This is how London should be experienced – right in the thick of it in a charming townhouse apartment on a leafy street. Your neighbourhood is the well-heeled Bloomsbury where golden-bricked townhouses line the pavements and Russell Square, the British Museum and an endless selection of restaurants and bars in Covent Garden are all just a short walk away. Charles Dickens lived just up the street and you can visit his childhood home turned museum in a matter of minutes. Inside, big Georgian windows are the focus of the living room where two velvet sofas await to take a load off after seeing the sights. The open living, kitchen and dining room is all style with gallery-white walls keeping things feeling bright. When it comes to hitting the hay, a sprawling king-size bed leads to sound sleep, and the original fireplace in the bedroom is a reminder of the home’s roots in the past.