Guidebook for London

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Guidebook for London

Food Scene

Fantastic vegetarian and vegan cafe & restaurant with pop up late night specials like intimate jazz gigs. Lovely garden oasis out the back, perfect local brunch spot.
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Buhler and Co
8 Chingford Rd
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Fantastic vegetarian and vegan cafe & restaurant with pop up late night specials like intimate jazz gigs. Lovely garden oasis out the back, perfect local brunch spot.
Possibly THE best coffee shop in the borough! The best coffee, well travelled, knowledgable, friendly staff. Delicious home baked cakes, freshly made brunch, lunch and occasional evening fare. Art gallery walls and events from live music to poetry slams. And you can buy a great sourdough loaf!
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Wynwood Art District
2A Chingford Rd
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Possibly THE best coffee shop in the borough! The best coffee, well travelled, knowledgable, friendly staff. Delicious home baked cakes, freshly made brunch, lunch and occasional evening fare. Art gallery walls and events from live music to poetry slams. And you can buy a great sourdough loaf!
Tucked away sourdough pizza heaven! Fantastic service and atmosphere, delicious house wine and great craft beers, amazingly delicious pizza with locally sourced ingredients. Really reasonably priced. Take away available.
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Sodo Pizza Walthamstow
21 Hatherley Mews
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Tucked away sourdough pizza heaven! Fantastic service and atmosphere, delicious house wine and great craft beers, amazingly delicious pizza with locally sourced ingredients. Really reasonably priced. Take away available.
Fantastic coffee, great salads and cakes, friendly relaxed vibe. Warren and the staff are really friendly and helpful, sunny spot near St. James's Street station or good stop off if wandering down the market or to the marshes. Wifi & art.
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St James
4 Middle Ln
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Fantastic coffee, great salads and cakes, friendly relaxed vibe. Warren and the staff are really friendly and helpful, sunny spot near St. James's Street station or good stop off if wandering down the market or to the marshes. Wifi & art.
Tiny brilliant coffee shop where you can sit out on the street in the sunshine and everyone chats to each other, next to a vintage shop, away from the village bustle, super relaxed vibe. Music studio out the back and occasional gigs.
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HUCKS
81 Grove Rd
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Tiny brilliant coffee shop where you can sit out on the street in the sunshine and everyone chats to each other, next to a vintage shop, away from the village bustle, super relaxed vibe. Music studio out the back and occasional gigs.

Drinks & Nightlife

Fantastic all ours venue in an old art deco cinema, worth going to just to go inside and see the awesome architecture but they also have a great cocktail bar & array of craft beers and a rolling roster of music nights that will see you popping in for a pint at 8pm and dancing out the door in the small hours. Super friendly and inclusive vibe of all ages and tastes.
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Mirth, Marvel and Maud
186 Hoe St
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Fantastic all ours venue in an old art deco cinema, worth going to just to go inside and see the awesome architecture but they also have a great cocktail bar & array of craft beers and a rolling roster of music nights that will see you popping in for a pint at 8pm and dancing out the door in the small hours. Super friendly and inclusive vibe of all ages and tastes.
The best gin cocktails in town! Flavoured gins made on site with traditional native grown infusions. Aura Rosa bakery on site if you get hungry, on the hippest industrial estate in town, next to God's Own Junkyard.
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Mother's Ruin Gin Palace
Shernhall Street
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The best gin cocktails in town! Flavoured gins made on site with traditional native grown infusions. Aura Rosa bakery on site if you get hungry, on the hippest industrial estate in town, next to God's Own Junkyard.
Craft beer brewed on site, no frills, beer and social hang out, often live music and great street food vans.
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The Wild Card Brewery Barrel Store
Shernhall Street
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Craft beer brewed on site, no frills, beer and social hang out, often live music and great street food vans.
Good traditional inclusive pub, great drinks selection, great food, perfect for a traditional Sunday roast lunch. Large garden, high chairs and colouring for kids, big seating area, friendly and welcoming, full of Walthamstow people relaxing and sharing news.
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The Bell
617 Forest Rd
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Good traditional inclusive pub, great drinks selection, great food, perfect for a traditional Sunday roast lunch. Large garden, high chairs and colouring for kids, big seating area, friendly and welcoming, full of Walthamstow people relaxing and sharing news.
Traditional pub, no food but great drinks and upstairs theatre with comedy nights, music and theatre.
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Ye Olde Rose and Crown
53 Hoe St
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Traditional pub, no food but great drinks and upstairs theatre with comedy nights, music and theatre.
Good local pub on the High Street, on the weekend there's DJ's and dancing. Large out door seating area.
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The Chequers Pub Walthamstow
145 High St
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Good local pub on the High Street, on the weekend there's DJ's and dancing. Large out door seating area.

Sightseeing

Hidden gem of Walthamstow not to be missed! Chris Bracey's neon heaven, the amassed work and collection of Chris's neon creations and history of neon in film and city life. A mini Vegas lights in the back of East London with bar, cafe and pop up events, a visual treat.
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O Ferro Velho dos Deuses
Shernhall Street
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Hidden gem of Walthamstow not to be missed! Chris Bracey's neon heaven, the amassed work and collection of Chris's neon creations and history of neon in film and city life. A mini Vegas lights in the back of East London with bar, cafe and pop up events, a visual treat.

Parks & Nature

Something for the whole family and all interests. An award winning gallery focusing on the life and work of socialist and iconic craftsman William Morris as well as visiting exhibitions and cafe. Large park with wildlife havens, wild play, bowls, fitness equipment, ponds, mature trees and ornamental planting, play park and fields.
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Lloyd Park
Forest Road
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Something for the whole family and all interests. An award winning gallery focusing on the life and work of socialist and iconic craftsman William Morris as well as visiting exhibitions and cafe. Large park with wildlife havens, wild play, bowls, fitness equipment, ponds, mature trees and ornamental planting, play park and fields.
Get the train to Chingford from Walthamstow and head right out of the station, ten minute walk and you're in the forest with miles of trails to hike or bike. Great cafe at the Elizabethan Hunting Lodge. Or if you drive you can go deeper into the forest to find tucked away places.
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Epping Forest
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Get the train to Chingford from Walthamstow and head right out of the station, ten minute walk and you're in the forest with miles of trails to hike or bike. Great cafe at the Elizabethan Hunting Lodge. Or if you drive you can go deeper into the forest to find tucked away places.
Easy cycle or 30 minute walk down to the vast wild marshes full of rare birds and wild flowers. The river Lea cuts through lined with colourful house boats. Loads of lovely walks along the river or round the marshes. Cafe's on the canal by the bridge or up through Springfield Park which is the other side of the river in Hackney.
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Walthamstow Marshes
Lea Bridge Road
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Easy cycle or 30 minute walk down to the vast wild marshes full of rare birds and wild flowers. The river Lea cuts through lined with colourful house boats. Loads of lovely walks along the river or round the marshes. Cafe's on the canal by the bridge or up through Springfield Park which is the other side of the river in Hackney.

Shopping

Homewares and gift boutique set up by famous knitting designer. Really well chosen original finds, friendly helpful service and in the heart of Walthamstow old village and all the shops, resturants and cafes of this area.
Debbie Bliss Home
36 Orford Rd
Homewares and gift boutique set up by famous knitting designer. Really well chosen original finds, friendly helpful service and in the heart of Walthamstow old village and all the shops, resturants and cafes of this area.
Independent art store, full of local designers and artists wares, great for original souveniers.
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E17 Art House
54-56 Hoe St
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Independent art store, full of local designers and artists wares, great for original souveniers.
The longest and one of the oldest street markets in Europe.
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Walthamstow Market High Street (Stop T) station
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The longest and one of the oldest street markets in Europe.

Arts & Culture

Museum and art gallery set in a large park, has a great interactive collection as well as visiting exhibitions. A vast and inspiring collection on William Morris, both his craft and art as well as his political work. Things for all ages. Good Thursday lates evening arts programme.
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Galeria William Morris
531 Forest Rd
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Museum and art gallery set in a large park, has a great interactive collection as well as visiting exhibitions. A vast and inspiring collection on William Morris, both his craft and art as well as his political work. Things for all ages. Good Thursday lates evening arts programme.