Exit Covent Garden Tube into the heart of London's Theatreland, around every corner you'll stumble on one of the city's famous playhouses. Left out of the station takes you into Covent Garden Piazza - this pedestrianised area is home to a menagerie of street performers who entertain passers-by. In the middle sit the striking Regency market buildings which have been converted into a warren of small shops and cafes. They’re not the only shopping opportunities though - the area is saturated with stores selling everything from clothes and shoes to tea and sports equipment. Nearby you'll find the Royal Opera House and the Transport Museum. Covent Garden Underground station gives access to the Piccadilly line only. If it's really busy Leicester Square tube is only five minutes walk west and also has access to the Northern line.
Oasis Sports Centre
32 Endell Street, WC2H 9AG
Open daily all year
This city centre sports facility includes not one but two swimming pools - one indoor and... More
Covent Garden May Fayre and Puppetry Festival
St Paul's Church Garden, WC2E 9ED
10th May 2009
He may be nearing his 350th birthday but Mr Punch is showing... More
Coach & Horses
42 Wellington Street, WC2E 7BN
Occupying a prime location just off Covent Garden Piazza, this pub promises a hedonistic St Pat's Party... More
Orla Kiely
31 Monmouth Street, WC2H 9DD
Irish designer Orla Kiely burst onto the fashion scene in a splash of signature prints and bold colours that have... More
Hope and Greenwood
1 Russell Street, WC2B 5JF
Specialising in delicious-looking sweets with an old fashioned feel, Hope and Greenwood is the place to get your hands on... More
This station gives access to the Northern and Bakerloo Underground lines and the mainline terminal runs services to Kent and suburban destinations in south London.
Sitting ... More
Charing Cross Railway Station mainline terminal runs services to Kent and suburban destinations in south London. The sister tube station nearby gives access to the ... More
One of the first design hotels, it certainly hasn’t lost any of its cool appeal and continues to impress with great service and high standards. ... More
Covent Garden's Piazza returns to its original purpose, as a food market, every Thursday from 16th April until 24th September. The Real Food Market brings ...More
You're familiar with the egg and spoon race. Well how about the Christmas Pudding Race? Covent Garden Piazza swells with spectators as about 150 contestants ...More
After a two-year, Ł22 million refurbishment the London Transport Museum reopened on 22 November 2007 revealing more exhibition space than before. The museum travels back ... More
Elms Lesters Painting Rooms are housed in an extraordinary space, purpose built as a painting studio in 1904. Since 1984 the gallery has been specialising ...More
Unit 3,
Covent Garden Market,The Piazza,Westminster,
London,
WC2EMap
1 minutes walk from Covent Garden Tube
Sitting firmly in the upper middle class of the toiletries world, it is in fact a common misapprehension that Crabtree & Evelyn is squarely aimed ...More
Just under the glass dome roof of the imposing Paul Hamyln Hall at the Royal Opera House hangs the Amphitheatre Bar, a stunningly successful fusion ... More
English [Out There!] takes a very hands-on approach to learning English. The course places an emphasis on using what you have learned. Students are taken ... More
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 ... More
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 ... More
In the shadow of both Centrepoint and St Giles-in-the-Fields Church, hidden from most tourists and residents alike, lies this beautiful West End garden. Originally a ... More
Overlooking Covent Garden Piazza, the Cove is a world away from the crowds outside. Tucked up in a worn, leather armchair under the pub’s low, ... More
This
was once a sleazy Soho strip club, as the name suggests, and it really
shows. Deep reds are the dominant colour, with mirrors, booths and
velvet curtains ... More
The second offering from Irish entrepreneur Dezzi Mc Causland, founder of Soho's famous Kingly Club, is a stunning triumph of glass, chrome and contemporary design ... More
Can accommodate for up to 3854 people.
Architecturally stunning home of the Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera.
Home of the Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera, ... More
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