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.
This private cemetery opened in 1839 in response to the rapidly increasing number of Londoners resulting from the Industrial revolution. The West side, which has daily guided tours, was consecrated for members of the Church of England, while the East Cemetery - where you can take yourself on a self-guided tour - was opened in 1856 to house dissenters. The most well-known internment of the cemetery is Karl Marx, though other notable figures include Douglas Adams, Patrick Caulfield and Malcolm McLaren - their modern grave stones are a stark contrast to some of the much older, vine-covered crumbling stone. Various events, talks and even films with live piano accompaniment are held within the grounds.
