London, at least central London, may not be the place you associate with outdoor food markets. It wasn’t always this way. London has been an important trading centre since Roman times, but the Great Fire of 1666 destroyed a huge swathe of the city within the walls, and the subsequent rebuilding led to the relocation of many neighbourhood markets. Come the industrial age, urban space needed for increased traffic and public transport infrastructure caused them to disappear all togetherOne fantastic survivor from of the days of barrow boys and pearly queens is the Berwick Street market in Soho, one of the city’s most happening neighbourhoods. Surrounded by architect and design studios and cutting edge shops and restaurants, a group of about 40 costermongers (or street vendors) set up their pitches daily from around 8am. The Berwick street market is best known for its fruits and vegetables. It was the first market in Britain to sell tomatoes, which arrived from the New World in 1890, and today its merchandise reflects the multicultural character of the neighbourhood, with custard apples, figs, fresh herbs and kakis being sold beside ‘British’ peas, spring potatoes and strawberries. You will also find freshly cut flowers ...

London's West End houses some of the major theaters of London, so much so that the term ‘West End’ has now became synonymous with the London theatre scene. There is not only a wide variety of theatres in the West End but also many cinemas, clubs, shops and restaurants.London's West End has been a popular place of residence among the rich and famous and most of the area comes under the City of Westminster. The West End developed through the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries where Royal palaces, expensive town houses, fashionable shops and places of entertainment sprung up all over the area.Oxford Street, Regent Street, Charing Cross Road, Bond Street, The Strand are some the most famous streets linking to Trafalgar Square, Berkeley Square, Grosvenor Square, Piccadilly Circus and Oxford Circus. The main shopping areas are Oxford Street, Regent Street, and Bond Street and around Knightsbridge. Liberty's, Selfridges, Harrods, John Lewis and Debenham's are the five biggest department stores. Since it opened in 1875, Liberty’s has captured the hearts of shoppers around the world and it’s housed in two magnificent buildings. At Liberty's you can shop till you drop for cutting-edge style; from cosmetics and jewellery through to home ...