Start at Bond Street Station
Finish at Bond Street Station
THE EXPERIENCE
A hidden network of pretty streets for food lovers, shoppers, and explorers just north of Oxford Street.
This delightfully hidden route is tucked away just north of Oxford Street’s Bond Street Station and offers plenty of places to eat, drink and be merry.
You enter St Christopher’s Place by James Street, which has many eating and drinking venues, and then head off to the Wallace Collection in Manchester Square, close to the start of Marylebone High Street. This route has a lovely ‘London village’ feel, which you can experience on the return path along Marylebone Lane (with all its fine eating and drinking venues), Wigmore Street, and St Christopher’s Place before emerging back onto Oxford Street by Bond Street Station.
The route is excellent for atmosphere, history, iconic sights, crowds, shops, cinemas, museums, a village feel, a narrow street, and many places to eat, drink and be merry.
BEST TIME
Morning- This route can be quite busy along Oxford Street, St Christopher's Place and Marylebone Lane. The best time to explore the route is early morning when the lighting is at its best and few people are around. It is also a great way to discover places for breakfast.
Day - This route will get busy along Oxford Street, St Christopher's Place and Marylebone Lane.
Evening - This route will be busy along Oxford Street, St Christopher's Place and Marylebone Lane in the evening.
ROUTE OVERVIEW
This 1.4 km route starts facing west on Oxford Street outside Bond Street Station and takes the first right to James Street into St Christopher Place. It emerges onto Wigmore Street and doglegs right into Manchester Square and the Wallace Collection. It continues north to the southern edge of Marylebone High Street via Manchester Street and Blandford Street before returning to Oxford Street via narrow alleys of Marylebone Lane and St Christopher’s Place and their delicious assortments of places to eat and drink.
See the route at speed (2:29)
Use this to see what the route looks like as if you were doing it at speed and to make you more familiar with what you will see along the way.
GOOGLE AND STRAVA MAPS
Use 'My Google Maps' to explore this route's venues. If you are using a mobile device, the map can help you find the start point for the route, navigate to places of interest, and show your position on the map.
What to see and places to eat, drink and be merry.
What to See List
St Christopher's Place- Pubs and Bars
St Christopher's Place - Places to Eat
St Christopher's Place - Things to Do
PHOTO GALLERY
This gallery provides a descriptive and visual reference to many sights along this route. Double-click to see the image in full size.
HISTORY & INTERESTING FACTS
Around St Christopher's Place
Around Manchester Square
Around Marylebone Lane
VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE AREA
Click on the picture below to go on a 360 virtual tour of the shopping areas and look around.
Use the route to explore this location by looking around in 360, taking in the sights and sounds, listening to an audio recording about the area and going on a virtual tour.
Browse the gallery to find out what you can see along the way.
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