Oxford Street

Oxford Street in London

Oxford Street is a major thoroughfare in London, England in the City of Westminster. With over 300 shops, it is Europe's busiest shopping street, as well as the most dense.

The area, ever popular with those visiting London to enjoy the nightlife, has many bars, clubs and restaurants nearby.

The street derives its name from being part of the old London-Oxford Road which began at Newgate, City of London. Today the road forms part of the A40, although it is not signposted as this, like other roads in central London.

It runs for approximately a mile and a half (two and a half kilometres) from Marble Arch at the north east corner of Hyde Park, through Oxford Circus to St Giles' Circus, at the intersection with Charing Cross Road and Tottenham Court Road.

Eastwards, the road then becomes New Oxford Street until it runs into High Holborn. Oxford Street intersects with other London roads including Park Lane, New Bond Street and Regent Street.

West of Marble Arch, Oxford Street becomes Bayswater Road. Then up and over Notting Hill and along Holland Park Avenue until it becomes the Uxbridge Road at Shepherd's Bush Roundabout. At Uxbridge it becomes the Oxford-London Road again, all the way to Oxford, save for some short sections where it has adopted a local name.

Getting to Oxford Street

Soho is spoiled for Tube stations with six major stations dotting the perimeter of the principal Soho area. All the places you would want to visit are within a maximum of 10-15 minutes walk from any of these stations:

• Bond Street (Central line, Jubilee line)
• Marble Arch (Central line)
• Oxford Circus (Central line, Bakerloo line)
• Tottenham Court Road (Central line, Piccadilly line)