Guidebook for London
Entertainment & Activities
Finsbury Park
Station PlaceGreat playground for kids
Everything Else
Stoke Newington retains its villagey feel despite being in London. There are plenty of cafes, bars, vintage stores and interesting shops.
232 locals recommend
Stoke Newington Church Street
Stoke Newington Church StreetStoke Newington retains its villagey feel despite being in London. There are plenty of cafes, bars, vintage stores and interesting shops.
If you're interested in indoor climbing this is the place for you.
http://www.castle-climbing.co.uk/
81 locals recommend
Castle Climbing Centre
Green LanesIf you're interested in indoor climbing this is the place for you.
http://www.castle-climbing.co.uk/
Essentials
Wonderful Turkish grocery store with attached bakery. Best bread and baklava around.
38 locals recommend
Yasar Halim Southgate
2-4 Winchmore Hill RdWonderful Turkish grocery store with attached bakery. Best bread and baklava around.
Large supermarket with huge array of products catering to many different cultures.
644 locals recommend
Sainsbury's
1 Cambridge Heath RdLarge supermarket with huge array of products catering to many different cultures.
Drinks & Nightlife
The Finsbury
336 Green LanesLive music every night at this local.
"London's most unusual beer garden" - so says The Guardian about this Irish run pub. A good place to watch sport with a multi-tiered outside terrace, overlooked by a leafy veranda.
171 locals recommend
The Faltering Fullback
19 Perth Rd"London's most unusual beer garden" - so says The Guardian about this Irish run pub. A good place to watch sport with a multi-tiered outside terrace, overlooked by a leafy veranda.
Kingsland Road and Dalston Junction are packed with hipster venues.
http://www.timeout.com/london
38 locals recommend
Kingsland Road
Kingsland RoadKingsland Road and Dalston Junction are packed with hipster venues.
http://www.timeout.com/london
Shopping
TK Maxx
Williamson RoadBargains for all your needs at TK Maxx
Sightseeing
The West Reservoir and the New River are an amazing wetland resource -the adjacent grasslands, scrub, hedgerow and wildlife garden have considerable wildlife value. Sailing and kayaking courses here!
43 locals recommend
West Reservoir Centre
Green LanesThe West Reservoir and the New River are an amazing wetland resource -the adjacent grasslands, scrub, hedgerow and wildlife garden have considerable wildlife value. Sailing and kayaking courses here!
Arts & Culture
Park Theatre
13 Clifton Terracehttp://parktheatre.co.uk/
This renowned community theatre is at the heart of Hackney and Dalston's flourishing arts scene, and one of the best places in London to see new work.
199 locals recommend
Arcola Bar
24 Ashwin StThis renowned community theatre is at the heart of Hackney and Dalston's flourishing arts scene, and one of the best places in London to see new work.
Hackney Empire
291 Mare StRenowned East London entertainment venue
Always worth a visit. Easy to get to from here by bus to London Bridge then walk along river, or tube to St Paul's and walk across the wonderful Millennium Bridge.
2008 locals recommend
Tate Modern
BanksideAlways worth a visit. Easy to get to from here by bus to London Bridge then walk along river, or tube to St Paul's and walk across the wonderful Millennium Bridge.
http://www.alexandrapalace.com/
Have a look for concerts, exhibitions and shows. Lovely grounds to wonder around and great panoramic views of the city of London.
330 locals recommend
Alexandra Palace
Alexandra Palace Wayhttp://www.alexandrapalace.com/
Have a look for concerts, exhibitions and shows. Lovely grounds to wonder around and great panoramic views of the city of London.