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Famous Streets & Squares

Tourists will want to visit Trafalgar Square, Parliament Square and locations like Leicester Square, Piccadilly Circus and Covent Garden in the heart of the West End

Abbey Road

Abbey Road - The crossing outside Abbey Road Studios is where The Beatles took the photo for their album cover, now tourists do exactly the same thing

Carnaby Street

Carnaby Street - It’s hey-day was during the Swinging Sixties when they came to the boutiques to buy fashionable clothes. These days it’s much more touristy

★★★Downing Street

Downing Street - The public can’t get past the black gate at the entrance and have to peer over the shoulder of a big burly policeman to see where the PM lives

★★★Horse Guards Parade

Horse Guards - The parade ground is used for ceremonies. It’s where State Visits are greeted and marching soldiers are inspected during Trooping the Colour

★★★Leicester Square

Leicester Square - Leicester Square is the centre of London’s night life, full of pubs and clubs. It’s also where they hold the film premieres in the three big cinemas

Neal’s Yard

Neal’s Yard - A colourful courtyard hidden in the streets around Covent Garden. It’s home to health and beauty shops, organic food shops and restaurants

★★★Parliament Square

Parliament Square - A meeting place for marches and protests outside the Houses of Parliament. You can also find Westminster Abbey and the Supreme Court

★★★Piccadilly Circus

Piccadilly Circus - One of London’s best sights in the heart of the West End. Tourists take photos of the Eros fountain and the Times Square-like advertising signs

Pudding Lane

Pudding Lane - This unremarkable little street is where the Great Fire of London broke out in a baker’s in 1666, burning down most of the city before it was put out

★★★Trafalgar Square

Trafalgar Square - London’s most famous square is home to the National Gallery and Nelson’s Column, which stands in the centre, surrounded by four lions