Carnaby Street, London

Austin Powers has a lot to answer for. According to him, Carnaby Street was the swinging sixties place to be seen, a pyschadelic shopping mecca full of funky boutiques selling Pucci prints and Mary Quant minis, Biba bib-front dresses and Paco Rabanne perspex jewellery. If you're expecting that now, you may feel a bit let down when you do get there. There's no psychadelia, no Union Jack topped VW beetles and no zebra crossings. Carnaby Street is in fact a relatively small pedestrian zone nestled behind Liberty, and running parallel with Regent Street in the heart of London. Once you get over ... more

This review is way out of date, Carnaby Street has changed a lot over the past few yrs. Ignore it. Introduction ~~ Carnaby Street, well it was once the place to go in the 60's and 70's but now it's a bit less well-known. Which I think is rather good as it is less-crowded than Oxford St, Covent Garden, Regent St, etc. Location ~~ Carnaby Street could not be in a better location. It is just 3 or 4 minutes from Oxford Circus. tube station and is also within easy reach of Marlborough St and is no more than a 15 minutes walk from anywhere in Soho. Shops ~~ The shops in Carnaby St. vary quite a lot ... more

Carnaby Street isn't quite what it was, but let's face it, what is? Conveniently located just off Oxford and Regent Streets, it's a slightly peculiar, pedestrianised road, surrounded by hyper-trendy offices, with the heart of Soho to the East and theatreland to the South. Carnaby Street today is a mix of specialist retailers, such as Soccer scene, fashionable chains (Muji, Storm) and faintly tacky, Oxford Street style shops which sell shoes, trinkets, sunglasses, flags, that sort of thing. So if you're either a tourist or a more-money-than-sense trend junkie, you may well be able to satisfy ... more

Carnaby Street was one of the iconic places I really wanted to see in London. It was the heart of Swinging London, the fashion powerhouse. Surely it would still be the place to get the Mod look? No, not on my budget. And it was never going to be, but the prices were sky high, and the clothes weren't worth it. Carnaby Street was serene, peaceful, clean and empty. The tourists deserted it. It was like it was lifted out of time without the people and preserved as it was. It didn't look or feel forgotten, exactly - just, deserted. It was a bit like a post-apocalyptic movie, actually. The shops I ... more

Hello Everyone who took the time out to point out that I was in violation of the community rules. I was in a haste to write the comments that I didn't bother to read the guide lines and the rules for posting on this site. For that, I sincerely apologize and have promptly removed the comments posted here. I will also do the same for any other posts made that were in violation here. I sincerely apologise for this error and I hope that you guys will understand. I can't delete the post but instead have to reword it. I will ask for them to delete this account also. I hope you have a good day and ... more