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London, England

Museum of the Home

Explore nearly 400 years of English middle-class home life.
Leslie McIntyre Added by Leslie McIntyre
London, England

Premises Studio Music Studios and Cafe

London's most popular recording studio, located in the capital's East End, runs partly on solar power and has played host to some of the world's biggest acts.
Gerard Nolan Added by Gerard Nolan
London, England

Angela Flanders Perfumer

A boutique perfumery fashioned to look like a Victorian-era shop.
Gerard Nolan Added by Gerard Nolan
London, England

Suck and Chew

"Purveyors of traditional sweets and vintage treats."
Added by michelleferlito
London, England

Extreme Bike Course in Haggerston Park

Visit on a Sunday morning to see some killer tricks.
Added by Mordy
Pluckley, England

Dering Wood

A woodland close to England's "most haunted village" has been the site of many unexplained events and deaths.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
Maidstone, England

Kent County Lunatic Asylum (Oakwood Hospital)

This former abandoned hospital, a complex of stunning 19th century buildings, once housed 2,000 psychiatric patients.
Bearded Zombie Added by Bearded Zombie
Blue Bell Hill, England

Kit's Coty House

The Neolithic megalith was one of the first archaeological ruins protected by the British government.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
Offham, England

Offham Quintain

Horsemen once used this tilting post during jousting practice.
blods Added by blods
Tudeley, England

All Saints' Church of Tudeley

This medieval church is the only one in the world that features all Marc Chagall stained-glass windows.
Added by Theophania
Otford, England

Otford Solar System

In this scale model, our neighboring planets are represented by metal spheres spread across an English village. The nearest stars are represented by spheres in California and Australia.
Added by InfrequentAdventures
London, England

Chequer Street Wooden Paving

This may be the last of London's wooden pavements, which were once a common sight in the city.
Added by DawnC
London, England

Bunhill Fields

A famous burial ground with a history both grim and literary.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
London, England

Village Underground

Artists and musicians now rule over this former rail station.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
London, England

Slate Cafe

If your school was decorated with trippy graffiti, served ambrosial coffee, and was frequented by mimes, it might have been similar to this groovy cafe.
Added by Mordy
London, England

The Theatre

Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.
Leslie McIntyre Added by Leslie McIntyre
London, England

Nobrow Comics

A comic book store that puts the marvel back in marvellous.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
London, England

Circus Space

The largest clown school in Britain offering accredited degrees.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
London, England

Shoreditch Town Hall

A recently restored Shoreditch landmark with ties to Jack the Ripper.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
London, England

Old Shoreditch Station

Once a train station along the Great Eastern Railway this vibrant coffee shop and bar is where members of London’s creative class mingle.
Gerard Nolan Added by Gerard Nolan
London, England

St. Leonard Church of Shoreditch

Historic church where a number of Shakespeare's actors are buried.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
London, England

Time for Tea

A five-story homage to tea times past.
Gerard Nolan Added by Gerard Nolan
London, England

Calvert 22

East London art gallery showcasing contemporary art from Europe's Eastern Bloc.
Leslie McIntyre Added by Leslie McIntyre
London, England

Rochelle School

A wellspring of creativity in an already artsy East London neighborhood.
Gerard Nolan Added by Gerard Nolan