In northwest London at one of its highest points, Hampstead Heath contains the largest area of common land in the capital. Here you can escape the Big Smoke and enjoy fantastic walks, picnics, swimming, tennis, running and kite flying, as well as the great pubs, restaurants, shops and architecture of the surrounding areas. These areas range from the slightly scrappy Archway (where we’re based hence our bias towards the East side of the Heath), to the very well-to-do climes of Hampstead - whose former residents include George Orwell, Piet Mondrian, Sigmund Freud, Aldous Huxley, John Keats and Henry Moore - and everything in between. With so many fantastic places to visit, our guide is just the tip of the iceberg, so we encourage you to go and explore!
Magical Aladdin’s Cave of doll’s house furniture, toys, board games, marbles, collectables, kites, miniatures and automata.
Perfect French wine bar serving delicious seasonal food alongside fantastic signature dishes.
Great food market stocking a variety of tasty picnic supplies perfect for a picnic spread.
Brooklyn-style neighbourhood bar that greets you with the smell of fresh pizza. It’s open late and can get pretty busy on the weekends with DJs and often dancing, plus a friendly crowd. There’s a small bar downstairs that opens for gigs and comedy nights where we’ve witnessed some of Tony Law’s amazing pre-Edinburgh Festival material. The basement venue was once the strongroom of a Barclays Bank and the original vault door can still be seen.
