Piccadilly Splendid Walk - Heart of London's Shopping District and Clubland

I love London ❤ and I think I’m starting to love your videos 😉

Mysteriously then Jimmy Hendrix died.Suspicious?

I really do envy the amount of traditional old pubs that exist in London. So many elsewhere are either closing down, or being turned into gastropubs, decked out in pastel colours or slate blue, with all the charm of a Travelodge.

"Ringo" being the Japanese for Apple was something I had to check, and yep, it's true.

Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year Jools for 2024. Thanks for making your vlogs this year

Interesting you are dear sir😊

pip pip another fantastice video keep up the good work

Another brilliant one Joolz! Merry Christmas! Cheers! :)

Happy Christmas 🎉

Peter Asher must have inspired Austin Powers

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thank you Joolz guides for another years worth of great videos ,love from Australia 🐨🦘🕷

Superb! Like many I mis Tower Records! For a short time I worked at Smith Barney Europe whose offices were behind Tower, but the Library was up in the gods directly above Tower with a view over Piccadilly Circus across to Lilywhites. Used to spend a lot of time browsing Lilywhites!

Very interesting walks. Congratulations.

Many years ago starting around 1966 to approximately early nineties , I worked in a lot of the properties around Soho, Piccadilly, Oxford Circus, Euston, etc etc, a lot in Soho itself of course owned by the Catholic Church, and a lot were ministry. I was really surprised at just how many of the "upper floors" were unoccupied. Some flats, some offices some just had not been used for decades. Some of course were really posh sumptuous apartments albeit they were either owned by the business at ground level or rented/leased. There were also a lot of empty apartments above the shops and businesses in and around Hampstead in those days too. Some were empty so long the actual owners or property managers had lost or mislaid the keys and I would have to gain entry for them, primarily of course to change all of the locks and so they could asses the works that would be carried out before letting, and yes, some of the locks were truly ancient, and inside the dust inches deep and full of Guano were there an open or broken window..

How dare you not include the East India Club

Great video, just ordered a bottle of elite aftershave from floris, thanks for this.

I went to Hatchards the day after the video was released and all Joolz guides books were reserved by customers who phoned them up - wonder why? 😂😂

I worked a Debenhams at Piccadilly. The rich certainly bought things without asking the price.

Argh! Seeing the underground entrance to Tower Records all closed up makes me feel so confused. Surely it was only the other day that I was there in my lunchbreak buying up the latest 7” releases?! Alas, in reality it was probably 20 years ago and poooooff, 20 years of my life has played out and I’ve barely even realised 😢 Anyway, fantastic tour of my old stomping ground. I’m off there myself for old times sake with my children on Tuesday - we can’t wait. Will be hitting up Fortnum & Mason, Hard Rock Cafe and Waterstones and more!!

I agree, Joolz, Piccadilly Circus lacks the appeal it once had. Times Square emulated Piccadilly, and now Piccadilly wants to be Times Square - what a pity! Love the seeing the sites around, as you so adeptly showcased.

Usual brilliant stuff ☘️ from northern Ireland great information about your City 👍

You went down to the ‘dilly to check out the scene…

Brilliant as always.

You need to come in Salisbury

Cheers Joolz. I feel the same way about Piccadilly. Can’t wait to leave the area around old Tower Records. Ugh. Have a fantastic Christmas & New Year. Hopefully early next year I will have completed all the walks from the book so that means you’ll have do another one! 😊

I think they were using one of those police telephone boxes in the film The Blue Lamp which I watched the other day!

Joolz, my apologies for parasocially calling out your name in an underground station walkway the other night. I was distracted by your lady friend's lovely ensemble and by the time I recognised you, my brain and mouth couldn't agree on what to do. Hope you had a lovely evening!

Hi Jools sorry for not watching your videos my hours have changed I work evenings now but I will start watching them again I like all your videos of London I thought I let you know take care and be safe. Sandra MacGlashan I became a fan of your videos last year.😊

Rather fabulous

Big chuckles. So much mirth and merriment as always. Top notch. Looking forward to more!

There's a cigarette in US called Pall Mall that I think was named after that street. I don't know if it's sold in the UK.

Joolz I never get bored of your videos, I’ve learned so much about the real London from you even though I am there regularly thank you 🙏

I see play that goes wrong. Amazing show ❤

Another great video jools Simon and all, happy xmas to all still did not get back to London hopefully soon will get a tour when I get back ,hopefully you will do a video about kilburn cricklewood wilsden Wembley and all the Irish navies over the years working Have a great Xmas jools and gang

I felt like Captain America for a moment (I get that reference)when he mention Are You Being Served in regards to that Captain Peacock would always ask if Mr. Humphries was free and the response would be "I Free! ".

Sabine Baring-Gould, an interesting author indeed!

So enjoy these tours!

This is a great episode, one of the best!

Thank you, yes I remember Lillywhites being a sports shop like no other. I will certainly visit Floris next time I am in London

Bit late on this one. Was a great watch as usual. Regarding the apple,I wonder if that was where Apple Records comes from.

What are you gibbering on about? Its not 9 o'clock here in Perth, its precisely 1 o'clock in the afternoon. Other than that i enjoyed your latest walk immensely.

Super Cool. Thanks Joolz.