Part of our Best Pubs in London microsite. Is your local listed? Covent Garden and Punch and Judy go way back. The ultra-violent puppet show is first recorded in the plaza as early as 1662, in the ...

Punch and Judy puppet shows are a quintessential part of British culture, with their red-and-white-striped booths closely associated with the seaside resorts that thrived in the Victorian era.

That's the way to do it! Covent Garden's May Fayre & Puppet Festival is back for 2025. The free, family-friendly event celebrates the anniversary of the first recorded sighting of Mr Punch, an ...

As the huge banners were draped over the iconic stone balcony at the Punch & Judy pub in Covent Garden stunned onlookers ...