Harrods
A century-old luxury department store in Knightsbridge. The Egyptian Hall, food halls and terracotta façade lit up at night are all worth seeing.
Located in Knightsbridge, the store covers roughly 90,000 square metres, and at night tens of thousands of lights outline the building. Beyond luxury goods, highlights include the opulent Food Halls (good for buying tea and biscuits as souvenirs), the Egyptian-style escalator hall and the toy department. There is a dress code: vests and flip-flops are not recommended, and large backpacks must be checked. Open Monday to Saturday from about 10:00 to 21:00, and Sunday from 11:30 to 18:00. Tax-free shopping for non-EU visitors has been discontinued, so compare prices carefully. Knightsbridge tube station is a 2-minute walk away, and the V&A is about 10 minutes on foot.
Opening hours
Mon–Sat 10:00–21:00; Sun 11:30–18:00
Nearby sights
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Hyde Park & Kensington Gardens
- Science Museum
- Natural History Museum
- Royal Albert Hall
- Buckingham Palace
- Madame Tussauds London
- Kensington Palace