Things To Do
Hix Comes to Camden Lock
It’s no secret that Camden Lock Night Market aims to attract the local foodie and design crowds down to the canalside with their special weekly …
Free Weekend? Explore Crystal Palace
The weekend overground service from Kentish Town via Blackfriars’ impressive river-straddling new station and down to south London is a saviour, especially when negotiating the …
Pinboard: The Return of Camden Lock Night Market. Plus: another cocktail bar for Kentish Town?
1. The Return Of The Lock. We loved Camden Lock’s first ever night markets back in the summer: on a warm city evening, the smell …
Ice Rinks in London: What’s the Atmosphere Really Like?
We’ve long loved an annual whirl around Somerset House and, more recently, have missed the icy madness of Parliament Hill. Yup, the festive rink has …
Pinboard: Roundhouse Slam, Tapping The Admiral’s 1st Birthday, Jazz at The Forge
1. Cam Slam Thank You Ma’am! This Sunday, the venerable Roundhouse is launching its Show Slam, offering emerging theatre, cabaret, spoken word and live art …
Free Week? Southern Sardinia Off Season
School holidays are the noose that tightens around the travel plans of young families everywhere, and one that has become increasingly difficult to slip. With …
Pinboard: How to do Fireworks Night 2012, Discuss Food & Dance Like The Dead.
1. Watch The Fireworks. Well, how could anything else be #1 this week? Yet sadly there’s very little opportunity for anything professionally organized in the …
Two More Boutique Coffee ‘n Cake Openings
Another new artisan wotsit opened in KT this week and we’re more than happy to have it. The Fields Beneath, named after Gillian Tindall’s inspirational …
Community Pinboard: Halloween 2012 Special
It’s Halloween so there are plenty of fancy dressing opps this week as well as chances to scare yourself witless. Ahem. Pub Frights Time to …
Renee Butland (1913-2012): A True Kentishtowner
If anyone deserved the title of Ich Bin Kentishtowner, it was Irene Butland, probably Kentish Town’s oldest and longest resident. Irene lived in the same …
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