Top 4 Places to Visit In and Around Trafalgar Square, London

Tom William
3 min readAug 25, 2017

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Situated in the city of Westminster, Trafalgar Square is a popular public square built around the Charing Cross. This public square was designed by John Nash in 1820s and constructed in 1830s. This prominent location in London is known as a popular site for political demonstrations and tourists. If you are visiting London during your coming vacation than should explore some of the interesting tourist attractions of this place, including Nelson’s Column, The National Gallery, St. Martin-in-the-fields.

Trafalgar Square is a massive place. Within the walking distance, one can find big shopping outlets in Covent Garden. You can also choose to take a walk down Whitehall to Parliament Square to see Big Ben and Houses of Parliament. To cut down the stress accumulated by you during your trip and to make you feel fresh and energetic before you proceed to travel to other destinations in your itinerary, you should consider going to the best day spa London.

What’s Nearby?

1. St. Martin-in-the-Fields

Built and completed in 1726, St. Martin-in-the-Fields is a church dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours. It is located in the northeastern corner of Trafalgar Square. This church has been structured in Corinthian Portico style, which became a model for the colonial style of building a church only after being copied in the churches of U.S. This official Parish church for Buckingham Palace till date holds a great value. On visiting this church, you will get to see a royal box on the left side of the altar, whereas for the Admiralty it is on the right. The church has also made arrangements to keep the poor, destitute and the homeless in a well-built shelter in the crypt and London Brass Rubbing Centre.

2. National Gallery — Trafalgar Square

The National Gallery situated on the north side of Trafalgar Square features brilliant work of artists like Titian, Botticelli, Michelangelo, Raphael, Rembrandt, Cezanne, Caravaggio, Hogarth, and Gainsborough. This neoclassical national gallery got its acceptance in the year 1824 when the government agreed to purchase 38 paintings, which belonged to the famous Russian artist John Julius Angerstein.

3. Nelson’s Column

Nelson’s Column is a must-see tourist attraction situated in Trafalgar Square. This place is an iconic monument, which was built in the memory of a famous British naval hero Admiral Horatio Nelson, who surrendered his life defeating Napoleon in the battle of Trafalgar in 1805.

3. Canada House

Canada House is the home of the High Commission of Canada in London, which showcases a Greek revival building on the West side of Trafalgar Square. It was designed by famous architect Robert Smirke and is listed as a grade II building since 1970. An interesting fact about this huge building is that it has been built from warm bath stone.

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Tom William

I am a passionate content writer and I like to write about several topics like restaurants, hotels, spa and event organization.