Piccadilly Circus
London's version of Times Square, with huge neon advertising screens and the Eros statue. It connects Regent Street, Soho, and Chinatown.
Piccadilly Circus is a traffic roundabout where five streets meet. The curved giant screen on the northeast corner and the Eros statue atop the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain are London's iconic symbols. To the north lie the shopping streets of Regent Street and Carnaby Street. To the east, you can walk to Leicester Square, Chinatown (with many Chinese restaurant options), and Soho. To the south, Haymarket leads to Trafalgar Square. The area is open all day and is liveliest at night, so keep an eye on your belongings in the crowds. Piccadilly Circus Station is right at the square.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- National Gallery
- Trafalgar Square
- Churchill War Rooms
- Buckingham Palace
- British Museum
- Covent Garden
- Westminster Abbey
- Palace of Westminster & Big Ben