Highgate Area Guidebook (London)
Food Scene
20 min walk through Highgate Village: Super-local, diner-y, homey feel (maybe because it always smells like fresh cooked breakfast?) Super friendly staff, always packed on weekend mornings. Little shop on a *corner*
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Cricks Corner
80 Dartmouth Park Hill20 min walk through Highgate Village: Super-local, diner-y, homey feel (maybe because it always smells like fresh cooked breakfast?) Super friendly staff, always packed on weekend mornings. Little shop on a *corner*
30 min walk or short bus ride: Recently refurbished, local roaster. Cute interiors, usually busy, but have never had to wait for a seat.
Campbell & Syme Coffee Roasters Cafe
9 Fortis Green30 min walk or short bus ride: Recently refurbished, local roaster. Cute interiors, usually busy, but have never had to wait for a seat.
20ish min walk: Quirky, kooky, and local. Transit dead spot, usually not too crowded. Amazing breakfasts and filter coffee!
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Coffee Circus
136 Crouch Hill20ish min walk: Quirky, kooky, and local. Transit dead spot, usually not too crowded. Amazing breakfasts and filter coffee!
30 mins by bus: Usually very crowded on weekends! Popular for laptop workers. Tasty food as well.
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The CoffeeWorks Project
96-98 Islington High St30 mins by bus: Usually very crowded on weekends! Popular for laptop workers. Tasty food as well.
20 mins by bus: Modern industrial interiors, lovely coffee, and big windows onto Kentish Town Road
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Saint Espresso & Kitchen
296 Kentish Town Rd20 mins by bus: Modern industrial interiors, lovely coffee, and big windows onto Kentish Town Road
Drinks & Nightlife
Always busy, beautiful interiors, not hard to get to. Drinks not cheap but it's London... Not an old man pub.
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The Hawley Arms
2 Castlehaven Rd Always busy, beautiful interiors, not hard to get to. Drinks not cheap but it's London... Not an old man pub.
Posh Hampstead pub with lovely dining room and amazing meals. Tiny bit pricey but really lovely.
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The Flask, Hampstead
14 Flask WalkPosh Hampstead pub with lovely dining room and amazing meals. Tiny bit pricey but really lovely.
THE BEST PUB IN HIGHGATE! Our favourite local, we're here every Friday with a pint of some craft ale we've never had before. Good prices (London-relative) for local beer. The amazing popup kitchens (new one every month) never disappoint us. Average customer is probably in their 30s - not an old man pub. Good music and cool vibe. Packed on Friday and Saturday evenings. Avoid football nights.
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The Duke's Head
16 Highgate High StTHE BEST PUB IN HIGHGATE! Our favourite local, we're here every Friday with a pint of some craft ale we've never had before. Good prices (London-relative) for local beer. The amazing popup kitchens (new one every month) never disappoint us. Average customer is probably in their 30s - not an old man pub. Good music and cool vibe. Packed on Friday and Saturday evenings. Avoid football nights.
The closest place for a pint..... across the street. Good if you can't be bothered to walk up the hill. Small place, kind of an old man pub. Weirdly they do swing dancing nights pretty often and have these late (22:00-1:00?) music events that are totally full.
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The Boogaloo
312 Archway RdThe closest place for a pint..... across the street. Good if you can't be bothered to walk up the hill. Small place, kind of an old man pub. Weirdly they do swing dancing nights pretty often and have these late (22:00-1:00?) music events that are totally full.
Parks & Nature
Not as big as the Heath, but really nice place for a quiet wander. Lots of huge trees and locals walking their dogs.
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Highgate Wood
Muswell Hill Road Not as big as the Heath, but really nice place for a quiet wander. Lots of huge trees and locals walking their dogs.
Nothing else like it in London!!! Head to Parliament Hill for long grass and great views. Very romantic with a picnic. The back side of the hill (not looking over the skyline) is extremely underrated and my favourite, with a view of Highgate hill, a few church steeples, and the swimming ponds.
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Hampstead Heath
Nothing else like it in London!!! Head to Parliament Hill for long grass and great views. Very romantic with a picnic. The back side of the hill (not looking over the skyline) is extremely underrated and my favourite, with a view of Highgate hill, a few church steeples, and the swimming ponds.
Beautiful disused rail line from the 1860s turned walking trail. There are bat tunnels at the very start of it (hidden away, to the left). Popular for dog walking and runners - just locals though, very undiscovered. Foraging hotspot - pick blackberries in the summer. Absolutely peaceful and really lovely.
It's literally across the street, behind the Boogaloo. Walk down the hill past the Boogaloo's back beer garden thing, then you'll find the open gate bollards on the lefthand side.
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Parkland Walk
Parkland WalkBeautiful disused rail line from the 1860s turned walking trail. There are bat tunnels at the very start of it (hidden away, to the left). Popular for dog walking and runners - just locals though, very undiscovered. Foraging hotspot - pick blackberries in the summer. Absolutely peaceful and really lovely.
It's literally across the street, behind the Boogaloo. Walk down the hill past the Boogaloo's back beer garden thing, then you'll find the open gate bollards on the lefthand side.
Well-kept gardens part of a former estate I think. Nice place for a wander if you don't want to go to the Heath (but the Heath is much better!)
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Waterlow Park
Highgate Hill Well-kept gardens part of a former estate I think. Nice place for a wander if you don't want to go to the Heath (but the Heath is much better!)
Parliament hill for sunny daydrinking and looking out over the city, or the rose garden on a warm afternoon for a treat.
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Parke ng Regent
Parliament hill for sunny daydrinking and looking out over the city, or the rose garden on a warm afternoon for a treat.
Arts & Culture
Arts community centre and theatre. Beautiful architecture. Never been inside, but one to look out for if you like theatre.
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Jacksons Lane Arts Centre
269A Archway RdArts community centre and theatre. Beautiful architecture. Never been inside, but one to look out for if you like theatre.
Always free entry before 12! Photo exhibitions of all sorts. Check out what's on before you go, there's usually something good to see. A good stop if you need to do some shopping on Oxford street.
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Photographers' Gallery
16-18 Ramillies StAlways free entry before 12! Photo exhibitions of all sorts. Check out what's on before you go, there's usually something good to see. A good stop if you need to do some shopping on Oxford street.
Everything a museum should be, and arguably one of the best in the world.
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Museo ng Victoria at Albert
Cromwell RoadEverything a museum should be, and arguably one of the best in the world.
Shopping
Great charity shop selection and some independent retailers, but you'll have to walk here!
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Crouch End
Great charity shop selection and some independent retailers, but you'll have to walk here!
Kentish Town
Charity shop hot spot
Essentials
Closest grocery store. Across the street and to the right maybe 2 minutes. Should have everything you need. Take a look in the charity shop next door for a little browsing fun.
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Sainsbury's Local
260-268 Archway RdClosest grocery store. Across the street and to the right maybe 2 minutes. Should have everything you need. Take a look in the charity shop next door for a little browsing fun.
Highgate House
371A Archway Rd Just past the Hayward pharmacy.
Hayward Pharmacy
353 Archway Rd Closest pharmacy - probably less than a 5 min walk down the street
The Whittington Hospital
Magdala AvenueClosest urgent care/A&E and hospital
Getting Around
Tube station - you can buy oyster cards here if you don't have a contactless debit card. Don't buy paper tickets, they never work out to be cheaper.
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Highgate Station
Archway Road Tube station - you can buy oyster cards here if you don't have a contactless debit card. Don't buy paper tickets, they never work out to be cheaper.
Southbound bus stop for the 134 (goes to Oxford Street), 263 (terminates at Highbury and Islington), and 43 (goes to the City and Old Street) buses.
Southwood Avenue (Stop U) station
Southbound bus stop for the 134 (goes to Oxford Street), 263 (terminates at Highbury and Islington), and 43 (goes to the City and Old Street) buses.