Guidebook for London

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Guidebook for London

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One of London's best connected stations, making the house ideal for sightseeing from.
215 locals recommend
Clapham Junction station
Saint John's Hill
215 locals recommend
One of London's best connected stations, making the house ideal for sightseeing from.
Waterloo - only 8 minutes on the train
53 locals recommend
Waterloo
53 locals recommend
Waterloo - only 8 minutes on the train
Only 7 minutes away by train
349 locals recommend
Victoria Station
15 Victoria Street
349 locals recommend
Only 7 minutes away by train

Food Scene

Good local cafe with reasonable prices and decent food. Very near the house.
11 locals recommend
Cafe Ole
155 Falcon Rd
11 locals recommend
Good local cafe with reasonable prices and decent food. Very near the house.
Really great Vietnamese food at low prices. Interior is so-so, but food is brilliant. You can usually walk in without a booking, although it can get rammed on Friday/Saturday nights.
77 locals recommend
Mien Tay
106-108 Kingsland Rd
77 locals recommend
Really great Vietnamese food at low prices. Interior is so-so, but food is brilliant. You can usually walk in without a booking, although it can get rammed on Friday/Saturday nights.
Fine French food at this popular local restaurant, which frequently gets great reviews. Also known for its wines. More expensive.
30 locals recommend
Soif
27 Battersea Rise
30 locals recommend
Fine French food at this popular local restaurant, which frequently gets great reviews. Also known for its wines. More expensive.
For the very low prices, you get a candle lit table and decent service. Kinda budget romantic. The food is just about ok. Two course dinner £12.
25 locals recommend
Fish in a Tie
105 Falcon Rd
25 locals recommend
For the very low prices, you get a candle lit table and decent service. Kinda budget romantic. The food is just about ok. Two course dinner £12.
An absolute favourite with locals. Sourdough pizzas that leave Pizza Express at the starting line. Low/mid priced. You usually don't have to book as the tables turn over fast.
143 locals recommend
Franco Manca
21 Lordship Ln
143 locals recommend
An absolute favourite with locals. Sourdough pizzas that leave Pizza Express at the starting line. Low/mid priced. You usually don't have to book as the tables turn over fast.
Indian restaurant with traditionally prepared curries. Better than most Indian restaurants. Mid prices.
10 locals recommend
Indian Moment
47 Northcote Road
10 locals recommend
Indian restaurant with traditionally prepared curries. Better than most Indian restaurants. Mid prices.
If you must.
22 locals recommend
McDonald's
370 Wandsworth Rd
22 locals recommend
If you must.
Fancy bakery where you can also enjoy a coffee
20 locals recommend
GAIL's Bakery Northcote Road
64 Northcote Rd
20 locals recommend
Fancy bakery where you can also enjoy a coffee
One of the most culinary creative restaurants we've been to offering new takes on traditional food. Favoured by critics. A bus ride or long stroll across the Common. Book in advance. Mid/higher prices
13 locals recommend
May The Fifteenth
47 Abbeville Rd
13 locals recommend
One of the most culinary creative restaurants we've been to offering new takes on traditional food. Favoured by critics. A bus ride or long stroll across the Common. Book in advance. Mid/higher prices
Mid priced good Korean food. Usually don't have to book.
Hana Korean Restaurant
60 Battersea Rise
Mid priced good Korean food. Usually don't have to book.
Full on breakfasts and brunches in a vintage interior with mismatched furniture. Popular all day with locals - can get busy on the weekend.
92 locals recommend
The Breakfast Club
5-9 Battersea Rise
92 locals recommend
Full on breakfasts and brunches in a vintage interior with mismatched furniture. Popular all day with locals - can get busy on the weekend.
New French brasserie. Tell us what it's like if you try it.
Cote - Battersea Rise
35-37 Battersea Rise
New French brasserie. Tell us what it's like if you try it.
Hipster gourmet burgers known for the accompanying gravy. Mid price.
25 locals recommend
Dip & Flip Battersea
87 Battersea Rise
25 locals recommend
Hipster gourmet burgers known for the accompanying gravy. Mid price.
Gourmet burger chain.
264 locals recommend
Byron
341 Upper St
264 locals recommend
Gourmet burger chain.
Chain coffee shop.
131 locals recommend
Costa Coffee
16 Balham Hill
131 locals recommend
Chain coffee shop.
Of course, there's a Starbucks.
104 locals recommend
Starbucks Coffee
65-71 Sloane Ave
104 locals recommend
Of course, there's a Starbucks.
Great pho noodle broths. Reasonably priced.
24 locals recommend
Pho Battersea
50-52 Battersea Rise
24 locals recommend
Great pho noodle broths. Reasonably priced.

Essentials

Massive and reasonably priced supermarket covering two levels. It's ASDA's flagship store, where they film their TV adverts!
80 locals recommend
Asda Clapham Junction Superstore
204 Lavender Hill
80 locals recommend
Massive and reasonably priced supermarket covering two levels. It's ASDA's flagship store, where they film their TV adverts!
Organic and whole foods market, right near the house. There's usually something to taste.
782 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
63-97 Kensington High St
782 locals recommend
Organic and whole foods market, right near the house. There's usually something to taste.
Good for fine wines at knock down prices, as well as groceries.
79 locals recommend
Lidl
14 London Rd
79 locals recommend
Good for fine wines at knock down prices, as well as groceries.
Excellent food, but a bit more expensive.
57 locals recommend
Waitrose & Partners
40-44 St John's Rd
57 locals recommend
Excellent food, but a bit more expensive.

Shopping

Delis, cafes, independent shops on Northcote road. Check out the cheese shop, the honey shop and the antiques shop.
83 locals recommend
Northcote Road
Northcote Road
83 locals recommend
Delis, cafes, independent shops on Northcote road. Check out the cheese shop, the honey shop and the antiques shop.
Local newsagent selling Oyster cards, a contactless ticket system for use on tubes, buses and trains.
Sweet Sensation
256 Lavender Hill
Local newsagent selling Oyster cards, a contactless ticket system for use on tubes, buses and trains.
Shop selling nothing but honey products.
The Hive Honey Shop
Shop selling nothing but honey products.
Opens up into a large antiques shop with all sorts of interesting objects for sale.
13 locals recommend
Northcote Road Antiques Market
155a Northcote Rd
13 locals recommend
Opens up into a large antiques shop with all sorts of interesting objects for sale.

Sightseeing

200 acre green space beside the River Thames
935 locals recommend
Battersea Park
Battersea Park Road
935 locals recommend
200 acre green space beside the River Thames
The Queen's residence
1912 locals recommend
Buckingham Palace
1912 locals recommend
The Queen's residence
London Eye - very accessible from the house
2099 locals recommend
London Eye
2099 locals recommend
London Eye - very accessible from the house
The South Bank often has street performers and is a nice place to see views on the Thames
436 locals recommend
Southbank Centre
436 locals recommend
The South Bank often has street performers and is a nice place to see views on the Thames
The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design. Entrance is free and you can also explore the Science Museum and Natural History Museum nearby.
1694 locals recommend
Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road
1694 locals recommend
The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design. Entrance is free and you can also explore the Science Museum and Natural History Museum nearby.
One of London's most popular museums. Great dinosaur exhibition. Free entry.
1954 locals recommend
Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road
1954 locals recommend
One of London's most popular museums. Great dinosaur exhibition. Free entry.
Situated on Trafalgar Square, and with free entrance, one of London's most famous galleries.
796 locals recommend
The National Gallery
Trafalgar Square
796 locals recommend
Situated on Trafalgar Square, and with free entrance, one of London's most famous galleries.
Love it or hate it, the Tate Modern is packed with funky new-age art.
2008 locals recommend
Tate Modern
Bankside
2008 locals recommend
Love it or hate it, the Tate Modern is packed with funky new-age art.
Houses many important works of British Art from 1500 to the present day. A much more traditional gallery than the Tate Modern.
656 locals recommend
Tate Britain
Millbank
656 locals recommend
Houses many important works of British Art from 1500 to the present day. A much more traditional gallery than the Tate Modern.
A peaceful day out in the Royal Botanical Gardens.
637 locals recommend
Royal Botanic Gardens Car Park
637 locals recommend
A peaceful day out in the Royal Botanical Gardens.

Drinks & Nightlife

A traditional British pub.
26 locals recommend
The Falcon
2A St John's Hill
26 locals recommend
A traditional British pub.
Bar playing music to a lively crowd on Friday and Saturday nights.
15 locals recommend
The Old Bank
31-37 Northcote Rd
15 locals recommend
Bar playing music to a lively crowd on Friday and Saturday nights.
Tropical themed bar! Bar Social, a cocktail bar, is next door if the theme is too much for you.
25 locals recommend
Sugar Cane Bar
247 Lavender Hill
25 locals recommend
Tropical themed bar! Bar Social, a cocktail bar, is next door if the theme is too much for you.
Popular local pub.
35 locals recommend
The Northcote
2 Northcote Rd
35 locals recommend
Popular local pub.
Once a public toilet... now a hipster bar! Cubicle doors are now tables. It's a fair walk across the Common to get there, or you can take the bus.
62 locals recommend
WC Wine & Charcuterie
Clapham Common South Side
62 locals recommend
Once a public toilet... now a hipster bar! Cubicle doors are now tables. It's a fair walk across the Common to get there, or you can take the bus.
Popular bar often with live music
36 locals recommend
Northcote Records
8-10 Northcote Rd
36 locals recommend
Popular bar often with live music

Arts & Culture

Arts centre/theatre. Tragically the historic Grand Hall burned down recently. There's a big campaign to raise funds for a rebuild. The front is still open and you can visit the cafe.
102 locals recommend
Battersea Arts Centre
Lavender Hill
102 locals recommend
Arts centre/theatre. Tragically the historic Grand Hall burned down recently. There's a big campaign to raise funds for a rebuild. The front is still open and you can visit the cafe.