Guidebook for London
Entertainment & Activities
The Ritzy is a great venue which shows the latest films (blockbusters and art house), has 2 great bars and a space for live music and other events (many of which are free)!
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Ritzy Cinema and Cafe
26 Coldharbour LnThe Ritzy is a great venue which shows the latest films (blockbusters and art house), has 2 great bars and a space for live music and other events (many of which are free)!
The Whirled is a small cinema under the train arches in Loughborough Junction, a few minutes walk from Brixton. Great bar and funky ambience!
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Whirled Cinema
The Whirled is a small cinema under the train arches in Loughborough Junction, a few minutes walk from Brixton. Great bar and funky ambience!
Streatham Ice and Leisure Centre
390 Streatham High RdYou can ice skate in Streatham!
The Clapham Picturehouse shows a great range of films, both mainstream and art house
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Clapham Picturehouse
76 Venn StThe Clapham Picturehouse shows a great range of films, both mainstream and art house
For great talks and films on current events. Nearby is Edgware Road where there are many Middle Eastern restaurants and shisha bars
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The Frontline Club
13 Norfolk PlFor great talks and films on current events. Nearby is Edgware Road where there are many Middle Eastern restaurants and shisha bars
The Odeon is a 5-screen cinema showing the latest films and also hosts occasional film premiers! It is 10 minutes from me. National Express coaches to and from Gatwick Airport, stop here (bus: A3)
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ODEON Streatham
47-49 Streatham High RdThe Odeon is a 5-screen cinema showing the latest films and also hosts occasional film premiers! It is 10 minutes from me. National Express coaches to and from Gatwick Airport, stop here (bus: A3)
A fantastic playground for kids, inside Kensington Gardens. Adults will only be allowed in if accompanied by a child. The Princess Diana Memorial Fountain is nearby.
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Diana Memorial Playground
Broad WalkA fantastic playground for kids, inside Kensington Gardens. Adults will only be allowed in if accompanied by a child. The Princess Diana Memorial Fountain is nearby.
Probably London's cheapest cinema (aka movie theatre)! All films are £4.99! Nearest station is Peckham Rye.
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Peckhamplex
95A Rye LnProbably London's cheapest cinema (aka movie theatre)! All films are £4.99! Nearest station is Peckham Rye.
The Roxy is a pub - at the back of which they screen films for £4 a show! There are lots of comfortable sofas to watch from!
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Roxy Bar and Screen
128-132 Borough High StreetThe Roxy is a pub - at the back of which they screen films for £4 a show! There are lots of comfortable sofas to watch from!
Drinks & Nightlife
The Brixton Academy is one of London's leading music venues, and hosts big name acts from hip hop to heavy metal!
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O2 Academy, Brixton
211 Stockwell RdThe Brixton Academy is one of London's leading music venues, and hosts big name acts from hip hop to heavy metal!
The Conquering Hero is a cozy pub serving good food and also has its very own friendly pet pig called Frances Bacon!
The Conquering Hero
262 Beulah HillThe Conquering Hero is a cozy pub serving good food and also has its very own friendly pet pig called Frances Bacon!
An atmospheric drinking establishment in a former sports club dedicated to bowles (or 'boules' in French). They also puts on a variety of events from pub quizzes to film nights!
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Balham Bowls Club
7-9 Ramsden RdAn atmospheric drinking establishment in a former sports club dedicated to bowles (or 'boules' in French). They also puts on a variety of events from pub quizzes to film nights!
Cozy pub on Brixton Hill with its own resident doggy!
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White Horse Brixton
94 Brixton HillCozy pub on Brixton Hill with its own resident doggy!
Dogstar
389 Coldharbour LnHuge pub with lots of sofas and pool tables
Relaxing, spacious pub with its own wood fired pizza oven
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The Prince of Wales Brixton
467- 469 Brixton RdRelaxing, spacious pub with its own wood fired pizza oven
The Sugar Cane is a Polynesian themed cocktail bar in Clapham Junction - a kitsch and funky place for a drink. They also serve food
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Sugar Cane Bar
247 Lavender HillThe Sugar Cane is a Polynesian themed cocktail bar in Clapham Junction - a kitsch and funky place for a drink. They also serve food
Former Victorian music hall which hosts alternative cabaret and drag acts. Their gay Christmas panto is very recommended!
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Royal Vauxhall Tavern
372 Kennington LnFormer Victorian music hall which hosts alternative cabaret and drag acts. Their gay Christmas panto is very recommended!
The oldest surviving music hall in the world! It hosts concerts, films, cabaret and other events. Very atmospheric. Check out the mural commemorating the Battle of Cable Street nearby!
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Wilton's Music Hall
1 Graces AlyThe oldest surviving music hall in the world! It hosts concerts, films, cabaret and other events. Very atmospheric. Check out the mural commemorating the Battle of Cable Street nearby!
By day a relaxed cafe. At night Cafe OTO hosts live avant garde music. (Very unpretentiously avant garde though!)
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Cafe OTO
18-22 Ashwin StreetBy day a relaxed cafe. At night Cafe OTO hosts live avant garde music. (Very unpretentiously avant garde though!)
Cozy pub with live music, comedy, cabaret, and other events. Near Balham tube station
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The Bedford
77 Bedford HillCozy pub with live music, comedy, cabaret, and other events. Near Balham tube station
Spacious pub in a former bank with high ceilings and a stained-glass cupola above the huge oval bar.
The Crosse Keys
9 Gracechurch StSpacious pub in a former bank with high ceilings and a stained-glass cupola above the huge oval bar.
Delicious hot chocolate and nice ambience in the heart of gay-friendly Vauxhall, just by the station.
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Counter Vauxhall
7-11 S Lambeth PlDelicious hot chocolate and nice ambience in the heart of gay-friendly Vauxhall, just by the station.
The Jazz Café in Camden Town is a tiny venue, which means you can see performers up close! All sorts of musical styles are performed here, not just jazz!
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Jazz Cafe
5 ParkwayThe Jazz Café in Camden Town is a tiny venue, which means you can see performers up close! All sorts of musical styles are performed here, not just jazz!
Union Chapel is a working church, live entertainment venue and a charity drop-in centre for the homeless. Its great accoustics and gothic ambience make it an amazing venue for concerts!
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Union Chapel
19b Compton TerraceUnion Chapel is a working church, live entertainment venue and a charity drop-in centre for the homeless. Its great accoustics and gothic ambience make it an amazing venue for concerts!
The Hootanany is a no-frill pub which also hosts live music. A Brixton institution!
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Hootananny Brixton
95 GreaterThe Hootanany is a no-frill pub which also hosts live music. A Brixton institution!
Sightseeing
Believe it or not, Brixton has its very own windmill!! Nearby is the Windmill pub, a live music venue which hosts an eclectic range of bands
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Brixton Windmill
100 Blenheim GardensBelieve it or not, Brixton has its very own windmill!! Nearby is the Windmill pub, a live music venue which hosts an eclectic range of bands
Clapham Common is a beautiful place to go for a jog, do some fishing or just people watch! Lots of cafes, pubs and restaurants nearby, especially around Clapham Common station.
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Clapham Common
Windmill DriveClapham Common is a beautiful place to go for a jog, do some fishing or just people watch! Lots of cafes, pubs and restaurants nearby, especially around Clapham Common station.
Tooting has a large south Indian community where you can try delicious (and cheap!) specialities such as dosas! Also: Greasby's Auction House and lots of cheap shopping (Primark, Wilkinsons etc).
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Tooting Broadway Station
Tooting High StreetTooting has a large south Indian community where you can try delicious (and cheap!) specialities such as dosas! Also: Greasby's Auction House and lots of cheap shopping (Primark, Wilkinsons etc).
From here its an easy walk to Leicester Square, China Town, Soho, Trafalgar Square, the National Gallery, the National Portrait Gallery, Regents Street and Oxford Street.
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Piccadilly Circus Station
Piccadilly CircusFrom here its an easy walk to Leicester Square, China Town, Soho, Trafalgar Square, the National Gallery, the National Portrait Gallery, Regents Street and Oxford Street.
Home ofGreenwich Mean Time (GMT), the Royal Observatory, National Maritime Museum, the Cutty Sark, Greenwich Park and Market, the Foot Tunnel and O2 Centre.
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Greenwich Park
Home ofGreenwich Mean Time (GMT), the Royal Observatory, National Maritime Museum, the Cutty Sark, Greenwich Park and Market, the Foot Tunnel and O2 Centre.
Probably London's most famous market where you can buy clothes, bags, shoes and crafts and watch the weird and wonderful people go by! Great music venues too, such as the Jazz Cafe, Roundhouse + Koko
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Camden Market
54-56 Camden Lock PlProbably London's most famous market where you can buy clothes, bags, shoes and crafts and watch the weird and wonderful people go by! Great music venues too, such as the Jazz Cafe, Roundhouse + Koko
Shoreditch & Hoxton are for hipsters, Brick Lane, street art, shopping, eating, Rough Trade Records, the Rich Mix, Whitechapel Gallery, Columbia Road Flower Market and the White Cube Gallery
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Shoreditch
Shoreditch & Hoxton are for hipsters, Brick Lane, street art, shopping, eating, Rough Trade Records, the Rich Mix, Whitechapel Gallery, Columbia Road Flower Market and the White Cube Gallery
Here you'll find Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, also Westminster Abbey. Horse Guards Parade and Trafalgar Square are a short walk away.
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Big Ben
Here you'll find Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, also Westminster Abbey. Horse Guards Parade and Trafalgar Square are a short walk away.
Fantastic corner of London that feels more like Amsterdam or Hamburg! Try the Mayflower pub (where the pilgrims set sail), Sands Film Studios or take a sauna at the Finnish church!
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Rotherhithe
Fantastic corner of London that feels more like Amsterdam or Hamburg! Try the Mayflower pub (where the pilgrims set sail), Sands Film Studios or take a sauna at the Finnish church!
For shopping in High Street Kensington and Portobello Market. You can also have a drink at the Churchill Arms, eat delicious Japanese food at Eat Tokyo and watch a film at either the Coronet or Gate!
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Notting Hill
For shopping in High Street Kensington and Portobello Market. You can also have a drink at the Churchill Arms, eat delicious Japanese food at Eat Tokyo and watch a film at either the Coronet or Gate!
Only an hour away from London you can experience this funky, bohemian, eclectic seaside town!
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Brighton
Only an hour away from London you can experience this funky, bohemian, eclectic seaside town!
Windrush Square is just in front of the Ritzy Cinema in Brixton and hosts a night-time food market every Friday and Saturday (5-11pm)! Any time of day, it's a great place to chill and people watch!
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Windrush Square
Effra RoadWindrush Square is just in front of the Ritzy Cinema in Brixton and hosts a night-time food market every Friday and Saturday (5-11pm)! Any time of day, it's a great place to chill and people watch!
Whitstable is a beautiful and relaxing seaside town which is famous for its oysters!
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Whitstable
Whitstable is a beautiful and relaxing seaside town which is famous for its oysters!
Bristol is an awesome university town - vibrant, young and cultural! (and the home town of the elusive street artist Banksy). Every August it hosts an amazing hot air balloon festival!
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Bristol
Bristol is an awesome university town - vibrant, young and cultural! (and the home town of the elusive street artist Banksy). Every August it hosts an amazing hot air balloon festival!
For the London Eye, Tate Modern, Shakespeare's Globe, Royal Festival Hall, British Film Insitute, Hayward Gallery, Oxo Tower, London Aquarium, National Theatre, London Dungeon and the Golden Hinde!
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South Bank
For the London Eye, Tate Modern, Shakespeare's Globe, Royal Festival Hall, British Film Insitute, Hayward Gallery, Oxo Tower, London Aquarium, National Theatre, London Dungeon and the Golden Hinde!
The amazing Lloyds Building, designed by Richard Rogers. All the lifts, stairs and pipes are on the outside to save space. The inside of the building is equally amazing!
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Lloyds of London
1 Lime StThe amazing Lloyds Building, designed by Richard Rogers. All the lifts, stairs and pipes are on the outside to save space. The inside of the building is equally amazing!
This tunnel under Waterloo station is a dedicated graffiti and street art space. You are legally allowed to graffiti and you'll often see street artists at work!
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Leake Street
Leake StreetThis tunnel under Waterloo station is a dedicated graffiti and street art space. You are legally allowed to graffiti and you'll often see street artists at work!
Walk under the Thames River! The tunnel crosses the river from Greenwich to the Isle of Dogs. On the Isle of Dogs, you can also visit Mudchute City Farm.
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Greenwich Foot Tunnel
Greenwich Foot TunnelWalk under the Thames River! The tunnel crosses the river from Greenwich to the Isle of Dogs. On the Isle of Dogs, you can also visit Mudchute City Farm.
Panoramic views of London at the Sky Garden which is at the top of London's newest sky scraper, the Walkie Talke (aka 20 Fenchurch Street). It is FREE, but you need to book a place in advance
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Darwin Brasserie
20 Philpot LnPanoramic views of London at the Sky Garden which is at the top of London's newest sky scraper, the Walkie Talke (aka 20 Fenchurch Street). It is FREE, but you need to book a place in advance
The flower market is open every Sunday from 8am to 3pm and has a wonderfully funky atmosphere, especially in the summer. There are lots of small independent shops and cafes too!
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Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia RoadThe flower market is open every Sunday from 8am to 3pm and has a wonderfully funky atmosphere, especially in the summer. There are lots of small independent shops and cafes too!
On Sundays, people are allowed to speak, debate and discuss at Speaker's Corner. Most speakers concentrate on politics and religion and can be very entertaining! Near Marble Arch tube station.
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Speakers Corner
On Sundays, people are allowed to speak, debate and discuss at Speaker's Corner. Most speakers concentrate on politics and religion and can be very entertaining! Near Marble Arch tube station.
The very best views of London! Here you have a beautiful panorama of some of London's most iconic buildings including the London Eye and Big Ben. Beautiful both day and night.
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Waterloo Bridge
The very best views of London! Here you have a beautiful panorama of some of London's most iconic buildings including the London Eye and Big Ben. Beautiful both day and night.
Liverpool is a great city to spend a couple of days in, and not only for Beatles fans! Every June there is a fantastic FREE African music festival in Sefton Park called Africa Oyé!
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Liverpool
Liverpool is a great city to spend a couple of days in, and not only for Beatles fans! Every June there is a fantastic FREE African music festival in Sefton Park called Africa Oyé!
This huge white marble Hindu temple (also known as the Neasden Temple) stands incongruously among the red brick houses of this northwest London suburb! There is also an Indian restaurant & sweet shop
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BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir
Pramukh Swami RoadThis huge white marble Hindu temple (also known as the Neasden Temple) stands incongruously among the red brick houses of this northwest London suburb! There is also an Indian restaurant & sweet shop
This mural was painted in 2013 and became a shrine to Bowie after his death on the 11th of January 2016. You can also visit the house where he was born at 40 Stansfield Road.
Tunstall Road
Tunstall RoadThis mural was painted in 2013 and became a shrine to Bowie after his death on the 11th of January 2016. You can also visit the house where he was born at 40 Stansfield Road.
A genuine Thai temple in the heart of Wimbledon! Every April there is a lively festival with food and entertainment to celebrate Song Kran, the Thai New Year
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Buddhapadipa Temple
14 Calonne RdA genuine Thai temple in the heart of Wimbledon! Every April there is a lively festival with food and entertainment to celebrate Song Kran, the Thai New Year
The Monument was built to commemorate the Great Fire of London which started in nearby Pudding Lane in 1666. You can climb 331 steps to get to the top and some panoramic views of London.
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The Monument to the Great Fire of London
Fish Street HillThe Monument was built to commemorate the Great Fire of London which started in nearby Pudding Lane in 1666. You can climb 331 steps to get to the top and some panoramic views of London.
Food Scene
Try some delicious and authentic Jamaican food at Negril in Brixton Hill!
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Negril
132 Brixton HillTry some delicious and authentic Jamaican food at Negril in Brixton Hill!
Marie's Thai Cafe is wonderful combination of Thai + English greasy spoon! Their food is cheap and tasty and it's 3 minutes from the Banksy Tunnel, the only place in London you can legally graffiti!
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Marios Cafe
90 Lower MarshMarie's Thai Cafe is wonderful combination of Thai + English greasy spoon! Their food is cheap and tasty and it's 3 minutes from the Banksy Tunnel, the only place in London you can legally graffiti!
For the best range of Turkish food in London! You can also visit Alexander Palace and Finsbury Park nearby
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Green Lanes
For the best range of Turkish food in London! You can also visit Alexander Palace and Finsbury Park nearby
The Whole Meal Cafe serves delicious vegan and vegetarian food and is only 10 minutes away from my home!
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Wholemeal Cafe
1 Shrubbery RdThe Whole Meal Cafe serves delicious vegan and vegetarian food and is only 10 minutes away from my home!
The Rookery is at the top of Streatham Common and has several lovely gardens as well as tennis courts, a rookery and a cafe
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The Rookery Café
37 Streatham Common SThe Rookery is at the top of Streatham Common and has several lovely gardens as well as tennis courts, a rookery and a cafe
Delicious fish and chips, only a few minutes walk away from my home!
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Kennedy's Fish & Chips Streatham
5 Leigham Ct RdDelicious fish and chips, only a few minutes walk away from my home!
Tasty Japanese food in Brixton! Their "futomaki" (thick rolls) are especially good!
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New Fujiyama
5-7 Vining StreetTasty Japanese food in Brixton! Their "futomaki" (thick rolls) are especially good!
Cafe Vivaldi
Streatham High RoadA friendly "greasy spoon" serving delicious English breakfasts!
Foodilic serves healthy, delicious and cheap food - can't recommend it more highly!
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La Valle
330 Upper StreetFoodilic serves healthy, delicious and cheap food - can't recommend it more highly!
Wong Kei
41-43 Wardour StI love their bbq pork on rice and no nonsense service!
The Stockpot serves a variety of Western dishes at very reasonable prices!
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The Stockpot
273 King's RdThe Stockpot serves a variety of Western dishes at very reasonable prices!
Wonderful gourmet food from all over the world - and lots of free samples for you to try! Weekends are usually the best time to visit the market.
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Borough Market
Borough High StreetWonderful gourmet food from all over the world - and lots of free samples for you to try! Weekends are usually the best time to visit the market.
This is a very photogenic pub, the outside of which is covered in flowers and plants! At the back of the pub is a Thai restaurant.
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The Churchill Arms
119 Kensington Church StreetThis is a very photogenic pub, the outside of which is covered in flowers and plants! At the back of the pub is a Thai restaurant.
Britain's oldest patisserie (cake shop!) Lovely cakes combined with a somewhat ramshackle interior!
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Maison Bertaux
28 Greek StBritain's oldest patisserie (cake shop!) Lovely cakes combined with a somewhat ramshackle interior!
Try traditional London food such as pie and mash, "liquor" (parsley sauce) and jellied eels!
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Goddards at Greenwich
22 King William WalkTry traditional London food such as pie and mash, "liquor" (parsley sauce) and jellied eels!
Famous Hungarian restaurant which has been popular with left wing politicians for over 50 years
Gay Hussar
2 Greek StFamous Hungarian restaurant which has been popular with left wing politicians for over 50 years
Delicious vegetarian food! There are 2 branches, one in Soho and the other in Camden.
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Mildreds Restaurant
45 Lexington StDelicious vegetarian food! There are 2 branches, one in Soho and the other in Camden.
Delicious Turkish food near the South Bank and the Old and Young Vic Theatres
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Tas The Cut
33 The CutDelicious Turkish food near the South Bank and the Old and Young Vic Theatres
Have a coffee in the crypt of St Martin in the Fields Church, just next to Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery! Beneath you are the bones of various deceased nobles!
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Café in the Crypt
Trafalgar SquareHave a coffee in the crypt of St Martin in the Fields Church, just next to Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery! Beneath you are the bones of various deceased nobles!
Trendy pop up bars, restaurants and boutiques housed in old shipping containers
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Pop Brixton
49 Brixton Station RdTrendy pop up bars, restaurants and boutiques housed in old shipping containers
Dragon Castle serves great dim sum and other Cantonese food. It's in Elephant and Castle, which is undergoing massive redevelopment
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Dragon Castle
100 Walworth RdDragon Castle serves great dim sum and other Cantonese food. It's in Elephant and Castle, which is undergoing massive redevelopment
A delicious, unpretentious place serving a fusion of Indian and Mexican food! Cheap and cheerful
and close to Angel tube station.
Bombay Burrito
357 Goswell RdA delicious, unpretentious place serving a fusion of Indian and Mexican food! Cheap and cheerful
and close to Angel tube station.
Funky cafe with large murals and comfy sofas very near Angel tube station
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Candid Cafe
3 Torrens StFunky cafe with large murals and comfy sofas very near Angel tube station
Absolutely delicious and very friendly Turkish restaurant! Worth the trek to Lewisham!
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Meze Mangal Restaurant
245 Lewisham WayAbsolutely delicious and very friendly Turkish restaurant! Worth the trek to Lewisham!
As far as I know, Britain's only Tibetan restaurant! Delicious and friendly! Very near Woolwich station.
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Kailash Momo
79 Woolwich New RdAs far as I know, Britain's only Tibetan restaurant! Delicious and friendly! Very near Woolwich station.
Cozy restaurant with friendly service serving Georgian food. Across the road from Clapham South tube station.
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The Georgian
27 Balham HillCozy restaurant with friendly service serving Georgian food. Across the road from Clapham South tube station.
Restaurant serving posh pub grub in a converted post office! Near to Forest Hill train station
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Sylvan Post
24-28 Dartmouth RdRestaurant serving posh pub grub in a converted post office! Near to Forest Hill train station
Delicious, non-pretentious Turkish restaurant very near the Hackney Empire Theatre. Nearest station is Hackney Central.
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Tad Restaurant - Charcoal Grill
261 Mare StDelicious, non-pretentious Turkish restaurant very near the Hackney Empire Theatre. Nearest station is Hackney Central.
Govinda's serves delicious vegetarian food (both Indian and Western). Upstairs is a Hare Krishna Temple, where you can pay a visit at certain times of the day.
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Genesis Shoreditch
60 Aldermans HillGovinda's serves delicious vegetarian food (both Indian and Western). Upstairs is a Hare Krishna Temple, where you can pay a visit at certain times of the day.
Full of interesting restaurants and funky independent shops - it's especially lively on Friday and Saturday nights!
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Brixton Village Market
Unit 74 Coldharbour LnFull of interesting restaurants and funky independent shops - it's especially lively on Friday and Saturday nights!
Have a coffee or a drink at this 24-hour Soho institution! You will see lots of Vespas parked in front!
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Bar Italia
22 Frith StHave a coffee or a drink at this 24-hour Soho institution! You will see lots of Vespas parked in front!
Meya Meya serves cheap and delicious Egyptian food! Their kushari is recommended!
Meya Meya Coffee Shop
15 Bell StMeya Meya serves cheap and delicious Egyptian food! Their kushari is recommended!
Competely authentic and totally delicious Neapolitan restaurant - a 1 minute walk from Streatham Hill station. Fantastic pizzas and friendly service too!
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Addommé
17-21 Sternhold AveCompetely authentic and totally delicious Neapolitan restaurant - a 1 minute walk from Streatham Hill station. Fantastic pizzas and friendly service too!
Britain's first "cat cafe". Not as good as the ones in Japan, but still worth a visit for cat lovers!
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Lady Dinah's Cat Emporium
Bethnal Green RoadBritain's first "cat cafe". Not as good as the ones in Japan, but still worth a visit for cat lovers!
As far as I am aware, Mandalay is the only Burmese restaurant in London, and it's delicious! It's very small and popular though, so try to book in advance.
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Mandalay Golden
302 Kilburn High RoadAs far as I am aware, Mandalay is the only Burmese restaurant in London, and it's delicious! It's very small and popular though, so try to book in advance.
Santafereño is a Colombian restaurant in Brixton Village and by far one of the most delicious places to eat in London! Everything I've eaten there (including dessert) has been gorgeous!
Santafereno
Coldharbour LaneSantafereño is a Colombian restaurant in Brixton Village and by far one of the most delicious places to eat in London! Everything I've eaten there (including dessert) has been gorgeous!
Delicious, authentic Japanese food at very reasonable prices! They have a few other branches in other parts of London like Soho, Holborn and Hammersmith
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Eat Tokyo
169 King StDelicious, authentic Japanese food at very reasonable prices! They have a few other branches in other parts of London like Soho, Holborn and Hammersmith
Very charming and quaint interior with healthy vegetarian and vegan food!
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Cafe Van Gogh
88 Brixton RdVery charming and quaint interior with healthy vegetarian and vegan food!
Relaxing place to have a coffee in the crypt of Christ Church in Spitalfields, a beautiful baroque church designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor in the early 1700s
Cafe in the Crypt
88-90 Commercial StreetRelaxing place to have a coffee in the crypt of Christ Church in Spitalfields, a beautiful baroque church designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor in the early 1700s
Huge portions of Portuguese food served by friendly staff!
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O Cantinho De Portugal
137 Stockwell RdHuge portions of Portuguese food served by friendly staff!
Chennai Dosa
33 Upper Tooting RdDelicious and cheap food from South India.
Parks & Nature
Crystal Palace Park
Dinosaurs!! And a very beautiful and diverse park!
Brockwell Park is a wonderful place to relax and enjoy London, especially in the warmer weather. Nearby is Herne Hill, another hidden gem of London
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Brockwell Park
Brockwell Park GardensBrockwell Park is a wonderful place to relax and enjoy London, especially in the warmer weather. Nearby is Herne Hill, another hidden gem of London
The Thames Barrier is one of the largest movable flood barriers in the world and consists of 10 very futuristic-looking steel gates.
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Thames Barrier Park
North Woolwich RoadThe Thames Barrier is one of the largest movable flood barriers in the world and consists of 10 very futuristic-looking steel gates.
Battersea Park beautiful located next to the Thames river. It has a small zoo, a Peace Pagoda and bicycles to rent. It is also famous for its annual Guy Fawkes Night display of fireworks (held around the 5th of November every year)
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Battersea Park
Battersea Park RoadBattersea Park beautiful located next to the Thames river. It has a small zoo, a Peace Pagoda and bicycles to rent. It is also famous for its annual Guy Fawkes Night display of fireworks (held around the 5th of November every year)
Arts & Culture
If you can't face the crowds at the British Museum, try the Horniman! It also has an aquarium and is set in beautiful grounds. Very child friendly with a small petting zoo
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Horniman Museum and Gardens
100 London RoadIf you can't face the crowds at the British Museum, try the Horniman! It also has an aquarium and is set in beautiful grounds. Very child friendly with a small petting zoo
Photofusion
6 Canterbury CresGreat Brixton gallery specializing in photography
One of London's most famous museums, housed in an enormous old power station. It's on the South Bank, where you can admire many of London's most famous landmarks and ride the London Eye
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Tate Modern
BanksideOne of London's most famous museums, housed in an enormous old power station. It's on the South Bank, where you can admire many of London's most famous landmarks and ride the London Eye
The Photographer's Gallery is probably the best of its kind in London and is just off Oxford Street.
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Photographers' Gallery
16-18 Ramillies StThe Photographer's Gallery is probably the best of its kind in London and is just off Oxford Street.
Amazing building and free exhibitions by contemporary artists. On King's Road and near Chelsea, Sloane Square and Battersea Park
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Saatchi Gallery
King's RdAmazing building and free exhibitions by contemporary artists. On King's Road and near Chelsea, Sloane Square and Battersea Park
Amazing permanent collection and interesting temporary exhibitions to do with medicine and the body. Across the road is the equally amazing British Library!
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Wellcome Trust
215 Euston RdAmazing permanent collection and interesting temporary exhibitions to do with medicine and the body. Across the road is the equally amazing British Library!
Come to the Peckham Multistorey Car Park for an al fresco drink in the summer as well as contemporary art! There are several arty and funky hangouts nearby in Peckham, like the CLF Cafe
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Bold Tendencies
95a Rye LnCome to the Peckham Multistorey Car Park for an al fresco drink in the summer as well as contemporary art! There are several arty and funky hangouts nearby in Peckham, like the CLF Cafe
See where Darwin wrote 'On the Origin of Species'!
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Home of Charles Darwin - Down House
Luxted RoadSee where Darwin wrote 'On the Origin of Species'!
Several of the best museums in London are here - including the Natural History Museum, Science Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum (the V+A) and the Institut Français which houses the Ciné Lumière
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South Kensington
Pelham StreetSeveral of the best museums in London are here - including the Natural History Museum, Science Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum (the V+A) and the Institut Français which houses the Ciné Lumière
The world’s first purpose-built public art gallery with works by Canaletto, Veronese, Watteau, Poussin, Constable, Reynolds, Rembrandt, Hogarth and other old masters. Nearby is Dulwich Village + park
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Dulwich Picture Gallery
Gallery RoadThe world’s first purpose-built public art gallery with works by Canaletto, Veronese, Watteau, Poussin, Constable, Reynolds, Rembrandt, Hogarth and other old masters. Nearby is Dulwich Village + park
The Tate Streatham Library was built from money donated by Henry Tate (of whom the Tate Gallery and Tate Modern are named after). He lived in Streatham Common.
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Tate Streatham Library
63 Streatham High RdThe Tate Streatham Library was built from money donated by Henry Tate (of whom the Tate Gallery and Tate Modern are named after). He lived in Streatham Common.
Funky arts venue in Peckham showing films, plays, art exhibitions, music and dance!
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Bussey Building
Funky arts venue in Peckham showing films, plays, art exhibitions, music and dance!
Free modern art gallery right next to Aldgate East tube station. Freedom Press, the oldest anarchist bookshop in the English-speaking world, is nearby!
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Whitechapel Gallery
77-82 Whitechapel High StFree modern art gallery right next to Aldgate East tube station. Freedom Press, the oldest anarchist bookshop in the English-speaking world, is nearby!
One of the best collections of (non-British!) antiquities and artefacts in the world! The Great Court is incredibly beautiful.
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British Museum
Great Russell StreetOne of the best collections of (non-British!) antiquities and artefacts in the world! The Great Court is incredibly beautiful.
Ophelia
574 Kingsland RdMulti-purpose venue in Dalston hosting everything from improv to book readings
Great venue on the Mall between Trafalgar Square and Buckingham Palace with a fantastic bookshop. The ICA hosts films, exhibitions, concerts and other events.
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Institute of Contemporary Arts
The MallGreat venue on the Mall between Trafalgar Square and Buckingham Palace with a fantastic bookshop. The ICA hosts films, exhibitions, concerts and other events.
OK, it's bingo, but it's housed in the old Streatham Hill Theatre which opened in 1929! Very atmospheric
Beacon Bingo
110 Streatham HillOK, it's bingo, but it's housed in the old Streatham Hill Theatre which opened in 1929! Very atmospheric
Specializing in films, exhibitions, talks and other events to do with Asia (east, south, north and west).
Asia House
63 New Cavendish StSpecializing in films, exhibitions, talks and other events to do with Asia (east, south, north and west).
The Bethlem Royal Hospital (from where the word "Bedlam" comes) was founded in 1247 and was the first hospital for the mentally ill. This free museum opened in 2015.
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Bethlem Museum of the Mind
Monks Orchard RoadThe Bethlem Royal Hospital (from where the word "Bedlam" comes) was founded in 1247 and was the first hospital for the mentally ill. This free museum opened in 2015.
Sigmund Freud spent the last year of his life in this house in London. Here you can see the famous couch where he treated his patients as well as his living quarters. Near Finchley Road tube station
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Freud Museum London
20 Maresfield GardensSigmund Freud spent the last year of his life in this house in London. Here you can see the famous couch where he treated his patients as well as his living quarters. Near Finchley Road tube station
A really unique bohemian cultural centre and live music venue. The bar upstairs is full of weird and electic furniture and is a great place to chill out in Dalston!
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Passing Clouds
1 Richmond RoadA really unique bohemian cultural centre and live music venue. The bar upstairs is full of weird and electic furniture and is a great place to chill out in Dalston!
The RA is a great museum which hosts diverse exhibitions from David Hockney to Ai Weiwei to the Old Masters and Impressionists. The Summer Exhibition is especially amazing and fun!
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Royal Academy of Arts
PiccadillyThe RA is a great museum which hosts diverse exhibitions from David Hockney to Ai Weiwei to the Old Masters and Impressionists. The Summer Exhibition is especially amazing and fun!
This is an awesome Victorian museum of zoological curiosities including specimens in jars and the skeletons of every kind of animal (big or small) you can imagine!
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Grant Museum of Zoology
21 University StThis is an awesome Victorian museum of zoological curiosities including specimens in jars and the skeletons of every kind of animal (big or small) you can imagine!
Multi-purpose entertainment venue in Shoreditch - great for films, concerts, exhibitions or just a drink. Very near Brick Lane too.
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Rich Mix
35-47 Bethnal Green RdMulti-purpose entertainment venue in Shoreditch - great for films, concerts, exhibitions or just a drink. Very near Brick Lane too.
93 Feet East is just off Brick Lane and is a great place for a drink, with a big courtyard in front and a bar inside. They also host music and film nights as well as other events.
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93 Feet East
150 Brick Ln93 Feet East is just off Brick Lane and is a great place for a drink, with a big courtyard in front and a bar inside. They also host music and film nights as well as other events.
Angel Comedy holds free comedy almost 7 nights a week, often by famous comedians trying out new material! It's above the Camden Head pub near Angel tube station
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Angel Comedy
2 2 Camden PassageAngel Comedy holds free comedy almost 7 nights a week, often by famous comedians trying out new material! It's above the Camden Head pub near Angel tube station
Bonkers!! A very fun way to spend a few hours! Don't bring your children though!
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The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & UnNatural History
11 Mare StBonkers!! A very fun way to spend a few hours! Don't bring your children though!
Amazing home of Sir John Soane, the 19th century architect and collector. Entrance is FREE! and they also offer candle-lit tours on the first Tuesday of every month
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Sir John Soane's Museum
13 Lincoln's Inn FieldsAmazing home of Sir John Soane, the 19th century architect and collector. Entrance is FREE! and they also offer candle-lit tours on the first Tuesday of every month
The Black Cultural Archives is a museum with exhibitions relating to the history of people of African descent in Britain. It also has a cosy cafe
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Black Cultural Archives
1 Windrush SquareThe Black Cultural Archives is a museum with exhibitions relating to the history of people of African descent in Britain. It also has a cosy cafe
Shopping
If you like sewing and arts and crafts, this is the shop for you! It is huge and has an enormous range of stock
Wimbledon Sewing Machine Co Ltd
Balham High RoadIf you like sewing and arts and crafts, this is the shop for you! It is huge and has an enormous range of stock
Westbury Pharmacy is open from 9:00 until 24:00, 365 days a year! It is a 10-15 minute walk away from my home.
Westbury Chemist
84-90 Streatham High RdWestbury Pharmacy is open from 9:00 until 24:00, 365 days a year! It is a 10-15 minute walk away from my home.
Pempamsie is a great little shop that stocks a range of African-themed crafts, clothes and art!
Pempamsie
102 Brixton HillPempamsie is a great little shop that stocks a range of African-themed crafts, clothes and art!
It's All About the Vape
51-53 Anerley RdGrow you own!
Topshop
Top Shop in Brixton!
H&M
8 King StHennes in Brixton!
TK Maxx
150-154 Lewisham High StTK Maxx in Brixton!
Marks & Spencer Brixton
446 Brixton RdM+S Brixton!
Book Mongers is a wonderful second hand bookshop on Coldharbour Lane, a few minutes from Brixton station!
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BookMongers
439 Coldharbour LnBook Mongers is a wonderful second hand bookshop on Coldharbour Lane, a few minutes from Brixton station!
Great selection of second hand books, dvds, cds and vinyl being sold to raise funds for the British Heart Foundation (a charity)
British Heart Foundation Books & Music
94 Streatham High RdGreat selection of second hand books, dvds, cds and vinyl being sold to raise funds for the British Heart Foundation (a charity)