I’m far from the first person to complain about what a chore it is to walk through Covent Garden, nor will I be the last. Is it pretty? Yes. But it’s also heaving with tourists; from those pretending to star in their very own Richard Curtis film, to influencers posing in front of the Glossier store, to people who seem to think the Apple shop is a tourist attraction in its own right. All in all, a rather bizarre place to be.
There are some good things about it, though. The TK Maxx on Long Acre often delivers on the marked-down designer goods – once, I found a pair of Miu Miu platforms in there. I still couldn’t afford them, even at 80 per cent off, but I’ll always remember them as the ones that got away. Sigh.
