Area guides

Guide to Camden

There is nowhere quite like Camden. Is there? It’s a bit like Venice Beach in LA (without the beach). But it does have canals; but it’s not Venice is it?...

Guide to Kentish Town

First things first. Why ‘Kentish’? It’s actually nowhere near Kent. The name comes from (maybe) Celtic… ‘ken’ means ‘green’ and ‘river’ so it refers to the River Fleet...

Guide to St John's Wood

St John’s Wood is posh, no question. But when you get to know it, you realise it’s worth it...

Guide to Bayswater

Bayswater… a great part of town on the northern edge of Kensington Gardens, part of Hyde Park and an area very popular with young singles...

Hampstead Station

Guide to Hampstead

Hampstead is very probably one of the best villages in the whole of London. It’s full of history, very attractive, totally unspoilt by any post-war developments...

map of Mayfair

Guide to Mayfair

Mayfair is the London village. Yes, there are many, many London villages, from Hampstead to Dulwich, from Barnes to Bow...

Guide to Chinatown

Chinatown: London’s vibrant community in the heart of the West End. This bustling enclave, with its rich history and deep-rooted connections to East Asian communities...

Guide to Belgravia

Belgravia, situated in the heart of London, is an area synonymous with affluence, elegance, and historical charm...

Guide to Islington

London consists of so many neighbourhoods, formerly distinct villages. When you dive into each one, you realise they are all ‘London’ but they have their own particularly flavour, atmosphere, energy...

Guide to Marylebone

Marylebone really has become one of the most chic neighbourhoods in London. It used to be a quiet backwater, north of Mayfair, south of Regents Park...

Guide to Kilburn

Kilburn is an area of northwest London, not far from Marble Arch, surrounded by Willesden, Queen’s Park, and Kensal Rise to the west...

Guide to Wimbledon Park

Isn’t London quite extraordinary in terms of the number and size of its wonderful green open spaces? Cities like Paris, Madrid, Rome and New York have a few parks but wow, London has such an abundance of greenery...

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