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Britannia2 Says: The Hampstead Ponds or Highgate Ponds are three large freshwater swimming ponds — two designated single sex, and one for mixed bathing — fed by the River Fleet in Hampstead Heath.They were originally dug in the 17th and 18th centuries as reservoirs. A malarial marsh was...
Britannia2 Says: Waterlow Park is set on a hillside in Highgate boasting some of the best panoramic views over London and covers 20 acres. Within the Park is the historic Lauderdale House, which has a café, arts and exhibition centre, and formal terraced gardens. Waterlow Park has three...
Britannia2 Says: Highgate actually has two cemeteries. They both have entrances opposite each other on Swains Lane but only the East Cemetery is open to the public with daily openings .So the East Cemetery has an entry fee of £3.00 and you buy a ticket at the small portacabin building just...
Britannia2 Says: The photo below shows the view from Hillway on the gated Holly Lodge estate. Not only is it worth finding the estate for the view it is an interesting place to walk around and a little research in to this estate is quite rewarding. This is English suburbia at its best and...
Britannia2 Says: Turn right out of Archway station and between Magdala Road and McDonald Road (on Highgate Hill) is the Whittington Stone .This is supposed to mark the point where Dick Whittington, on his way out of London, heard the sound of Bow bells chiming 'turn again' and decided to...
Sjalen Says: Cemetaries can come in many shapes. This is one of those where some gravestones are covered in grass and you feel almost as if in a meadow. The centrepiece of the whole place is Karl Marx' grave with a huge bust of him on which it says 'Workers of the world unite'. You will...
This is a 1930s pub which has changed interior lately but in a very nice way. It is airy, but still gets crowded weekend nights when it can get quite noisy. We came on a quiet Easter Saturday and had a fabulous meal and great pints. As the pub is in the middle of wonderfully intellectual but expensive Highgate, the pub aims to please those two categories as well as everyone else and we think it manages very well. Staff are friendly and the team of chefs in the open view kitchen come up with great homemade shepherd's pie and other things both British and foreign. There is a mix of Belgian and other foreign beers on tap as well as a few from the south of England and if you want standard lager you have to buy bottles - great! :) Good place for when tackling Highgate Cemetary.
Favorite Dish: Moroccan chicken salad with salsa and spinach and basil.
Written May 13, 2007
Address: 37 Highgate High Street
Britannia2 Says: Highgate is in zone 3 for ticketing and Archway is in zone 2/3. The stations are both on the Northern Line - the Northern Line is a complicated line for tourists because it has two destinations High Barnet and Edgware. If you are going to Highgate or Archway on the...
Britannia2 Says: The best way to travel to Highgate village is by bus - the walk from Highgate or Archway tube stations is up very steep streets and quite a long way (as I found out!) - there are not even any signs at Highgate station to direct you to the village.Take bus 210 - Golders Green...
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Highgate is quite an intellectual part of London, with lots of actors and actresses, authors and others living here. This also means that one thing to look out for are antiquarians. Old books is the thing to buy here. Just follow the High Street up the hill...
Written May 13, 2007
Address: Highgate High Street
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I was amazed at just how steep some of the streets in Highgate are. Do not take the tube to Highgate as I did - the streets up to the actual village are not only steep but the walk takes at least 12 minutes. Certainly if you have walking difficulties do not attempt this work. As someone who pushed someone (my late wife) in a wheelchair I would not even attempt to take a wheelchair up to the village from Highgate (or Archway) stations.
I have marked out the car registration plates to protect the car owners privacy - there is no graffiti problem in the village!
Written Apr 2, 2010
Highgate - an English village in London
England at its very best - history, the home to famous people, beautiful buildings and a very English village feel despite sitting only four miles from St Paul's Cathedral . It is high above the city...
Highgate is one of those places I wish all London tourists would bother to explore. The tourists who DO find their way here do so for the famous cemetary but it is so nice to just stroll around the......
We'll be moving here soon! Highgate is perhaps best known for it's cemetary, where Karl Marx among others is buried. Supposedly haunted by Vampires, the cemetary is a creepy and overgrown place full...
Well, first of all a belated and futile apology to the 179 people who have clicked on 'Highgate' and found nothing here. I probably only created the page because I was exploring the idiosyncrasies of...
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