Covent Garden

A settlement has existed in the area since the Roman times as an outlier settlement near Londinium, the most detailed evidence coming from the area near St Martin's in the Fields, where high status Romano-British burials were uncovered in 2004. Covent Garden Market is one of London's most popular tourist attractions, for much of its existence Covent Garden served as a fruit and vegetable market, the largest in England. Street entertainment at Covent Garden was first mentioned in Samuel Pepys' diary in 1662. Today Covent Garden is the only part of London licensed for street entertainment with performers having to undertake auditions for the Market's management and representatives of the performers' union and signing up to timetabled slots. Covent Garden clubs and bars make it the perfect location for a night on the town. All tastes are catered for in an area offering the best of London nightlife.

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