Vesper Group Covent Garden
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Covent Garden area guide

Covent Garden, in London’s West End, is particularly attractive to both visitors and locals who flock here to enjoy its fantastic theatre and shopping opportunities, bars, restaurants and culture. There’s certainly plenty to see and do around the area, including the Royal Opera House, the London Transport Museum, Covent Garden Market and Somerset House. Away from the main drag there are also many smaller areas within Covent Garden which are well worth exploring too, like the Seven Dials, St Martin’s Courtyard, Opera Quarter, Floral Street and Neal’s Yard.
The main square in Covent Garden has always been the area’s primary attraction, complete with its bustling marketplace. Then there’s the food stalls and street performers that share the iconic plaza plus attractive little side streets boasting all sorts of organic food shops, art museums, casual taverns, and opera houses.
Covent Garden has very convenient transport links for visitors and locals with plenty of accessibility by bus, train and tube. Leicester Square Tube Station is the nearest underground stop to Covent Garden, just a five minute walk away with Charing Cross being the nearest over ground station.
Fact File
- Covent Garden boasts the Theatre Royal on Drury Lane, London’s oldest theatre, dating back to 1663.
- The busy market at Covent Garden has existed since 1656.
- The “Covent” in Covent Garden is in fact a misspelling of the word ‘convent’. The area was the original location of the market garden for the Convent of St Peters at Westminster Abbey.
Local Amenities
- Covent Garden enjoys an eclectic mix of restaurants, hotels and shops, with many fine dining options as well as cheap eats and cafes.
- The Royal Opera House is one not to be missed, plus of course the shops at Covent Garden Piazza
- Don’t forget to wander through St Paul’s Church Gardens to enjoy some peace and quiet in amongst the pretty trees and shrubs.
Education
Covent Garden has many extremely high standard primary and secondary schools in the area. They cover both the independent and state-funded sectors.
Popular primary schools include St Clement Danes Church of England Primary School and St Joseph’s Primary School, whilst for younger children there’s Turtles Nursery. The nearest state secondary schools to Covent Garden boasting excellent results include Regent High School, Westminster City School and Notre Dame Roman Catholic Girl’s School. There main private school in Covent Garden is the City of London School plus of course there’s the King’s College London university right on the river.
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24 Hour Property Management
Vesper Group offer a fully managed, highly comprehensive property management service that includes access to a dedicated property manager pre tenancy and 24 hours a day once the tenancy has started, 6 monthly property inspections, check in/out & deposit services, rent collection including submitting a monthly report to Experian on the tenants payment history and create an online account for your property which you can access from home. We also include rent protection insurance and the ability for your commission to come out of the rent each month instead of paying upfront.
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For complete peace of mind, Vesper Group also offers a pay monthly property management solution, ideal for those landlords that wish to spread the cost of renting over 12 months. Our fully managed, highly comprehensive property management service includes access to a dedicated property manager 24 hours a day, annual property inspection, check in/out & deposit services, rent collection including submitting a monthly report to Experian on the tenants payment history and create an online account for your property which you can access from home.
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