Tours and Tickets to Experience Neal's Yard

There are plenty of ways to experience Neal’s Yard. Looking at ratings and reviews previously provided by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• Highlights of London Private Tour with Notting Hill
• Private Tour: Photography Walking Tour from Trafalgar Square to Covent Garden
• Fun London Shopping Tour
• London: Professional photoshoot at Covent Garden

Neal’s Yard is free to visit, but tours will heighten your appreciation of its history and attractions. There are private walks around the site and London for about US$285, while photo-shoot and photo-course tours to record its colorful charms hit US$90 and US$320, respectively. Shopping tours featuring the yard near US$618.

Neal’s Yard takes its name from Thomas Neale, who developed the land around it in 1690. The courtyard, however, remained dark and neglected until the mid-1970s, when activist-entrepreneur Nicholas Saunders opened a wholefoods shop on the site, triggering its reinvention into the hip shopping and dining micro-village it is today.

Neal’s Yard houses some of London’s trendiest wellness shops, restaurants, and boutique businesses. Perhaps best known is natural skincare purveyor Neal’s Yard Remedies, followed by healthy-eating breakfast/brunch restaurant 26 Grains, the artisanal St. John Bakery, and other independent shops. Visitors also come to experience the courtyard’s vibrant atmosphere and candy-colored buildings.

The best times to visit Neal’s Yard are mid-mornings and mid-afternoons on weekdays, when the courtyard is buzzy, but less crowded than at lunchtime and on the weekends. Visiting during these times makes it easier to explore, snap photos, and secure restaurant tables. Early mornings, when the shops first open, are even quieter.

Yes, Neal’s Yard is mostly wheelchair accessible. Its entrance alleys and paved walkways are generally wheelchair-friendly, but some areas and some individual shops may pose challenges. The yard has no public accessible restrooms, but some outlets may offer use of accessible facilities. Nearby, accessible restrooms are available at Covent Garden.