Guidebook for London

Valerie
Guidebook for London

Food Scene

amazingly good old style french food on opposite side of road
23 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Otto's French Restaurant
182 Grays Inn Rd
23 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
amazingly good old style french food on opposite side of road
The best restaurant in town! Charlotte St has fantastic restaurants and bars.
11 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Pied a Terre
34 Charlotte St.
11 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The best restaurant in town! Charlotte St has fantastic restaurants and bars.
a fantastic authentic london cafe just on our doorstep. well directly across the road.
7 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Andrew's Cafe
59 Grays Inn Rd
7 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
a fantastic authentic london cafe just on our doorstep. well directly across the road.
street lined with restaurants (Moro, Morito, Caravan, Blackfoot, Medcalf) & quirky shops and there's a food market on weekdays. 5 min walk away, head left out door & take first right & walk up Elm St
219 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Exmouth Market
Exmouth Market
219 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
street lined with restaurants (Moro, Morito, Caravan, Blackfoot, Medcalf) & quirky shops and there's a food market on weekdays. 5 min walk away, head left out door & take first right & walk up Elm St
the meat market full of bars and restaurants and clubs. Club Gascon one of our favourite restaurants. you can walk there in 10 mins down Leather Lane and turn left on Greville and walk on
60 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Smithfield Market
Grand Avenue
60 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
the meat market full of bars and restaurants and clubs. Club Gascon one of our favourite restaurants. you can walk there in 10 mins down Leather Lane and turn left on Greville and walk on
restaurants and shops in a beautiful piazza. Royal Opera House, Theatre Royal (Charlie & Chocolate factory), New London Theatre (Warhorse). walk or take 19, 38, 55, 243
955 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Covent Garden
41 James St
955 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
restaurants and shops in a beautiful piazza. Royal Opera House, Theatre Royal (Charlie & Chocolate factory), New London Theatre (Warhorse). walk or take 19, 38, 55, 243
bars, restaurants, great nightlife - take bus 38, 19 or 55
576 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Soho
576 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
bars, restaurants, great nightlife - take bus 38, 19 or 55
just a walk away to great dimsum. Take 19 or 38 bus
45 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
China Town London Market
45 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
just a walk away to great dimsum. Take 19 or 38 bus
gorgeous cakes and coffee just 2 mins around the corner on Theobalds
28 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Beauty in Bloomsbury
42 Theobalds Rd
28 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
gorgeous cakes and coffee just 2 mins around the corner on Theobalds
Great for cakes! 2 min walk down Grays Inn toward Chancery Lane
23 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Konditor
22 Cornwall Rd
23 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Great for cakes! 2 min walk down Grays Inn toward Chancery Lane
Great to pop down to for bread and croissants, 5 mins away, walk toward chancery lane and turn right
PAUL High Holborn
296 - 298 High Holborn
Great to pop down to for bread and croissants, 5 mins away, walk toward chancery lane and turn right
Good vietnamese food, particularly the summer rolls just 1 min around corner on Theobalds
12 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Banh Mi Bay
4-6 Theobalds Rd
12 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Good vietnamese food, particularly the summer rolls just 1 min around corner on Theobalds
great coffee shop on leather lane just a few minutes walk away off Clerkenwell Road
16 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Department of Coffee and Social Affairs Leather Lane
16 Leather Ln
16 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
great coffee shop on leather lane just a few minutes walk away off Clerkenwell Road
cool coffee shop just a few minutes walk away off Clerkenwell Road
48 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Prufrock Coffee
23-25 Leather Ln
48 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
cool coffee shop just a few minutes walk away off Clerkenwell Road
Asian food in a cool setting, just a few minutes walk away off Clerkenwell Road
8 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
KIN
88 Leather Ln
8 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Asian food in a cool setting, just a few minutes walk away off Clerkenwell Road

Entertainment & Activities

Fantastic space for kids to play. Adults can only go if they are with children, there is a little farm, sandpits, climbing frames & a fountain, 5 mins walk, up Northington and across to Lambs Conduit
67 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Coram's Fields
93 Guilford St
67 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Fantastic space for kids to play. Adults can only go if they are with children, there is a little farm, sandpits, climbing frames & a fountain, 5 mins walk, up Northington and across to Lambs Conduit

Shopping

Waitrose, the best local supermarket and less than 10 mins walk. lots of shops and restauranst - GAP, French Connection Carluccios, Giraffe, YoSushi
83 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Brunswick Centre
Bernard Street
83 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Waitrose, the best local supermarket and less than 10 mins walk. lots of shops and restauranst - GAP, French Connection Carluccios, Giraffe, YoSushi
diamond centre of London! Just a few minutes walk away off Clerkenwell Road
Hamiltons The Jewellers
32/34 Greville St
diamond centre of London! Just a few minutes walk away off Clerkenwell Road
this street has quirky fashion shops (Folk, Oliver Spence) and some lovely restaurants and bars. The People's Supermarket is also located here. Walk up Northington, right onto Rugby square, turn left
24 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Lamb's Conduit Street
Lamb's Conduit Street
24 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
this street has quirky fashion shops (Folk, Oliver Spence) and some lovely restaurants and bars. The People's Supermarket is also located here. Walk up Northington, right onto Rugby square, turn left
Shops, restaurants, bars, theatres - vibrant very cool area. Get 38/19 bus
173 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Angel Station
A1
173 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Shops, restaurants, bars, theatres - vibrant very cool area. Get 38/19 bus
our nearest chemist, turn left our of door
Starr Pharmacy
81 Grays Inn Rd
our nearest chemist, turn left our of door
a good local wine shop just a few minutes walk away off Clerkenwell Road
Wine Bargains Of Holborn
62-64 Leather Ln
a good local wine shop just a few minutes walk away off Clerkenwell Road

Arts & Culture

amazing place to visit, easy walk up Theobalds Road , through Bloomsbury Square and turn left or take 38/19 three bus stops
1546 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Museo Británico
Great Russell Street
1546 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
amazing place to visit, easy walk up Theobalds Road , through Bloomsbury Square and turn left or take 38/19 three bus stops
a few minutes walk away, amazing and varied performances or get 38/19
253 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Sadlers Wells Theatre (Stop UB) station
253 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
a few minutes walk away, amazing and varied performances or get 38/19
an incredible and slightly mad house of wonderful things - you have to go! 10 min walk
183 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Museo de Sir John Soane
13 Lincoln's Inn Fields
183 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
an incredible and slightly mad house of wonderful things - you have to go! 10 min walk
very cool edgy place full of bars, shops and art. Take 55 or 243
364 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Shoreditch High Street
Shoreditch High Street
364 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
very cool edgy place full of bars, shops and art. Take 55 or 243
striking architecture, fabulous theatre and concert halls surrounded by restaurants and bars. Take 243 or 55 bus
509 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Centro Barbican
Silk Street
509 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
striking architecture, fabulous theatre and concert halls surrounded by restaurants and bars. Take 243 or 55 bus
established in 1739 as a home for abandoned children, the Foundling Hospital became London's first public art gallery. It now houses a collection of art, period interiors and social history
41 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Museo del Niño Encontrado
40 Brunswick Square
41 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
established in 1739 as a home for abandoned children, the Foundling Hospital became London's first public art gallery. It now houses a collection of art, period interiors and social history
An amazing library full of cultural, artistic and educational exhibitions - head up to Kings Cross and turn left
430 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The British Library
96 Euston Rd
430 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
An amazing library full of cultural, artistic and educational exhibitions - head up to Kings Cross and turn left
walk over the Millennium Bridge to the old power station now the home of modern art. get 17 to St Paul's and walk across
2008 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Tate Modern
Bankside
2008 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
walk over the Millennium Bridge to the old power station now the home of modern art. get 17 to St Paul's and walk across

Everything Else

we are 10 minutes walk from kings cross - many people arrive in London via this station, this area is now full of interesting bars and restaurants like The Grainstore. you can get 46/45 or 17 bus
323 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
King's Cross
323 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
we are 10 minutes walk from kings cross - many people arrive in London via this station, this area is now full of interesting bars and restaurants like The Grainstore. you can get 46/45 or 17 bus
our nearest tube, less than 5 minutes walk
Chancery Lane Station
High Holborn
our nearest tube, less than 5 minutes walk
holborn station on the piccadilly and central line is 10 minutes walk away
41 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Holborn station
Kingsway
41 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
holborn station on the piccadilly and central line is 10 minutes walk away
on the metropolitan, circle & hammersmith and city tube but also the overground network, this station is your entry into Smithfield meat market full of bars, restaurants, clubs, shops and bakeries
11 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
78 Cowcross St
78 Cowcross Street
11 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
on the metropolitan, circle & hammersmith and city tube but also the overground network, this station is your entry into Smithfield meat market full of bars, restaurants, clubs, shops and bakeries
this is the dry cleaners and launderette we use on opposite side of road
Valet Dry Cleaning
184 Grays Inn Rd
this is the dry cleaners and launderette we use on opposite side of road
this is the mini-cab company we use, its just across the road.
City Ryders Cars
this is the mini-cab company we use, its just across the road.
Our dentist, a good friend, but it is a private practise, turn right out of hosue
Grays Inn Road Dental Practice
40 Grays Inn Rd
Our dentist, a good friend, but it is a private practise, turn right out of hosue
our local GP, turn left out door
Grays Inn Medical Practice
77 Grays Inn Rd
our local GP, turn left out door
A children and adult a&e at this hospital 5 mins away in a taxi from the Euston road, straight up Grays Inn Road and turn left
46 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
University College Hospital
235 Euston Rd
46 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
A children and adult a&e at this hospital 5 mins away in a taxi from the Euston road, straight up Grays Inn Road and turn left
Clerkenwell road is a big Italian area - St Peter's church and great delis
7 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Saint Peter's Italian Church
136 Clerkenwell Rd
7 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Clerkenwell road is a big Italian area - St Peter's church and great delis

Essentials

food stalls, clothes, flowers, fruit & veg, great coffee shops - Prufrock, The Department of Coffee & Social Affairs - Trent & Kin restaurants, just a few minutes walk away off Clerkenwell Road
The Leather Lane Cafe & Restaurant
43 Leather Ln
food stalls, clothes, flowers, fruit & veg, great coffee shops - Prufrock, The Department of Coffee & Social Affairs - Trent & Kin restaurants, just a few minutes walk away off Clerkenwell Road
Fantastic for vegetables and bread. this supermarket is run by the community. short walk up Northington, right on Rugby Square and immediate left
18 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The People's Supermarket
72-76 Lamb's Conduit St
18 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Fantastic for vegetables and bread. this supermarket is run by the community. short walk up Northington, right on Rugby Square and immediate left
this is our local butchers, turn right our door and turn onto Theobalds, few mins walk
Theobalds Road
Theobalds Road
this is our local butchers, turn right our door and turn onto Theobalds, few mins walk
our favourite fish mongers - its fantastic, it is in Islington, take the 38 bus to Essex road and get off at Cross street, there's a great fruit and veg shop next door.
22 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Steve Hatt Fishmongers
88 - 90 Essex Rd
22 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
our favourite fish mongers - its fantastic, it is in Islington, take the 38 bus to Essex road and get off at Cross street, there's a great fruit and veg shop next door.
our closest local supermarket, turn right outside door and left down Clerkenwell Rd, 3 mins walk
Clerkenwell Road
Clerkenwell Road
our closest local supermarket, turn right outside door and left down Clerkenwell Rd, 3 mins walk

Sightseeing

fascinating museum where Dickens lived, just around corner up Northington and turn right
93 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Museo Charles Dickens
48-49 Doughty St
93 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
fascinating museum where Dickens lived, just around corner up Northington and turn right
beautiful park with tennis courts and cafe in the heart of the legal district. John Soanes House is located here. You can walk here in less than 10 mins
31 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Lincoln's Inn Fields
Lincoln's Inn Fields
31 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
beautiful park with tennis courts and cafe in the heart of the legal district. John Soanes House is located here. You can walk here in less than 10 mins
charming 300-year-old townhouse, nestled amongst a maze of courts and alleys in the historic City of London
21 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Dr. Johnson's House
17 Gough Square
21 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
charming 300-year-old townhouse, nestled amongst a maze of courts and alleys in the historic City of London
majestic building on the Strand, easy walk or get 243/341
20 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
20 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
majestic building on the Strand, easy walk or get 243/341
Wren's masterpiece. 15 min walk or get bus 17
845 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Catedral de San Pablo
845 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Wren's masterpiece. 15 min walk or get bus 17
a wonderful flower market (and lots of other shops too) open only on Sundays. take 55 or 243 to Shoreditch Town Hall
1660 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia Road
1660 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
a wonderful flower market (and lots of other shops too) open only on Sundays. take 55 or 243 to Shoreditch Town Hall
a beautiful central London square. The Russell Square tube stop is close by (piccadilly line), 10 min walk
69 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Russell Square
69 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
a beautiful central London square. The Russell Square tube stop is close by (piccadilly line), 10 min walk
once wobbly but now secure this is a great way to walk from St Paul's to the Tate Modern and The Globe Theatre. Get the 17 bus to St Pauls
129 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Puente del Milenio
129 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
once wobbly but now secure this is a great way to walk from St Paul's to the Tate Modern and The Globe Theatre. Get the 17 bus to St Pauls
Beautiful legal quadrangle just next door
Gray's Inn Square
Gray's Inn Square
Beautiful legal quadrangle just next door
Wonderful park where you will find London zoo. a half hour walk or get a bus up to kings cross and get any bus heading west
1607 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Parque Regent
1607 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Wonderful park where you will find London zoo. a half hour walk or get a bus up to kings cross and get any bus heading west