Guidebook for London

Karen
Guidebook for London

Arts & Culture

A five-minute walk from my house, this area is a mecca to all things neon and a big draw for people around London. In the same area is a brewery and a gin bar!
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Gods Own Junkyard
Shernhall Street
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A five-minute walk from my house, this area is a mecca to all things neon and a big draw for people around London. In the same area is a brewery and a gin bar!
The South Bank is one of the best cutural areas in London, well worth a stroll along the river.
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Southbank Centre
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The South Bank is one of the best cutural areas in London, well worth a stroll along the river.
A local highlight, this is a lovely small museum dedicated to William Morris. It's in Lloyd Park, which is a great park, and just down the road from The Bell pub, where you can go for a beer and lunch.
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William Morris Galéria
531 Forest Rd
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A local highlight, this is a lovely small museum dedicated to William Morris. It's in Lloyd Park, which is a great park, and just down the road from The Bell pub, where you can go for a beer and lunch.

Food Scene

A great local indie restaurant, good for a late breakfast, Sunday roast, burgers, salads, and it's own award-winning Bacon Jam!
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Eat 17 Restaurant
28-30 Orford Rd
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A great local indie restaurant, good for a late breakfast, Sunday roast, burgers, salads, and it's own award-winning Bacon Jam!
A brilliant sourdough pizza restaurant just off the local high street, Hoe Street.
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Sodo Pizza Walthamstow
21 Hatherley Mews
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A brilliant sourdough pizza restaurant just off the local high street, Hoe Street.
The best toasted cheese sandwiches in Walthamstow!
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Froth & Rind
37 Orford Rd
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The best toasted cheese sandwiches in Walthamstow!
Really great little place for meatballs of all varieties, with a cocktail bar downstairs.
Balls and Company
58 Greek Street
Really great little place for meatballs of all varieties, with a cocktail bar downstairs.
Five minutes from the house, this is a great and fair-priced cafe for healthy and tasty Turkish food - great for rice and kebabs. (If you want to be less healthy, order some of their deep-fried ice-cream!) It's very popular with locals and often buzzing.
Teras Restaurant
117 Wood St
Five minutes from the house, this is a great and fair-priced cafe for healthy and tasty Turkish food - great for rice and kebabs. (If you want to be less healthy, order some of their deep-fried ice-cream!) It's very popular with locals and often buzzing.

Drinks & Nightlife

A converted cinema, this is a great place for cocktails and people watching.
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Mirth, Marvel and Maud
186 Hoe St
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A converted cinema, this is a great place for cocktails and people watching.
If you're looking for The Great Gatsby experience, whilst drinking cocktails, you should book here! Not cheap, but very lovely.
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Bob Bob Ricard
1 Upper James St
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If you're looking for The Great Gatsby experience, whilst drinking cocktails, you should book here! Not cheap, but very lovely.
Great cocktails, only five minutes from the house and next door to God's Own Junkyard. Their bottles of damson gin make great gifts!
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Mother's Ruin Gin Palace
Shernhall Street
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Great cocktails, only five minutes from the house and next door to God's Own Junkyard. Their bottles of damson gin make great gifts!
This is a great, big, relaxed pub to go for a weekend lunch, and it's five minutes from Lloyd Park if you fancy a stroll after.
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The Bell
617 Forest Rd
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This is a great, big, relaxed pub to go for a weekend lunch, and it's five minutes from Lloyd Park if you fancy a stroll after.
Two minutes from the house, this pub does amazing burgers and live music.
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The Duke - E17
112 Wood St
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Two minutes from the house, this pub does amazing burgers and live music.

Essentials

Three minutes from the house, this is a good place to go for your essentials.
Co-op Food - Wood Street
164-166 Wood St
Three minutes from the house, this is a good place to go for your essentials.
Crowned one of the best convenience stores in the country! Don't forget to pick up a jar of its legendary bacon jam.
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SPAR - Walthamstow
24-26 Orford Rd
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Crowned one of the best convenience stores in the country! Don't forget to pick up a jar of its legendary bacon jam.

Shopping

This is a legendary flower market, popular with the Instagram generation! It's a Sunday only market, so plan your trip and get there early, as the crowds are intense. You'll be a short walk from Shoreditch, which is also busy and fun on a Sunday.
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Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia Road
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This is a legendary flower market, popular with the Instagram generation! It's a Sunday only market, so plan your trip and get there early, as the crowds are intense. You'll be a short walk from Shoreditch, which is also busy and fun on a Sunday.
This is a local gift shop with an emphasis on craft and design. Debbie Bliss is a knitting designer and local resident. The shop is in the middle of the buzzing village and there will be lots to see, drink and eat around here.
Debbie Bliss Home
36 Orford Rd
This is a local gift shop with an emphasis on craft and design. Debbie Bliss is a knitting designer and local resident. The shop is in the middle of the buzzing village and there will be lots to see, drink and eat around here.