Covent Garden

Covent Garden Market

Covent Garden is probably the most popular area of London to visit simply because it's full of life and there's so much to do.

This central area of London is one of the most popular for tourists and Londoners alike. The pedestrianized Piazza is full of shops, restaurants, bars and cafés.

At Christmas the entire area becomes an Aladdins cave full of mouth-watering Yule-tide goodies, entertainment and seasonal fun.

Covent Garden Market

The glass covered market is for many the centerpiece of this very exciting and colorful area. Boutiques, bookshops, tea and chocolate shops and brightly colored indoor stalls are choca-bloc with unusual things to buy.

The Piazza is located in the exact position where the old market used to be. It was a very popular London market much loved by Londoners and visitors alike. The market had been selling fruit, vegetables and flowers from the 1500s until 1974, when it relocated as a wholesale market to Nine Elms, Vauxhall, London SW8.

During the spring and summer months the Real Food Market provides a feast of gastronmic delights for you to enjoy and because of the market is so popular it is now held on Thursdays until 5 November and then on Thursdays and Fridays from 12 November to 18 December.

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This exciting area of London is home to London's famous theatre-land where you can see some amazing top west end shows. London theatre tickets are available online so easy to book for that special treat or city break to London.

Up-market boutiques and high street stores blend well with some of the oldest and most fascinating shops and on the piazza is the newly renovated Royal Opera House which dates back to 1732.

The old cobbled streets streets are full of cafés, restaurants and street-entertainers who cast a magical spell over all who come to visit this very special area of London.

The very popular and trendy Neal's Yard is tucked away in a small corner of the area known as Seven Dials.

An easy way to get there is to go to Neal Street, take a left at Shorts Gardens and you'll see a very tiny alley on your right which leads to Neal's Yard.

Turn into the alley and you'll be hit by the brightly colored shops, cafès and restaurants.

This is a great area to book your hotel as everything is literally on your doorstep.

If you get tired of walking around you can always take one of the popular rick-shaw rides around town for just a few pounds.

Not far away are the shops of Oxford Street and Long Acre which are overflowing with boutiques, restaurants and shops.

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