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Up The-

By on September 1, 2011 in Drink, Food

Hello again. It’s been a while. How is everyone? We’re happy to report that the Kentishtowner’s staycation was a success, despite mostly sullen skies, and took in Whitstable’s oyster shacks, our very own cottage in Deal, and the sweeping beaches of North Norfolk, where – good God! – the sun actually shone and, on Holkham [...]

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Lord Palmerston

By on November 25, 2010 in Drink, Food

A rather flushed Mrs Kentishtowner raced upstairs last night with some hot-off-the-press news that Dartmouth Park’s Lord Palmerston was enjoying something of a revival. Furthermore, she said she wanted to investigate NOW. Dutifully we wrapped up in hats and scarves and headed out in sub-zero temperatures, across the frozen estates of Gospel Oak and down [...]

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Abbey Tavern

By on November 15, 2010 in Drink, Food, Music

The Abbey (124 Kentish Town Road) is actually really pleasant. I say ‘actually’ because nobody I know goes there regularly, although, on the rare occasions when we do, we will inevitably comment on its red-lit, wooden-floored, rather elegant long bar and interior. Its winning card is a very shady secret garden, with hidden treehouse and [...]

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