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London, the capital city of England, is nearly as famous for its enjoyable shopping as it is for its long history and varied culture Folk from all around the globe visit London to sample the mind boggling number of departments stores, specialist markets and boutique stores. With the strong Dollar and weak £ visitors from America will discover goods are cheaper as it has been, the same can be said for those visitors visiting from other countries in Europe because the UK £ is also weak against the Euro.

Famous London Stores

Probably the most famous London department store is Harrods department store in Knightsbridge the planet’s largest standing on 18,000 m2 of floor space.  ‘Omnia Omnibus Ubique’ is the Harrods motto and means all things for all people, everywhere. Harrods has maintained a reputation for being luxurious and exclusive and their toy department are most well known

Another department store well worth a mention is Selfridges.  Found on Oxford Street, Selfridges first opened to the public in 1909. Constructed and named after the American entrepreneur Gordon Selfridge the department store had been cleverly designed so that the goods on sale were easily accessible to the purchaser which was a new idea at the time.

Shopping And The Best Places To Go In London

Covent Garden has built an excellent reputation for its unusual and specialist shops and is generally accepted as a hip place to hang out. As well as the fascinating stores there are also a small number of restaurants and eating places in Covent Garden.

Camden Market is another popular market in London. Even though there have been markets of various types in Camden at different times the present market began business in 1974. The market at Camden is actually a number of various adjoining markets of various types altogether providing an amazing variety of wares.

Streets In London Well Known For Shopping

Chelsea’s main high street is the Kings Road which is one of the most stylish and chic streets, in London, on which to go shopping. The Kings Road has long been associated with fashion and the manager of the punk band the “Sex Pistols” once owned a clothes shop/boutique there making the road popular with punks as a place to hang out and be seen, these days the Kings Road is much quieter but still worth visiting.

Sloane Street is another road in London associated with shopping which is named after Sir Hans Sloane who bought much of the land in the area in 1712.

Shopping Trips To London

Getting to London is relatively easy, being the capital city of the nation transportation links are fantastic and London’s underground rail network makes everywhere readily accessible.

London accommodation seems to be everywhere and is incredibly easy to find but sadly it can be to be a little expensive. It is generally wisest to book your London hotels online and you will find a broad range of London hotels, guest houses and apartments at http://www.londonhotel4u.co.uk/.