London, the capital of England, is as well known for its exciting shopping opportunities as it is for its interesting culture and prestigious history People from all ’round the globe visit London to indulge in the incredible number of boutique stores, specialist markets and department stores. With the strong Dollar and weak Pound those folk visiting from the USA will discover goods are much less expensive as it has been in the past, equally so for those tourists visiting from Europe as the Pound is also weak against the Euro.

Famous Department Stores In London

Probably the most well known of London’s department stores is Harrods department store in Knightsbridge the planet’s largest having about 18,000 m2 of floor space.  The motto of Harrods department store is “all things for all people, everywhere” or ‘Omnia Omnibus Ubique’. Harrods has earned a reputation of being exclusive and luxurious and Harrods most famous departments are the toy department and their food hall

Selfridges is another store well worth a mention.  situated on Oxford Street, Selfridges first opened to the public in 1909. Named after, and constructed by the American businessman Gordon Selfridge Selfridges was especially designed in order that items on sale could be far more easily accessible to the customer which had not been done before.

London’s Key Shopping Areas

Covent Garden has become extremely well known for its specialist and unusual shops and is considered a hip place to hang out. Besides the fantastic shops you will also discover a reasonable number of eating places and restaurants around Covent Garden.

Camden Market is another popular market in London. Even though there have been a variety of markets in Camden at various times the present market only appeared in 1974. Camden Market is actually a group of various adjoining markets together providing an incredible selection of wares.

London Streets Famous For Shopping

Chelsea’s main high street is the Kings Road which is one of London’s most chic and stylish streets on which to shop. The Kings Road had, during the nineteen seventies, a close association with Punk, the Sex Pistols and their manager Malcolm Maclaren, in more recent years the Kings Road is much more subdued but still well worth a visit.

Another London road, with a strong association with shopping, is Sloane Street which is named after Sir Hans Sloane who purchased much of the surrounding land in 1712.

Staying In London

Getting to London is amazingly easy, being the capital of England transport links are fantastic and the London underground rail network makes everywhere easily accessible.

London accommodation appears everywhere and is incredibly easy to find but annoyingly it can be to be a teeny bit over priced. It is generally the wisest idea to book your London hotels online and you will discover a broad range of London hotels, guest houses and apartments at http://www.londonhotel4u.co.uk/.