Bond Street is one of the three major shopping streets in the city of London that offers a range of items along a peaceful stretch of road. Unlike Regent Street and Oxford Street, this shopping area houses many upscale stores.

This high profile street inherits its name from Sir Thomas Bond who purchased a mansion called Clarendon House, and proceeded to demolish the structure and develop the surrounding area.

Bond Street was once known for its collection of art related stores and galleries that included top end art dealers and antique shops that once were clustered around the London office of Sotheby’s auction house. This auction house still stands as it has for over 100 years, as does the Fine Art Society that has been present since the construction of the street. However most of the surrounding shops are no longer present and have instead been replaced by high profile designer clothing outlets that includes some of the world’s premium priced branded goods.

Shopping has always been the reason to visit Bond Street especially when looking for upscale clothing and other goods. Upscale clothing stores on the street include Next, Dorothy Perkins, Ann Summers, Barratts, French Connection, Gap and several others. In addition several of the major department stores in Britain can be found here including Marks and Spencer’s, Selfridges, House of Fraser and Debenhams.

Beyond these there are a range of other famous shops such as Body Shop, Clinton Cards, O2 that can be found on Bond Street. Visitors can also find souvenir shops like the Crest of London.

Bond Street also has several options for dining ranging from fast food to fine dining. Visitors to Bond Street can find Kentucky Fried Chicken, Starbucks, as well as upscale restaurants such as Benares and DKNY. There are also several bars in the area that are ideal for a night out.
 “The Allies” statue depicting Winston Churchill and President Roosevelt involved in a conversation on a park bench serves as an interesting memorial for both leaders. The street has also been mentioned in several pieces of fiction including Sense and Sensibility and Mrs. Dalloway. Bond Street is also featured on the Monopoly board game along with Regent Street and Oxford Street which are the three most expensive properties in the game.

Visitors can find everything from arts and antiques, fashion and accessories, health and beauty products, home interior products, hotels, restaurants, bars and much more on this street that runs for approximately one and a half miles. It is for this reason that Bond Street and shopping have always been synonymous with each other.

Staying at a hotel near Bond Street such as the Millennium Hotel London Mayfair provides easy access to this destination and several others in the area.