High class brand-distinctive shops, department stores, quaint street markets tucked away from the busy roads if shopping is your favourite past measure look no further. Shopping in London will satisfy your retail therapy cravings for days!

If you would like to try your hand at high-class shopping in London (or even just window shopping!) head to Knightsbridge. Here you will find the world famous department store Harrods, as well as brand-distingguished shops such as Versace, Escada, GAP, Calvin Klein and Ralph Lauren - its all there and the perfect place for the fashion connoisseur.

Nearby in Oxford Street, often referred to as Londons high street, you will find more department stores such as Selfridges and Marks and Spencer as well as more speciality shops mixed with an interesting mish-mash of souvenirs. From here you can also get to Regent Street, Picadilly and Bond Street for more designer clothes, fashion accessories art and antique dealers and top-class jewellers. Think your shopping in london experience is over after this? Theres plenty more to come!

If youre after a spot of more relaxed retail therapy head to Notting Hill. The Portobello Road Markets are jam packed with interesting treasurers and trinkets intermingled with vibrant and colourful displays of fruit and vegetables that will have you pouring through sell stalls for hours on end.

For the serial shopper, you can not beat shopping in London. No matter what your tastes there truly is something for all the people and you wont go away empty handed. Shopping in London is the perfect excuse to go on a spending spree, spend a day playing ladies or just having fun. Try on the latest and funkiest outfits to hit the racks or take a step into the bohemian world at some of the smaller street markets. For a day of great fun for all ages, excitement, bustling crowds and fantastic buys you really can not go past shopping in London!
Article by Phil and Kate Wiley of Travel-1st http://www.travel-1st.com
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