Guidebook for London
Drinks & Nightlife
Great hangout and event venue in former furniture factory populated by pose-striking arts students. Visitors are encouraged to draw on the walls with chalks.
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The Doodle Bar
60 Druid StGreat hangout and event venue in former furniture factory populated by pose-striking arts students. Visitors are encouraged to draw on the walls with chalks.
Handsome traditional Victorian London pub with good bitter beer and hearty meals.
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Prince Albert
111 Bellenden RdHandsome traditional Victorian London pub with good bitter beer and hearty meals.
Bar with huge selection of craft beers. Many can be sampled in small measures.
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Draft House Westbridge
74-76 Battersea Bridge RoadBar with huge selection of craft beers. Many can be sampled in small measures.
Tongue-in-cheek venue celebrating Italian excess is favoured ich kids' nightspot. Prince Harry has been spotted here.
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Bunga Bunga London
37 Battersea Bridge RdTongue-in-cheek venue celebrating Italian excess is favoured ich kids' nightspot. Prince Harry has been spotted here.
Fine Gordon Ramsay offshoot run by Irish chef Anna Haugh-Kelly, in leafily continental Battersea Square.
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London House - Gordon Ramsay
7-9 Battersea SquareFine Gordon Ramsay offshoot run by Irish chef Anna Haugh-Kelly, in leafily continental Battersea Square.
London's leading venue for French gypsy jazz of the Django Django variety. Romantic atmosphere, wine and gaiety.
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Le QuecumBar & Brasserie
42-44 Battersea High StLondon's leading venue for French gypsy jazz of the Django Django variety. Romantic atmosphere, wine and gaiety.
Old neighbourhood pub making a name with its unpretentious food. Check for cut price burger nights and steak nights.
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The Woodman
60 Battersea High StOld neighbourhood pub making a name with its unpretentious food. Check for cut price burger nights and steak nights.
Food Scene
Genteel cosy restaurant serving fine dishes from north-eastern France.
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Augustine Kitchen
63 Battersea Bridge RdGenteel cosy restaurant serving fine dishes from north-eastern France.
Melanzana
140 Westbridge RdGood pizza/pasta Italian deli restaurant, family friendly.
Barrio
14 Battersea SquareFriendly little Brazilian Bar with keen music and outside tables in leafy square.
Banyan on the Thames
34 Lombard RdBollywood style restaurant with views of criver cormorants and herons.
Decent pizza in stylishly designed space. Part of a chain, but a reliable one.
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Pizza Express
316 Kennington RdDecent pizza in stylishly designed space. Part of a chain, but a reliable one.
Big French brasserie, child friendly. Everything from a quick croque monsieur to five-course feasts.
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Gazette
Chatfield RoadBig French brasserie, child friendly. Everything from a quick croque monsieur to five-course feasts.
Gordo's three Michelin star flagship is in the hands of Chef Patron Clare Smyth. Just named fifth best restaurant in Britain by the Good Food guide. Booking essential.
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Restaurant Gordon Ramsay
68 Royal Hospital RdGordo's three Michelin star flagship is in the hands of Chef Patron Clare Smyth. Just named fifth best restaurant in Britain by the Good Food guide. Booking essential.
Newish restaurant in the World's End end of the ever-groovy King's Road, where chef/co-owner Joe Mercer Nairne's French-based British food has been garnering diamond reviews.
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Medlar
438 King's RdNewish restaurant in the World's End end of the ever-groovy King's Road, where chef/co-owner Joe Mercer Nairne's French-based British food has been garnering diamond reviews.
Stylish though Frnchie-camp brasserie in typical Chelsea setting.
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No. Fifty Cheyne
50 Cheyne WalkStylish though Frnchie-camp brasserie in typical Chelsea setting.
Everything Else
One of London's biggest parks with many facets. Excellent jogging space and birthplace of modern football - the first game of football under FA rules was played here in 1864.
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Battersea Park
Battersea Park RoadOne of London's biggest parks with many facets. Excellent jogging space and birthplace of modern football - the first game of football under FA rules was played here in 1864.
For children bored with history, culture and nightlife.
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Battersea Park Children's Zoo
For children bored with history, culture and nightlife.
The pretty bridge. A pastel-painted suspension bridge festooned with lights Built by the widowed Queen Victoria in memory of the love of her life, Prince Albert. Perfect spot for a marriage proposal.
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Albert Bridge
Albert BridgeThe pretty bridge. A pastel-painted suspension bridge festooned with lights Built by the widowed Queen Victoria in memory of the love of her life, Prince Albert. Perfect spot for a marriage proposal.
One of the oldest collections of plants in the world including large collection of rare medicinal plants.
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I-Chelsea Physic Garden
66 Royal Hospital RdOne of the oldest collections of plants in the world including large collection of rare medicinal plants.
Beautiful Georgian church with a slender spire and a neo-classical portico next to an ancient slipway access to the river. William Blake was wed here and JMW Turner painted the river from the porch.
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St Mary's Church, Battersea
Battersea Church RoadBeautiful Georgian church with a slender spire and a neo-classical portico next to an ancient slipway access to the river. William Blake was wed here and JMW Turner painted the river from the porch.
Europe's busiest railway station. Your gateway to England's south coast, and a great day trip to brighton.
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Clapham Junction Approach
Europe's busiest railway station. Your gateway to England's south coast, and a great day trip to brighton.
Tiny upstairs pub theatre in the newly rennovated Victorian Latchmere pub, specialising in work by young writers, with a couple of west End transfers to its credit.
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Theatre503
503 Battersea Park RdTiny upstairs pub theatre in the newly rennovated Victorian Latchmere pub, specialising in work by young writers, with a couple of west End transfers to its credit.
Charming labour of love, London's longest (and narrowest) garden centre, following the railway embankment. Evidence of Britain's love affair with gardens.
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Battersea Flower Station Garden Centre & Florist
320 Battersea Park RdCharming labour of love, London's longest (and narrowest) garden centre, following the railway embankment. Evidence of Britain's love affair with gardens.
Arts & Culture
Innovative theatre staging many shows a year in grand former Battersea Town Hall. Jerry Springer: the Opera began life here before scandalising the world.
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Battersea Arts Centre
Lavender HillInnovative theatre staging many shows a year in grand former Battersea Town Hall. Jerry Springer: the Opera began life here before scandalising the world.
Atmospheric London jazz dive in classic crypt-like cellar. Always an interesting line-up of leading players on the scene. All that's missing is the nicotine and smoke.
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606 Club
90 Lots RdAtmospheric London jazz dive in classic crypt-like cellar. Always an interesting line-up of leading players on the scene. All that's missing is the nicotine and smoke.
Shopping
Specialist antique shop run by Robert Young, Britain's foremost dealer in folk art.
Robert Young Antiques
68 Battersea Bridge RdSpecialist antique shop run by Robert Young, Britain's foremost dealer in folk art.
Sightseeing
Row of riverside mansions that have housed many artists and authors, including James McNeill Whistler, Henry James, Mick Jagger, George Eliot, Keith Richards, Hilaire Belloc, Laurence Olivier...
Cheyne Walk
Cheyne WalkRow of riverside mansions that have housed many artists and authors, including James McNeill Whistler, Henry James, Mick Jagger, George Eliot, Keith Richards, Hilaire Belloc, Laurence Olivier...