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The Sweet Spots of Covent Garden

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About this activity

Go behind the scenes of quaint Covent Garden, London’s theatre district in the heart of London. Discover its secret alleyways, courtyards, and winding, boutique-lined streets with your fun, local guide. See Covent Garden’s famous covered market, theatres, and churches and hear fascinating stories of those who lived and performed here. Stop in along the way for sweet treat refreshments to tantalise the taste buds before finishing with a refreshing drink in a Victorian pub. If light-filled squares, cobbled streets, quiet gardens and delightful boutiques are what you look for in a city, then you will love Covent Garden - home to London’s creatives, from world-class actors and ballet dancers to musicians, fashion designers and street performers. Share in the wonder of this lively theatreland district in the centre of London on a walking tour of the area’s most interesting spots and best kept secrets with a fun, local guide.

Highlights

    What's included

    • Hot chocolate with whipped cream from a world-class chocolatier’s
    • Highlights
    • A street food sweet treat
    • Alcoholic beverages
    • A Macaron - From Award Winning French Chef
    • A refreshing drink

    Not included

      Itinerary

      1. Theatre Royal Drury Lane

        Stroll through theatre land and learn of the history, especially as the theatre has two royal boxes. Admission depends on the time of day and whether the building is in use.

        5 minutesAdmission freeSee on map

      2. Covent Garden

        Experience the street theatre and sites and bites of the food market.

        10 minutesAdmission freeSee on map

      3. A tranquil haven in the heart of the city favored by the acting fraternity.

        10 minutesAdmission free

      4. Royal Opera House

        Our guide will provide detail on the history of buildings in this area.

        10 minutesAdmission not includedSee on map

      5. Once the most dangerous place in the West End and now a fashionable eclectic mix of art and food.

        15 minutesAdmission free

      6. Novello Theatre

        Originally the Waldorf but not where the Salad

        Originally the Waldorf but not where the Salad was invented! We admire the architecture but do not enter the building.

        10 minutesAdmission not includedSee on map

      7. Cambridge Theatre

        Designed in a 20's Art Nouveau style by Wimperis, Simpson and Guthrie. It is where Matilda played and is used as a trade location during its periods of darkness. We do not enter the building.

        10 minutesAdmission not includedSee on map

      8. Trafalgar Square

        We are meeting on Trafalgar square

        10 minutesAdmission freeSee on map

      9. Trafalgar Square

        From the meeting point, you are overlooking the square and see the Nelson Column

        5 minutesAdmission not includedSee on map

      10. London National Gallery

        We are walking past the National Gallery

        10 minutesAdmission not includedSee on map

      11. St. Martin-in-the-Fields

        This is the meeting point / outside the church on the covered patio - Top of the stairs

        15 minutesAdmission freeSee on map

      12. National Portrait Gallery

        We are walking past the Gallery

        10 minutesAdmission not includedSee on map

      Meeting point

      We meet on the Porch / Portico, at the top of the stairs outside the church - Next to the sculpture of the baby

      The map shows London. The exact meeting point is the address above.Open larger map

      Pickup

      • Everyone meets at the start point

      Know before you go

      • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
      • Service animals allowed
      • Public transportation options are available nearby
      • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
      • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
      • Mobile or paper ticket accepted
      • One per booking

      Cancellation and refunds

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