Particular/original places in London?

Question

I mean ANY kind of places... streets, squares, restaurants, pubs, markets, shops...

Answer 1

What a lovely question. =D

Pubs: a true London original: the Lamb and Flag on the corner of Rose Street and Bedford Street in Covent Garden.  It's one of London's oldest pubs (about 300 years old). If you go on a weekday, arrive on the early side of lunchtime (before noon if you can) and head upstairs for a filled baked potato or a "ploughman's lunch" (bread, cheese, pickles, side-salad) up in the Dryden Room. The early arrival is necessary because the Lamb & Flag is always popular.

More here: http://www.pubs.com/pub_details.cfm?ID=2...

Shops: soooo many, but one that's unique is Liberty's, on Regent Street. It's an amazing rabbit-warren of a department store: it was built in the 19th century in the Tudor Revival style: masses of carved panelling and painted wood. (Have a look here: http://www.liberty.co.uk/what_s_in_store... )

Its specialty is fabrics of every kind. It also does a great range of soaps and other washy things (lovely as gifts).

Markets: if you only visit one, I'd suggest Portobello Road (at weekends, the market spills way beyond that street) -- sells everything from antiques to fashion students' designer clothing. Tuck your purse well away from pickpockets, because you'll get completely distracted by everything there is to see.

Restaurants: one of my favourites is the Gate, in Hammersmith, on Queen Caroline Street, very near the Apollo concert venue and the tube station.

It's a vegetarian restaurant but so good that carnivores are very happy there too. It's a lovely setting, in an upstairs room that was once a church. More info here, including reviews and details of their delicious menus: http://www.thegate.tv/

Finally, something that I couldn't get over for weeks the first time I visited. 18 Folgate Street, in Spitalfields. This is Dennis Severs' home. He has exactly recreated Georgian life in the 18th century -- furniture, candles, a wig on the back of a chair and an unfinished meal... It's not a museum; it's more a work of art that happens to be a house interior. Totally amazing; a visit is unforgettable.  More here: http://www.dennissevershouse.co.uk/#

Will that do for starters?... =D

Love from a Londoner born and bred.

Answer 2

The Postmans park.....google it.....very interesting.

Or The Wallace Collection...again google it.

Answer 3

Do not leave London without visiting Brick Lane market! My up-to-the-minute student kids live in london and go there all the time! One of the few places you can get original designer fashion for pence before it becomes famous! Also tasty ethnic food and accessories. Put it on your itinerary now!

We just got back from a great week in London without spending much money - so for more tips see our photo journal of money-saving places to go and things to see below!

Also put Camden Lock on your map, Carnaby Street and the South Bank to see the street art and graffiti - have fun!

Answer 4

Bramah Museum of Tea and Coffee (unfortunately closed atm)

40 Southwark Street, Bankside, London SE1

Entry Price: Adult: £4.00

Entry Price: Child: £3.50

Foundling Museum

40 Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AZ

Tuesday-Saturday: 10.00–18.00

Sunday: 12.00-18.00

Closed: Bank Holidays.

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir

105-119 Brentfield Road, Neasden, London NW10

Daily: 09.00-18.00

Last admission: 17.30

Entry Price: Adult: £2.00

Entry Price: Child: £1.50

The Old Operating Theatre, Museum and Herb Garret

9a St Thomas's St, London SE1

Daily: 10.30-17.00

Closed: 15 December - 5 January Telephone the Museum for details and dates of special presentations.

Entry Price: Adult: £5.25

Entry Price: Child: £3.00

Fan Museum

12 Crooms Hill, Greenwich, London SE10

Tuesday-Saturday: 11.00-17.00

Sunday: 12.00-17.00

Closed: Mondays (except bank holiday Mondays), 25 December

£4.00 (adults), £3.00 (concessions). Free for children under 7. Free for OAPs and Disabled on Tuesday afternoon from 2pm (except for groups).

Chislehurst Caves (it is in the travel card zone 5)

Old Hill, Chislehurst, Kent BR7

Wednesday-Sunday: 10.00-16.00

Closed: 24-26 December

Entry Price: Adult: £5.00

Entry Price: Child: £3.00

London Brass Rubbing Centre

St Martin-in-the-Fields Church, Trafalgar Square, London WC2

Monday - Wednesday 10.00 – 18.00; Thursday - Saturday 10.00 – 21.00; Sunday 12.00 – 16.00; Closed: 25 December & Good Friday until 17.00

Prices for brass rubbing start at £4.50.

Royal Mews

Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1 1AA

15 March – 30 July & 30 September – 30 October, daily except Fridays 11.00 – 16.00

Last admission 15.15

31 July – 29 September, daily 10.00 – 17.00

Last admission 16.15

Closed: 21 March, 31 May, 7 June, 14 June, and during state visits.

Entry Price: Adult: £7.50

Entry Price: Child: £4.80

Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum

St Mary's Hospital, Praed Street, London W2

Monday-Thursday: 10.00-13.00

Closed: Public Holidays

24-26 December & 1 January

Entry Price: Adult: £2.00

Entry Price: Child: £1.00

Cartoon Museum

35 Little Russell Street, London WC1A 2HH

Tuesday-Saturday: 10.30-17.30, Sunday: 12.00-17.30.

Closed: 23 December- 2 January and Good Friday

Entry Price: Adult: £4.00

Chelsea Physic Garden

Swan Walk (off Royal Hospital Road), London SW3 4HS. (Disabled entrance: 66 Royal Hospital Road).

April-October: Wednesday:

12.00-dusk,

Thursday, Friday & Sunday:

12.00-18.00.

Bank Holidays (inc Good Friday):

12.00-18.00.

Also open Saturday 26 May

12.00-18.00 & Sunday 24 June

for the Summer Fair 11.00-18.00.

Closed: November to March

except for Saturday 3 & Sunday 4 Feb,

Saturday 10 & Sunday 11 February: 11.00-15.30

Entry Price: Adult: £7.00

Entry Price: Child: £4.00

Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art

39a Canonbury Square, London N1

Wednesday-Saturday: 11.00-18.00

Sunday: 12.00-17.00

Closed: 25 December – 01 January, Good Friday and Easter Sunday, Mondays and Tuesdays

Entry Price: Adult: £3.50

Florence Nightingale Museum

(on the site of St Thomas' Hospital), 2 Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1

Monday-Friday: 10.00-17.00

Saturday, Sunday & Bank Holiday Mondays: 10.00-16.30

(last admission: 1 hour before closing)

Closed: Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday &

24 December-2 January

Entry Price: Adult: £5.80

Entry Price: Child: £4.80

Handel House Museum

25 Brook Street, London W1

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday: 10.00-18.00

Thursday: 10.00-20.00

Sunday: 12.00-18.00 Last Admission: Half an hour before closing. During busy periods, tickets may be timed. Closed: Mondays & Bank Holidays

Entry Price: Adult: £5.00

Entry Price: Child: £2.00

Bloomberg Space

50 Finsbury Square, London, EC2A 1HD

The Clink Prison Museum

1 Clink Street, London, SE1 9DG

Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat & Sun, 10am-9pm

Adult £5

Children (under16) £3.50

Senior Citizens (over 60) £3.50

Student (need I.D.) £3.50

Family £12.00

(2 adults, 2 children)

Answer 5

Yeah Brick Lane and the Spitalfields markets, especially on the weekends.  Well worth checking out.