Guidebook for Greater London
Essentials
Fantastic farmers food market on Saturday mornings, fruit, veg, bread & cakes, flowers homemade ice-cream, coffee, really great atmosphere with stalls of cooked food and seating
101 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Brockley Market
Lewisham WayFantastic farmers food market on Saturday mornings, fruit, veg, bread & cakes, flowers homemade ice-cream, coffee, really great atmosphere with stalls of cooked food and seating
Fantastic deli, great for tasty cheeses, wines, meats and lovely veg, fresh eggs etc. Very good quality and useful if you forget something. Literally 7 mins walk away!
El's Kitchen
71 Ladywell RdFantastic deli, great for tasty cheeses, wines, meats and lovely veg, fresh eggs etc. Very good quality and useful if you forget something. Literally 7 mins walk away!
A great Sunday farmers market for fresh, locally sourced veg, meat, fish, etc from 10-2pm. Its in the Blackheath station carpark, a bus (or if like me you like long walks…) from the flat.
12 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Blackheath station
A great Sunday farmers market for fresh, locally sourced veg, meat, fish, etc from 10-2pm. Its in the Blackheath station carpark, a bus (or if like me you like long walks…) from the flat.
Lower Marsh is one of London’s oldest and best-loved markets. With some great indie shops and stalls, and iless than 5 min from waterloo. Weekdays 10.30-5pm (food stalls close 2.30), Sat 10-3pm
19 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Lower Marsh Market
Lower MarshLower Marsh is one of London’s oldest and best-loved markets. With some great indie shops and stalls, and iless than 5 min from waterloo. Weekdays 10.30-5pm (food stalls close 2.30), Sat 10-3pm
A very cool food market right next door to London Bridge station. It is one of the largest and oldest food markets in London, and sells a large foods from all over - best on Fri/Sat - not open sunday.
1617 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Borough Market
Borough High StreetA very cool food market right next door to London Bridge station. It is one of the largest and oldest food markets in London, and sells a large foods from all over - best on Fri/Sat - not open sunday.
Great swimming pool and leisure centre 10 mins walk from the flat.
14 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Glass Mill Leisure Centre
41 Loampit ValeGreat swimming pool and leisure centre 10 mins walk from the flat.
Gently
46 Ladywell RdA sweet little gift and card shop on Ladywell Road
Food Scene
Lovely cafe 5 mins walk away, great food and a nice sunny garden
23 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Cafe Oscars
48 Ladywell RdLovely cafe 5 mins walk away, great food and a nice sunny garden
My favourite place for a drink, very chilled, lovely food too. It's a walk over Hillyfields.
93 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
The Orchard London
5 Harefield RoadMy favourite place for a drink, very chilled, lovely food too. It's a walk over Hillyfields.
Pizza restaurant 5 mins walk away on Ladywell Road.
18 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Mamma Dough - Ladywell
40 Ladywell RdPizza restaurant 5 mins walk away on Ladywell Road.
Le Delice
38 Ladywell RdA great cafe opposite Ladywell station.
Drinks & Nightlife
Nearest pub is at the end of the road 5 minutes away, does simple tasty snacks. Has a fire in winter.
29 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Ladywell Tavern
80 Ladywell RdNearest pub is at the end of the road 5 minutes away, does simple tasty snacks. Has a fire in winter.
This is the only cooperative pub in London, a lovely friendly place, with a small stage and often live music. It's a nice 25 min walk through quiet back streets to get there. a great pub.
59 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
The Ivy House
40 Stuart RdThis is the only cooperative pub in London, a lovely friendly place, with a small stage and often live music. It's a nice 25 min walk through quiet back streets to get there. a great pub.
Quite a characterful cool place for food and drink, gets get reviews and its a nice walk through the park to get there.
36 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Catford Constitutional Club
108 Catford BroadwayQuite a characterful cool place for food and drink, gets get reviews and its a nice walk through the park to get there.
The Talbot
109 Mortimer Rdlovely little pub, has a regular folk night upstairs
Arts & Culture
My favourite indie cinema, every seat is soft and slightly reclining! Has a great bar with a window wall great for having a drink. Its a bus ride, or overground train from Lewisham. Love it!
101 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Greenwich Picturehouse
180 Greenwich High RdMy favourite indie cinema, every seat is soft and slightly reclining! Has a great bar with a window wall great for having a drink. Its a bus ride, or overground train from Lewisham. Love it!
A sweet little 'above the pub' theatre that puts on a range of shows, just 10 - 15 mins walk away, worth checking out what's on. They also do occasional film club screenings.
30 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Brockley Jack Studio Theatre
A sweet little 'above the pub' theatre that puts on a range of shows, just 10 - 15 mins walk away, worth checking out what's on. They also do occasional film club screenings.
Mużew u Ġonna Horniman
100 London Road
Dulwich Picture Gallery
Gallery RoadJust a short train ride from Catford or a bus, and movies all cost £4.99 - can't get better than that.
213 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Peckhamplex
95A Rye LnJust a short train ride from Catford or a bus, and movies all cost £4.99 - can't get better than that.
Green spaces
Love this park, it has lots of hidden places, a community garden, and a old fashioned bowling green.
130 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Peckham Rye Common
34 Straker's RdLove this park, it has lots of hidden places, a community garden, and a old fashioned bowling green.
Lovely park very close by, great views and sunset watching.
103 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Hilly Fields Park
Lovely park very close by, great views and sunset watching.
If you want a bigger expanse of green, get into nature here, just a 5 mins train ride from Catford station very near Ladywell.
35 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Beckenham Place Park
Beckenham Place ParkIf you want a bigger expanse of green, get into nature here, just a 5 mins train ride from Catford station very near Ladywell.
Park at the end of the road, feels like my back garden, a great place to chill.
39 il-persuni tal-post jissuġġerixxu
Ladywell Fields
Park at the end of the road, feels like my back garden, a great place to chill.