Harrods is a department store. It is located in Chelsea, London. It was founded by Charles Henry Harrods in 1834 and is located south of the River Thames. The store is spread over 5 acres of land. It has 330 department stores.
The stores offer a wide variety of goods ranging from clothing, jewellery to electronic goods, home appliances and even pets’. It is the largest department store in the whole of UK. Its motto is ‘All things for all people’.
Its stores are popular all over the world, especially its temporary Christmas department stores. Harrods has had a dress code policy since 1989; there have been several incidents of people not being allowed to enter the premises because of their inappropriate clothing and hairstyles.
Which Tube station is near the Harrods?
Knights bridge station of London Tube is the nearest to the Harrods. Knightsbridge is located on the Piccadilly Line in Northeast direction on the Piccadilly line. It has two platforms and it lies in fare Zone1. It takes only 3 minutes by foot from the station to Harrods as it is only 300 meters. One has to walk along the Brampton road to reach Harrods. Taxi can also be used via Hans Cres to reach in 3 minutes.
Map of the station closest to the Harrods. Click on the map to enlarge it.
Buses are also available from Knightsbridge Tube station to the Harrods. Bus number C1 is available for this route. The Knightsbridge tube station lies near the Hyde Park. The two adjoining stations are South Kensington and Hyde Park corner. It is also connected to the Brompton road Tube station. The last westbound departure of the tube is at 12:37 am and eastbound departure is at 12:28 am. It starts the operations in the morning before 6:00 am.