10 Shopping in Covent Garden That You Shouldn't Miss

Take a guided tour of London's quirky independent book shops. Two hour tours combine walking, talking and browsing books, led by classically trained librarians with an enthusiasm for the city. A mix of new, second-hand, antiquarian and specialty publishing shops with local history and street sights.

Born and bred a Londoner, I qualified as a London Blue Badge Guide and City of London Guide because of my passion for London and my wish to show visitors and Londoners round this diverse, exciting and historical capital city. As a Blue Badge guide I can take guests into Westminster Abbey, St Paul's Cathedral and the Tower as well as other world famous sights, galleries and museums. I lead walking tours in different areas but also walks with themes ranging from Royal, Financial, Legal, Musical, Best of British, Street art, Fashion, Food, Shops, Markets and the Olympic Legacy. My aim is to inform but also to focus on the fun and vibrant side of this fabulous city. I am qualified to lead tours to other main attractions outside London.

Bloom Perfumery is home to the finest curated collection of modern independent perfume houses. Bloom also offers a unique bespoke perfume creation service to any customer. We also sell sample packs to study perfume materials.

Neal's Yard Dairy select, mature and sell farmhouse cheese from the UK and Ireland. We work with about 40 cheesemakers. We visit them regularly to taste their cheese with them and select the batches we want to mature and sell. Flavour drives how we sell cheese. We have learnt that different palates and markets have different tastes. When you buy cheese from us, whether you are buying on behalf of a food hall or for a family meal, we encourage you to have a taste of some cheese with our cheesemongers and tell us what you think. Your feedback is invaluable to us and the cheesemakers we work with. The essence of what we do has changed very little since our founding director Randolph Hodgson began seeking out farmhouse cheesemakers to supply our first shop in the early 1980’s. We believe that the time and energy we invest in understanding cheesemaking, selection and maturation gives us the necessary experience to source much of the best cheese available in the UK and Ireland.

Our family run business has been shining the light on the amazing diversity of tea since 1982 when we opened our iconic flagship store in Covent Garden. Started by original Covent Garden pioneer Christina Smith, the business has been handed down to her niece and nephew and remains an independent family business to this day. The Tea House has been an iconic attraction in Covent Garden since it's opening in 1982 and has seen visitors come from around the world to experience the vast range of exciting and interesting blends that grace the shelves of our London Tea Shop. The Tea House has become synonymous with high quality loose leaf tea and that's what keeps our customers coming back. We know many of our customers personally and take great care in choosing blends that we know both new and existing customers will enjoy.

Filled with restaurants, bars, markets and boutiques, London's premier tourist center offers fabulous shopping by day, and the destination of theatergoers and patrons of the Royal Opera House by night.