Bond Street in London

30 March 2023 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, London, Shopping Reading Time:  8 minutes

Rolls-Royce on New Bond Street © flickr.com - 35mmMan/cc-by-2.0

Rolls-Royce on New Bond Street © flickr.com – 35mmMan/cc-by-2.0

Bond Street in the West End of London links Piccadilly in the south to Oxford Street in the north. Since the 18th century the street has housed many prestigious and upmarket fashion retailers. The southern section is Old Bond Street and the longer northern section New Bond Street—a distinction not generally made in everyday usage.   read more…

West End of London

11 January 2019 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Bon appétit, London, Shopping Reading Time:  10 minutes

Piccadilly Circus © flickr.com - Jimmy Baikovicius/cc-by-sa-2.0

Piccadilly Circus © flickr.com – Jimmy Baikovicius/cc-by-sa-2.0

The West End of London (commonly referred to as the West End), is an area of Central London, west of the City of London and north of the River Thames, in which many of the city’s major tourist attractions, shops, businesses, government buildings and entertainment venues, including West End theatres, are concentrated. Use of the term began in the early 19th century to describe fashionable areas to the west of Charing Cross. The West End covers part of the boroughs of Westminster and Camden.   read more…

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