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Royal Opera House

Covent Garden's home of The Royal Opera and The Royal Ballet, with a Victorian glass-roofed hall that anyone can walk into for a drink or a look.

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Royal Opera House, Covent Garden's home of The Royal Opera and The Royal Ballet, with a Victorian glass-roofed hall
Photo: Wei-Te Wong from Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Did you know

The current building is the third theatre on the site, opened in 1858 after fires in 1808 and 1856. Its glass and iron Floral Hall, built for a flower market, is now the Paul Hamlyn Hall.

Local tip

The Paul Hamlyn Hall is free to enter from noon every day until the venue closes. Backstage tours must be booked in advance, and the Friday Live at Lunch performances are ticketed.

Finding it

Address
Bow Street, London WC2E 9DD
Nearest station
Covent Garden (Tube), 208 m away

Details change, so check with the place before you set off.

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