St Martin's Courtyard in Covent Garden

St Martin's Courtyard in Covent Garden

St Martin's Courtyard is a modern retail and dining quarter in the southern part of Covent Garden, built around a set of connected walkways and open spaces between St Martin's Lane and the surrounding streets. It brought a group of fashion shops, restaurants and cafes to this corner of the district, arranged around courtyards that draw pedestrians in from the busier roads nearby. The development is designed for walking, with its shopfronts and eating places facing onto the linked open spaces rather than the main streets. St Martin's Courtyard sits close to the theatres and hotels of St Martin's Lane, and its mix of retail and dining serves both visitors and those working in the area. The setting is contained and largely car free, giving it a calmer feel than the roads that border it while keeping an active offer of shops and places to eat. Several smaller streets and places run through the development, tying its parts together into a single quarter. St Martin's Courtyard adds a distinct, contemporary layer to the mix of dining and shopping that runs across this part of Covent Garden, set within the wider theatre district.