Covent Garden Market

The Market at Covent Garden is only two years away from celebrating its 175th birthday in 2010 and I bet over the years it has seen some major changes and a fair few face lifts. In my opinion to call it a market these days is a bit misleading as it is hardly the sort of place you pop into to buy a pound of apples and some undies rather it is now entirley given over to selling tourist items like crafts or rather expensive scarfs and rather than stall you now have small cosy shop outlets. Located in the West End of London Covent Garden has its own tube station which is on the Picadilly Line and is also about a five minute walk from Leicester Square, ...  Read the complete review

Comment/Summary I went to London with my school in November 2006 and I thouroghly enjoed it. There were many exceptional shops and attractions but none as brilliant as Covent Gardens. They offer lots of excellent products at low prices. The best thing I bought was a giant gob-stopper. I was really chuffed with it as I didn't finish it for 5 weeks and it only cost me a pound which was a real bargin. The only major bad thing was the fact that I had to report to my teacher every 5 minutes to tell him we hadn't gotten lost or kidnapped or robbed etc. which was annoying as every time I was in a shop looking at something I liked I looked at my watch and saw that it ...  Read the complete review

Bored on a Sunday afternoon and fancy a bit of light entertainment but not off the tele? Why not jump on a train and get down to Covent Garden? It may not be the top place to go in London but the entertainment is fantastic. I haven’t been in a few years but when I do I have a great time. I normally make this my little detour from my way to the best market in London… Camden. But back to the subject this about Covent Garden. The streets are lined both sides with your normal shops that you would find on the high street. But as you walk down the street you will fail to notice the shops because you will find a colour arrangement of ...  Read the complete review

As a local to Covent Garden, I have to confess a certain affection for it. It really is a place that is suitable for all, young and old, foreigners and locals, rich and poor. It really is one of the most cosmopolitan areas I have ever been to. With a variety of street performers, from mime artists, to magicians, and classical musicians, playing for peoples enjoyment whist they grab a bite to eat from one of the many cafes and food shops which are in and around covent Garden. Perhaps the best thing is that all this entertainment is free, although performers do ask for contributions, as this is how they make their living. Covent Garden never really closes, at ...  Read the complete review

What a great way to pass an afternoon. After a brief fight for a lift at the Covent Garden Tube Station, and a struggle to get through the melee swarming around the rather eccentrically cool street performers - you enter Covent Garden, then amble through the Apple Market and see the stalls with thir unique and usually handcrafted goods of bewildering variety. Then a stroll through the Piazza and it's boutiques to the Craft Market - my favourite place for thoughtful gifts for birthdays and the like. Finally - go down into the pit to watch an afternoon play, if one is on - or sit in the Hoegaarden or the Italian Cafe and while away an hour or three with a ...  Read the complete review