OUR LONDON STORE IS NOW OPEN UNTIL 8PM ON SATURDAYS!
Stanfords’ flagship store is located in the heart of London’s Covent Garden on Long Acre – two minutes' walk from both Covent Garden and Leicester Square tube stations.
It first opened its doors to the public in 1901 and the Covent Garden branch continues to stock our complete range of maps and books over its three floors.
The basement is home to the London Stanfords Digital office where you can order personalised maps and aerial photographs, and the British Department – which includes the full range of Ordnance Survey maps. The floor is covered in what must be one of the largest A-Z maps of central London.
The ground floor stocks maps and books for France, Spain, Italy and Portugal as well as our vast selection of globes, travel literature, a children’s travel section, and world music. Other great gift ideas are displayed here too. And customers can go around the world in eight minutes as they negotiate the vast National Geographic world map on the floor before reaching the Natural Cafe at the rear of the store.
Books and maps for international destinations and other European countries not found on the ground floor are found upstairs on the first floor, together with useful travelling products such as first aid packs and pocket knives. Up here the floor is covered in National Geographic’s famous map of the Himalayas, centred on Mount Everest. On the ceiling above the stairwell is a map of the stars.
Next to domestically sourced maps we strive to stock the best available mapping from abroad. Stock is organised by country and includes regional maps, walking maps and street atlases.
The store often hosts author lectures and special events and our marketing team is always organising useful offers on our stock, so keep an eye on the Events and Offers pages for the latest.
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Natural Café
Stanfords' Covent Garden store is pleased to announce the Natural Café is once again serving coffees, teas, juices, sandwiches, cakes and other goodies on the ground floor after an impressive revamp.
Watch this space for the exciting new menu!
The Natural Café is open during the same hours as the store.
Customers who have visited their outlets have had this to say:
"Quality food and drink and great service. Very popular!" - Sarah Annis
"The Natural Café has a lot of wheat- and dairy-free food on offer. For a child or adult with food intolerances or allergies they are an ideal place to eat as there are several choices." - Heather Rome
"Have you tried their coffee? It really is better than the other coffee shops - Costa, Starbucks etc. I get all my takeaways from Natural Café now!" - Jim Price
"It does coffee to perfection and muffins to die for. You can work here as it has free wifi and the staff are friendly and helpful and always greet you with a smile." - Sue Blackwood
To learn more about the Natural Café, visit www.naturalcompany.co.uk.
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