Guidebook for London

Valerie
Guidebook for London

Food Scene

amazingly good old style french food on opposite side of road
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Otto's French Restaurant
182 Grays Inn Rd
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amazingly good old style french food on opposite side of road
The best restaurant in town! Charlotte St has fantastic restaurants and bars.
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Pied a Terre
34 Charlotte St.
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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.
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Andrew's Cafe
59 Grays Inn Rd
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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
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Exmouth Market
Exmouth Market
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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
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Smithfield Market
Grand Avenue
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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
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Covent Garden
41 James St
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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
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Soho
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bars, restaurants, great nightlife - take bus 38, 19 or 55
just a walk away to great dimsum. Take 19 or 38 bus
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China Town London Market
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just a walk away to great dimsum. Take 19 or 38 bus
gorgeous cakes and coffee just 2 mins around the corner on Theobalds
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Beauty in Bloomsbury
42 Theobalds Rd
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gorgeous cakes and coffee just 2 mins around the corner on Theobalds
Great for cakes! 2 min walk down Grays Inn toward Chancery Lane
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Konditor
22 Cornwall Rd
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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
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Banh Mi Bay
4-6 Theobalds Rd
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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
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Department of Coffee and Social Affairs Leather Lane
16 Leather Ln
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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
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Prufrock Coffee
23-25 Leather Ln
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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
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KIN
88 Leather Ln
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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
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Coram's Fields
93 Guilford St
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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
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The Brunswick Centre
Bernard Street
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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
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Lamb's Conduit Street
Lamb's Conduit Street
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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
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Angel Station
A1
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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
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British Museum
Great Russell Street
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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
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Sadlers Wells Theatre (Stop UB) station
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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
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Sir John Soanes Museum
13 Lincoln's Inn Fields
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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
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Shoreditch High Street
Shoreditch High Street
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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
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Barbican Centre
Silk Street
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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
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Museet för hittekatter
40 Brunswick Square
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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
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The British Library
96 Euston Rd
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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
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Tate Modern
Bankside
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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
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King's Cross
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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
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Holborn station
Kingsway
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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
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78 Cowcross St
78 Cowcross Street
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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
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University College Hospital
235 Euston Rd
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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
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Saint Peter's Italian Church
136 Clerkenwell Rd
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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
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The People's Supermarket
72-76 Lamb's Conduit St
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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.
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Steve Hatt Fishmongers
88 - 90 Essex Rd
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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
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Charles Dickens-museet
48-49 Doughty St
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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
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Lincoln's Inn Fields
Lincoln's Inn Fields
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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
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Dr. Johnson's House
17 Gough Square
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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
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Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
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majestic building on the Strand, easy walk or get 243/341
Wren's masterpiece. 15 min walk or get bus 17
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Sankt Pauls katedral
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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
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Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia Road
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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
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Russell Square
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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
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Millennium Bridge
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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
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Regent's Park
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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