Bond Street station really is right in the heart of central London: you simply cannot get any more central.
It is often said that this place has not had a wink of sleep in the last 300 years; central London has been busy watching England grow from a throwback European island to a modern World Power in the course of a few centuries.
Most of the world's best merchandise passes through one of central London's shops (indeed, Britain is often called "a nation of shopkeepers") and a large number of them seem to be within walking distance of Bond Street.
Bond Street is in the district of Mayfair: a very busy, constantly throbbing sea of people and activities. And Bond Street tube station is right in the thick of it all.
The station is on the aptly-named Central Line, just off Oxford Street and between Oxford Circus and Marble Arch.
It is also on the Jubilee Line, between Baker Street (of Sherlock Holmes fame) to the north and Green Park to the south.
Being in one of the trendier and livelier parts of London, it also has lots of shopping and pubs, including the legendary Selfridges right off its corner.
You will also find Ciro's close by - the jewellery store where Bertram Wooster, that indefatigable romancer of the early 20th century, is said to have bought engagement rings for dozens of (sadly fictional!) British and American beauties, ranging from barmaids to heiresses!
Bond Street tube station itself has a rich and engaging history. It was built in 1900, when Sherlock Holmes still roamed the rain-drenched streets of London and a horse-driven cabbie could ferry him from 221B Baker Street to West Kensington in about an hour.
The station has seen multiple reconstructions over the last eleven decades. The old-world lifts have long gone, replaced by gleaming modern escalators. Even the station entrance has been so extensively redesigned that little remains of the original 1900 structure.
Local attractions within walking distance
There are lots of attractions in and around Bond Street tube station. On a clear, sunlit morning it is a joy to walk down the paved streets and sit down al fresco style at some little food joint. You can find modern European, Turkish, Italian, French and any number of restaurants in the vicinity, whether you fancy a quick bite or a more leisurely sojourn.
Of course there are many other things here besides the fine and delicious dining.
Oxford Street, perhaps the busiest retail street in the world, has its own enchanting Christmas Lights which are switched on a few weeks before Christmas (though it seems to get earlier every year)!
An incredible number of people from all over the world come here to see the switching-on ceremony - usually performed by some celebrity - which officially heralds the coming of Christmas.
Thousands and thousands of gift-scouting shoppers throng the boutiques around Bond Street and Oxford Street throughout the year, not only during Christmas and the cut-price January sales.
It is a pleasure simply to walk along the pedestrianised streets under the canopy of the always-unpredictable hue of the London sky (subject as it is, to the vagaries of the notoriously changeable British weather).
Bond Street hotels
Do you fancy having all the above delights right on your doorstep? There are some amazing hotels nearby pre-selected for you (due to their high rankings on TripAdvisor guest reviews) on the London Hotels Insight blog. In fact, the world-famous Dorchester Hotel and Claridge's are both within walking distance of Bond Street station.
The author provides inside information on top-rated London hotels including the best Bond Street hotels with a head-to-head comparison between The Dorchester and Claridge's.
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