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Highbury Park
Highbury ParkLovely park just across the street from our apartment
Piccalilli line, which will easily take you to the major tourist attractions!
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Arsenal station
Highbury HillPiccalilli line, which will easily take you to the major tourist attractions!
Highbury tube station is 1 stop from Kings Cross
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Highbury & Islington station
Holloway RoadHighbury tube station is 1 stop from Kings Cross
1 tube stop away on the Victoria line from Highbury and Islington
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King's Cross Station
Euston Road1 tube stop away on the Victoria line from Highbury and Islington
Same tube line as our flat, only about an hour by tube.
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Aeroporto di Heathrow
Same tube line as our flat, only about an hour by tube.
Drinks & Nightlife
The Highbury Barn Tavern
26 Highbury ParkOur favorite pub, just across the street
Famous cock tavern
259 Upper StIf not just for the picture..... Easy walk from our flat
A favourite haunt of Jack Whitehall, the cosy and inviting Hen & Chickens has plenty of theatrical sprit. Hosting London’s emerging talent alongside some of the biggest names in comedy – Russell Brand
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The Hen & Chickens Theatre Bar
109 St Paul's RdA favourite haunt of Jack Whitehall, the cosy and inviting Hen & Chickens has plenty of theatrical sprit. Hosting London’s emerging talent alongside some of the biggest names in comedy – Russell Brand
The Library
Westminster Bridge RoadComedy and Thai food... what more can you ask for?
Public House
54 Islington Park StQuirky little pub
Awesome place to grab a drink in their beer garden on a sunny day
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The Vineyard Islington
179 Upper StreetAwesome place to grab a drink in their beer garden on a sunny day
Housed within an elegant Georgian building of high ceilings, wooden floors, pastel walls, pea green bar and fire places aplenty, it’s easy to picture this light and airy venue’s previous life.
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The Drapers Arms
44 Barnsbury StHoused within an elegant Georgian building of high ceilings, wooden floors, pastel walls, pea green bar and fire places aplenty, it’s easy to picture this light and airy venue’s previous life.
Geared toward football fans of the Arsenal variety with memorabilia littered throughout
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The Gunners Pub
204 Blackstock RdGeared toward football fans of the Arsenal variety with memorabilia littered throughout
Food Scene
Cheap pizzas and a great atmosphere with very friendly staff. About half the price of pizza express and just as good
Famous Chicken & Pizza
11 Highbury ParkCheap pizzas and a great atmosphere with very friendly staff. About half the price of pizza express and just as good
4.5 stars on trip advisor, Get a quick coffee at this local cafe next to the bus stop or on the way to the Arsenal Tube station.
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Dear Pizza - closed permanently
36 Highbury Park4.5 stars on trip advisor, Get a quick coffee at this local cafe next to the bus stop or on the way to the Arsenal Tube station.
Everyone says they have the best fish and chips.... these guys have a real claim.. a must eat.
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Vintage Salt Upper Street
Everyone says they have the best fish and chips.... these guys have a real claim.. a must eat.
Iznik
19 Highbury ParkTurkish Restaurant right up the street
Garufa
104 Highbury ParkArgentinian steak restaurant! 4.2 stars on trip advisor.
Thai Restaurant, 4.1 stars on trip advisor. My favorite Thai around
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The Woodbine - Irish Pub
215 Blackstock RdThai Restaurant, 4.1 stars on trip advisor. My favorite Thai around
Offers up an exotic, flavor-rich experience. The chefs here are fueled by a fascination with experimentation, making food as exciting and seasonable as possible. With a strong Mediterranean focus.
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Ottolenghi Islington
287 Upper StOffers up an exotic, flavor-rich experience. The chefs here are fueled by a fascination with experimentation, making food as exciting and seasonable as possible. With a strong Mediterranean focus.
Casual Italian eatery with an outdoor terrace and particular focus on Sardinian cuisine.
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Il Bacio
184 Blackstock RoadCasual Italian eatery with an outdoor terrace and particular focus on Sardinian cuisine.
Hot Wok Islington
66A Drayton ParkAsian Cuisine
Beyti Ocakbasi London
113 Green LanesTurkish Kebab
Essentials
4.8 stars on trip advisor. Best butcher around if you want to cook up a meal on our BBQ.
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Godfreys.co
7 Highbury Park4.8 stars on trip advisor. Best butcher around if you want to cook up a meal on our BBQ.
La Fromagerie
30 Highbury ParkCome here to buy the best cheeses
Sightseeing
Check out the Arsenal football grounds, just a short walk from the flat.
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Emirates Stadium
Hornsey RoadCheck out the Arsenal football grounds, just a short walk from the flat.
Clocktower
Highbury PlaceReally pretty, old clock tower. You'll love walking past it everyday
The people, vessels, trade and wildlife of the capital's canals are explored in the London Canal Museum. The museum is housed in a former nineteenth-century ice warehouse, used by Carlo Gatti.
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London Canal Museum
12/13 New Wharf RdThe people, vessels, trade and wildlife of the capital's canals are explored in the London Canal Museum. The museum is housed in a former nineteenth-century ice warehouse, used by Carlo Gatti.
Located in the elusive William Tyndale School playground just off Upper Street, this Sunday market feels like the secret enclave of keen and green Islington shoppers.
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Islington Farmers' Market
Chapel MarketLocated in the elusive William Tyndale School playground just off Upper Street, this Sunday market feels like the secret enclave of keen and green Islington shoppers.
Entertainment & Activities
Huge park with tennis courts, football pitches and dogs playing everywhere. Great place for a long walk or jog
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Highbury Fields
Highbury CrescentHuge park with tennis courts, football pitches and dogs playing everywhere. Great place for a long walk or jog
Parco Clissold
Green LanesHuge Community park
Arts & Culture
This single-screen venue is one of London’s oldest continuously running cinemas (the current building was opened in 1913)
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Everyman Screen on the Green
83 Upper StThis single-screen venue is one of London’s oldest continuously running cinemas (the current building was opened in 1913)
Sadler’s Wells, which turns 330 years old this year, is home to some of the world’s premier dance companies, including Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures and Christopher Wheeldon’s Morphoses.
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Sadlers Wells Theatre (Stop UB) station
Sadler’s Wells, which turns 330 years old this year, is home to some of the world’s premier dance companies, including Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures and Christopher Wheeldon’s Morphoses.
First opening its London doors in 1995, the Pleasance Theatre is a dynamic Fringe launch pad that’s staged some of the most memorable productions and practitioners of the past decade.
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Pleasance Theatre
First opening its London doors in 1995, the Pleasance Theatre is a dynamic Fringe launch pad that’s staged some of the most memorable productions and practitioners of the past decade.