Guidebook for London

Selina
Guidebook for London

Food Scene

There are a very large number of restaurants within 15 minutes walk of here. And a couple of places with worldwide reputations within 30 minutes walk. Those listed below only cover a few of them. A 30-45 minute walk - or take the bus - gets you to the heart of Shoreditch. The streets are heaving there every evening, if you like that vibe!
This is just a classy restaurant. About 25 minute walk. You'll need to book well in advance.
131 residents recomanen
Moro
34-36 Exmouth Market
131 residents recomanen
This is just a classy restaurant. About 25 minute walk. You'll need to book well in advance.
Cheerful gastro pub right next door
102 residents recomanen
The Drapers Arms
44 Barnsbury St
102 residents recomanen
Cheerful gastro pub right next door
Traditional coach house style pub, in the next street, very busy garden in the summer
167 residents recomanen
The Albion
10 Thornhill Rd
167 residents recomanen
Traditional coach house style pub, in the next street, very busy garden in the summer
Simple bistro less than 5 minutes away
23 residents recomanen
Le Sacre Coeur
18 Theberton St
23 residents recomanen
Simple bistro less than 5 minutes away
This is a romantic restaurant in the evening and a much favoured brunch location at weekends - but there's usually a queue
127 residents recomanen
SUNDAY cafe & restaurant
169 Hemingford Rd
127 residents recomanen
This is a romantic restaurant in the evening and a much favoured brunch location at weekends - but there's usually a queue
Famous media chef's place - lots of folk there for brunch. 6 minute walk
364 residents recomanen
Ottolenghi Islington
287 Upper St
364 residents recomanen
Famous media chef's place - lots of folk there for brunch. 6 minute walk
Simple, and relatively cheap, Turkish bistro. < 10 minute walk
43 residents recomanen
Gallipoli Cafe & Bistro
119-120 Upper St
43 residents recomanen
Simple, and relatively cheap, Turkish bistro. < 10 minute walk
THE original modern British restaurant, with a genuinely world wide reputation. You should book well in advance.
38 residents recomanen
Saint John Restaurant
26 Saint John Street
38 residents recomanen
THE original modern British restaurant, with a genuinely world wide reputation. You should book well in advance.
This is a really good Turkish restaurant, slightly off the beaten track. But for most evenings you should probably book before. 10 minute walk.
20 residents recomanen
Liman Restaurant
60 Penton St
20 residents recomanen
This is a really good Turkish restaurant, slightly off the beaten track. But for most evenings you should probably book before. 10 minute walk.

Arts & Culture

Close access to lots of cinemas, some in the modern lounge-in-the-sofa style. // 30-45max public transport ride into the West End theatres; Barbican centre; Southbank Centre; Globe Theatre. You can walk to them all within an hour. // British Museum is 40 minutes walk; National Gallery 60 minutes; Tate Modern 45 minutes.
Leading out-of-West-End theatre. 5 minute walk
224 residents recomanen
Teatre Almeida
Almeida Street
224 residents recomanen
Leading out-of-West-End theatre. 5 minute walk
9 Screen multiplex, 5 minute walk
137 residents recomanen
Vue Cinema London - Islington
36 Parkfield St
137 residents recomanen
9 Screen multiplex, 5 minute walk
Club style luxury cinema, 7 minute walk
177 residents recomanen
Everyman Screen on the Green
83 Upper St
177 residents recomanen
Club style luxury cinema, 7 minute walk
This is a long standing art-movie theatre. Plenty of places to eat in the centre around it. a brisk 30 minute walk.
70 residents recomanen
Curzon Bloomsbury
70 residents recomanen
This is a long standing art-movie theatre. Plenty of places to eat in the centre around it. a brisk 30 minute walk.
This is a new art cinema in a massive urban redevelopment. There are trendy, but rather expensive, restaurants in the canalside warehouses but it is an impressive cityscape.
17 residents recomanen
Everyman Kings Cross
14-18 Handyside St
17 residents recomanen
This is a new art cinema in a massive urban redevelopment. There are trendy, but rather expensive, restaurants in the canalside warehouses but it is an impressive cityscape.

Everything Else

Local municipal swimming pool. 7 minute walk
15 residents recomanen
Cally Pool & Gym
229 Caledonian Rd
15 residents recomanen
Local municipal swimming pool. 7 minute walk
Local municipal swimming pool
19 residents recomanen
Highbury Leisure Centre
Highbury Crescent
19 residents recomanen
Local municipal swimming pool

Sightseeing

Some great walks from our house (plenty of bus alternatives if you don't fancy walking) take you to: St Paul's Cathedral: 40 mins // Millenium Bridge: 45 mins // Tate Modern & Globe Theatre: 45+ minutes (the other side of the Millenium Bridge) // Barbican Centre: 35 mins // Shoreditch: 45 mins // Broadway Market: 45 minutes East along the canal // Camden Market: 45 minutes West along the canal // / Sights such as Houses of Parliament or National Gallery (in Trafalgar Sq) are approx 1 hour walk or 30 minutes by public transport.
It's a nice 45 minute walk along the canal to Camden Lock. Has been a hang out for teenagers and tourists for decades.
1028 residents recomanen
Mercat de Camden
54-56 Camden Lock Pl
1028 residents recomanen
It's a nice 45 minute walk along the canal to Camden Lock. Has been a hang out for teenagers and tourists for decades.
Very buzzy area with a lot of tech start ups and noisy night scene
620 residents recomanen
Shoreditch
620 residents recomanen
Very buzzy area with a lot of tech start ups and noisy night scene