Guidebook for London
Parks & Nature
Its like being in the country side in London and you can swim outdoors there in the summer .
1215 locals recommend
Hampstead Heath
Its like being in the country side in London and you can swim outdoors there in the summer .
Its beautiful here. Flowers are stunning and you can find a quiet spot to picnic or read a book.
1607 locals recommend
The Regent's Park
Its beautiful here. Flowers are stunning and you can find a quiet spot to picnic or read a book.
This is Londons central park . You can walk through it to get to South Kensington museums or to go to Kensington Gardens .
3079 locals recommend
Hyde Park
This is Londons central park . You can walk through it to get to South Kensington museums or to go to Kensington Gardens .
Its one of our local parks and its where the local hang out ..its lovely and good for an early morning or evening run or a good coffee in the open air...its near the farmers market too.
201 locals recommend
Queen's Park
Its one of our local parks and its where the local hang out ..its lovely and good for an early morning or evening run or a good coffee in the open air...its near the farmers market too.
Its another of our local parks and a good place to run or exercise ..it also has free gym machines..
30 locals recommend
Kilburn Grange Park
Its another of our local parks and a good place to run or exercise ..it also has free gym machines..
Sightseeing
Its walking distance and an interesting point of interest with good real ale pubs in the vicinity. You can take your photo on the zebra crossing to recreate the Beatle's album cover. It also has a very good memorabilia shop
244 locals recommend
Abbey Road Studios
3 Abbey RdIts walking distance and an interesting point of interest with good real ale pubs in the vicinity. You can take your photo on the zebra crossing to recreate the Beatle's album cover. It also has a very good memorabilia shop
Princess Diana's old home . Now home to her sons and family.
263 locals recommend
Kensington Palace Gardens
Kensington Palace GardensPrincess Diana's old home . Now home to her sons and family.
Where free speech happens . Always entertaining on the weekends and is situated on the edge of Hyde Park. You can walk to Buckingham Palace from here
21 locals recommend
Speakers Corner
Where free speech happens . Always entertaining on the weekends and is situated on the edge of Hyde Park. You can walk to Buckingham Palace from here
Shopping
Oxford Street is a short 98 bus journey or tube ride away and has everything - (its not just clothing ) Selfridges , Top shop, and Primark are situated here alongside all the other branded shops.
1427 locals recommend
Oxford Street
Oxford StreetOxford Street is a short 98 bus journey or tube ride away and has everything - (its not just clothing ) Selfridges , Top shop, and Primark are situated here alongside all the other branded shops.
Essentials
This shop is open till 11pm and 4pm on Sundays .
Groceries are really affordably priced here and its good quality food. If you want to pay more you can go to M&S or Sainsburies. Kilburn High road a busy shopping street is situated at the end of our quiet oasis road ...so we have the best of both worlds.
57 locals recommend
ALDI
689 Holloway RdThis shop is open till 11pm and 4pm on Sundays .
Groceries are really affordably priced here and its good quality food. If you want to pay more you can go to M&S or Sainsburies. Kilburn High road a busy shopping street is situated at the end of our quiet oasis road ...so we have the best of both worlds.
Arts & Culture
This is a free museum for Decorative Arts situated in South Kensington (nearby other free museums - Science, Natural History ) I love the ceramics collection at the V&A
80 locals recommend
Victoria & Albert Museum
This is a free museum for Decorative Arts situated in South Kensington (nearby other free museums - Science, Natural History ) I love the ceramics collection at the V&A
This is our local art house cinema and theatre . Its a 3 minute walk from the house and shows great films and has cutting edge theatre. The plays often move into the west end
92 locals recommend
Kiln Theatre
269 Kilburn High RdThis is our local art house cinema and theatre . Its a 3 minute walk from the house and shows great films and has cutting edge theatre. The plays often move into the west end
This is an amazing place to visit for open studios in summer and winter. There are also great art and craft workshops happening here all year round and an art gallery which you can book in advance of your visit...
kingsgate openstudiosweekend.co.uk
Kingsgate Workshops
This is an amazing place to visit for open studios in summer and winter. There are also great art and craft workshops happening here all year round and an art gallery which you can book in advance of your visit...
kingsgate openstudiosweekend.co.uk
Everything Else
Portobello Road is a very wonderful Friday Saturday market with antiques, food , flowers and fashion and loads more . Its a short 31 bus ride away ( or walking distance)
417 locals recommend
Portobello Road
Portobello RoadPortobello Road is a very wonderful Friday Saturday market with antiques, food , flowers and fashion and loads more . Its a short 31 bus ride away ( or walking distance)
Local places to eat . There are too many to list them all .
Anjanas and Vijays are renowned South Indian restaurants 3 mins walk from the house . They also do take aways .
There are many restaurants of different nationalities close by
Spicy Basil
165 Kilburn High RdI love Tai food
This is on every Sunday 10-2pm . Its a great local meeting place and a wonderful place to shop for groceries as it gives a real boost to the senses seeing all the fresh local food laid out on the stalls .Lovely cafes and restaurants in this local area too. ...its 5 mins walk from the house .
115 locals recommend
Queens Park Farmers' Market
Salusbury RoadThis is on every Sunday 10-2pm . Its a great local meeting place and a wonderful place to shop for groceries as it gives a real boost to the senses seeing all the fresh local food laid out on the stalls .Lovely cafes and restaurants in this local area too. ...its 5 mins walk from the house .