Guidebook for Walthamstow
Food Scene
Amazing food, fantastic coffee. We spend a LOT of time in here...
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Buhler and Co
8 Chingford RdAmazing food, fantastic coffee. We spend a LOT of time in here...
Delicious bread, great cafe. Nice place to hang out.
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Today Bread — Sourdough Bakery & Cafe
Delicious bread, great cafe. Nice place to hang out.
Blackhorse Lane Studios
Blackhorse LaneGreat for brunch. Lovely cafe.
Eat 17 Restaurant
28-30 Orford RdDelicious food. Great for date nights.
Queens Arms
42 Orford RdGood pub - lovely for food or just drinks
The best salted caramel chocolate brownies I have ever tasted. These guys do cocktails in the evening too. A cosy little hidden gem
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HUCKS
81 Grove RdThe best salted caramel chocolate brownies I have ever tasted. These guys do cocktails in the evening too. A cosy little hidden gem
Great coffee and delicious cheese toasties, plus cheeses to take away. Sounds like an odd combination, but it's great!
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Froth & Rind
37 Orford RdGreat coffee and delicious cheese toasties, plus cheeses to take away. Sounds like an odd combination, but it's great!
Fantastic new coffee shop in the front section of a very interesting historic repair shop for audio equipment
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Armstrong Audio Coffee Shop
32a Blackhorse LnFantastic new coffee shop in the front section of a very interesting historic repair shop for audio equipment
The best pizza in London! And I'm not even joking. Great value too
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Sodo Pizza Walthamstow
21 Hatherley MewsThe best pizza in London! And I'm not even joking. Great value too
INCREDIBLE curry. Its all vegetarian. Blows everyone else out of the water.
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SpiceBox
58 Hoe StINCREDIBLE curry. Its all vegetarian. Blows everyone else out of the water.
Yard Sale Pizza
105 Lower Clapton RdGreat pizza
Great pub with a sizeable beer garden. They do delicious sourdough pizza either to eat in or takeaway.
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The Dog & Duck
58 Lower StGreat pub with a sizeable beer garden. They do delicious sourdough pizza either to eat in or takeaway.
Fantastic gastro pub - lovely for food or just drinks. Pedestrianised seating area outside is a suntrap on summer evenings
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The Castle
15 Grosvenor Rise EFantastic gastro pub - lovely for food or just drinks. Pedestrianised seating area outside is a suntrap on summer evenings
There is a wonderful food and drink market in Lloyd Park every Saturday with an amazing array of delicious street food vendors and stalls selling delicious produce
Lloyd Park Market
Forest RoadThere is a wonderful food and drink market in Lloyd Park every Saturday with an amazing array of delicious street food vendors and stalls selling delicious produce
Homies On Donkeys
686 High Road LeytonstoneUnbelievably delicious tacos. What more do you want?
Gorgeous space. Delicious cakes / pastries
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Wood Street Indoor Market
98-100 Wood StGorgeous space. Delicious cakes / pastries
Wild Grains is a microbakery specialising in sourdough bread made with heritage grains.
Wild Grains Bakery
3 Lockwood WayWild Grains is a microbakery specialising in sourdough bread made with heritage grains.
We are a small craft bakery, based in East London. Our products are handmade in small batches by our team of bakers, using quality ingredients - organic where possible.
Artisan Foods is best known for rustic German sourdough breads; giant soft pretzels, the glossy, mahogany crust studded with salt crystals; and Bienenstich ('bee-sting cake'), a delicious pastry filled with custard cream and covered in honey almond crunch.
German Deli
Priestley WayWe are a small craft bakery, based in East London. Our products are handmade in small batches by our team of bakers, using quality ingredients - organic where possible.
Artisan Foods is best known for rustic German sourdough breads; giant soft pretzels, the glossy, mahogany crust studded with salt crystals; and Bienenstich ('bee-sting cake'), a delicious pastry filled with custard cream and covered in honey almond crunch.
Parks & Nature
Beautiful natural idyll - you'll forget you're in London! Wildlife and birds, gorgeous walks. Great cafe and children activities too.
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2017/oct/19/walthamstow-wetlands-london-birdwatching-nature-reserve-free-entry
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Walthamstow Wetlands
2 Forest RoadBeautiful natural idyll - you'll forget you're in London! Wildlife and birds, gorgeous walks. Great cafe and children activities too.
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2017/oct/19/walthamstow-wetlands-london-birdwatching-nature-reserve-free-entry
A great place to start a walk on Epping Forest - incredible historic building, lovely cafe, beautiful wild walks!
Butlers Retreat
12 Ranger's RdA great place to start a walk on Epping Forest - incredible historic building, lovely cafe, beautiful wild walks!
Epping Forest
Explore Epping Forest!
Hire a boat to explore this picturesque section of Epping Forest
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Hollow Ponds Rowing Boat Hire
Whipps Cross RoadHire a boat to explore this picturesque section of Epping Forest
Lloyd Park is a wonderful park very close to the flat. Grow Wild is incredible for Children as is the playground or simply feeding the ducks. Outside gym.
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William Morris Gallery
531 Forest RdLloyd Park is a wonderful park very close to the flat. Grow Wild is incredible for Children as is the playground or simply feeding the ducks. Outside gym.
Entertainment & Activities
Yonder
6 Hooker's RdClimbing Walls and Yoga centre with a cafe - just opened
Incredible neon sign warehouse open for a look around, with its own cafe. This place is a wondrous modern aladdin's cave - MUST SEE!
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Gods Own Junkyard
Shernhall StreetIncredible neon sign warehouse open for a look around, with its own cafe. This place is a wondrous modern aladdin's cave - MUST SEE!
Empire Cinemas - Walthamstow
267 High StGood cinema
Eating & Drinking
Mother's Ruin Gin Palace
Shernhall StreetGreat cocktail bar - hidden gem!
Great little independent brewery - delicious beers, great atmosphere
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The Wild Card Brewery Barrel Store
Shernhall StreetGreat little independent brewery - delicious beers, great atmosphere
Forest Wines
149 Forest RdLovely little wine bar - worth a trip!
Drinks, food, dancing, all in a historical cinema building
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Mirth, Marvel and Maud
186 Hoe StDrinks, food, dancing, all in a historical cinema building
The Chequers Pub Walthamstow
145 High StLovely pub
Our local! A fantastic pub with great atmosphere and a lovely beer garden. Plus they do delicious oven baked sourdough pizzas to have there or take away.
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The Dog & Duck
58 Lower StOur local! A fantastic pub with great atmosphere and a lovely beer garden. Plus they do delicious oven baked sourdough pizzas to have there or take away.
Stylish cafe with super high ceilings. Every Thursday night they transform the space into a cosy and intimate venue where they host an eclectic range of live performances, from known artists to open mic spoken word and classical music.
The Willow Tree Arts Café
4 Wickford WayStylish cafe with super high ceilings. Every Thursday night they transform the space into a cosy and intimate venue where they host an eclectic range of live performances, from known artists to open mic spoken word and classical music.
Truman's Social Club
1 Priestley WayHuge beer hall, great atmosphere
Currently home to a number of breweries and taprooms -including Truman Social Club, Wild Card, Signature, Exale and Pillar Brewery's Untraditional Pub - the stretch along Blackhorse Lane and down to St James Street in north east London has become known as the Walthamstow Beer Mile
Walthamstow Beer Mile
Currently home to a number of breweries and taprooms -including Truman Social Club, Wild Card, Signature, Exale and Pillar Brewery's Untraditional Pub - the stretch along Blackhorse Lane and down to St James Street in north east London has become known as the Walthamstow Beer Mile
Wild, Weird & Wonderful brews made in Walthamstow
Also home to a Late night taproom with 10 taps, cocktails & a natural, organic wine menu. Japanese kitchen & weekly DJs. Open until 2am Fri & Sat
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Exale Brewing and Taproom
Wild, Weird & Wonderful brews made in Walthamstow
Also home to a Late night taproom with 10 taps, cocktails & a natural, organic wine menu. Japanese kitchen & weekly DJs. Open until 2am Fri & Sat
Serving 12 lines of Signature Brew beers alongside a wide range of local and artisan spirits, wines and soft drinks. Drinkers can soak up the sights, sounds and hoppy smells of the brewery. Street food vendors and acclaimed burger and wings gurus, We Serve Humans, will be opening a permanent residency later this summer.
The beers include brewery-fresh classics such as Roadie All-Night IPA and Studio Lager, alongside limited-edition band collab beers, seasonal New England IPAs, sours and rare, experimental brews – all made right there in the brewery.
Spaces at Signature Brew Blackhorse Road include the brewery yard, prime space for soaking up the rays over a fresh pint (with covered outdoor seating also available). The brewer's bar, home to the Signature Brew Tour, shop and available as a private bookable space. And finally the brewery floor itself, with tables nestled amongst the tanks that the beer you're drinking in was brewed in.
Weekly live music is programmed in both the brewery and in the yard with resident DJs and Signature staff playlists broadcasting across the whole site.
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Signature Brew
Blackhorse LaneServing 12 lines of Signature Brew beers alongside a wide range of local and artisan spirits, wines and soft drinks. Drinkers can soak up the sights, sounds and hoppy smells of the brewery. Street food vendors and acclaimed burger and wings gurus, We Serve Humans, will be opening a permanent residency later this summer.
The beers include brewery-fresh classics such as Roadie All-Night IPA and Studio Lager, alongside limited-edition band collab beers, seasonal New England IPAs, sours and rare, experimental brews – all made right there in the brewery.
Spaces at Signature Brew Blackhorse Road include the brewery yard, prime space for soaking up the rays over a fresh pint (with covered outdoor seating also available). The brewer's bar, home to the Signature Brew Tour, shop and available as a private bookable space. And finally the brewery floor itself, with tables nestled amongst the tanks that the beer you're drinking in was brewed in.
Weekly live music is programmed in both the brewery and in the yard with resident DJs and Signature staff playlists broadcasting across the whole site.
For kids
There's loads to do in Walthamstow for anyone with children... why don't you try some of our favourites?
Fantastic for kids - role play cafe where they can dress up and enjoy an entire village their own size - it has a childs size:
* Supermarket
* Petrol Station
* Garage
* Post Office
* School
* Vets
* Building Site
* Doctors Office
* Opticians
* Fire station
* Restaurant / Diner
* Dressing Up Area
* Road with toy cars
There's a cafe joining it so you can drink coffee / tea and talk while your little ones play! Unbeatable for a rainy day. Book online before you go - they have four slots a day:
9.30am - 11am
11.30am - 1pm
1.30pm - 3pm
3pm - 4.30pm
Role2Play Ltd
75 Fulbourne RdFantastic for kids - role play cafe where they can dress up and enjoy an entire village their own size - it has a childs size:
* Supermarket
* Petrol Station
* Garage
* Post Office
* School
* Vets
* Building Site
* Doctors Office
* Opticians
* Fire station
* Restaurant / Diner
* Dressing Up Area
* Road with toy cars
There's a cafe joining it so you can drink coffee / tea and talk while your little ones play! Unbeatable for a rainy day. Book online before you go - they have four slots a day:
9.30am - 11am
11.30am - 1pm
1.30pm - 3pm
3pm - 4.30pm
Walthamstow Toy Library
6-8 Ravenswood RdThis is a fantastic place to take your toddlers / babies
Greenleaf Road
Greenleaf RoadThere's a fantastic playground for younger children (under 5?) on Greenleaf Road
Lloyd Park is very close to our house, through the little back streets that are much nicer than the main road! Enjoy the William Morris gallery and cafe, the playground and skate park. Look out for duckings in spring!
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William Morris Gallery
531 Forest RdLloyd Park is very close to our house, through the little back streets that are much nicer than the main road! Enjoy the William Morris gallery and cafe, the playground and skate park. Look out for duckings in spring!
Great cafe at the wetlands, they also have lots of pop up kids events here - check out their website
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The Larder at Walthamstow Wetlands
2 Forest RdGreat cafe at the wetlands, they also have lots of pop up kids events here - check out their website
Grow Wild is an amazing outdoor / adventure playground space inside Lloyd Parkfor mucky play. Find the door in the tree near the nursery school in the playground. Take some waterproofs and GO WILD!
http://www.tlpcc.org.uk/grow-wild/
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The Lloyd Park Centre
Winns AvenueGrow Wild is an amazing outdoor / adventure playground space inside Lloyd Parkfor mucky play. Find the door in the tree near the nursery school in the playground. Take some waterproofs and GO WILD!
http://www.tlpcc.org.uk/grow-wild/
Walthamstow Town Hall has recently been completely redeveloped with beautiful landscaping and fountains for children to run through and play in. Its incredible in hot weather - bring your swimming costumes!
Fellowship Square & Fountain
Walthamstow Town Hall has recently been completely redeveloped with beautiful landscaping and fountains for children to run through and play in. Its incredible in hot weather - bring your swimming costumes!
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Some ideas of what to do in Walthamstow from Time Out:
https://www.timeout.com/london/blog/13-reasons-to-visit-orford-road-in-walthamstow-e17-022616