Zena Alkayat 
London Villages 
Explore the City’s Best Local Neighbourhoods

This is the complete guide to the local neighbourhoods of London, filled with all the city’s best secrets and hidden gems, and now updated with even more great spots!



Offering an intimate view of the city, this unique guidebook allows you to
explore the capital city’s best local neighbourhoods , highlighting the small, locally-known enclaves of
independent shops, cafés and public spaces that give the capital its inimitable character.



From
Columbia Road to
Clarendon Cross, there are dozens of tucked away ‘villages’ in London and this compendium of thirty of the most unique and vibrant is your key to exploring the city in a new way.



Whether you want to enjoy a few glasses of pinot gris at a local bistro before catching an independent art-house film in
Bermondsey street , or if you would prefer to indulge in a beauty spa before browsing the cheeses, meats and wines of Mac Farlane’s deli in
Abbeville village , this guide will have something to suit all tastes and preferences.



With
atmospheric photographs , an
illustrated map for each village , and a short text that sums up its spirit, history and location, this charming guide is a great starting point to seeing this great city in an entirely new light!



Also available in the
London Guides series is
Quiet London, a guide to some of the capital’s most peaceful and secluded spots to visit, for those who want to see a different side of the bustling city.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

INTRODUCTION

Central

MARYLEBONE VILLAGE • SHEPHERD MARKET • CONNAUGHT VILLAGE • EAST BLOOMSBURY • EXMOUTH MARKET • BERMONDSEY STREET • LOWER BELGRAVIA

North

PRIMROSE HILL • CROUCH END • HIGHGATE VILLAGE • CAMDEN PASSAGE • STOKE NEWINGTON CHURCH STREET • HAMPSTEAD VILLAGE

South

EAST DULWICH • BELLENDEN ROAD • BRIXTON VILLAGE • CHELSEA GREEN • NORTHCOTE ROAD • ABBEVILLE VILLAGE

East

WHITECROSS VILLAGE • COLUMBIA ROAD • BROADWAY MARKET • VICTORIA PARK VILLAGE • SHOREDITCH VILLAGE

West

QUEEN’S PARK • TURNHAM GREEN • BARNES VILLAGE • LITTLE VENICE • GOLBORNE ROAD • CLARENDON CROSS

Index



 

Über den Autor

ZENA ALKAYAT has previously published successful guidebooks Tea & Cake London and London Villages. She spent 10 years working as a journalist at publications including Metro newspaper and Time Out London before moving into publishing. She is currently Senior Commissioning Editor at Frances Lincoln.