Guidebook for Greater London

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Guidebook for Greater London

Drinks & Nightlife

A wood-clad boozer in a residential area, with a beer garden out back.
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The North Star
104 Finchley Rd
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A wood-clad boozer in a residential area, with a beer garden out back.
Craft beer pub with a large garden, stocking bottles from Brewdog, Beavertown, Flying Dog and many more.
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The Red Lion
Crete Hall Road
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Craft beer pub with a large garden, stocking bottles from Brewdog, Beavertown, Flying Dog and many more.
Presenting the best jazz in the world from this London landmark
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Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club
47 Frith St
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Presenting the best jazz in the world from this London landmark

Parks & Nature

Leyton Jubilee Park resulted from improvements to Marsh Lane Playing Fields and Ive Farm which together resulted in a new space to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Attractions include an outdoor gym, a pirate ship and play equipment, football pitches, basketball court and the KukooLaLa Cafe.
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Leyton Jubilee Park
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Leyton Jubilee Park resulted from improvements to Marsh Lane Playing Fields and Ive Farm which together resulted in a new space to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Attractions include an outdoor gym, a pirate ship and play equipment, football pitches, basketball court and the KukooLaLa Cafe.

Sightseeing

Travel 80m to the top of Britain's tallest sculpture, the ArcelorMittal Orbit. It's the world’s highest and longest tunnel slide, at a whopping 178m long! Be bowled over by panoramic views of London, while squeezing in a few rounds of eye spy with landmarks like the Gherkin, Big Ben and The Shard. Footy fans can even spot some of London’s famous football grounds, including West Ham Utd. Take your time at the top - you’ll have a chance to learn more about the tower with interactive storytelling screens and of course, don’t forget to flip the world upside down by taking a peek in one of the concave mirrors.
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ArcelorMittal Orbit
5 Thornton St
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Travel 80m to the top of Britain's tallest sculpture, the ArcelorMittal Orbit. It's the world’s highest and longest tunnel slide, at a whopping 178m long! Be bowled over by panoramic views of London, while squeezing in a few rounds of eye spy with landmarks like the Gherkin, Big Ben and The Shard. Footy fans can even spot some of London’s famous football grounds, including West Ham Utd. Take your time at the top - you’ll have a chance to learn more about the tower with interactive storytelling screens and of course, don’t forget to flip the world upside down by taking a peek in one of the concave mirrors.
Enjoy great views and a unique ride across the Thames on the Emirates Air Line Cable Car! Join over 5 million other passengers and experience London and the UK's first and only urban cable car. Take in incredible views across the city from the highest observation point directly above the Thames including the O2, historic Greenwich and the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
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Emirates Royal Docks station
27 Western Gateway
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Enjoy great views and a unique ride across the Thames on the Emirates Air Line Cable Car! Join over 5 million other passengers and experience London and the UK's first and only urban cable car. Take in incredible views across the city from the highest observation point directly above the Thames including the O2, historic Greenwich and the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
Dare to experience something new with an invigorating trip up one of London's most iconic landmarks! Up at The O2 is a day out with a difference and offers adventurous families a unique and exhilarating 90 minute climb to the peak of the world-renowned entertainment venue. Your efforts will be rewarded with spectacular 360 degree panoramic views over the capital, whether using the Daytime, Sunset or Night-time tours. Climbers can take in the sights of all the famous landmarks London has to offer including the city, the Gherkin and the River Thames either in wonderful clarity or spectacular sparkling depending on the time of day you do it!
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Up at The O2
Peninsula Square
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Dare to experience something new with an invigorating trip up one of London's most iconic landmarks! Up at The O2 is a day out with a difference and offers adventurous families a unique and exhilarating 90 minute climb to the peak of the world-renowned entertainment venue. Your efforts will be rewarded with spectacular 360 degree panoramic views over the capital, whether using the Daytime, Sunset or Night-time tours. Climbers can take in the sights of all the famous landmarks London has to offer including the city, the Gherkin and the River Thames either in wonderful clarity or spectacular sparkling depending on the time of day you do it!

Shopping

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Westfield Stratford City
157 Montfichet Rd
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Cheap clothes and homewares
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TK Maxx
Williamson Road
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Cheap clothes and homewares
This station is the most direct route to take you into central London where you can visit Covent Garden, Oxford Street and beyond
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Tottenham Court Road Station
Oxford Street
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This station is the most direct route to take you into central London where you can visit Covent Garden, Oxford Street and beyond

Food Scene

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East London Sausage Co
57 Orford Rd
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Vintage-styled café and community hub that’s also home to Leyton’s Little Free Library
Albert & Francis London
153 Francis Rd
Vintage-styled café and community hub that’s also home to Leyton’s Little Free Library
The permanent home of former market stall Deeney's, which was co-founded by Scottish cook Carol Deeney. Carol's heritage shines in the 'Macbeth haggis toastie', haggis balls (which look like breaded meatballs) and 'tattie and leek' soup.
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Deeney's
360 High Rd Leyton
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The permanent home of former market stall Deeney's, which was co-founded by Scottish cook Carol Deeney. Carol's heritage shines in the 'Macbeth haggis toastie', haggis balls (which look like breaded meatballs) and 'tattie and leek' soup.
A Portugese deli.
Delicatessen Palmeira
232 High Rd Leyton
A Portugese deli.
An independent restaurant serving delicious-looking food that's the brainchild of Natalie Stopford, who started Marmelo as a preserves business before growing to Marmelo Kitchen.
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Marmelo Kitchen
169 Francis Rd
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An independent restaurant serving delicious-looking food that's the brainchild of Natalie Stopford, who started Marmelo as a preserves business before growing to Marmelo Kitchen.
There's more to this Leytonstone Italian than pasta, though the Italian duo behind it do make their own by hand every day. The focus of the menu is Sardinian cuisine, though dishes from the mainland also feature. Dishes range from melanzane alla parmigiana and burrata with cherry tomatoes and basil to taglioni with pecorino cheese and black pepper, rabbit leg with mashed potato, black olives and capers, and pan-fried sea bream with capers, cherry tomatoes and green beans. Fregola con vongole e gamberetti – Sardinian couscous with clams and prawns – also features. Desserts include tiramisu, caprese cake, panna cotta and ice cream from La Gelatiera over in Stratford.
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Mora Restaurant
487 High Rd Leytonstone
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There's more to this Leytonstone Italian than pasta, though the Italian duo behind it do make their own by hand every day. The focus of the menu is Sardinian cuisine, though dishes from the mainland also feature. Dishes range from melanzane alla parmigiana and burrata with cherry tomatoes and basil to taglioni with pecorino cheese and black pepper, rabbit leg with mashed potato, black olives and capers, and pan-fried sea bream with capers, cherry tomatoes and green beans. Fregola con vongole e gamberetti – Sardinian couscous with clams and prawns – also features. Desserts include tiramisu, caprese cake, panna cotta and ice cream from La Gelatiera over in Stratford.
A popular little Leyton restaurant serving informal Portuguese food. It's been an east London fixture for nearly a decade now, with the family behind it partial to a warble or two – there's karaoke most Friday nights. Food remains the focus, though. The majority of the menu is Portuguese, with dishes including calamari, octopus with olive oil and paprika, fried pork fillets in a piri piri sauce and bacalhau - a Portuguese dish of dried salted cod fried and topped with clams and a king prawn in an onion and pepper sauce. Crowd-pleasing Italian pasta dishes also feature. Keep an eye out for live music nights, as well as sports screenings.
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Oceano Restaurant
381 High Rd Leyton
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A popular little Leyton restaurant serving informal Portuguese food. It's been an east London fixture for nearly a decade now, with the family behind it partial to a warble or two – there's karaoke most Friday nights. Food remains the focus, though. The majority of the menu is Portuguese, with dishes including calamari, octopus with olive oil and paprika, fried pork fillets in a piri piri sauce and bacalhau - a Portuguese dish of dried salted cod fried and topped with clams and a king prawn in an onion and pepper sauce. Crowd-pleasing Italian pasta dishes also feature. Keep an eye out for live music nights, as well as sports screenings.
Good English fry-up and lunch. Very generous portions!
Sams Cafe
221 Church Road
Good English fry-up and lunch. Very generous portions!

Getting Around and Transport Links

20 mins walk from flat (or 5 mins via 58 or 158 bus) The bus stop name is Park Road (stop before Villiers Close from Leyton Station to flat). Airport arrivals/departures: Luton to London: Depart at St Pancras and continue on the LUL https://www.london-luton.co.uk/to-and-from-lla/going-south-beyond-london Gatwick to London: Depart at Victoria and continue on the LUL https://www.gatwickexpress.com Heathrow to London: Take the Piccadilly line to Holborn and change to the central line to Leyton https://tfl.gov.uk Stansted to London: Get off at Tottenham Hale https://www.stanstedexpress.com Change to the Victoria line and get off at Blackhorse Rd and then catch the 158 bus
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Leyton station
182 High Rd Leyton
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20 mins walk from flat (or 5 mins via 58 or 158 bus) The bus stop name is Park Road (stop before Villiers Close from Leyton Station to flat). Airport arrivals/departures: Luton to London: Depart at St Pancras and continue on the LUL https://www.london-luton.co.uk/to-and-from-lla/going-south-beyond-london Gatwick to London: Depart at Victoria and continue on the LUL https://www.gatwickexpress.com Heathrow to London: Take the Piccadilly line to Holborn and change to the central line to Leyton https://tfl.gov.uk Stansted to London: Get off at Tottenham Hale https://www.stanstedexpress.com Change to the Victoria line and get off at Blackhorse Rd and then catch the 158 bus
If you want to go somewhere on the Victoria Line or are arriving from London Luton this is the best station for you.
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Blackhorse Road station
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If you want to go somewhere on the Victoria Line or are arriving from London Luton this is the best station for you.
You can take a bus directly to Stratford and connect to the Jubilee line. If you want to shop at Westfield this is where to get off the bus. Stratford International will also connect to Ebbsfleet station where you can take the train to France.
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Stratford Bus Station
Hermit Road
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You can take a bus directly to Stratford and connect to the Jubilee line. If you want to shop at Westfield this is where to get off the bus. Stratford International will also connect to Ebbsfleet station where you can take the train to France.

Arts & Culture

The Vestry House Museum is a local history museum located in Walthamstow Village, a designated conservation area with a rural feel. The house dates from 1730 and has been used as a workhouse, police station and armoury. Exhibits at the Vestry House Museum include a police cell, a Victorian parlour, 19th- and 20th-century games, a costume gallery and the 1892 Bremer car, which is claimed to be the first British-built petrol car.
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Vestry House Museum
Vestry Road
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The Vestry House Museum is a local history museum located in Walthamstow Village, a designated conservation area with a rural feel. The house dates from 1730 and has been used as a workhouse, police station and armoury. Exhibits at the Vestry House Museum include a police cell, a Victorian parlour, 19th- and 20th-century games, a costume gallery and the 1892 Bremer car, which is claimed to be the first British-built petrol car.