Seven Dials, London

Name: Seven Dials
Address: London, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 20 7420 9390

#983 among attractions in London

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Seven Dials is a road junction in the St Giles district of the London Borough of Camden, close to Covent Garden in the West End of London. Seven streets converge at the roughly circular junction, at the centre of which is a column bearing six sundials – the column had been commissioned before a late-stage alteration of the plans from an original six roads to seven. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°30'49"N, 0°7'37"W

Address

Camden (Holborn and Covent Garden)London United Kingdom

Contact

+44 20 7420 9390

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Day trips

Seven Dials – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Denmark Street, Neal's Yard, Foyles, Arthur Beale.

~790 ftNW
Shopping, Street, Shopping district
Denmark Street, London
4 min walk • Nestled in the heart of London, Denmark Street, known affectionately as "Tin Pan Alley," is a historic and vibrant shopping district famed for its association with British music. This narrow street, situated a stone's throw from the bustling Charing Cross Road, has...
~280 ftNE
Shopping, Street, Shopping district
Neal's Yard, London
2 min walk • Tucked away in the bustling heart of London, Neal's Yard offers a colorful retreat from the city's grey façades. This small alley, not far from Covent Garden, is a hidden gem that rewards the curious traveler with a vibrant mix of boutique shops, organic cafes,...
~700 ftW
Shopping, Bookshop
Foyles, London
4 min walk • W & G Foyle Ltd. is a bookseller with a chain of seven stores in England. It is best known for its flagship store in Charing Cross Road, London. Foyles was once listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's largest bookshop in terms of shelf length, at 30 miles, and for number of titles on display.
~570 ftN
Climbing, Shop
Arthur Beale, London
3 min walk • Arthur Beale is a yacht-chandler that stocks a wide variety of nautical equipment and accessories. The business started as the rope-maker John Buckingham by the nearby Fleet river in the 16th century and was based in premises in Bloomsbury until 2021.
~240 ftN
Shopping, Shopping district
Monmouth Street, London
2 min walk • Monmouth Street is a street in the Seven Dials district of Covent Garden, London, England. Monmouth Street runs north to south from Shaftesbury Avenue to a crossroads with Tower Street and Shelton Street, where it becomes St Martin's Lane.
~670 ftW
Theater, Concerts and shows
Palace Theatre, London
4 min walk • The Palace Theatre is a West End theatre in the City of Westminster in London. Its red-brick facade dominates the west side of Cambridge Circus behind a small plaza near the intersection of Shaftesbury Avenue and Charing Cross Road.
~800 ftSE
Nightlife
Lamb and Flag, London
4 min walk • The Lamb and Flag is a Grade II listed public house at Rose Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2. The building is erroneously said to date back to Tudor times, and to have been a licensed premises since 1623, but in fact dates from the early 18th century. The building became a pub in 1772.
~330 ftS
Theater
St Martin's Theatre, London
2 min walk • St Martin's Theatre is a West End theatre which has staged the production of The Mousetrap since March 1974, making it the longest continuous run of any show in the world.
~650 ftNW
Church, Baroque architecture, Georgian architecture
St Giles in the Fields, London
4 min walk • St Giles-in-the-Fields, sometimes known as the Poets' Church, is in the West End of London, close to St Giles Circus and Tottenham Court Road tube station.
~650 ftW
Nightlife
The Spice of Life, London
4 min walk • The Spice of Life is a pub at Cambridge Circus in London's Charing Cross Road. The pub was founded as The George & Thirteen Cantons in or before 1759, and later became The Scots Hoose. By 1975 it had been renamed The Spice of Life.
~200 ftNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Soho Baptist Chapel, London
1 min walk • Soho Baptist Chapel is a church at 166a Shaftesbury Avenue, London, on the corner with Mercer Street. Originally a Baptist church. It is now the Chinese Church in London.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Seven Dials?

Nearby attractions include Cambridge Theatre, London (1 min walk), Soho Baptist Chapel, London (1 min walk), Earlham Street Market, London (1 min walk), Neal's Yard, London (2 min walk).

How to get to Seven Dials by public transport?

The nearest stations to Seven Dials:

Bus

Cambridge Circus • Lines: 38, N38 (3 min walk)
Denmark Street • Lines: 38, N38 (4 min walk)

Metro

Covent Garden • Lines: Piccadilly (4 min walk)
Leicester Square • Lines: Northern, Piccadilly (4 min walk)

Train

Charing Cross (12 min walk)
London Waterloo (25 min walk)

Ferry

Embankment • Lines: Green Tour, Rb1, Rb1X, Rb2, Rb6 (14 min walk)
Festival Pier • Lines: Green Tour (16 min walk)