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UK Shopping
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| Shopping |
| London is a shopper’s paradise, and some
of its shopping streets are famous across the globe
– Bond Street boutiques, Oxford Street clothes
shops, Saville Row tailors, Carnaby Street fashion
shops, Sloane Street designer stores, Petticoat
Lane bric-a-brac, Portobello Road antique dealers
and the Borough fruit and vegetable market. |
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| Fashion |
You could spend all day in some of London’s
incredible department stores. The most famous in
the world is Harrod’s of Knightbridge, which
sells all sorts of fancy goods and clothes and has
a great food hall. Other unique department stores
are Fortnum and Mason, Harrods, Selfridges, Liberty
and Harvey Nichols.
If you’re looking for high-class designer
fashion, head over to the exquisite designer stores
on Sloane Street where you’ll find all the
big names such as Chanel, Dior, Gucci and Prada.
For bespoke men’s tailoring that’ll
set you back a bob or two, pop over to Saville Row,
where the country’s best tailors are located.
Great designer fashions that won’t break the
bank can be found along Carnaby Street, made famous
by the creative fashion designers of the swinging
Sixties such as Mary Quant.
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Antiques and Art
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Portobello Road is the best place to go if you’re
looking for antiques, art and collectibles. The
street is dotted with antique and bric-a-brac shops,
and there’s a bustling market every Saturday.
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Markets
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| If you love to rummage and haggle for a bargain,
you’ll love London’s markets. They’re
at the heart of London life and you’ll find
all sorts of specialist markets all over the city.
Here are some of the best and well known ones: |
- Petticoat Lane –
a four hundred year-old bric-a-brac and flea
market in Whitechapel, a real slice of East
End life.
- Leadenhall –
a food market in a beautiful old Victorian building
just off Gracechurch Street, next to Lloyd’s
of London and not far from the Bank of England
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- Camden – you’ll
find all sorts in this young, hip and trendy
part of town, from arts, crafts and antiques
to music, books and clothes.
- Spitalfields –
a large fruit and vegetable market on Bishopsgate,
opposite Liverpool Street Station .
- Borough –
another good market for fresh produce.
- Covent Garden –
a chic and fashionable square filled
with upmarket bars, restaurants and boutiques
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