Guidebook for London

Frances
Guidebook for London

Local independent food shops

Our area of Highbury is very lucky to have a lot of small, independent retailers with the expertise to provide high quality goods.
Attractive independent local grocery (much organic) and green grocery (v little organic produce).
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Seasons & Blossoms
92 Highbury Park
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Attractive independent local grocery (much organic) and green grocery (v little organic produce).
Fantastic range of great English and continental cheeses from independent producers
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La Fromagerie
30 Highbury Park
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Fantastic range of great English and continental cheeses from independent producers
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Highbury Vintners
71 Highbury Park
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Local sightseeing

Arsenal football stadium/modern stadium architecture
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Emirates Stadium
Hornsey Road
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Arsenal football stadium/modern stadium architecture
One of London's 7 great Victorian cemeteries. Suitably gothic and atmospheric. The resting place for local dissenters (Stoke Newington was the home of Mary Wollstonecraft, although she is buried in St Pancras churchyard) and Salvation Army dignitaries. Established as an arboretum and has become a natural wildlife sanctuary. Some paths muddy in winter and wet weather.
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Abney Park
Stoke Newington Church Street
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One of London's 7 great Victorian cemeteries. Suitably gothic and atmospheric. The resting place for local dissenters (Stoke Newington was the home of Mary Wollstonecraft, although she is buried in St Pancras churchyard) and Salvation Army dignitaries. Established as an arboretum and has become a natural wildlife sanctuary. Some paths muddy in winter and wet weather.

Local Food Scene

These are just the tip of the iceberg. We are surrounded by an international range of cuisines all within 15 mins walk of the house
Michelin starred Thai restaurant 5 mins walk from the house
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Farang
72 Highbury Park
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Michelin starred Thai restaurant 5 mins walk from the house
Locals' haunt for a delicious range of Italian food, and the host is so friendly it's great even if you're eating alone.
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Il Guscio
231 Blackstock Rd
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Locals' haunt for a delicious range of Italian food, and the host is so friendly it's great even if you're eating alone.
Local fresh fish shop with oyster bar
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Bourne's Fishmongers
13 Highbury Park
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Local fresh fish shop with oyster bar
Fantastic fresh fish shop and restaurant, 15 mins walk from our house
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Prawn on the Lawn
294 St Paul's Rd
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Fantastic fresh fish shop and restaurant, 15 mins walk from our house
A top London cheese shop on our doorstep, with small cafe with great coffee etc. Catch the fondue night on Fridays.
143 locals raden deze aan
La Fromagerie
30 Highbury Park
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A top London cheese shop on our doorstep, with small cafe with great coffee etc. Catch the fondue night on Fridays.
Independent wine merchant with knowledgable staff and regular wine tastings. Impressive range of natural wines.
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Highbury Vintners
71 Highbury Park
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Independent wine merchant with knowledgable staff and regular wine tastings. Impressive range of natural wines.
Rightly famous for lovely fresh, interesting food any time of day. In the evening the menu remains the same but prices double/portions halve.
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Ottolenghi Islington
287 Upper St
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Rightly famous for lovely fresh, interesting food any time of day. In the evening the menu remains the same but prices double/portions halve.

Local Arts & Culture

Intimate theatre, great acting, good choice of plays.
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Almeida Theater
Almeida Street
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Intimate theatre, great acting, good choice of plays.
Fantastic puppetry
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Little Angel Theatre
14 Dagmar Passage
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Fantastic puppetry
Beautiful, very atmospheric Victorian venue, assorted occasional music gigs - opera/jazz Great bar, but only open to concert goers
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Union Chapel
19b Compton Terrace
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Beautiful, very atmospheric Victorian venue, assorted occasional music gigs - opera/jazz Great bar, but only open to concert goers
This independent theatre at Finsbury Park is a lovely, intimate place to see (sometimes famous actors in) a variety of plays, including new writing. Lovely cakes coffee and beers in the café during the day too.
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Park Theatre
13 Clifton Terrace
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This independent theatre at Finsbury Park is a lovely, intimate place to see (sometimes famous actors in) a variety of plays, including new writing. Lovely cakes coffee and beers in the café during the day too.

Favourite London Galleries, not on the doorstep

Not exhaustive, just looking beyond the major museums and galleries.
Modern art gallery - free entry - extraordinarily good exhibitions. Off the beaten track in a side street near King's Cross
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Gagosian Gallery
20 Grosvenor Hill
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Modern art gallery - free entry - extraordinarily good exhibitions. Off the beaten track in a side street near King's Cross
Always an interesting take on educating the public about health matters. Past exhibitions I've enjoyed and learned a lot from include Dirt; Death; High Society (opiate drugs) to name but a few. Free entry to temporary exhibitions and the permanent collection.
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Wellcome Collection
183 Euston Rd
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Always an interesting take on educating the public about health matters. Past exhibitions I've enjoyed and learned a lot from include Dirt; Death; High Society (opiate drugs) to name but a few. Free entry to temporary exhibitions and the permanent collection.
Another free gem.
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Raven Row
56 Artillery Ln
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Another free gem.
A very special place which requires guests not to speak as they look round the house and get a sense of what life was like in a Georgian house.
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Dennis Severs' House
18 Folgate St
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A very special place which requires guests not to speak as they look round the house and get a sense of what life was like in a Georgian house.
Extraordinary home built for Sir Frederick Leighton RA, with the most beautiful use of Islamic tiles and interesting architectural details.
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Leighton House Museum
12 Holland Park Rd
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Extraordinary home built for Sir Frederick Leighton RA, with the most beautiful use of Islamic tiles and interesting architectural details.
Behind Selfridges, a private house (fascinating in itself) with an extensive permanent collection of decorative French art and armoury. Free except for temporary exhibitions
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Wallace Collection
Manchester Square
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Behind Selfridges, a private house (fascinating in itself) with an extensive permanent collection of decorative French art and armoury. Free except for temporary exhibitions
Fascinating as the first public museum in London (slightly predates the British Museum), housed in 2 town houses in Lincoln's Inn Fields, unchanged for 180 years. Large collection of Hogarth, including The Rake's Progress, but principally known for the collection of plaster models which Soane intended students of arts and architecture to study and draw, hence opening his house as a museum to the public. Also home to a sarcophagus which was turned down by the British Museum as too expensive. Knowledgable volunteers on hand to answer questions. Free entry, except to evening events.
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Sir John Soane's Museum
13 Lincoln's Inn Fields
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Fascinating as the first public museum in London (slightly predates the British Museum), housed in 2 town houses in Lincoln's Inn Fields, unchanged for 180 years. Large collection of Hogarth, including The Rake's Progress, but principally known for the collection of plaster models which Soane intended students of arts and architecture to study and draw, hence opening his house as a museum to the public. Also home to a sarcophagus which was turned down by the British Museum as too expensive. Knowledgable volunteers on hand to answer questions. Free entry, except to evening events.