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Hampstead Attractions
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Hampstead is known as a residence of writers, composers, actors, artists and was something of a bohemian community in the late 19th century. Museums include: Fenton House, Freud Museum, Hampstead Museum, Keats' House and Kenwood House. Famous inhabitants have included: Sir Kingsley Amis, Martin Amis, Sir Alan Ayckbourn, Sir John Betjeman, Burton, Lord Byron and Dame Agatha Christie. |
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This building has a fascinating history, tucked away from the main street close to West Hampstead Underground Station. Now the building is home to the English National Opera and...
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Visit the former home of architect Erno Goldfinger and his wife, the artist Ursula Blackwell, which he designed and built in 1939. Their inspirational home, the middle of 3 terraced...
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Air Studios is the recording studio of legendary Beatles producer George Martin. Air Studios began as a concept in 1969 and the current studio at the beautiful Lyndhurst Hall...
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The Avenue of 1988 is a beautiful avenue of trees planted in 1988 to replace some of the damage done by the great hurricane that ripped across England in October...
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The Boundary Path is one of the great walks that Hampstead has to offer to visitors. It follows a route that circles almost the entire heath on a long...
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Queen Anne Grade I listed building erected 1704, in the heart of old Hampstead. Original panelled rooms, fine “barley sugar” staircase balusters and delightful music room with panelling from adjacent...
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This art space hosts an ever-changing and eclectic array of contemporary exhibitions and tours, along with film screenings, talks, workshops and other events. The recently refurbished building and garden are...
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Dame Edith Sitwell was born in Yorkshire but came to London like so many aspiring artists and writers to be inspired by the cosmopolitan way of life. She lived...
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David Devant was one of Britain's finest magicians in the late 19th Century. He worked mainly in the great theatres of central London but preferred not to live in...
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Emmanuel Church stands proudly at the eastern end of West Hampstead. A fine old parish church the building has been well preserved and houses a great deal of exciting...
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If you’re tired of gigantic, impersonal multiplex movie houses, then check out a film at the Everyman. Established in 1933, this is one of the oldest cinemas in the world....
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Spend an afternoon wandering through this late 17th century house full of fine porcelain, pottery and furniture alongside an outstanding collection of early keyboard instruments. With prior arrangement you can...
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Fortune Green is a large park in West Hampstead. The facility has several different areas managed by the local authority. There are ample lawn areas for people to...
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This was the home of Sigmund Freud – “the father of psychoanalysis” – after he fled Nazi-occupied Vienna in 1938. Freud’s former study has been preserved intact and there are...
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Gainsborough Gardens are a beautiful set of cultured gardens set back from the main streets in Hampstead village in north London. They contain a rare selection of flowers which...
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With 791 acres of ponds, woodlands and grasslands, Hampstead Heath is one of the largest urban parks in the world. Here you can swim, fish, hike, fly a kite, or...
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This commemorative monument was laid to mark the 100th anniversary of the Hampstead Heath Society. The society is one of the sole reasons that Hampstead, unlike many of the...
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The sports ground may not seem like an unusual thing to find in a large open area of London but strangely enough Hampstead Heath is so wooded in the most...
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Hampstead Mixed Pond is a large natural swimming pool based close to ponds one and two on the heath. The pond is a pay for facility and is run...
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Hampstead Heath Ponds are numbered number one and number two and are next to each other close to the entrance by Preacher's Hill to the heath. The ponds are...
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The Quaker Meeting House is based on Heath Street close to the heath and the village in the charming area of Hampstead in north London. The building serves as...
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Hampstead Seventh Day Adventist Church is located at the bottom of Havestock Hill close to where Belsize Park meets the border with Camden. The church is a fine example...
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Hampstead Synagogue is housed in a beautiful yet extremely moody dark building on the edge of West Hampstead. Constructed in 1892 the building is a s beautiful on the...
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Havestock Hill is the premier eating venue in Belsize Park an area of London that straddles the border between Hampstead and Camden. The hill is home to a fine...
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Heath Street Baptist Church is a fine ecclesiastical structure that stands close to the centre of Hampstead village. The church is one of several that illustrate the affluence of...
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This is truly one of London’s best-kept secrets (so don’t tell anyone!). The Pergola is a beautifully designed raised walkway, overgrown with flowers and vines and set amidst lush gardens....
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Once a stable owned by the painter George Romney, the Holly Bush has been a pub since the early 1800s. This is a cosy place with lots of nooks and...
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John Constable is one of the most famous English painters ever to have lived. He spent a great deal of his life in Suffolk paining pastoral scenes many of...
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John Heartfield is the Anglicised version of the German painter Helmut Herzfeld. He changed his name in wake of the anti-British sentiments before the First World War. A...
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John Park, like his father James was a great member of Hampstead society. He was a historian and a spent a great deal of his time working on tracing...
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This Regency house was the home of poet John Keats from 1818-1820, the period in his life during which he wrote some of his most famous works. The house and...
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With its beautiful neo classical architecture, landscaped grounds and stunning art collection, Kenwood House has something for everyone. See famous works by Rembrant, Vermeer, Turner and Gainsborough amongst others, take...
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Elizabeth 'Lee' Miller was a successful American model turned photographer in the mid 20th Century. Born in New York State she lived all over the world as her glamorous...
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New End Theatre is one of London’s premier ’off west-end’ theatres offering a high standard of productions that challenge the audience to think about the subject of the work....
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Roslyn Hill Chapel is located at the heart of the village of Hampstead in north London. The church is Unitarian and therefore attracts an eclectic congregation who believe there...
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Any building that’s been around for over 400 years is bound to have a rich history, and this pub is no exception. Legend has it that the villainous highwayman Dick...
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St. James is a fine red brick church that stands close to West Hampstead Station at the heart of the vibrant community. It draws a Christian congregation from the...
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St. John's is the parish church of the village of Hampstead and is offset from the main area of the village high street and is on the other side of...
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St. Luke's Church is a charming Church of England place of worship nestled away on a residential street in the heart of the affluent and quiet neighbourhoods of Hampstead....
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St Stephen's Church is a great example of a church of its type. Unfortunately throughout the centuries the building has begun to fall into disrepair and it is for...
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Thomas Barrat is one of the most famous sons of the village of Hampstead. He lived most of his life in this exquisite house at the top of the...
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West End Green is a beautiful public garden at the eastern end of West Hampstead High Street. The historic area has for generations been a place of peace and...
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Far from just a book depository, West Hampstead Library is a place of community importance, a place of meeting, of art and of performance. The fine old building has...
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Whitestone Gardens are not connected to Hampstead Heath and form the last formal gardens of the village of Hampstead before the large wild expanse of heathland. The gardens were...
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Whitestone Pond is a large pond on the border between Hampstead Village and Hampstead Heath, effectively the pond is the marker that determines the difference. The pond is...
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