Things of note in Tottenham Court Road
Every
Saturday located in the vicinity are between 1 and 3
computer fairs, at various constantly changing locations. The easiest way to find them is to head for
Goodge Street tube (which is on TCR) and look for the big signs pointing in a number of directions. These computer fairs are almost certainly the
best (that's to say
cheapest) place to go for PC components in
London, with very noticable savings compared to
retailers like
Dixons.
Shops in the area include
Computer Exchange (see
http://www.cex.co.uk), who pay generous prices for
second hand computer
hardware and
games. For audio there is a shop called Shasonic, as well as a number of similar small electrical stores, good value for
Minidisc players,
dictaphones and simlar, especially as they can be bargained down, but not so good for computers.
Public Transport in TCR includes the 10, 73, 29 and 134
buses and three tube stations, Tottenham Court Road, Goodge Street and Warren Street, all on the
Northern Line. TCR connects to
Charing Cross Road,
Oxford Street and, at the other end,
Euston Road.
Food can be got from
Burger King,
Pret à Manger and Benjy's. Money can be got from two branches of
HSBC.
Also of note in Tottenham Court Road, or indeed not of note are the large
signs saying '
Golf Sale'. When a news reporter, as part of a novelty item asked people standing under the huge
neon sign if they knew whether there was a golf sale in the area, nearly all of them hadn’t a clue.
And Finally, should you be in the area, don't forget to not pay a visit to the
Church of Scientology, located close to Goodge Street.