Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Great for families as well as date night with outdoor seating, wine tasting and great atmosphere. It's less than a 5 min walk from our flat! The service is not always great though.
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Brackenbury Wine Rooms
115 Hammersmith GroveGreat for families as well as date night with outdoor seating, wine tasting and great atmosphere. It's less than a 5 min walk from our flat! The service is not always great though.
Nice little cafe on a busy road with two small tables outside. Good food, decent atmosphere.
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Liz Café
7 Goldhawk RdNice little cafe on a busy road with two small tables outside. Good food, decent atmosphere.
Cafe and Coffee shop with mostly outdoor seating and the best ice cream! There are some cute motor bike seats just outside.
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Bertotti Pure Italian
87 Hammersmith GroveCafe and Coffee shop with mostly outdoor seating and the best ice cream! There are some cute motor bike seats just outside.
Great coffee cafe with cakes and lunch. No wifi though. Nice atmosphere and service.
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Farina & More
140 Shepherds Bush RdGreat coffee cafe with cakes and lunch. No wifi though. Nice atmosphere and service.
Thai Rice Group
238 Blythe RdAuthentic Thai food, amazing!
Raj of India
46 Shepherds Bush RdOnly 5 mins walk away and with great authentic Indian cuisine!
K&M Fish and Chips
164 Shepherds Bush RdWonderful fish and chips joint.
Pizza Express
316 Kennington RdGreat family restaurant for a quick bite
Onlyl 15 mins walk away in Hammersmith - near shopping and tube/bus station
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Bill's Hammersmith Restaurant
10 Hammersmith GroveOnlyl 15 mins walk away in Hammersmith - near shopping and tube/bus station
Taiwanese food with the famous bubble tea and karaoke at night.
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Ho-ja (Shepherd's Bush)
39 Goldhawk RdTaiwanese food with the famous bubble tea and karaoke at night.
Just around the corner, less than two minutes walk, Gail's Bakery is a great place to have a nice breakfast. You'll see many people on laptops or having a meeting. A great place to work if that's what you're looking to do as well.
GAIL's Bakery Brook Green
102-104 Shepherds Bush RdJust around the corner, less than two minutes walk, Gail's Bakery is a great place to have a nice breakfast. You'll see many people on laptops or having a meeting. A great place to work if that's what you're looking to do as well.
Great Indian street food! Excellent customer service with attentive staff and amazing, reasonably priced food.
Patri Hammersmith
103 Hammersmith GroveGreat Indian street food! Excellent customer service with attentive staff and amazing, reasonably priced food.
My personal "go to" for Chinese, Japanese and Malyasian food. I can't recommend it enough.
Mikawa Sushi | 日本寿司 | Best_Japanese_Shepherds_Bush
11 Goldhawk RdMy personal "go to" for Chinese, Japanese and Malyasian food. I can't recommend it enough.
Really sweet restaurant with a great atmosphere. Family and couple friendly with amazing French breakfast and meals. We haven't been there for dinner yet but we go regularly for brunch on the weekends and it's amazing every time.
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Le Petit Citron
98-100 Shepherds Bush RdReally sweet restaurant with a great atmosphere. Family and couple friendly with amazing French breakfast and meals. We haven't been there for dinner yet but we go regularly for brunch on the weekends and it's amazing every time.
My favorite local Korean restaurants, although not completely local, it's about a 25 min walk or short 10 min bus ride down the road to Nottinghill. It's a hip atmosphere with amazing food, never fails.
Bullgogi Restaurant
145 Notting Hill GateMy favorite local Korean restaurants, although not completely local, it's about a 25 min walk or short 10 min bus ride down the road to Nottinghill. It's a hip atmosphere with amazing food, never fails.
If you're looking for a British style pub with outdoor seating and local food, this is the place to go. Great if you're in a group or with children who want to play across the street in the market or the outdoor space just behind the pub where there's outdoor seating. Classic pub food and beer!
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The Queen's Head, Hammersmith
13 Brook GreenIf you're looking for a British style pub with outdoor seating and local food, this is the place to go. Great if you're in a group or with children who want to play across the street in the market or the outdoor space just behind the pub where there's outdoor seating. Classic pub food and beer!
A great local pub with a hotel upstairs. Catch the game on the screens or have a burger and beer. The food is amazing and wonderful if you're looking to get a feel of a nice British Pub (mid market), not too expensive but also not dodgey.
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The Brook Green Hotel
170 Shepherds Bush RdA great local pub with a hotel upstairs. Catch the game on the screens or have a burger and beer. The food is amazing and wonderful if you're looking to get a feel of a nice British Pub (mid market), not too expensive but also not dodgey.
Parks & Nature
There's a playground with lots of children as it's surrounded by schools.
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Brook Green
Brook GreenThere's a playground with lots of children as it's surrounded by schools.
Ravenscourt Park is one of the borough's flagship parks and features a paddling pool and kids’ beach in the summer.
The 13-hectare open space is well used and loved by local residents and visitors, particularly its wildlife habitats, play facilities, tennis and basketball courts, and its popular tea-house and garden centre.
Facilities
four play areas for 0-5 year olds
one play area for 5-13 year olds
paddling pool
sandpit
cafe
tennis courts
football pitch (astroturf)
basketball courts (outdoor)
netball courts (outdoor)
bowling green
garden centre and cafe
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Ravenscourt Park
Paddenswick RoadRavenscourt Park is one of the borough's flagship parks and features a paddling pool and kids’ beach in the summer.
The 13-hectare open space is well used and loved by local residents and visitors, particularly its wildlife habitats, play facilities, tennis and basketball courts, and its popular tea-house and garden centre.
Facilities
four play areas for 0-5 year olds
one play area for 5-13 year olds
paddling pool
sandpit
cafe
tennis courts
football pitch (astroturf)
basketball courts (outdoor)
netball courts (outdoor)
bowling green
garden centre and cafe
Surrounded by roads but has a playground on the way to Westfield Mall with a variety of cafes, restaurants and shops in the area.
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Green Shepherds Bush
33 Shepherd's Bush GrnSurrounded by roads but has a playground on the way to Westfield Mall with a variety of cafes, restaurants and shops in the area.
Shopping
Everything you want to buy under one roof! Only 10-15 mins walk with food court, restaurants and supermarkets along with all of the shopping.
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Westfield London
1081 Ariel WayEverything you want to buy under one roof! Only 10-15 mins walk with food court, restaurants and supermarkets along with all of the shopping.
This is similar to TJ Maxx in the states and has some great bargains in a busy location in Hammersmith. There are shops, cafes, stores and the tub station along the street.
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TK Maxx
57 King StThis is similar to TJ Maxx in the states and has some great bargains in a busy location in Hammersmith. There are shops, cafes, stores and the tub station along the street.
This is a small shopping mall with a Wilko (discount store), LIdl supermarket, H&M, Primark, Tiger, card shop, Sainsbury's supermarket and some other discount stores!
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Kings Mall Shopping Centre
King StreetThis is a small shopping mall with a Wilko (discount store), LIdl supermarket, H&M, Primark, Tiger, card shop, Sainsbury's supermarket and some other discount stores!
Essentials
Convenient small supermarket just a few minutes walk away!
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Sainsbury's Local
1-3 Bryanston StConvenient small supermarket just a few minutes walk away!
White Rose
37 Marylebone LnDry cleaning and regular laundry services
This is one of the closer pharmacies where you can also purchase essentials.
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Boots
31-33 Replingham RdThis is one of the closer pharmacies where you can also purchase essentials.
Large supermarket less than 10 mins walk away for everything you need
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Tesco Superstore
Tilling RoadLarge supermarket less than 10 mins walk away for everything you need
Transport Links
There's a shortcut across the road from the flat, you'll see signs for it! Only two minutes walk!
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Goldhawk Road Station
Goldhawk RoadThere's a shortcut across the road from the flat, you'll see signs for it! Only two minutes walk!
Only a 15 min walk from our flat, this tube station is the most connected to the Central line and can get you into Central London very quickly.
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Hammermsith Station
Only a 15 min walk from our flat, this tube station is the most connected to the Central line and can get you into Central London very quickly.
The station is a transport hub with buses, cross rail and tube station all located within the area. The walk from our flat will take you though the Shepards Bush Green park, along a road filled with cafes and shops before arriving to the Shepards Bush Tube Station.
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Shepherd's Bush station
The station is a transport hub with buses, cross rail and tube station all located within the area. The walk from our flat will take you though the Shepards Bush Green park, along a road filled with cafes and shops before arriving to the Shepards Bush Tube Station.
Bus 94 takes you all the way to Piccadilly Circus. Strongly recommend taking it from the station located in front of Sainsbury on Goldhawk Road, across Goldhawk Road tube station.
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Sainsbury's Local
1-3 Bryanston StBus 94 takes you all the way to Piccadilly Circus. Strongly recommend taking it from the station located in front of Sainsbury on Goldhawk Road, across Goldhawk Road tube station.
Sightseeing
Changing the Guard.
Changing the Guard at Buckingham Palace encompasses colourful spectacle and British pageantry. The ceremony lasts about 45 minutes and usually takes place daily at 11:30am from April until the end of July and on alternate days for the rest of the year, weather permitting.
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Buckingham Palace
Changing the Guard.
Changing the Guard at Buckingham Palace encompasses colourful spectacle and British pageantry. The ceremony lasts about 45 minutes and usually takes place daily at 11:30am from April until the end of July and on alternate days for the rest of the year, weather permitting.
Southbank Centre is a world-famous arts centre on the South Bank of the Thames offering a wide range of cultural events. See music, dance, art, performance and spoken word. Take part in free activities and events. Enjoy a wide range of restaurants, cafes, shops and markets.
Every year, more than 1,000 musicians and artists perform to 22 million visitors, making this one of the most popular cultural destinations in the country. We hold different festivals throughout the year.
Public transport:Underground and Rail Stations: Waterloo, Embankment, Charing Cross, Waterloo East. Buses stop on Waterloo Bridge, on York Road, on Belvedere Road and on Stamford Street.
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Southbank Zentrum
Southbank Centre is a world-famous arts centre on the South Bank of the Thames offering a wide range of cultural events. See music, dance, art, performance and spoken word. Take part in free activities and events. Enjoy a wide range of restaurants, cafes, shops and markets.
Every year, more than 1,000 musicians and artists perform to 22 million visitors, making this one of the most popular cultural destinations in the country. We hold different festivals throughout the year.
Public transport:Underground and Rail Stations: Waterloo, Embankment, Charing Cross, Waterloo East. Buses stop on Waterloo Bridge, on York Road, on Belvedere Road and on Stamford Street.
Arts & Culture
Britain's national museum of modern and contemporary art from around the world is housed in the former Bankside Power Station on the banks of the Thames. The awe-inspiring Turbine Hall runs the length of the entire building and you can see amazing work for free by artists such as Cézanne, Bonnard, Matisse, Picasso, Rothko, Dalí, Pollock, Warhol and Bourgeois.
Entrance for the gallery is free, charges for events/special exhibitions.
Opening Times:
Sunday – Thursday, 10.00–18.00
Friday and Saturday, 10.00–22.00
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Tate Gallery of Modern Art
BanksideBritain's national museum of modern and contemporary art from around the world is housed in the former Bankside Power Station on the banks of the Thames. The awe-inspiring Turbine Hall runs the length of the entire building and you can see amazing work for free by artists such as Cézanne, Bonnard, Matisse, Picasso, Rothko, Dalí, Pollock, Warhol and Bourgeois.
Entrance for the gallery is free, charges for events/special exhibitions.
Opening Times:
Sunday – Thursday, 10.00–18.00
Friday and Saturday, 10.00–22.00
You can explore inspiring art by Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt, Gainsborough, Turner, Renoir and Van Gogh. The pictures in the collection belong to the public and admission to see them is free. There are free guided tours, audio guides available in multiple languages and free family activities for children of all ages.
The following charges apply for special exhibitions:
Gift Aid* adult: £16
Gift Aid* senior (60+): £14
Full price: £14.00
Senior (60+)/concession*: £12.00
National Art Pass (Art Fund) holders: £7.00
Students/Job seekers/12-18s: £7.00
Opening Times:
Daily 10:00 - 18:00. Friday 10:00 - 21:00
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National Gallery
Trafalgar SquareYou can explore inspiring art by Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt, Gainsborough, Turner, Renoir and Van Gogh. The pictures in the collection belong to the public and admission to see them is free. There are free guided tours, audio guides available in multiple languages and free family activities for children of all ages.
The following charges apply for special exhibitions:
Gift Aid* adult: £16
Gift Aid* senior (60+): £14
Full price: £14.00
Senior (60+)/concession*: £12.00
National Art Pass (Art Fund) holders: £7.00
Students/Job seekers/12-18s: £7.00
Opening Times:
Daily 10:00 - 18:00. Friday 10:00 - 21:00
Entrance to the Museum is free. A donation of £5 is recommended. There are admission charges for special exhibitions and some events
Open daily 10.00-17.30. Open late on Fridays until 20.30.
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British Museum
Great Russell StreetEntrance to the Museum is free. A donation of £5 is recommended. There are admission charges for special exhibitions and some events
Open daily 10.00-17.30. Open late on Fridays until 20.30.
Das Design Museum
224-238 Kensington High StLots of shopping and restaurants along the street