Guidebook for London

Nick & Viv
Nick & Viv
Guidebook for London

Sightseeing

Tours and a large gift shop next door to the flat and Museum at the other end
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Emirates Stadium
Hornsey Road
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Tours and a large gift shop next door to the flat and Museum at the other end
The canals that you can access from Colebrooke Road are great for a walk on a sunny day. There are a number of places to eat/drink along the canal.
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City Road Basin
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The canals that you can access from Colebrooke Road are great for a walk on a sunny day. There are a number of places to eat/drink along the canal.
lovely little cobbled street full of cafes and independent shops.
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Camden Passage
Camden Passage
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lovely little cobbled street full of cafes and independent shops.

Entertainment & Activities

Lovely open space, great for picnics and BBQs. There is a great playground and cafe at either end of the park.
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Highbury Fields
Highbury Crescent
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Lovely open space, great for picnics and BBQs. There is a great playground and cafe at either end of the park.
Brilliant coffee shop for taking young children. There are lots of toys and a soft play area at the back that is free for kids if you spend (I think) over £5.
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Little Highness Play Café
69 Highbury Park
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Brilliant coffee shop for taking young children. There are lots of toys and a soft play area at the back that is free for kids if you spend (I think) over £5.
Great little city farm a short walk from the flat with goats, cows, sheep, chickens and rabbits and a cafe with indoor/outdoor seating using produce grown on-site. Open Tues-Sun.
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Freightliners Farm
Sheringham Road
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Great little city farm a short walk from the flat with goats, cows, sheep, chickens and rabbits and a cafe with indoor/outdoor seating using produce grown on-site. Open Tues-Sun.
Great park with fantastic playground, cafe and resident family of deer!
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Clissold Park
Green Lanes
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Great park with fantastic playground, cafe and resident family of deer!
Great little nature reserve
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Gillespie Park
10 Gillespie Rd
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Great little nature reserve

Drinks & Nightlife

Pub with very good food
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The Drapers Arms
44 Barnsbury St
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Pub with very good food
Great on a Sunday night, live traditional irish band play music all evening.
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The Lamb
94 Lamb's Conduit St
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Great on a Sunday night, live traditional irish band play music all evening.
Traditional pub with friendly staff and strong local feel.
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The Crown
144-146 Hatfield Rd
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Traditional pub with friendly staff and strong local feel.
Quirky local pub with outside seating and many strange ornaments hanging from the ceiling.
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Hemingford Arms
158 Hemingford Rd
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Quirky local pub with outside seating and many strange ornaments hanging from the ceiling.
Great pub with decent food and large beer garden!
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The Canonbury Tavern
21 Canonbury Pl
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Great pub with decent food and large beer garden!
More of a restaurant then traditional pub - is a great place on a sunny day - beautiful peaceful setting and large beer garden and terrace to the front.
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The Albion
10 Thornhill Rd
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More of a restaurant then traditional pub - is a great place on a sunny day - beautiful peaceful setting and large beer garden and terrace to the front.
Nice family friendly pub
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The Highbury Barn Tavern
26 Highbury Park
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Nice family friendly pub

Essentials

Large supermarket, resonably priced and short distance from the apartment
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Morrisons
The Grove
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Large supermarket, resonably priced and short distance from the apartment
Large supermarket with excellent food. More expensive than other supermarket brands.
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Waitrose & Partners
366 Holloway Rd
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Large supermarket with excellent food. More expensive than other supermarket brands.
Small supermarket close to the apartment. Reasonably priced. ATM cash machine at this location
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Tesco Express
179 Shoreditch High St
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Small supermarket close to the apartment. Reasonably priced. ATM cash machine at this location
Small supermarket located close to the apartment. ATM cash machine at this location.
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Sainsbury's Local
126-132 Fortess Rd
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Small supermarket located close to the apartment. ATM cash machine at this location.
Larger than the Drayton Park Tesco. Reasonably priced. ATM cash machine at this location
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Tesco Express
179 Shoreditch High St
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Larger than the Drayton Park Tesco. Reasonably priced. ATM cash machine at this location
yummy cheese shop that sell picnic hampers for you to enjoy in Highbury Fields!
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La Fromagerie
30 Highbury Park
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yummy cheese shop that sell picnic hampers for you to enjoy in Highbury Fields!

Food Scene

Great Argentine Steak House.
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Garufa
104 Highbury Park
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Great Argentine Steak House.
Great eatery owned by renowned Television Chef.
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Ottolenghi Islington
287 Upper St
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Great eatery owned by renowned Television Chef.
Great little coffee shop with delicious food! Definately worth a visit.
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EZ & Moss
183 Holloway Rd
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Great little coffee shop with delicious food! Definately worth a visit.
Great food
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Vagabond N7
105 Holloway Rd
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Great food
Good French cafe
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Le Péché Mignon
6 Ronalds Rd
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Good French cafe
Great little tapas restaurant with jazz and comedy on some evenings
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Highbury Arts Club
73 Highbury Park
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Great little tapas restaurant with jazz and comedy on some evenings
Great Italian food!
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Trullo
300-302 St Paul's Rd
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Great Italian food!

Arts & Culture

Good bowling venue, also has karaoke and table football and club nights.
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Bloomsbury Square
Bloomsbury Square
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Good bowling venue, also has karaoke and table football and club nights.
Large cinema close to the apartment.
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Odeon Cinema Holloway
419-427 Holloway Rd
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Large cinema close to the apartment.
Great museum near Russell Square, fast and easy to get to from our flat using the Underground. Free entry.
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British Museum
Great Russell Street
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Great museum near Russell Square, fast and easy to get to from our flat using the Underground. Free entry.
Gothic style, 19th-century congregational church, voted top live music venue in London.
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Union Chapel
19b Compton Terrace
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Gothic style, 19th-century congregational church, voted top live music venue in London.
worth checking out what plays they have on - great theater with great restaurant.
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Almeida Theater
Almeida Street
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worth checking out what plays they have on - great theater with great restaurant.
Theater for the children - great plays, worth checking out their programme online.
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Little Angel Theatre
14 Dagmar Passage
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Theater for the children - great plays, worth checking out their programme online.

Shopping

Everything you need here for toiletries, nappies etc!
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Boots
222-224 Stamford Hill
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Everything you need here for toiletries, nappies etc!
medium sized department store
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Selbys
400 Holloway Rd
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medium sized department store
Excellent wine shop
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Highbury Vintners
71 Highbury Park
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Excellent wine shop