London’s West End welcomes visitors back with a series of traffic free shopping days #MyWestEnd

The Christmas shopping and dining experience is one of the most memorable and cherished occasions in the calendar, and this year West End retailers and restaurateurs are coming together as part of #MyWestEnd to orchestrate a series of Traffic Free Saturdays in the lead up to Christmas. Regent Street will be pedestrianised 10am-9pm on Saturday 5th, 12th and 19th December for visitors to shop comfortably and view the world class Christmas installations and festive windows throughout the West End.

This initiative is to encourage visitors back to the beating heart of the capital, known for history, architecture, style, independent shops, exclusive products, iconic flagships and experiences that are only available in London’s West End.

Shop the International flagship stores on Regent Street, see the heartfelt Oxford Street Christmas light installation in partnership with Selfridges, eat in one of Carnaby’s 60+ unique restaurants, discover the wonder wood Christmas tree forest in Covent Garden, get a personalised shopping experience at Burlington Arcade, see a show at one of the iconic West End theatres, visit the Bond Street experiential Christmas tree, shop in Soho’s independent stores and be immersed under a sky of colourful lanterns in Chinatown.

The West End has enhanced safety measures in place for the festive season, including updated hand sanitisation totems that include wayfinding QR codes to provide a West End district map for the public, daily deep cleansing and social distancing ambassadors that will be handing out face coverings.

For more information visit www.carnaby.co.uk