Probably the best kept travel secret is Southern Trains advance fare, bookable on the Internet, of £3 to and from Gatwick Airport. The journey takes only a minute or two more than the Gatwick Express and the trains are just as comfortable. This fare is more than five times cheaper than a one way fare on the Gatwick Express.

www.southernrailway.com/

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They are a great holiday apartment rentals company. We had a good time staying in their Docklands warehouse studio apartment. Great value and great service.

www.apartime.com/apartments/apartments-in-london.html

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An after-hours kebab/jazz bar, where you drink beer from a can and have a giggle with your mates. Lots of lovely evenings spent listening to jazz amidst the smell of meat fat. Buena onda.

87 Chalk Farm Rd
London, NW1 8AR
020 7485 3814

Google map: tinyurl.com/yh7yp5s

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Columbia Road is probably my favourite street in London. Open every Sunday, there is a flower market and a mass of independent shops, selling a brilliant selection of everything from jewellery, antiques and cupcakes, to furniture, vintage clothing, art and toys. You can expect honest, traditional service from the shopkeepers, and the cobbled streets and period shop fronts make for a charming backdrop.

Last year in December there was live music, mulled wine and mince pies on offer ... In my opinion it's the perfect way to warm up on a winter's evening, and avoid the high street Christmas crush!

Columbia Road is in east London, between Shoreditch and Bethnal Green. For a map, go to www.columbiaroad.info

Google map: tinyurl.com/ydgzrfa

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