Covent Garden
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Why go
- The Apple Market craft stalls inside the central building.
- Daily licensed street performances in the North Hall, West Piazza and South Hall Courtyard.
Opening hours
Today10:00 – 20:00Show all
Shorts
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History
The name derives from “Convent Garden”, referring to the former abbey garden. The produce market grew into England’s leading market for vegetables, fruit and flowers. Inigo Jones designed the piazza with arcades and St Paul’s Church. This design was new in London and influenced later urban development.
- 1654An open-air fruit and vegetable market began on the south side of the square, beside Bedford House’s garden wall.
- 1670The Earl of Bedford secured a royal licence for a daily fruit and vegetable market, except Sundays and Christmas Day.
- 1830Charles Fowler’s neoclassical market building was completed to cover and organise trading.
- From 1860The market complex expanded several times, adding its distinctive roof structure.
- 1904Jubilee Market was added for foreign flowers.
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- 1973Protests led to listed status for many buildings around the square, preventing redevelopment.
- 1974The original market moved to Nine Elms, about three miles southwest.
- 1980The central building reopened as a shopping centre with cafés, pubs, shops and craft markets.
How to get there
- TrainTube: Take the Piccadilly line to Covent Garden station, at Long Acre and James Street.
- On footLeicester Square station is about 300 metres from Covent Garden station.
- BusThe RV1 bus terminates on Catherine Street, just east of the square.
Accessibility
- Covent Garden Tube station platform access Platforms are reached only by lift or stairs. This does not establish step-free access to the market or from street to platform.
Sources: Covent Garden - Wikipedia · London/Covent Garden - Wikivoyage (sleep) · Travelodge London Covent Garden Hotel - Book Now · Covent Garden - Wikipedia · Covent Garden - Wikipedia · checked 6 Oct 2026
Plan from here: Evening walk →
Questions and answers
What can I buy at Covent Garden Market?
Stalls sell antiques, jewellery, clothing and gifts.
Is Covent Garden also a theatre district?
The wider district has thirteen theatres and more than 60 pubs and bars, mostly south of Long Acre.
When is Covent Garden Market open?
Monday–Saturday 10:00–20:00; Sunday 11:00–18:00.
Where are the independent shops near Covent Garden?
Around Neal’s Yard and Seven Dials, north of Long Acre.
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