Oxford Street has been one of the main arteries pulsing through the heart of London’s West End for centuries, and its origins can be dated all the way back to Roman times.
The 1.5mile-Long Street stretches from Tottenham Court Road station to the east and Marble Arch station to the west.
It used to be called Tyburn Road during the middle ages and was the main road leading from London to Oxford.
There are a lot of places in London near Oxford Street, which may interest you. As the oxford street is known for shopping and the flagship stores, it also has some places which are visited by the tourist while shopping from Oxford Street.
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These are the 5 places you must visit near Oxford Street
HYDE PARK
Hyde Park is located in Central London. It is the largest of four Royal Parks, and it is worth a visit. It also forms a chain from the entrance of Kensington Palace which runs through the Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park, via Hyde Park Corner and Green Park past the main entrance to Buckingham Palace.
The park has Serpentine and the Long Water lakes as well. HydePark is 2-3 minutes’ walk from the oxford street which can be visited if you want to rest after the long shopping spree you just had at Oxford Street.
PRINCESS DIANA MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN
Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain which is also known as the Diana, is a memorial in London dedicated to Princess. She died in a car accident in the year 1997. The park was made to express her spirit and love for the children.
The fountain is located in the southwest corner of Hyde Park, just south of the Serpentine Lake and east of the Serpentine Gallery. Its cornerstone was laid on September 2003, and it was officially opened on 6 July 2004 by Queen Elizabeth II.
Diana’s younger brother Charles Spencer, her ex-husband Prince Charles, and her sons William and Harry were present at the opening of the fountain. The Princess Diana Memorial Fountain is about 2 miles from the oxford street, which may take 10-11 minutes to reach there.
SPEAKERS’ CORNER
It is typically an area where open-air public speaking, debate, and discussion are conducted. It is also considered as the only original, and most noted is in the northeast corner of Hyde Park in London.
Some of the other areas in London were also designated as Speakers’ Corners which included Lincoln’s Inn Fields, Finsbury Park, Clapham Common, Kennington Park, and Victoria Park. This corner was set up to show and demonstrate the need for freedom of speech.
PHOTOGRAPHERS’ GALLERY
It is the first public gallery in the UK which is devoted solely to photography. It was founded in the year 1971. The Photographers’ Gallery is about 1 mile far from Oxford Street; you can go there via St George Street, which will take about 5-7 minutes.
MADAME TUSSAUDS
Madame Tussauds is a wax museum in London; it has smaller museums in several other major cities. Wax sculptor Marie Tussaud founded it. It had a different spellbind and used to be spelled as “Madame Tussaud’s”; the apostrophe is no longer used. Madame Tussauds is very famous and is visited by a lot of tourists every year.
It showcases the waxworks of famous and historical figures, which includes popular movie and television characters. Madame Tussauds is about 1.5 miles away from Oxford Street. You can travel to this wax museum via Oxford St/A40 and Gloucester Pl/A41, and it would take about 8-10 minutes.
CONCLUSION
These are the 5 places you must visit while you are at Oxford Street. You can make your shopping trip an educational trip as well and why not roam the places nearby when you are visiting a different country. London is truly a traveler’s delight.
