This London walking tour takes us around one of London's most famous districts - Covent Garden. But first we check on the developments in Denmark Street, the historic home of London's music industry. From here we walk down St Giles High Street, setting for Hogarth's famous Gin Lane, and turn into Monmouth Street. At Seven Dials I noticed a drop in the land and a later comment alerted me to the presence of the Cock and Pye Ditch that drained the area around Seven Dials when it was known simply as Marshland. So we then embark on a walk around the Cock and Pye Ditch and Bloomsbury Ditch which opens up more of the area's rich history. This walk takes us from Embankment Gardens, up Strand Lane and across the newly pedestrianised section of the Strand. We then head Drury Lane, Shelton Street, Neal Street, Shaftesbury Avenue and West Street. Our walking tour resumes in Shorts Gardens and Neal's Yard before crossing Long Acre into Covent Garden Piazza and Henrietta Street where our walk ends.
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