagents.
A small newsagents and convenience store, located in the former sub-post office in this row of…read moreshops in Kensington, just off the Cromwell Road. As well as newspapers and magazines, they sell confectionery, tobacco, stamps, and a small range of food and basic household groceries, and they have a photocopy machine. Friendly and obliging staff.
Very keen. I've won many of their competitions. First I won tickets to a Pogues concert at the O2…read morefrom this newspaper. Then I've won a couple of DVDs and late last year tickets to the Irish Film Festival London. The quirky films were over different venues (Tricycle in Kilburn, Riverside Studios in Hammersmith and a posh art institution on Pall Mall). Very good films and so interesting. Once I've finished with it I give it to the Irish cleaning lady in my block of flats. As with the Irish World Newspaper, I probably wouldn't agree with most of the published opinions. I'm in favour of having Northern Ireland as part of Britain even though I've got two great-grandmothers who were Irish - Murphy and Ryan. But the Irish Film Festival prize last year was most atmospheric taking me to different parts of London!
Good bookshops are dangerous places, and Daunt Books is one of the most dangerous of all. You can…read morelose yourself for hours, browsing through the recommendations temptingly laid out on tables. And while you're queuing to pay, there are more temptations on your way to the till - for book junkies this is worse than the sweet counters in supermarkets! Daunt Books is a small chain of independent booksellers with an emphasis on travel and literature. I like the way they curate their shops and always succeed to find a gift here - but not without buying one or two books to keep myself.
A trip to Holland Park is in order when I feel like I want to treat myself to a view of upscale…read morehomes, eat fancy deli foods, and, a recent discovery, peruse the Daunt bookshop outpost tucked into the main drag there. Compared to the Marylebone locale--the only other Daunt that I've visited--this shop is smaller, quainter, and, on my trip, super quiet. Ahh. I found an interesting-looking book, 'Mendelssohn Is on the Roof', quickly bought it and went on my merry way. http://www.nytimes.com/1991/05/05/books/trying-to-murder-a-statue.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm
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small newsagents based in the Bluewater shopping centre. Offer a selection of drinks, sweets,…read moremagazines and newspapers. Easy access to everything.
I used to visit this newsagents when my daughter was at university nearby…read more It is a nice shop, with lots of newspapers and magazines to choose form and lots of tempting sweets and snacks! You can order a newspaper or magazine to be delivered if you live locally, or order a magazine they dont normally stock to collect from the shop. The staff are nice, really friendly. Oh, and you can tell I dont smoke, they also sell cigarettes and lighters!
Medium sized version of Smiths, located in the Centre Court Shopping Centre, next to Wimbledon…read moreRailway Station. It replaces the larger branch which used to be on the bridge opposite the station entrance. (There's still a very small branch selling just magazines and confectionery next to the main station entrance). This branch has a small selection of books, a good selection of greetings cards and magazines, and a reasonable selection of stationery. They also sell tobacco products and National Lottery tickets.
The location of this newsagents is genius. It is in the heart of Hampstead Village, right next to…read morethe number 24 bus stop. It is a 10sec walk from every bus stop in the locale. The outside windows are plastered with personal notices, about renting, personal trainers to men with vans. Once inside you realise that this is a small little store, yet crammed with everything you'd expect from a newsagents. The selection of daily news is good, and the magazine section fulfils the requirement of most but is short on some of the specialist covers. There is the usual horde of sweets, snacks, chocolate and soda. Special brownie points are scored for Oyster top ups and for Western union money transfers. M&M is a good convenience snack and news stop. It fulfils but does not excel in every requirement of a newsagent. Small but useful.
This is my local newsagent and the best one on the Green Lanes stretch. The store is larger than…read morethe average newsagents, so there is a feeling of space in this shop. The selection of newspapers and magazines is very good. I've noticed newspapers from all over the world, reflecting the wealth of ethnic backrounds of local customers. There is also a large stand with greeting cards for all occasions. This shop is really a mix of newsagents and corner shop, selling all sorts of convenience foods. The prices are slightly higher than the local supermarkets, but the convenience of buying a pint of milk almost right on your doorstep is worth paying extra for, in my opinion. You can also get you tube/bus passes here. the bus stop is right in front of this shop, so a quick top-up of the Oyster card is more than convenient here.
If you take a left out of Upton park station and walk down the hill for about a minute, this store…read moreis across the road after the roundabout. A quite large newsagents, im not really sure why its called 'Smoke Mart', as it sells the same amount of cigarettes and accessories as many other newsagents. I havnt seen them sell anything out of the ordinary, or any special brands, so if you are looking for something exotic, then i think you may be disappointed. Close to the shop is more than 3 schools in a 1 mile radius so you will always find school kids inside. The shop pretty much is your standard newsagents, although it does sell a quite large collection of greeting cards, although there are better card shops in the area with a larger and newer collection.
Old fashioned local newsagent. The sort of place where if you tell them some gossip they've already…read moreheard it. Though the shop is tiny they cram in an amazing amount. Visits often mean negotiating with other customers to reach the bit you want! (It's usually busy). That counts especially if you want to get into the far aisle, which is a tight squeeze past anyone getting served! They stock the usual newspapers, magazines, sweets, crisps and drinks, but also all sorts of other stuff. Basic groceries like biscuits, cartons of juice, washing powder, batteries, video tapes. Also last minute gifts: toys and beard/head trimmers and (at the appropriate time of year) Easter eggs and stuff for mothers day. The back aisle holds cards and a good range of envelopes. It's also the local place for charging Oysters, and getting lottery tickets. Very useful shop and the sort of place you want to support!
A local newsagents, its a bit small, abit dated, sells newspapers some magazines, milk, crisps,…read moresweets not a large selection due to lack of space BUT you can get oyster top up and it has a pay point for TV license, energy payments etc
Small shop in the entrance to St James's Park tube, under the HQ of London Transport…read more It sells a small selection of drinks, snacks, sandwiches to eat on the go, and a wider selection of greeting cards and gifts. It's your classic 'emergency purchase' location, but the range of cards isn't half bad, actually, and prices seem average for the area - about £2 for a nice birthday card. As you'd expect for somewhere with passing 'tube' trade, service is super quick and efficient (three of us were served in about 8 seconds flat). If you are looking for food and you've a little more time, there are several excellent sandwich shops in the same complex.