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.
We often walk up through the Hampstead Heath Woods to Kenwood, mostly to roam around the grounds and have a look at Henry Moore’s Two Piece Reclining Figure and Barbara Hepworth’s Monolith-Empyrean sculptures. The house itself, which dates from the early 17th century, is well worth the visit for its beautiful library and self-portrait by Rembrandt as well as many other paintings. There’s also a cafe where you can re-fuel and open-air concerts are also occasionally held on the grounds during the summer.
