Islington Attractions - London

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Almeida Theatre

The Almeida Theatre is tucked away in Islington, just off Upper Street on a residential road. The theatre is renowned as being one of the best outside of the...

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Angel Clock Tower

The Angel Clock Tower is one of the best recognised man made landmark features at the centre of Islington, close to the Angel Underground Station. The clock tower was...

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Angel Wings

Angel Wings is one of the centrepieces of Islington town centre, a beautiful sculpture commissioned by the borough to provide a fascinating talking point in the main shopping area....

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Barnard Park

Barnard Park is one of the largest green open spaces in the north London borough of Highbury and Islington. The area has for generations been a place of meeting...

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Battishall Street Gardens

Battishall Street Gardens are one of the most beautiful public gardens in Islington. Popular with locals and visitors alike the gardens have served as a place of rest and...

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Business Design Centre

The Business Design Centre is without a doubt one of the most stylish venues in north London. The great looking complex is home to a range of events, shows...

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Candid Arts Trust

The Candid Arts Trust is an Islington based artists community and gallery which has been established to help encourage new talent and cultivate existing artists skills to make a better...

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Canonbury Park

Canonbury Park is a small public park just off the main road of Upper Street that intersects Islington. The park has provided a place of rest and relaxation to...

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Canonbury Square Gardens

Canonbury Sqaure Gardens is a large public garden at the centre of the wonderful Canonbury Square in the heart of Islington. The gardens are similar in style to the...

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Celestial Church of Christ

The Celestial Church of Christ is the main north London facility for worshippers of this sect of Christianity. The church is housed in a beautiful 19th Century building that...

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Compton Terrace Gardens

Compton Terrace Gardens is a medium sized community park and gardens managed by the local authority. The gardens are situated adjacent to Upper Street in the heart of Islington...

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Crypt Gallery

The Crypt Gallery is a small art gallery based in the crypt of St. Mary's Church on Upper Street at the heart of Islington. The gallery exhibits an eclectic...

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Dr. Jabez Bunting's House

Dr. Jabez Bunting enjoyed his time living at the heart of London in this charming old house in the quiet Myddelton Square. Born and raised in the busy streets...

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Duncan Terrace Gardens

Duncan Terrace is one of the oldest and most interesting architecturally in central Islington. The street at the centre of the north London suburb has for generations been the...

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Education Artefacts Library

The Education and Artefacts Library is located in Islington in North London and has been put together from both real and replica artefacts that have been collected from many hundreds...

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Estorick Collection

The Estorick Collection is somewhat unusual in Britain as it is entirely focussed on modern Italian art. The excellent collection offers visitors the chance to indulge themselves in many...

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Estorik Collection

The Estorik Collection opened in 1998 in Canonbury Square, a leafy garden square at the heart of Islington. The collection is home to an impressive variety of Italian artworks...

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Fenner Brockway's House

Fenner Brockway lived much of his adult life in this beautiful town house in the charming Myddelton Square close to the very heart of London. Brockway was a noted...

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Freightliners City Farm

Freightliners City Farm is a wonderful project designed for children and young people at the heart of the north London suburb of Islington. The farm provides access to countryside...

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George Orwell's House

George Orwell was without a doubt one of the most influential writers of the 20th Century in Britain. He lived much of his life in London in several locations...

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Gibson Square Gardens

Gibson Square is a beautiful example of an historic north London residential square. At the centre of the town houses is a large green parkland that is open to...

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HTTP Gallery

The HTTP Gallery is a first in the art world, and very proud to be at the cutting edge of taking art into cyberspace. The idea behind the project...

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Hugh Myddelton Statue

This fine statue stands on the edge of Islington Green at the intersection with Upper Street close to the centre of the suburb. The reason this position has been...

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Islington Central Library

For many generations this grand old public building has stood at the centre of community life in the eclectic and bustling north London suburb of Islington. The library has...

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Islington Green

Islington Green is one of the oldest and most well used green areas in the leafy London Borough of Islington. For centuries the green has been the focus of...

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Islington Library

Islington Library is located at the heart of this busy London community and carries a large collection of books, music, video and specialist materials available for loan. The library...

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Islington Local History Centre

Islington Local History Centre has been established in order to help visitors and local people understand a little more about how this community has developed both as part of the...

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Islington Museum

Islington Museum was re-housed in 2008, and carries an extensive collection that relates to the history of this London borough. The actual borough is relatively young, coming into being...

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Islington Town Hall

Islington Town Hall is housed in an impressive piece of 'public' architecture from the late 19th Century. It is home to the administrative centres of the Borough of Highbury...

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King's Head Theatre

The King’s Head Theatre was established in 1970 by the much loved landlord of the King’s Head in Islington Dan Crawford. His vision was to build a medium sized...

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Laycock Park

Laycock Park is a community facility close to Highbury Corner at the very heart of Islington in north London. The park has for many years been a place of...

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Lillian Bayliss Studio Theatre

The Lillian Bayliss Studio Theatre is a forum for people of all ages to learn more about the skills involved in acting, dance and theatre. The studio runs regular...

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Madras Place Park

Madras Place Park is a large open area in the suburb of Islington in north London. The park is primarily a place of recreation as it has been for...

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Methodist Central Hall

The Methodist Central Hall in Islington isn't quite as grand as the church of the same name close to Westminster Abbey in central London, but it is still just as...

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Myddelton Park

Myddelton Park is a beautiful cultured gardens at the centre of the historic and beautiful Myddelton Square in the leafy suburbs of north London. The park and square have...

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N1 Centre

The N1 Centre is the central shopping centre at the heart of Islington town centre. It offers a range of High Street retailers covering almost everything one could desire....

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North London Buddhist Centre

The North London Buddhist Centre is a large multi purpose facility situated on one of the busy trunk road, Holloway Road, leading out of the suburb to the north....

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Old Red Lion Theatre

The Old Red Lion Theatre has been a popular fixture at the heart of Islington since it was first opened as The Old Red Lion Theatre Club in 1979....

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Order of St John Museum

The building in which this museum is housed is steeped in history and was constructed in 1504 as the English headquarters of the Crusading Knights. The display is made...

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Owen Fields

Owen Fields is a large public park that has been reserved for public use for many generations. It stands close to the centre of Islington and is well used...

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Paradise Park

Paradise Park is one of the larger green areas and open spaces in the north London borough of Islington. The park has a range of recreation activities available to...

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Pleasance Theatre

The Pleasance Theatre is one of the most exciting and popular fringe venues in the capital, located within easy reach of the heart of London. It opened in 1995,...

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Rights of Man

Rights of Man is an impressive piece of public artwork situated in Angel Court close to Angel Underground Station at the very heart of Islington in north London. The...

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Sadler's Wells Theatre

Sadler’s Wells is an enormous theatre with a commitment to staging the very best i international and UK contemporary dance shows. The current theatre was opened in 1998 after...

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Samuel Phelps' House

Samuel Phelps was one of the most important English actors of the 19th Century. He was born in Devonport but moved to London to peruse a career in the...

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Spa Green

Spa Green is a medium sized area of parkland and garden in Islington. The green has for generations been a significant place of recreation for the townspeople of Islington...

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St. Mark's Church

St. Marks is a beautiful old church befitting of the historic square that it stands within. The church has been the focus of public life and religious observation...

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St. Mary's Church

There is thought to have been a a place of worship on this site since the Norman conquest of England in 1066, although the origins of this building can be...

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St. Mary's Gardens

St. Mary's Gardens are situated just off the major thoroughfare of Upper Street in the heart of Islington. Less gardens and more of a park, the area has for...

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St. Stephens Church

St. Stephen's is a beautiful parish church in the Canonbury area of Islington in north London. The building towers above the surrounding residential areas and serves as one of...

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Standpoint Gallery

Standpoint Gallery is located in the heart of Islington and represents one of the most inspirational contemporary art facilities in the area. It has an extensive programme of events...

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The Garage

The Garage is a small but well known music venue at the heart of Highbury and Islington. It's just a stones throw from the main tube station and has...

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The Mall

The Mall is an antiques arcade located at the very heart of Islington town centre close to Islington Green. The centre contains a wealth of antiques shops that sell...

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The Word Centre

The Word Centre brands itself quite boldly as 'Church Not as Usual'. The centre is in fact a church that serves a good many of the local people of...

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Thornhill Park

Thornhill Park is a small but beautifully well kept green area in the residential suburbs of Islington in north London. The park is popular with local people because it...

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Unity Church

The Unity Church is a Unitarian Church based in Islington in the north of London. The church has a long and illustrious history in the suburb, flying in the...

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War Memorial

This war memorial is understated, a simple structure it carries a great deal of meaning to the people of this quiet north London area. The memorial serves as a...

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Young Actors Theatre

The Young Actors Theatre serves as a dual purpose facility. In capacity the centre is a school of theatre, helping to nurture young talented children by giving them great...

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