All Welcome!
Meet: 11am Bus Stop KH Kennington Lane
(Corner Black Prince Road)
Take 59 bus to Holborn
from where we will walk down Long Acre
to Covent Garden underground station
Live timetable and map of bus stop:
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/gettingaround/maps/buses/tfl-bus-map/text/stopinfo.aspx?s=2650&r=3
Start/Finish: Covent Garden underground station
Distance: 2 miles
This walk begins in Covent Garden, which today is one of London's busiest shopping areas but in medieval times belonged to Westminster Abbey. The Abbey's 'convent garden' covered 40 acres and produced fruit and vegetables for the Abbey, with surplus produce being sold to the public near the Strand.
Visit...
The Royal Opera House
Covent Garden Piazza, WC2E
www.roh.org.uk
London Transport Museum
Covent Garden Piazza, WC2E
www.ltmuseum.co.uk
Freemasons' Hall
60 Great Queen Street, WC2B
www.ugle.org.uk
The Phoenix Garden
21 Stacey Street, WC2H
www.thephoenixgarden.org
Eat, Drink...
Food for Thought
31 Neal Street, WC2H
www.foodforthought-london.co.uk
Angel Public House
61-62 St Giles High St, WC2H
Lamb and Flag
33 Rose Street, WC2E
www.lambandflagcoventgarden.co.uk
Rules
33 Maiden Lane, WC2E
www.rules.co.uk
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