Animals at London Zoo tucked into fresh fruit and vegetables from New Covent Garden Market to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the wholesale site. Gorillas Alika, Effie and baby Venus, and Amara ...

Though called a garden, Covent Garden isn't all about plants and flowers. Rather, it's a piazza and a collection of urban streets boasting numerous upscale stores as well as bars, restaurants, art ...

What to order: Jersey Rock Oysters and a Bloody Mary. 4. Cora Pearl . Price: ££ This restaurant bridges the gap between gastro and laid-back dining.

Covent Garden and Strand by Barry Turner (Mensch £15, 234pp) The pavement is already strewed with decayed vegetable leaves,’ Charles Dickens wrote in 1836, ‘… and all the indescribable ...

New Covent Garden Market has marked its 50th year by sending fresh produce to the zoo animals. ... Michelin-starred restaurants, and more. To mark the milestone anniversary, ...

London’s historic fruit and vegetable market in Covent Garden, moved from central London to the southwestern suburb of Battersea on November 11, 1974, in a bid to expand and modernise.

Changes in hours coming to the Covent Garden Market on May 1 are getting mixed reviews among vendors, some of whom say the change is coming at a time when business is already slow.

The church must always have been amid noise since 1874, when it was built, for Covent Garden market operated for most of that time in addition to the opera house, theatres and restaurants.

Starting May 1, the Covent Garden Market will now be closed on Mondays, then open Tuesday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.