Guidebook for London

Susie
Guidebook for London

Arts & Culture

Art and music (classical, jazz), cafe in formal gardens overlooking Waterlow Park
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Lauderdale House
Highgate Hill
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Art and music (classical, jazz), cafe in formal gardens overlooking Waterlow Park
Local theatre above Gatehouse pub
Upstairs at the Gatehouse
1 Highgate Village
Local theatre above Gatehouse pub

Drinks & Nightlife

Historic pub, beautiful interior, great seating area in courtyard at front, good food.
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The Flask, Highgate
77 Highgate W Hill
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Historic pub, beautiful interior, great seating area in courtyard at front, good food.
Small & friendly pub; good value Thai food
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Prince of Wales
Cleaver Square
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Small & friendly pub; good value Thai food
Serves beer from their own microbrewery
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The Bull
1033 Ariel Way
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Serves beer from their own microbrewery
Lovely pub, great food
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The Red Lion & Sun
25 North Rd
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Lovely pub, great food
Good beers; excellent menus which change each month
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The Duke's Head
16 Highgate High St
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Good beers; excellent menus which change each month
In the 15th century there was a brewery on this site; in the 20th century the Pythons wrote some of the Monty Python shows here (some still live not far away)
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The Angel Inn
37 Highgate High St
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In the 15th century there was a brewery on this site; in the 20th century the Pythons wrote some of the Monty Python shows here (some still live not far away)
Another historic London pub. Dick Turpin and other highwaymen frequented it. Did Keats really write Ode to a Nightingale in the garden?
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The Spaniards Inn (Stop) station
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Another historic London pub. Dick Turpin and other highwaymen frequented it. Did Keats really write Ode to a Nightingale in the garden?
16th century pub, keeper of the ancient local tradition of "Swearing on the Horns"
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The Wrestlers
98 North Rd
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16th century pub, keeper of the ancient local tradition of "Swearing on the Horns"

Sightseeing

Stately home (and recently restored Dairy nearby). Small but superb art collection - Vermeer, Rembrandt, Hals, Reynolds, Gainsborough, etc. Excellent cafe in converted stables block.
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Kenwood House
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Stately home (and recently restored Dairy nearby). Small but superb art collection - Vermeer, Rembrandt, Hals, Reynolds, Gainsborough, etc. Excellent cafe in converted stables block.
Plaque details 35 houses, over 400 years, arguing it is the most architecturally diverse street in Britain
North Hill
North Hill
Plaque details 35 houses, over 400 years, arguing it is the most architecturally diverse street in Britain

Everything Else

Highest church in London. Coleridge is buried here; he lived his last 19 years over the road, at No. 3 The Grove.
St. Michael's Church
Saint Michael's Street
Highest church in London. Coleridge is buried here; he lived his last 19 years over the road, at No. 3 The Grove.
By here is the quickest way onto the Heath - walk past the barrier at the top of Fitzroy Park, turn right at the bottom of the allotments
Fitzroy Park Allotments
By here is the quickest way onto the Heath - walk past the barrier at the top of Fitzroy Park, turn right at the bottom of the allotments
Swim in fresh water, amongst the trees, ducks and dragonflies
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Mixed Bathing Pond
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Swim in fresh water, amongst the trees, ducks and dragonflies
Lovely walk along disused railway line that goes from Highgate to Finsbury Park; a sort of North London HighLine.
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Parkland Walk
Parkland Walk
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Lovely walk along disused railway line that goes from Highgate to Finsbury Park; a sort of North London HighLine.
Frequent trains take you quickly to Kew and Richmond on the Thames in the West, and Stratford, the Olympic Park and the Westfield shopping centre in the East
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Gospel Oak Railway Station
Gordon House Road
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Frequent trains take you quickly to Kew and Richmond on the Thames in the West, and Stratford, the Olympic Park and the Westfield shopping centre in the East

Food Scene

Good quality food at a reasonable price
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Côte Brasserie - Highgate
2 Highgate High St
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Good quality food at a reasonable price
Well known pizza chain
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Pizza Express
39 Abbey Rd
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Well known pizza chain
Italian restaurant chain
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Strada
4 South Grove
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Italian restaurant chain
French restaurant chain
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Café Rouge
6-7 South Grove
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French restaurant chain

Essentials

Excellent deli; pavement cafe
Limone Fine Food London
15 Highgate High St
Excellent deli; pavement cafe
Small supermarket, good for essentials - open 7AM to 11PM every day
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Tesco Express
179 Shoreditch High St
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Small supermarket, good for essentials - open 7AM to 11PM every day
Fantastic selection of pastries, nice breads
The Highgate Pantry
57 Highgate High St
Fantastic selection of pastries, nice breads

Shopping

General & hardware store
Highgate Stationers & General Store
7 Highgate High St
General & hardware store