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Affectionately known as "The Actors' Church", St Paul's in Covent Garden is in the heart of theatreland and has long been associated with the theatre community. This beautiful church, built by Inigo Jones, has been here since 1633 and has regular worship, concerts, literary and theatrical events. Many famous names have been connected with St Paul's - John Wesley preached here, J.M.W Turner and W.S Gilbert were baptised here, and those buried here include Sir Peter Lely, Samuel Butler, William Wycherly, Grinling Gibbons, Thomas Arne, and Thomas Rowlandson. One of many plaques in the church commemorating legends of the stage and screen is one in loving memory of Vivien Leigh. The church's history and philosophy is endearingly written by the church doors and includes the principles: we are unafraid to reason, laugh and explore and we welcome people of faith, all who seek faith and friendship, and all who doubt. Benches in the attractive churchyard make this a popular and peaceful spot for Soho's workers to enjoy a sandwich during a summer lunch break. It's a welcome refuge of peace and quiet away from the busy streets around Covent Garden.
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Seven Dials, WC2H | 4 minutes from St Paul's Church, Covent Garden
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Leicester Square, WC2H | 5 minutes from St Paul's Church, Covent Garden
The Hampshire Hotel is located in the heart of film and Theatreland. Guests can enjoy superb Mexican- Peruvian sharing plates at Leicester Square Kitchen with drinks ... More
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Aldwych, WC2B | 5 minutes from St Paul's Church, Covent Garden
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London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Covent Garden Piazza, Covent Garden, London WC2E | 2 minutes from St Paul's Church, Covent Garden
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London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Trafalgar Square, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 4 minutes from St Paul's Church, Covent Garden
This historic church of St Martin-in-the-Fields overlooking Trafalgar Square was built in 1726 and is the best known work of Scottish architect James Gibbs whose ... More
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Freemasons Hall, 60 Great Queen Street, Covent Garden, London WC2B | 6 minutes from St Paul's Church, Covent Garden
Aimed at freemasons and non-freemasons alike, the Museum of Freemasonry provides the chances to learn all about freemasonry and its cultural richness. The museum is ... More
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London > Attractions > Museums
Covent Garden Piazza, Covent Garden, London WC2E | 3 minutes from St Paul's Church, Covent Garden
After a two-year, £22 million refurbishment the London Transport Museum reopened on 22 November 2007 revealing more exhibition space than before. The museum travels back through ... More
London > Attractions > Museums
45 Wellington Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E | 3 minutes from St Paul's Church, Covent Garden
The London Film Museum, located on the site of the Theatre Museum in the original Flower Cellars in the heart of Covent Garden, is the second ... More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
32 John Adam Street, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 3 minutes from St Paul's Church, Covent Garden
Part of the Proud Galleries family, Proud Central became The Strand Gallery in 2010 expanding from a photography gallery to an exhibition space for all disciplines ... More
London > Events > Theatre Dates: 8th February 2019 to 4th July 2020
St Paul's Church, Covent Garden, 18-20 Maiden Lane, The Strand, WC2R | 2 minutes from St Paul's Church, Covent Garden
Based on the 2007 film by Adrienne Shelley, Waitress the musical tells the story of Jenna, an expert pie maker in a small town who dreams ...More
London > Events > Theatre Dates: 5th September 2014 to 2nd May 2021
St Paul's Church, Covent Garden, Catherine Street, WC2B | 4 minutes from St Paul's Church, Covent Garden
Presented by the award-winning, international comedy company Mischief Theatre, The Play That Goes Wrong follows the inept and accident prone Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society ...More
London > Events > Theatre Dates: 8th May to 26th September 2020
St Paul's Church, Covent Garden, 6 Panton Street, SW1Y | 6 minutes from St Paul's Church, Covent Garden
Adapted from Jane Austen's unfinished novel and "joyously directed" (Evening Standard) by Samuel West, The Watsons comes to the West End's Harold Pinter Theatre from Chichester ...More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
St Martin's Lane, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 2 minutes from St Paul's Church, Covent Garden
London Coliseum is a magnificent historic building and an excellent venue in which to enjoy the soaring sounds and high drama of some truly thrilling operas. ... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
6-7 Great Newport Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H | 3 minutes from St Paul's Church, Covent Garden
The Arts Theatre was built in 1927 as a members club, which allowed it to circumvent the censorship laws and perform unusual and avant garde fare. ... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Bow Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E | 3 minutes from St Paul's Church, Covent Garden
The Royal Opera House building is closed to the public from Tuesday 17th March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and all performances are cancelled up ... More
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London > Shopping > House and Garden
29 Floral Street, Carriage Hall, Covent Garden, London WC2E | 1 minute from St Paul's Church, Covent Garden
In summer 2018 The Shop at Bluebird moved to Covent Garden and it's even more spectacular than the original on Kings ... More
London > Shopping > Menswear
13 Floral Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E | 1 minute from St Paul's Church, Covent Garden
Dedicated to designer menswear including formal tailoring from Westwood, Gaultier, Dries van Noten, Helmut Lang and Alexander McQueen, and more relaxed diffusion lines from Fake and ... More
London > Shopping > Health and Beauty
12 Floral Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E | 1 minute from St Paul's Church, Covent Garden
This day spa exclusively for women is a total pampering experience from the minute you step through the door. Located in bustling Covent Garden you'll soon ... More
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London > Restaurants > Cafes and Delis
29 Bedford Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E | Same location as St Paul's Church, Covent Garden
Branches of this cool French cafe abound across the Channel, but this was the first one to open in London. Paul serves epic eclairs, excellent coffee ... More
London > Restaurants > French restaurants
29 Bedford Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E | Same location as St Paul's Church, Covent Garden
Popular French bakery chain Paul has branched out with its very first all-day dining brasserie and they've made the leap on the site of their flagship ... More
London > Restaurants > Modern European restaurants
1 Floral Court, WC2E | 1 minute from St Paul's Church, Covent Garden
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London > Education > Universities and Colleges
24 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, WC2H | 3 minutes from St Paul's Church, Covent Garden
The London Film School is the oldest-established international school of film technique in the world. The school has contributed significantly to ... More
London > Education > Arts and Drama
Somerset House, Covent Garden, London WC2R | 6 minutes from St Paul's Church, Covent Garden
The Courtauld is one of the most prestigious art schools in the country, affiliated with the Oxbridge system and boasting a huge private location and prime ... More
London > Education > Universities and Colleges
1 Sheffield Street, Holborn, London WC2A | 8 minutes from St Paul's Church, Covent Garden
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London > Leisure > Fitness
12 Floral Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E | 1 minute from St Paul's Church, Covent Garden
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25 Shelton Street, 40 Earlham Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H | 3 minutes from St Paul's Church, Covent Garden
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London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
Victoria Embankment, Villiers Street, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 4 minutes from St Paul's Church, Covent Garden
Created in 1874, the Victoria Embankment Gardens run parallel to the River Thames, creating a green walkway between Waterloo Bridge and Embankment, and are dotted with ... More
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London > Nightlife > Pubs
33 Rose Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E | 1 minute from St Paul's Church, Covent Garden
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58 St Martin's Lane, WC2N | 2 minutes from St Paul's Church, Covent Garden
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90 St Martins Lane, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 2 minutes from St Paul's Church, Covent Garden
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London > Nightlife > Bars
20 Bedford Street, WC2E | 1 minute from St Paul's Church, Covent Garden
A subterranean den of delight, with cocktails, tunes and parties, Blame Gloria is a basement bar in Covent Garden where the wallpaper is based on ... More
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45 St Martins Lane, WC2N | 2 minutes from St Paul's Church, Covent Garden
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London > Business > Venue Hire
45 St. Martin's Lane, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 2 minutes from St Paul's Church, Covent Garden
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8 John Adam Street, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 3 minutes from St Paul's Church, Covent Garden
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24-26 Leicester Square, Soho, London WC2H | 4 minutes from St Paul's Church, Covent Garden
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Hotels Near St Paul's Church, Covent Garden What's On Today Near St Paul's Church, Covent Garden  Magic Goes Wrong Theatre | Until 30th August 2020 Vaudeville Theatre 2 minutes walk from St Paul's Church, Covent Garden Mischief Theatre, creators of The Play That Goes Wrong, join forces with master magicians Penn & Teller to conjure an ...More  Hairspray the Musical Theatre | Until 29th August 2020 London Coliseum - English National Opera (ENO) 2 minutes walk from St Paul's Church, Covent Garden The London Coliseum is transformed into 1962 Baltimore this spring when the Tony Award-winning production of Hairspray the Musical returns ...More  Life of Pi Theatre | Until 4th October 2020 Wyndham's Theatre 3 minutes walk from St Paul's Church, Covent Garden Based on one of the best-loved works of fiction, Yann Martel's Man Booker Prize winning novel, Life of Pi is ...More  Hidden London: The Exhibition Exhibitions | Until 1st January 2021 London Transport Museum 3 minutes walk from St Paul's Church, Covent Garden Experience an 'abandoned' Tube station and discover stories about Churchill in the Blitz at the London Transport Museum's exhibition, Hidden ...More  Future Engineers Exhibitions | Until 31st December 2020 London Transport Museum 3 minutes walk from St Paul's Church, Covent Garden Explore the world of transport engineering in the Future Engineers gallery, a permanent display at the London Transport Museum since ...More  City Of Angels Theatre | Until 5th September 2020 Garrick Theatre 3 minutes walk from St Paul's Church, Covent Garden A hit for the Donmar in 2014 when it ran as the theatre's Christmas production, Cy Coleman and David Zippel's ...More  Sunday in the Park with George Theatre | Until 5th September 2020 Savoy Theatre 4 minutes walk from St Paul's Church, Covent Garden Jake Gyllenhaal returns to the West End in summer 2020 to star in Sunday in the Park with George at ...More  Magic Mike Live Dance | Until 13th September 2020 The Hippodrome 4 minutes walk from St Paul's Church, Covent Garden Picking up from where Dirty Dancing left off, Channing Tatum presents an adults-only dance and acrobatic spectacular based on the ...More  POSTPONED: Artemisia Gentileschi Exhibitions | Until 26th July 2020 National Gallery 4 minutes walk from St Paul's Church, Covent Garden Artemisia will not open as originally planned on 4th April 2020 due to current global travel restrictions. The National Gallery ...More  The Woman In Black Theatre | Until 27th March 2021 Fortune Theatre 4 minutes walk from St Paul's Church, Covent Garden One of the less well-known West End fixtures, this adaptation of Susan Hill's gothic novel has been packing out houses ...More 
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