Covent Garden
neighborhood · London · United Kingdom
- Address
- Covent Garden, London WC2E 8RF
- Prices
- Walking the district: Free
Public streets and piazza.
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About
Shopping and entertainment district around the old market hall, known for street performers.
History
Its market hall housed a fruit and vegetable market until 1974.
Good to know
- Street performers work the piazza most days.
Nearby
National Gallery
museum · 430 m
Art gallery on Trafalgar Square with Western European paintings from the 13th to the early 20th century.
Trafalgar Square
square · 500 m
Public square with Nelson's Column, fountains and the lion statues, in the centre of London.
British Museum
museum · 880 m
Museum of world history and culture in Bloomsbury, with the Rosetta Stone and the Parthenon sculptures among its highlights.
London Eye
attraction · 980 m
Giant observation wheel on the South Bank of the Thames, opposite the Houses of Parliament.
St James's Park
park · 1.3 km
Royal park between Buckingham Palace and Whitehall, with a lake, flower beds and resident pelicans.
Palace of Westminster and Big Ben
landmark · 1.3 km
The Houses of Parliament on the Thames, with the clock tower popularly known as Big Ben.