Trendy Shops in Regent Street and Carnaby Street (1.1 Km)
- philip carey
- Aug 24, 2022
- 6 min read
Updated: Aug 16, 2024
Start at Piccadilly Circus Station
Finish at Oxford Circus Station
THE EXPERIENCE
This 1.1 Km fashionable and trendy shopping route takes you along a large part of Regent Street and all of Carnaby Street, with fantastic shops and stylish things to buy. Due to its status as a place for fashion and its length, Regent Street is sometimes called the “Mile of Style”, whilst Carnaby Street was historically known as the epicentre of Swinging London. There are plenty of places to eat and drink, especially Heddon Street, Kingly Street, and Kingly Court.
Great for fashionable and trendy shopping, history, crowds, iconic sights, hotels, theatres and lots of places to eat, drink and be merry.
MUST SEE PLACES
What to See List
PLACES TO EAT, DRINK AND BE MERRY
Areas to Eat, Drink and Be Merry List
Links to nearby Eat, Drink and Be Merry Routes.
BEST TIME
Morning - The best time to do this route is on weekends in the early morning when it is quiet and free from crowds and heavy traffic.
Day - This will be busy during the day.
Evenings - Busy around Piccadilly Circus and Oxford Circus - less busy elsewhere.
ROUTE OVERVIEW
The 1.1 Km route starts at Piccadilly Circus and heads up Regent Street, following the curve until it gets to Beak Street (third turning on the right). It continues along Beak Street until it gets to Carnaby Street on its left-hand side and then follows this all the way to Liberty London by Great Marlborough Street. The final section turns left and immediately right up Argyll Street until it gets to Oxford Circus Station.
Route at a Glance Video.
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DESCRIPTIVE PHOTO GALLERY
This gallery provides a descriptive and visual reference to many sights along this route. Use the Google Map above to find their location. Double-click to see its full size.
INTERESTING FACTS
Regent Street Facts
Carnaby Street Facts
VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE AREA
Click on the picture below to go on a 360 virtual tour of the shopping areas and have a look around.
Use the blue 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.
HISTORY & GUIDES VIDEO LIBRARY
Please note - These date from before 2018 and have been done in a variety of styles to determine which one works best. They all provide very useful information and we would welcome feedback to help create the new versions
SIGHT GUIDE
This short (1:49 minute) video gives you a quick guided tour of some of the sites on this route.
HISTORY GUIDE
These history videos provide you with a history of the area and a history of shopping in the west end of London.
8:11 Minutes
7:26 Minutes
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