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-arancina (notting hill) - casual pizza and arancini etc.
-mayfair mercato - food hall in a former church
-spitafields market - another great food hall! I recommend you combine this activity with some vintage shopping on brick lane!
-regency cafe - can get a great full english
-walk along the South Bank - fun energy lots of bars right along the Thames
-Holland Park - there are peacocks in the Kyoto Garden!
-SoHo to go out if you want really crazy going out vibes in the center of things
-Heaven (night club)
-The Social - go see local bands, London has a good music scene
- Borough Market
-Good neighborhoods for going out: Shoreditch, Camden, Hackney
-Tate Modern
-Victoria and Albert museum (free and in a good area)
Mar 11, 2025
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Ok I’m biased because this is where my “in-laws” live and where I’m based on frequent trips over. But if you love parks and green space, I highly recommend venturing deeper out into Greater London.
Kew Gardens (London’s major botanical garden) is so beautiful! Complete with double-decker conservatories (lol why is everything in this country double-decker), peacocks, and a pagoda you just might glimpse from the air if you fly into Heathrow. It’s nearby Richmond, which is a particularly charming lil green and town to walk around in.
I also highly recommend visiting at least one National Trust property while you’re there. Many of the old estates are along the river, so you can combine a museum with being in nature and walking around. So far my favorite I’ve visited in the area is Ham House.
In terms of London proper, one of the most fascinating things I’ve done there is to take an architectural tour of the Barbican, the brutalist mega-living center that sprung up in blitzed out part of the City of London after the war (fun fact this is the center of London and technically considered a separate entity with its own government).
Finally, despite the bad rap it gets, British food is actually quite delicious since it’s far more natural and fresher than what we get here. Plus the “cozzy livs” make most food products much more affordable. Highly recommend making use of the high quality fruit and cheese and snacks from your local Waitrose or other grocery.
Apr 2, 2024
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get the overground around Hackney ! It’s pretty!
most of the museums/galleries have free collections (both Tate modern & Tate Britain, national gallery, V&A as already mentioned — V&A definitely worth a visit) . i also love the museum of the home, the photographer’s gallery, & the ICA (ICA has a cinema and brilliant bookshop also, & it’s v near Trafalgar Square so you can combine classic tourist activity with Something more obscure lol!).
I am a big shopping gworl so i actually love dipping around carnaby street and libertys (which is so beautiful inside!).
depends where youre staying etc and if it stays sunny but honestly the quintessential summer thing to do would be : Sit in a pub with a garden !!!!!
& again - as it’s summer - highly recommend finding a gross little club or gig to go to. if I’m bored I just check resident advisor or dice and see whats coming up.
if you’re comfortable sharing which area you’re staying in then I can send more specific recs hehe
Aug 5, 2024
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