Guidebook for London
Food Scene
Signor Cicco
132 Streatham ValeDelicious and good value pizzas
Gastro pub with a evening meal menu and also an outdoor space which does posh burgers and chips
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The Bull Streatham
498 Streatham High RdGastro pub with a evening meal menu and also an outdoor space which does posh burgers and chips
Pratts & Payne
103 Streatham High RdAntic pub with shabby-chic inerior. Does good food
Good for ice-cream on a hot day, serves lunches too. Child-friendly. Close to the Rookery public garden
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The Rookery Café
37 Streatham Common SGood for ice-cream on a hot day, serves lunches too. Child-friendly. Close to the Rookery public garden
Drinks & Nightlife
The Railway
2 Greyhound LnGood pub which has a child-friendly cafe during the day
The Earl Ferrers
22 Ellora RdGreat pub hidden away behind the main road.
Entertainment & Activities
ODEON Streatham
47-49 Streatham High RdCinema showing the latest releases, easy to get to from my flat
Great leisure centre with swimming pool, gym and an ice rink where you can also watch ice-hockey matches
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Streatham Ice and Leisure Centre
390 Streatham High RdGreat leisure centre with swimming pool, gym and an ice rink where you can also watch ice-hockey matches
Parks & Nature
Streatham Common
Streatham Common SouthLovely park, super-close to my flat
Arts & Culture
Black Cultural Archives
1 Windrush SquareLearn about the history of the black community in London
Essentials
Tesco Extra
384 Streatham High RdMassive supermarket
Sainsbury's
2 Tulse HillBig supermarket
Getting Around
15-min walk from my flat, Kings Cross St. Pancras is a 30-min train ride away (major station with Eurostar links). Blackfriars (for Tate Modern and Thames South Bank) is a 20-min ride
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Streatham Station
15-min walk from my flat, Kings Cross St. Pancras is a 30-min train ride away (major station with Eurostar links). Blackfriars (for Tate Modern and Thames South Bank) is a 20-min ride
10-min walk from my flat, trains to Balham (where you can change for the northern line tube), London Bridge and Victoria
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Norbury station
London Road10-min walk from my flat, trains to Balham (where you can change for the northern line tube), London Bridge and Victoria
Streatham Common station
Bus stop outside my door with 24-hour bus services. Good for travelling back from Brixton/Streatham stations. If you go south from here you can get to Croydon in about 30 mins.
Arragon Gardens (Stop CJ) station
Bus stop outside my door with 24-hour bus services. Good for travelling back from Brixton/Streatham stations. If you go south from here you can get to Croydon in about 30 mins.
Bus stop, good for access to Streatham Station (5min) Brixton Underground (20-40min, depends on traffic)
Arragon Gardens (Stop CJ) station
Bus stop, good for access to Streatham Station (5min) Brixton Underground (20-40min, depends on traffic)