Shopping
The variety of shops in Covent Garden is second to none; its original marketplace heritage has moved with the times. Today the cobbled streets put fashion’s best foot forward, with both top brands and diverse boutiques.
The markets are a trove of children’s goodies as well as confectionery, art and craft supplies and first editions. There are few places where purchases can be made over the dulcet tones of an opera concerto or in such magnificent and lively surroundings. People return to Covent Garden time and time again, and it’s not very hard to see why. Its individuality and its radical difference from any other High Street mall ensure that Covent Garden stays one of the top shopping destinations in the UK.
Rather than hundreds of identikit stores, the shopping experience here can range from extreme sportswear to button shops. It’s also a far more relaxing experience: because of the wide pedestrian streets and absence of chock-a-block traffic, shoppers are free to wander calmly without manic bargain hunters stepping on their toes. Covent Garden is a successful one-stop shopping destination; with every conceivable item at your fingertips, whether it’s something for the house, something for the fridge, something for you or something to wear on your wrist then Covent Garden is the ideal place to be.
