Things To Do
The story of Prince of Wales Baths (Kentish Town Sports Centre, if you must)
‘In the wash house, scary, tattooed women went about mangling the family smalls’
Free Week? Walk the 78 Mile Capital Ring
No airport hassles, no glum faces and no half-hearted compulsion to extract historical interest from an unknown city. Stephen Emms sets off on a week-long hike around London
Why Camden Garden Centre rules more than Boma
I’m a keen gardener, but probably not very good at it. Plants seem to wither and die a little more frequently than necessary, but I …
The new King’s Cross concourse. Oh my!
If you haven’t taken heed of our guide to ‘neighbouring’ Stoke Newington for your sunny Sunday constitutional, then consider a trip to behold this week’s …
Which street connects Soul II Soul with Jeremy Beadle?
For one eager young hack, Rochester Place in the 1990s was briefly the epicentre of a media era
Olympic Torch Relay Revealed: will it go through Kentish Town on July 26th 2012?
With 130 days to go until the London Olympics, the passage of the flame around the UK has been announced, and we’re chuffed that it …
Free Weekend? Explore Mersea Island, Essex
‘It’s like an invisible curtain you pass through,’ enthuses artist James Weaver. He’s talking about The Strood, the only Anglo-Saxon causeway in England, which connects …
Life Tips #8: Kristin Baybars, 79, Toy Shop Owner, Gospel Oak
‘Constant change is wretched. My window display hasn’t altered since the 70s.’
Free Weekend? Explore England’s Lane
England’s Lane is the nearest village to Kentish Town. Isn’t it? Maybe I would say that, as a Yank in NW3, but whether I’m right …
Free Weekend? Explore Weighted Words at Zabludowicz
Here at Kentishtowner HQ we are more than partial – as you should by now have realized – to a bon mot or two. In …
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