Fortnum & Mason
A Piccadilly grocer and department store founded in 1707, known for its food hall, hampers and afternoon tea, and for a facade clock with bowing founders.
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Did you know
The facade clock, installed in 1964, sends out four-foot models of the founders William Fortnum and Hugh Mason every hour to bow to each other while it chimes.
Local tip
Open every day, with shorter hours on Sunday. Afternoon tea in the Diamond Jubilee Tea Salon can be reserved online, and the lower-ground food hall has a Scotch Egg Bar for a quick bite.
Finding it
- Address
- 181 Piccadilly, London W1A 1ER
- Nearest station
- Green Park (Tube), 352 m away
Details change, so check with the place before you set off.
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