Located in the City of Westminster, Oxford Street, probably got its name from the fact that it was the main westwards route from London towards Oxford in the Roman times until the 17th century. Nowadays, it is one of the world’s busiest shopping places with more than three hundred shops. No wonder it is a big attraction worldwide with more than 200 million consumers visiting here every year.
The history of Oxford Street dates back to the twentieth century when Waring & Gillow, the renowned furnishing specialists, started their shop in 1906. Today, it is the heart of London’s West End market, extending from Marble Arch to St Giles’ Circus covering almost three kilometers. The Tottenham’s tube station offers an easy access to travelers from all over the Greater London and its suburbs. There are innumerable clothes shops, record shops, computer games shops and department stores which make it an ideal place for those who want to spend time at leisure doing window shopping. In spite of the fact that the street has one of the most popular stores, it is still not the most expensive place to buy things in London.
Famous for its Christmas lighting tradition which dates back to 1959, the street becomes the star attraction during the Christmas holidays. With its celebrities and decorations it celebrates the Christmas spirit with a “turning-on” ceremony starting in mid-to-late November, when a celebrity inaugurates the Christmas lights that stay till January 6.
Owing to its star attractions, tourists prefer to stay in a hotel close to Oxford Street. In summers, most of the shops open by nine in the morning and close by ten in evenings on week days. On Saturdays they close by nine in evenings. On bank holidays and Sundays, the timings are twelve in noon to six in the evenings.
+44(0) 7525 594 562
