http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/ Welcome to Been there. Your tips on the places you know - that you love, live in or have just visited - are what make this guide. http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19664 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19664 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10918 www.podguides.co.uk. Really good intersting walk recorded by a proper Blue Badge guide.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/10918 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9381 The towpath takes in Limehouse, Islington, Kings Cross, Camden, Regents Park and finally Little Venice near Paddington. Camden Lock is an ideal stop off for some shopping in the local market and a snack or drink.
Primrose Hill is an easy detour north for views over London and, passing through the north of Regents Park, if you time it right you can take in the feeding of the hyenas as you walk right through the middle of London zoo.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9381 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/7321
The National Maritime Museum is close by (at the bottom of the hill, on the edge of the park) and is also worth a look, as is the Queen’s House. The Observatory is part of the Greenwich World Heritage site.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/7321 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5913 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5913 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4063 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/4063 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3353
Here you'll also find the most authentic Spanish Tapas, hams hanging from the ceiling and saw dust on the floor, bar in London.

Via a short walk through the bustling Brick Lane you will come across Columbia Road Flower market. An oasis amongst Tower Hamlets, it is great fun to get tangled up amongst the tree ferns and orchids. Possibly a perfect Sunday for those that love London.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3353 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3308 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3308 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3307
Then there's the shopping. Upper Street is perfect for Christmas present shopping as so many of its shops are crammed with "ooh, she'd love one of those" trinkets. There's After Noah at number 121 selling vintage telephones and wall clocks alongside unique pieces of jewellery and children's toys. Oliver Bonas at 147-148 has more of the same with a small selection of pretty outfits. Aria at 295-297 has some scrummy handbags and its interiors shop opposite sells furniture fit for a penthouse apartment.

On Sundays there is also a small but very good Farmers' Market behind the Town Hall and the independent cinema The Screen on the Green (number 83) is a great place to catch the latest arty flick.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/3307 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/2446 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/2446 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/1614 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/1614 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/1060
Anyone fit enough can walk all the way down to the River Thames or chip off into town along Grand Union Canal.

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