For the past eleven years, I’ve led groups of University of Central Oklahoma students on a research and study tour of London. And from that very first trip, one neighborhood has served as our home base: Bloomsbury .

Tucked in the heart of central London, Bloomsbury is more than just a place to sleep between research, lectures, and site visits. It’s a historic district that pulses with academic energy, literary legacy, and a uniquely livable urban rhythm. Our first stays were at the charming Crescent Hotel — a row of historic Georgian townhomes circling Cartwright Gardens. Eventually, our group grew too large for the Crescent, and we moved to the Royal National Hotel just around the corner. At 1,630 rooms, it’s the largest hotel in the United Kingdom — yet somehow, in classic Bloomsbur

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