Attraction · Westminster · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Piccadilly Circus is an attraction in Westminster, London. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 16 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 250 m you'll find a public toilet and a bench.
Audio tour · Piccadilly Circus
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You're standing at Piccadilly Circus, one of London's best-known and busiest junctions. A circus here simply means a circle: a round open space where streets meet. It hasn't been round for a long time, though. When Shaftesbury Avenue was cut through in the 1880s, the circus lost its shape.
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