Covent Garden
A former produce market converted into a shopping and street performance center, surrounded by West End theatres and the Royal Opera House.
The central market hall houses craft stalls, an Apple Market, and a variety of restaurants, and street performers entertain in the piazza every day. Next door are the Royal Opera House and the London Transport Museum. A walk northwest takes you to the Seven Dials, Neal Street, and the colorful Neal's Yard. This is also the core of the West End theatre district, and it is convenient for seeing musicals such as Les Misérables and The Lion King (the TKTS discount booth is in Leicester Square). You can browse all day, and shops are generally open from about 10:00 to 20:00. Covent Garden Station is right at the market, and during peak hours you can walk from Leicester Square Station instead.
Opening hours
Open all day; shops about 10:00–20:00
Nearby sights
- National Gallery
- Trafalgar Square
- British Museum
- London Eye
- Piccadilly Circus
- Churchill War Rooms
- Palace of Westminster & Big Ben
- Westminster Abbey