Harrods is London’s most famous department store.  The store has over 1 million square feet of selling space and is almost twice the size of Oxford Street’s Selfridges.

The store was founded in 1834 by Charles Henry Harrod and is now owned by Mohammed Al Fayed.

Harrods is one of London’s most popular shopping tourist attractions for overseas visitors and has staggering 15 million visitors every year.

Location: 87-135 Brompton Road, Knightsbridge, London SW1X LZ\

The nearest underground train station is Knightsbridge (Piccadilly Line)

Opening Hours

Harrods Knightsbridge store is open Monday to Saturday (including Bank Holidays), 10am – 8pm, and from 11.30am – 6pm on Sundays (browsing only from 11.30am -12 noon).

Harrods and Harrods 102 are closed on Christmas Day and Easter Sunday.’,

Eric Patcham

Eric has lived in London for over 20 years.

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