Shopping in London

London, as any other bit city, offers a lot of propposals to go shopping. The offer is very varied: big commercial stores, cool shops, street markets, etc. As follows, we comment on the different propposals:

West End: Oxford Street and Picadilly Circus

Located on the west side of the city, the area known as London's West End is the zone where we can find all of the entertainments of the city: shops, restaurants, theatres and more.

The district comprises the most fashionable streets of the city, that is, Oxford Street, Regent Street and Bond Street. Shopping victims must come to these streets, because it is in these streets where you'll find the best shops of the city. Here you'll be able to buy some piece of clothing from brands like Mark & Spencer, Burberry, Stella McCartney and other brands.

Furthermore, you'll find a lot of art galleries and museusm, because this area is the area of London with more cultural and entertainment offers.

Trafalgar Square, in the heart of London's West End.

Covent Garden

Covent Garden area is another zone with a lot of shops and entertaintment areas in London.

Covent Garden is geografically located in this centre zone, and lodges a comercial centre which was a market where flowers, vegetables and other food were sold in the past. Nowadays, in Covent Garden Market you'll find a market with clothing shops, shoes shops and terraces and restaurants. Moreover, it's likely that you'll find a musician that plays is the terrace.

It is a lovely spot, it is worth visiting it in order to see the building and enjoy the atmosphere of the place.

The exteiors of Covent Garden Market.

The markets: Camden Market

Markets in London are vert popular. Camden Market is located in Camden Town district and it is considered the second biggest market in London.

Curious façade of a shop in Camden Market.

Here you'll find very different types of clothing. We can say that there are two areas: the area of the exterior market, crowded of little shoe, complements shops, etc. And Chalk Farm Road, a street full of "real" shops that stand out for their façades, which are decorated with funny figures, depending on what they sell on the shop.

Apart from the cloths market, you'll be able to find the Stables Market, where furniture pieces are sold.

Camden Market works all the days of the week, although the best day to visit it is on Sundays: on Sundays you'll find the most quantity of people moving around, and the atmosphere is incredible.

Moreover, don't forget that in Camden Market there are also a lot of pubs and restaurants, so you'll be able to spend the whole day in the market.