One of the most famous shopping streets in London Regent Street is named after the Prince Regent, who later became King George IV, and is a wonderful, wide, sweeping street with outstanding architectural facades reaching from Piccadilly Circus to Wigmore Street. Every building on Regent Street is under Grade 2 protected status to prevent them being torn down for redevelopment.
Whether Regent Street is in Mayfair or Soho is open to debate.
Christmas Lights are a tradition here; shopping is even more of a tradition. High class stores set the trend.You will find the very first Apple store opened in Europe, and the largest Apple store worldwide.
On May 6th the first British Ferrari Store was officially opened on London’s chic Regent Street in a ceremony attended by Scuderia Ferrari driver Kimi Räikkönen.
Prancing Horse enthusiasts are able to shop at the Store which is located at 193 – 197 Regent Street. Inside they will discover the entire range of Ferrari products for Formula 1 tifosi, GT enthusiasts, children and collectors. A replica of the F2005 will take pride of place in the main window and is also on sale at the various Ferrari Stores as well as from Maranello itself. Photographs and a virtual tour of this latest Ferrari Store are also available through the Company’s brand-new online portal.
Other stores include Austin Reed’s flagship store, Dickens and Jones, the upmarket brand of House of Fraser, the six story Hamleys toy store, largest toy store in the world until overtaken by the New York Toys R’Us store in the 1990′s, and the Liberty department store. In addition, on Regent Street you will find Broadcasting House, the formal address being on Langham Place, this is the headquarters of the BBC, British Broadcasting Corporation. The Crown Estate owns Regent Street and has its own headquarters there. The closest Tube stations are situated at Oxford Circus and Piccadilly Circus.
For information about shops, restaurants, galleries, bars, clubs and hotels on Regent Street visit the Forbidden London Directory.
