Shopping · Westminster
Burlington Arcade
Burlington Arcade is a covered shopping arcade of 1819 off Piccadilly in London, Grade II listed, still patrolled by its own beadles.
Why it matters
Included as the earliest surviving shopping arcade of its kind in Britain, built to stop rubbish being thrown into the garden of Burlington House next door.
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Good for
- Rainy day — A covered route between Piccadilly and Burlington Gardens.
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Sources & verification
- coordinates.latitude
- National Heritage List for England, entry 1066338: 1-72, BURLINGTON ARCADE W1 (See details for further address information) (Primary) — checked 2026-09-07
- Read from an authoritative geospatial publisher; see the coordinate's own status and role.
- coordinates.longitude
- National Heritage List for England, entry 1066338: 1-72, BURLINGTON ARCADE W1 (See details for further address information) (Primary) — checked 2026-09-07
- officialWebsite
- Burlington Arcade (Primary) — checked 2026-09-07
- The operator's page was rendered and carries this place's name; it does not publish an address that could be matched against the one held here.
- operational.hoursText
- Burlington Arcade - published opening information (Primary) — checked 2026-09-07
- Quoted from the operator's published opening information on the date read.
Operational details last checked 2026-09-07. Facts of this kind are treated as current for 120 days.
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