Good local guitar stores in london? (hotel, buy, restaurants)

[Jakster]

Hello everyone!

First of all, I'm Thomas, a student from germany and I'm really excited about a trip to London with my English honor class (or advanced course, or whatever you call it correctly in english) next month.

Luckily, we'll have some free time in the evenings/afternoons and I really want to check out the local music stores for instruments and guitar stuff! What I think of are rather "smaller" shops though, I can buy the big companies' guitars and accessories everywhere and I'm not really looking for great deals or anything, I'm just interested in meeting some nice salesmen and talking a bit about guitars and music and maybe pick up some small things on my way out!

Does anybody know some of these smaller, local guitar (or music instrument-) stores? We'll be staying in the "Majestic Hotel" in 160 Cromwell Road so everything that's reachable by foot in about half an hour or a bit more, or, in 3-4 bus stations would be nice!

If you've seen a shop in that direction, just give it right to me, I'm excited to hear everything about that!


Best regards,
Thomas

[Felix92]

I'd recommend Denmark Street in Camden. It's known worldwide and is a must-visit to any music lover in London, it's a historically important street in the history of British music. As a keyboardist, I've been there a couple of times. Most of the shops are guitar shops, and there is a drum shop and a couple of keyboard/music tech shops...there aren't that many shops either...its a short road. It's in a cool area and there are many nice restaurants and shops nearby.

here is more information on it: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark_Street
it should take you around 40 minutes by bus or tube.

[Jakster]

Cool! That sounds really interesting, going to check it out. Thanks!

If there's anything else, I'd love to hear that too, of course!

[eddie_spaghetti187]

Just to avoid confusion, should you try to take the tube or bus to Camden to find Denmark street, you'll be about 2 miles away. Better off taking a tube or bus to Leicester Square!

[Jakster]

Ah!

I haven't thought about actually getting there but thanks. Leicester Square, got it!