5 Covent Garden Tours in London to Plan a Day Around

1.London Food Tour of Soho & Covent Garden

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 85 reviews · 2 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $19Our pick

Walk from Soho Square to Covent Garden with a guide who links London’s food to its local history. Stops may include a centuries-old market, fish and chips, an 800-year-old pub, a historic coffee shop and a famous dairy. Food and drink cost extra, so you choose what and how much to eat.

“Mike was a fantastic guide! Saw 8 different delicious food spots. Recommend to anyone wanting to sample some tasty places in London!”

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2.International Stand Up Comedy Show in Covent Garden

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 67 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $24

Spend about two hours at Comedy Carnival Covent Garden, an international stand-up showcase held Friday and Saturday nights. Expect award-winning acts, TV performers, Edinburgh Comedy Award nominees and a mix of international and British comedians. Doors and happy hour start at 7:30pm; the show begins at 8:30pm. A late bar stays open until 11pm.

“Note: the show starts at 20h30 and not 19h30. I guess the show is rather for local people than international public.”

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3.Kid-Friendly Private British Museum Highlights and Walk to Covent Garden London

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 54 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $312

Spend two hours with a private guide at the British Museum, seeing Ginger, the Rosetta Stone, Ramses II and Parthenon sculptures. Then walk about a mile through Neal’s Yard, Seven Dials and Covent Garden to Trafalgar Square. Guides including Larry, Roberta, Kathy, Denisa, Danny and Sarah have led family tours.

“Our guide, Kathy, was incredibly knowledgeable, kind, and focused on showing us the highlights of the museum that the kids were most interested in. Often, I spend too much time on the little things in a museum or get overwhelmed and run out of steam before I see the big things. This tour kept us from doing that, as Kathy made sure we saw the best in the time we had.”

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4.Misfits of Covent Garden Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 43 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $34

Walk from St Paul’s Church and Covent Garden Market to Seven Dials, hearing about theatre legends, the old nightlife, prostitution and the Gin Craze along the way. The two-hour tour starts at 3 pm, is capped at 15 people and is led by a local guide. Guides who have led it include Charlotte, Cecily and Ellie.

“Cecily was a great guide. She moved us about Covent Gardens to just the right areas to share her info of the Misfits of CG tour. She is a great speaker, very informative and easily understood. Such a delight to see the younger generation so into their local history and eager to share the culture new and old. She is a very good speaker, listener, and I bet an excellent writer! Ask for her on this walking tour!”

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5.Photoshoot at Notting hill,Covent Garden,St Paul Cathedral

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 12 reviews · 30 minutes - 2 hours

Choose a private shoot at Notting Hill, Covent Garden or St Paul’s Cathedral, then work with a photographer on posed or candid portraits around the chosen area. Mehr is praised for patient guidance and flattering angles. The package includes 25 to 50 edited digital photos, usually delivered within 48 hours.

“I took a photo shoot at Covent Garden and I got very nice pictures. Love it”

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