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| Covent Garden gained its name when the Convent of St Peter opened a market in its garden more than 8,000 years ago, and it has remained dedicated to shopping ever since, though the focus now is on gifts, luxuries and fashion, rather than fruits and flowers. The Covent Garden Piazza, London’s most attractive covered market, sells novelty items, Neal Street specialises in shoes, while Seven Dials and Floral Street offer dozens of fashionable boutiques. There are a number of theatres in the area, including the stupendous Royal Opera House, and the West End’s trendiest venue, The Donmar Warehouse, so staying in one of the area's fashionable hotels is great for strolling into Theatreland and then sampling the abundant restaurants, bars and pubs that keep buzzing late into the night. |
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A Traditional London Picnic
(Published June 2010)
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| In Town: Lincoln's Inn Fields & Phoenix Garden
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Summer Swimming in London 2010
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32 Endell Street, WC2H 9AG
Open daily all year | Outdoor Pool - Partially closed 15 March - 7 June 2010
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New Hotels in London 2010
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Bank, Bethnal Green, Bromley, Covent Garden, Ealing, Harrow Lyon Road, Harrow Sheridan House, Stratford, Twickenham, Waterloo
Waterloo - June 2010 | Covent Garden - January 2011...
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Strand,
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WC2R
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| This West End Art Deco hotel right on the Strand and next to Covent Garden is in a fantastic location for accessing central London and ... More
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Aldwych,
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| Positioned between the City’s Square Mile and the thriving West End, this grand, Edwardian Hilton hotel welcomes guests with a patisserie and champagne bar in ... More
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Covent Garden Piazza,
Covent Garden,
WC2E
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| Covent Garden's Piazza returns to its original purpose, as a food market, every Saturday from 3rd April until Christmas 2010. The Real Food Market brings ...
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Covent Garden Piazza,
Covent Garden,
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Covent Garden Piazza,
Covent Garden,
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| After a two-year, £22 million refurbishment the London Transport Museum reopened on 22 November 2007 revealing more exhibition space than before. The museum travels back ... More
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Covent Garden,
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East Terrace,
The Market,
Covent Garden,
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Somerset House,
Covent Garden,
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Covent Garden,
London,
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Covent Garden,
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Brewer Street,
Soho,
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