Soho District

The Soho district, in London

Soho is the most bohemian and liveliest district of the London West End, famous for its nightlife and its creativity. The London audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this vibrant district, high place of theatres, bars, music and culture.

The bohemian and creative district

Soho is one of the most famous and liveliest districts of London, in the heart of the West End. This maze of narrow streets long had a sulphurous and bohemian reputation, and it remains a high place of the nightlife, the creativity and the diversity of the capital. Soho is intimately linked to the world of show: it concentrates, along the great Shaftesbury Avenue and around, numerous theatres of the West End, where musicals and successful plays are performed, as well as concert halls and clubs that marked the history of London music. The district is also a paradise for gourmets and night owls, with its profusion of restaurants, pubs, bars and cafés, and it is a symbol of the openness and the tolerance of London. Mixing history, culture, gastronomy and celebration, Soho bubbles with a permanent creative energy, by day as by night. An emblematic and vibrant district, Soho is a must-see stop of the discovery of London.

What to see

Here you wander in the most bohemian and liveliest district of the West End, a maze of narrow streets with a creative reputation, a high place of nightlife, which concentrates along Shaftesbury Avenue numerous theatres, concert halls and clubs, as well as a profusion of restaurants, pubs and bars, a symbol of the openness of London. Soho is a vibrant district of London. It is a must-see stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Soho district extends in the heart of the West End, in London, reachable on foot and by public transport. It is a public district freely accessible; the theatres, restaurants, pubs and bars have their own hours. The district is particularly lively in the evening and at night.

What is the Soho district in London?

The most bohemian and liveliest district of the London West End, a maze of narrow streets with a creative reputation; a high place of nightlife, it concentrates along Shaftesbury Avenue numerous theatres, concert halls and clubs, as well as a profusion of restaurants, pubs and bars.

Where is the Soho district?

In the heart of the West End, in London, in the United Kingdom.