Wild and undulating, the grassy sprawl of Hampstead Heath makes a wonderfully untamed contrast to the manicured lawns and flowerbeds found elsewhere in the capital. Read more.
Stall upon stall of alternative clothing, jewellery and music. Can you leave the market without a polystyrene tray of noodles. Good luck.
Hip-hop karaoke on a Thursday can get ridiculously packed - but it's good fun, and it's free!
Mon & tues = indie/electro/pop. Wed=grime/DnB/hip hop. Thurs = Pop/80s. Fri & sat = pop/electro/cheese/random. Super cheap drinks mon-wed. Generally a good night out.
Bradley’s may call itself a bar, but it’s indisputably one of the West End’s few great pubs, and home to London’s most appealing jukebox, a vinyl-driven, genre-spanning monster. Read more.
World famous cemetery, mostly for its infamous residents (Karl Marx, Douglas Adams, Malcolm Mclaren etc) but also for the stunning Victorian Gothic architecture. Mind the Vampire.....
Average Wetherspoons place, but very historic - used to be simultaneously in two counties. The fringe Upstairs at the Gatehouse theatre sits above.
Walking through the woods is such a nice way to the Highgate station from Muswell Hill...
In this colourful antique and flee market with over 2000 stalls on Saturdays, there are so many wonderful bargain finds to be made!
Big Ben refers to the 13 ton bell in the clock tower of Westminster Palace. Opinion is divided as to whether it was named after the then Commissioner of Works, or a famous prize-fighter of the time.
Forget the foreign plunder and head into the East wing for the fascinating Enlightenment galleries.
£2 pints btw 5 & 7 every evening! Can't be beaten for such a centrally located pub!
Stand around the corner on Marylebone Lane when the weather's good and watch the fast cars and pretty ladies sail by.
