Covent Garden Theatre District Walking Tour

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.

Meeting Point

6 St Martin-In-The Fields Church Path, St. Martin's Pl

6 St Martin-In-The Fields Church Path, St. Martin's Pl, London WC2N 4JH, UK

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

What's included:

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

What to expect:

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes

Theatre Royal Drury Lane

Catherine Street, London, WC2B 5JF

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.

10 minutes

Covent Garden

Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DD

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

10 minutes

St. Paul's Church

Bedford St., Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9ED

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

10 minutes

Royal Opera House

Bow Street, , London, WC2E 9DD

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

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Seven Dials

London

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

15 minutes

Novello Theatre

Aldwych, London, WC2B 4LD

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

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Cambridge Theatre

32-34 Earlham Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2H 9HU

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 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Trafalgar Square

London, WC2N 5DS

We are meeting on Trafalgar square

10 minutes

Nelson's Column

Trafalgar Square, , London

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

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

The National Gallery

Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN

We are walking past the National Gallery

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

St Martin-in-the-Fields

Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 4JJ

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

15 minutes

National Portrait Gallery

Charing Cross Road 2, St. Martin's Place, London, WC2H 0HE

We are walking past the Gallery

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included