WEST END

The West End is an area of Central and West London north of the River Thames and west of the City of London. It sits at the heart of the borough of Westminster and is home to many cultural institutions, tourist attractions and retail businesses. Historically, the area grew with the population moving out of the City of London, especially after the Great Fire of London 1666. Gradually, new palaces and large houses emerged in Covent Garden, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square. Neighbouring the West End are Mayfair, St James, Belgravia and Knightsbridge.

Today, the West End is the Capital’s beating heart, a world class cultural centre, home to a historic theatre district and a luxury shopping destination. The most popular streets in the West End are Oxford Street, Regent Street, and Bond Street.

The West End boasts some of the best loved central London public squares such as Covent Garden market's public realm flanked by the magnificent Royal Opera House, Leicester Square’s fountain plateau overlooked by the National Portrait Gallery, or the vibrant Piccadilly Circus which leads to some of the most visited West End streets such as Regent Street, Shaftesbury Avenue, Coventry Street and Haymarket.

Developments

Rathbone Square

38 Southampton Street

Hanover Bond

Old War Office Building

1 Palace Street

Transport Zones

Located in travel Zone 1, the West End is covered by Baker Street, Bond Street, Charing Cross, Covent Garden, Embankment, Goode Street, Great Portland Street, Green Park, Holborn, Hyde Park Corner, Leicester Square, Marble Arch, Oxford Circus, Piccadilly Circus, Regents Park, Russell Square, St James Park, Temple, Tottenham Court Road, Victoria, Warren Street and Westminster London Underground stations.

Many bus routes operate throughout the area including;

Tottenham Court Road;  1, 7, 8, 10, 14, 19, 24, 25, 29, 38, 55, 73, 98, 134, 176 and 242 and night routes N1, N20, N5, N7, N8, N19, N20, N29, N35, N38, N41, N55, N68, N73, N98, N171, N207, N253 and N279
Charing Cross; 3,6,9,11,12,13,15,23,24,29,53,87,88,91,139,159,176,453

Culture

Institute of Contemporary Arts

London Transport Museum

Royal Opera House

The Photographer's Gallery 

The National Gallery

The National Portrait Gallery

St Martin-in-the-Fields

Shopping & Retail

Chinatown

Covent Garden

Carnaby Street with 150 shops and over 50 bars and restaurants.

Liberty Street Department Store 

Neal Street

Oxford Street with over 300 high street stores

Regent Street for high-end brands 

St Martin's Lane 

St Martin's Court 

Council

Westminster City Council

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