Guidebook for London

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Guidebook for London

Parks & Nature

Richmond park is large, with beautiful views. There are also lots of deer in the park!
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Parc de Richmond
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Richmond park is large, with beautiful views. There are also lots of deer in the park!
Kew Gardens is the UK's most important research botanical garden, with beautiful displays of plants from around the world.
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Aparcament dels Jardins Botànics Reials
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Kew Gardens is the UK's most important research botanical garden, with beautiful displays of plants from around the world.
This is our local park, just on the other side of Surrey Quays station (3 minutes walk from here). It is a smallish but well kept park, with a little lake in the middle and a band stand. Perfect for a short jog or a walk. It is often full of flowers in spring and summer, but I find it fascinating especially in autumn when it becomes a big red carpet of leaves.
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Southwark Park
Gomm Road
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This is our local park, just on the other side of Surrey Quays station (3 minutes walk from here). It is a smallish but well kept park, with a little lake in the middle and a band stand. Perfect for a short jog or a walk. It is often full of flowers in spring and summer, but I find it fascinating especially in autumn when it becomes a big red carpet of leaves.
Beautiful small park in the heart of Westminster. It is very touristy but worth stopping by on a bench to get some rest while going around the main attractions of the heart of London.
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Parc de St. James
250 residents recomanen
Beautiful small park in the heart of Westminster. It is very touristy but worth stopping by on a bench to get some rest while going around the main attractions of the heart of London.

Food Scene

The Mayflower is one of the oldest pubs in London. It is on the bank of the river Thames, so you have lovely views while eating.
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The Mayflower Pub
117 Rotherhithe St
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The Mayflower is one of the oldest pubs in London. It is on the bank of the river Thames, so you have lovely views while eating.
A good fish & chips shop, just across the road from us!
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Express Fish Bar
160 Lower Rd
10 residents recomanen
A good fish & chips shop, just across the road from us!
Good, cheap Vietnamese food. Always busy but we always found a table. Fast service. ~£12 per person including drinks.
105 residents recomanen
Cafe East
3-5 Redriff Rd
105 residents recomanen
Good, cheap Vietnamese food. Always busy but we always found a table. Fast service. ~£12 per person including drinks.
Busy street market next to London Bridge, full of different products and street food.
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Borough Market
Borough High Street
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Busy street market next to London Bridge, full of different products and street food.
This is our local pub, literally next door to our building. It is frequented by different types of people, as it should be for a local pub. The typical English food is reasonable for its price and the beers are pretty cheap ( a filling meal with an alcoholic drink can cost only 6-7 pounds).
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The Surrey Docks
185 Lower Road
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This is our local pub, literally next door to our building. It is frequented by different types of people, as it should be for a local pub. The typical English food is reasonable for its price and the beers are pretty cheap ( a filling meal with an alcoholic drink can cost only 6-7 pounds).

Shopping

A very close and reasonable shopping center.
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Surrey Quays Shopping Centre
Redriff Road
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A very close and reasonable shopping center.
The biggest shopping centre in the UK
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Westfield Stratford City
157 Montfichet Rd
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The biggest shopping centre in the UK
A very big and varied flower market
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Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia Road
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A very big and varied flower market

Entertainment & Activities

Beautiful farm next to the river. Great views of Canary Wharf. It has a fantastic cafe. You can walk there from here just by following the Thames.
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Surrey Docks Farm
Rotherhithe Street
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Beautiful farm next to the river. Great views of Canary Wharf. It has a fantastic cafe. You can walk there from here just by following the Thames.
This is our local cinema, just a couple of minutes away.
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Odeon Cinema Surrey Quays
Redriff Road
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This is our local cinema, just a couple of minutes away.

Drinks & Nightlife

The Vortex is one of the best jazz clubs in London, hosting different types of jazz every night and entirely run by passionate volunteers (I am one of them!). The atmosphere is relaxed and the entrance fee goes from £6 to £16, depending on the gig. Check the daily programme on their website or ask me :)
125 residents recomanen
Vortex
11 Gillett Square
125 residents recomanen
The Vortex is one of the best jazz clubs in London, hosting different types of jazz every night and entirely run by passionate volunteers (I am one of them!). The atmosphere is relaxed and the entrance fee goes from £6 to £16, depending on the gig. Check the daily programme on their website or ask me :)
This is a lively-young area just a few stops on the overground from here. There are plenty of places where you can get a drink and some others where you can also stop and dance.
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Shoreditch High Street
Shoreditch High Street
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This is a lively-young area just a few stops on the overground from here. There are plenty of places where you can get a drink and some others where you can also stop and dance.
This is music venue that most evenings hosts one or two sets of live music. It is usually very busy and there is a en entrance fee that varies but it is usually pretty low. Worth checking the website to see what's on.
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Passing Clouds
1 Richmond Road
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This is music venue that most evenings hosts one or two sets of live music. It is usually very busy and there is a en entrance fee that varies but it is usually pretty low. Worth checking the website to see what's on.
Restaurants, bars and sometimes live events on the South bank of the Thames (nearest stop Waterloo). It has stunning views of the river and Westminster Houses of Parliament.
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South Bank
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Restaurants, bars and sometimes live events on the South bank of the Thames (nearest stop Waterloo). It has stunning views of the river and Westminster Houses of Parliament.

Sightseeing

Just a few stops by bus from the flat you can find Greenwich. There, you'll find the Cutty Sark (an old sailing ship), the park with the meridian, the naval museum, a market, lots of little shops and a nice walk on the Thames. Bus 188 or 199 can be taken in front of the flat.
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Greenwich
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Just a few stops by bus from the flat you can find Greenwich. There, you'll find the Cutty Sark (an old sailing ship), the park with the meridian, the naval museum, a market, lots of little shops and a nice walk on the Thames. Bus 188 or 199 can be taken in front of the flat.
Here is the famous Tower Bridge! It is definitely worth seeing when coming to London. You can also be lucky and happen to be there when it opens up. It is possible to get there by foot, but this will be a 40 minutes walk or even 80 minutes if you follow the Themes path from here.
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Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge Road
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Here is the famous Tower Bridge! It is definitely worth seeing when coming to London. You can also be lucky and happen to be there when it opens up. It is possible to get there by foot, but this will be a 40 minutes walk or even 80 minutes if you follow the Themes path from here.

Arts & Culture

Local museum about the great engineer that first built a tunnel under the Thames. What a man!
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Brunel Museum
Railway Avenue
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Local museum about the great engineer that first built a tunnel under the Thames. What a man!
This is a big cultural centre on the South Bank of the river Thames, next to Waterloo tube station. It is enjoyed mostly by Londoners that join the various events that are organised daily: concerts, kids activities, festivals ...they can just stop by to read a book sitting in front of a nice view of the river. The entrance to the centre is free but activities and concerts usually have a reasonable entrance fee.
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Southbank Centre
436 residents recomanen
This is a big cultural centre on the South Bank of the river Thames, next to Waterloo tube station. It is enjoyed mostly by Londoners that join the various events that are organised daily: concerts, kids activities, festivals ...they can just stop by to read a book sitting in front of a nice view of the river. The entrance to the centre is free but activities and concerts usually have a reasonable entrance fee.
The Tate Britain has a lovely collection of paintings of various age (included a contemporary art section) but it is mostly famous for its collection of Willam Turner masterpieces. The entrance is free.
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Tate Britain
Millbank
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The Tate Britain has a lovely collection of paintings of various age (included a contemporary art section) but it is mostly famous for its collection of Willam Turner masterpieces. The entrance is free.