Bond Street | Camden Lock | Carnaby Street | Covent Garden
Kensington High Street | Knightsbridge | King's Road | Oxford Street
Piccadilly | Portobello Road | Petticoat Lane | Regent Street

Bond Street

Located in Mayfair, one of London's most expensive and exclusive districts - the shops are expensive and exclusive too! In addition to designer label fashion, there are lots of shops selling art, jewellery and antiques. Several auction houses, including Sotheby's and Phillips, are also located in here.

Camden Lock

Camden lock is the most popular part of Camden market. It's held in a cobbled courtyard that leads to the canal. Best buys include arts, crafts and ethnic clothing.

Carnaby Street

The first clothes shop was opened in 1957 and soon lots of other clothes and accessory boutiques had opened. By the 1960s the street had become world famous and synonymous with young fashion. The boutiques are still there, but Carnaby isn't as trendy as it used to be.

Covent Garden

A variety of market stalls are held in the Piazza, daily. Superb boutiques, specialist shops, restaurants, cafés and bars surround the market stalls. You can buy some really interesting things here - magic tricks, jewellery, crafts, clothing and more. You'll also find many street entertainers performing, such as jugglers, magicians and acrobats. The atmosphere is eclectic by day and lively by night!

Kensington High Street

Both designer and high street names are well represented, and if you are on a really cheap budget there is always Kensington Market. You'll find branches of The Gap, Kookai, Jigsaw, Marks and Spencer, Laura Ashley and Karen Millen, here. And of course, the art deco Barker's of Kensington department store, now part of Barker's Arcade.

Knightsbridge

Here you will find, among others, Harrods, Harvey Nichols and the Scotch House. If your budget is tight you will probably have to settle for just looking because this is the land of designer labels - shops are exclusive and expensive.

King's Road

Boutiques on the Kings Road were the first to sell mini skirts in the 1960s, and in the 70s where the pink movement was born. Today the Kings Road is still flanked by numerous small boutiques, high street stores, restaurants and bistros.

Oxford Street

Oxford Street stretches for two miles through the heart of the West End with Marble Arch at one end and Tottenham Court Road at the other. There are more than 300 shops here. Most of the department stores, such as Selfridges, John Lewis and Marks and Spencers, are at the Marble Arch end; shops at the Tottenham Court end tend to be bit downmarket. You'll also find the big music stores of HMV and Virgin here too - a must see for music lovers.

Piccadilly

If you wander along Piccadilly, you will find yourself amongst some very famous shops, such as Hatchards, Simpson's, Fortnum and Mason and the Burlington Arcade. Jermyn Street is also worth a visit - here you will find the many traditional British shops such as perfumers Floris and hat maker Edward Bates.

Portobello Road Market

The Saturday market, which runs for the whole length of the street, is one of London's best outdoor markets. There are some 1500 dealers trading here - so if you love antiques you'll love this market. Portobello Road is packed with market stalls, arcades, and antique shops that attract collectors and bargain hunters, worldwide.

Petticoat Lane Market

East London's famous Sunday morning market, which has been trading for more than two hundred years. You'll find lots of cheap clothes and shoes - the top end of the market is well known for reasonably priced leather jackets. Items are not priced, usually, so it's up to you to haggle for the best price. Cheap and cheerful!

Regent Street

The shopping in this street is slightly more up-market than Oxford Street with less high street stores. Some well-known shops that are situated on Regent Street are Burberry's and Liberty. You will also find the department store Dickens and Jones, the exclusive jewellers Garrard & Co, and Hamleys which is the world's largest toy store.