Europe Travel by Photos – A Night At Soho London

Don’t be confused. Soho London has nothing to do with SOHO (Small Office Home Office). Soho London is an entertainment area in the City of Westminster, West End of London city centre. It was a farmland in 16th century. No record have stated how Soho got its name in the first place. Some believed it was derived from hunting cry in battlefield. It is now the major nightlife district in London city centre next to Oxford Street, Leicester Square, Regent Street and Covent Garden.

Another travel attraction in London, Soho is a huge area with lots of upmarket restaurants, cafes, theatres, sex shops, pubs and dance club. During my travel to London, I had a walk through a few of the streets in Soho area at night and took some travel photos of the beautiful night scenes and am going to share them here.

We started our Soho walk from the South Eastern corner at Seven Dials near Cambridge Circus where 7 roads are joining together. Cambridge Theatre is here.

At Cambridge Circus, there is the famous musical performance theatre, the Palace Theatre. “Priscilla, The queen of the desert” is now showing.

From Cambridge Circus, we walked into Moor Street and our first pub in Soho.

Via Moor Street, we came to the Old Compton Street. It is widely known as the main gathering place for gays in London and is a very stylish part of London indeed. The Three Greyhounds was the first pub we met here.

It is the quieter section of Soho and there was less crowds on the street on Monday evening.

Apart from restaurants and pubs, there are also entertainment centre.

Costa Coffee, since 1971, as old as me, is a major player in coffee shop in London. You can spot 1 everywhere you go.

Junction to Dean Street, the home to the Soho Theatre. The famous Admiral Duncan gay pub is located here.

Sex shop used to be the dominant feature in Soho. Though there are a lot lesser now, we could still find one along the Old Compton Street.

Comptons Of Soho pub, the gay institution on Old Compton Street, having served the gay community as a pub for 20 years. Prices reduced to £1.50 every Monday night during happy hour from 7PM to 11PM. Has it kicked your heels up before?

The O Bar at Wardour Street, open late every night with dance music. There is a direction post showing you that from Wardour Street, you can go to London Chinatown at Whitcomb Street not far from there.

SNOG in Rupert Street, selling pure frozen yogurt.

St James Tavern, another traditional English pub in Great Windmill Street.

The London Trocadero is an entertainment complex located at the corner where Great Windmill Street is joining Shaftesbury Avenue, London. It was originally built as a restaurant but most recently used as an exhibition and entertainment space.

At Great Windmill Street, we ended our Soho walking trail (with a couple of pints off course 🙂 ) and to catch the underground train at Piccadilly Circus, a stroll walk down the street.  However you could continue clubbing at either Soho north, Leicester Square or at Regent Street. It’s great fun to have few pints in the cold weather but you won’t get an environment as wild as in Patong Beach of Phuket. 🙂 – Travel Feeder, your ultimate travel photo blog.

UPDATED: Click above slideshow to view the complete travel photos in London

UPDATED: Click Here to view lightbox of all the above travel photos in London in High Resolution!

What’s my verdict?

• Attractiveness: Good √  √  √ √
• Features to explore: Good √ √  √ √
• Photo Opportunity: Good √  √  √ √
• Accessability: Good √  √  √  √
  
• Affordability: Good √  √  √  √

• Overall Travel Score : 80%

• Verdict: It is free and safe to wander around all those pubs and streets in Soho area. Pick one or few to sit down for a pint or 2 is always a great idea when you are visiting foreign countries and wish to mix around with other people at night. – Travel Feeder

About The Author

Cecil Lee

The author is an avid traveler and photography hobbyist who loves to share with others his travel and photo-taking experience in many popular tourist destinations around Europe, Asia and Australasia. Read the exciting stories with many photos captured on his journeys.