Day out in London

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Shopping

Camden Town & Islington
Both offer good specialist shopping selling everything from lycra club wear in Camden Lock Market to antiques in Camden Passage over in Islington. In Upper Street, Islington, you'll find galleries, excellent gift and food shops, restaurants and entertainment.
Tube: Camden Town

Covent Garden
An eclectic mix of cafes, restaurants, stylish shops and street entertainment, that attracts thousand of visitors. At its heart is the famous Covent Garden Market in Victorian buildings, a covered shopping area and a cobbled Piazza, Boutiques, market stalls and traditional barrows sell clothes, arts, crafts and antiques.
Tube: Covent Garden

Kensington & Chelsea
Kensington High Street - notable for Barkers department store and its fashion clothes ships, plus restaurants and bars. Close by is Kensington Church Street, with antiques shops. King's Road, Chelsea - filled with good quality high street fashion and interior design shops.
Tube: Kensington High Street

Knightsbridge
Fashionable shops line Sloane Street and at the Knightsbridge end you'll find the exclusive department store Harvey Nichols, specialising in designer label fashion. Nearby is Harrods, London's most celebrated department store. The are is also famous for its jewellers, high fashion boutiques and restaurants.
Tube: Sloane Square

The West End
Oxford Street - London's best known shopping street, full of fashion and shoe shops as well as stores including Selfridges, Debenhams and John Lewis. Regent Street - an elegant street noted for its high-quality British clothing shops including Aquascutum, Austin Reed and Burberry. Carnaby Street - half way Regent Street - good shopping for cult fashions. New Bond Street and Old Bond Street - famous for art galleries, antiques and jewellery, designer clothes and luxury goods.
Tube: Oxford Street, Piccadilly Circus

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