North London Food & Culture

Travel

Food

Free weekend? Go 007 and escape to St Margaret’s Bay, Kent

It’s surely far too exotic for somewhere just over an hour from the capital. We give London the slip for James Bond country

Culture

A local’s guide: Queen’s Park and Kensal Rise

Reader Anna Williamson takes us on a Sunday jaunt around some of her favourite hangouts

Food

Free Weekend? Brace yourself for the Gower peninsula, South Wales

The weather was wild, the scenery stunning – and the food alone worth a four hour car journey

History

Cycling to Auschwitz: one man’s inspiring story

Would you dare ride from Kentish Town to Poland, alone and unsupported? Reader Robert Desmond’s remarkable tale of pedalling over 2000 kilometres with good reason

Community

Kentish Town: a bird’s eye view

Sometimes a photo makes you look at your neighbourhood with fresh eyes. This is one such example

Must Do

Free Weekend? Holiday on your doorstep in King’s Cross St Pancras

Why waste precious short break time on a train when there’s relaxation, luxury, history and adventure aplenty, right by the station?

Food

Free Weekend? Do Holloway Road

You’ve probably travelled its length on buses, in cars or on foot. But have you ever stopped properly to explore?

Must Do

Free Weekend? Try Antwerp

It’s the underrated Flemish centre of fashion, food and design. And just a couple of hours from St Pancras by train

Food

Free Weekend? Stroll along the Thames to Limehouse

Walking through the capital on a sleepy sunny Sunday morning is a transformative experience. And with the Overground it’s so quick to hop back home

Coffee

Free Weekend? Explore Primrose Hill

Shielded by its triangular borders of railway, canal and parks, an afternoon ambling round the villas and vistas of Primrose Hill is a London classic. Yet there’s plenty of change afoot

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The award-winning print and online title Kentishtowner was founded in 2010 and is part of London Belongs To Me, a citywide network of travel guides for locals. For more info on what we write about and why, see our About section.