The London Shopping Companion

by Wood, Nicki Pendleton

• ISBN13: 9781581823837
• ISBN10: 1581823835
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-03-01
• Publisher: Cumberland House

Summary

This is the perfect guide for the discriminating traveler who wants to make the most of what London has to offer. More than a travel guide, it provides something unique: personal guidance from someone who knows how to look at each shop from a resident's point of view and offers practical advice on the best buys from Mayfair and St. James to Notting Hill and Kensington. Containing maps of ten major shopping areas, it is organized to encourage shopping forays neighborhood by neighborhood. The London Shopping Companion describes the merchandise sold at a wide array of London businesses that offer unique goods and services, from clothing to linens, jewelry and accessories to books, stationery, food, collectibles, leather goods, kitchen aids, and more -- even umbrellas. Packed with practical information -- including suggestions on where to take a break from all your shopping -- this is the ideal companion for travelers to London, regardless of the size of one's budget. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Nicki Pendleton Wood is a journalist, writer, and editor. Formerly an editor with the Nashville Banner

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	8	(1)
Introduction	9	(2)
About Shopping in London	11	(176)
1. Mayfair/St. James	19	(26)
2. Knightsbridge and Sloane Square	45	(30)
3. Covent Garden	75	(20)
4. Oxford and Regent Streets	95	(12)
5. Kensington	107	(20)
6. Kings Road	127	(20)
7. Bloomsbury and Holborn	147	(16)
8. Soho and Charing Cross	163	(12)
9. Marylebone	175	(12)
10. Notting Hill	187	(16)
Index	203