London, the capital city of England, is nearly as famous for its amazing shopping opportunities as it is for its interesting culture and long history Visitors from all over the globe take city breaks in London to indulge in the immense selection of specialist markets, department stores and boutique stores. With the weak Pound and strong $ those people visiting from the US will discover goods are far less expensive as it has been, it is the same situation for those folk visiting from Europe because the £ is also weak against the Euro.

Famous London Stores

Most probably the most well known London department store is knightbridge’s Harrods the largest department store on the planet having around 18,000 m2 of floor space.  ‘Omnia Omnibus Ubique’ is the Harrods motto and means all things for all people, everywhere. Harrods has long been associated with luxury and exclusivity and their food hall and toy department are extremely famous

Another department store worthy of a mention is Selfridges.  situated on Oxford Street, the department store opened for business in 1909. Built and named after the businessman Gordon Selfridge the store was specially designed in order that all of the items on sale were more easily accessible to the prospective buyer which was a radical departure from the common practices of the day.

Key Shopping Areas In London

Covent Garden has built an excellent reputation for its unusual and specialist shops and is considered a hip place to hang out. Besides the amazing stores you will also discover a small number of eating places and restaurants around Covent Garden.

Another market in London well worth a visit is Camden Market. Although there have been markets of various types in Camden at various times the present market only appeared in 1974. Camden’s market is actually a collection of various adjoining markets of various types altogether providing an incredible selection of wares.

Streets In London Well Known For Shopping

The main high street in Chelsea is the Kings Road which is one of London’s most stylish and chic streets in which to go shopping. The Kings Road was popular for clothes in the Sixties and Seventies and is closely associated with the Punk movement, these days the Kings Road is much quieter but still worth a visit.

Sloane Street is another road in London associated with shopping which takes its name from Sir Hans Sloane who purchased much of the land in the area in 1712.

Visiting London

Getting to London is amazingly easy, being the capital of the nation transport links are amazing and the London underground rail network makes everywhere easy to reach.

London accommodation appears everywhere and is incredibly easy to find but annoyingly it can be to be a tad costly. It is usually best to book your London hotels online and you will find a huge selection of London hotels, guest houses and apartments at http://www.londonhotel4u.co.uk/.

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