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Inside Covent Garden

Stories, guides, and features from Covent Garden.

The History of Covent Garden: From Convent Garden to the Piazza

The name is a clue to the beginning. This is the story of how a monastery garden became London's first planned square, a great market, and finally the cultural quarter we know today.

Shopping

Seven Dials: Covent Garden's Quarter of Independent Shops

Where seven streets meet at a sundial pillar, Covent Garden keeps its most characterful shopping. A guide to Seven Dials, its boutiques, and the streets worth exploring around it.

Theatre and Culture

A Guide to Covent Garden's West End Theatres

Covent Garden sits at the heart of theatreland. Here is a guide to the historic playhouses around the Piazza, from the Royal Opera House to the smallest West End stages, and how to plan a night at the theatre.

Guides

A Perfect Day in Covent Garden: What to See and Do

Markets, museums, theatre and food within a few walkable streets. Here is how to spend a full day in Covent Garden, from a morning coffee to the final curtain.

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