Guidebook for Hammersmith

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Guidebook for Hammersmith

Drinks & Nightlife

Great place to have a drink and some food - just round the corner!
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The Bird in Hand
35 Dartmouth Rd
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Great place to have a drink and some food - just round the corner!
Always serve a great steak and chips... amazing sauce! Great to sit at the bar and watch the locals - lots of other amazing dishes on the menu at this gastropub
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The Havelock Tavern
57 Masbro Rd
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Always serve a great steak and chips... amazing sauce! Great to sit at the bar and watch the locals - lots of other amazing dishes on the menu at this gastropub
Great to carry on drinking when the pubs shut, go and see some live music (lots of different stuff on) or comedy and drink cocktails.
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Ginglik Productions
41 Dace Rd
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Great to carry on drinking when the pubs shut, go and see some live music (lots of different stuff on) or comedy and drink cocktails.
Stays open until 2pm on Fri/Sat nights so another good late night DJ bar
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Defectors Weld
170 Uxbridge Rd
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Stays open until 2pm on Fri/Sat nights so another good late night DJ bar
Another after pub venue - hang out in the bar, drink margueritas and dance to the DJ music all night... just watch out as they keep putting the prices up the later the night gets
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K West Hotel & Spa
Richmond Way
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Another after pub venue - hang out in the bar, drink margueritas and dance to the DJ music all night... just watch out as they keep putting the prices up the later the night gets

Essentials

Useful to pick up papers and pastries for your morning breakfast, a bottle of wine and some quick groceries for when you first arrive
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Nasra Food & Wine
73 Masbro Rd
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Useful to pick up papers and pastries for your morning breakfast, a bottle of wine and some quick groceries for when you first arrive

Food Scene

This is a bar come restaurant - always nice to sit outside in the summer an enjoy a glass of wine with some great grub
The Underbrook (Kensington)
58 Milson Rd
This is a bar come restaurant - always nice to sit outside in the summer an enjoy a glass of wine with some great grub
Its huge its massive and if glitzy shopping centres are your thing then you have got the biggest one ever at the end of the road. Lots of eateries to choose from too.
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Byron
341 Upper St
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Its huge its massive and if glitzy shopping centres are your thing then you have got the biggest one ever at the end of the road. Lots of eateries to choose from too.
Tasty tapas and red wine - what more do I need to say?
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Los Molinos
127 Shepherds Bush Rd
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Tasty tapas and red wine - what more do I need to say?

Everything Else

A local piece of stunning architecture and the start of some great walks along the river where you can pop into some of the pubs, watch the rowers zoom along the Thames....
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Hammersmith Bridge
Hammersmith Bridge
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A local piece of stunning architecture and the start of some great walks along the river where you can pop into some of the pubs, watch the rowers zoom along the Thames....
Get a fix of culture at this fab museum - great for kids and adults alike
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Iziko Lomsebenzi Wamazwe Asendulo
Cromwell Road
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Get a fix of culture at this fab museum - great for kids and adults alike
beautiful museum that you can loose hours in exploring the massive building
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I-Victoria ne-Albert Museum
Cromwell Road
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beautiful museum that you can loose hours in exploring the massive building
Known by many because of the cheesy brit film - good place to go shopping as it links to the portobello road. You can do a good walk from the flat along high street ken, and then back along via NH.
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Notting Hill Gate
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Known by many because of the cheesy brit film - good place to go shopping as it links to the portobello road. You can do a good walk from the flat along high street ken, and then back along via NH.
Exciting market where you can buy everything from fruit and veg to clothes - good bars and restaurants too.
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Portobello Rd
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Exciting market where you can buy everything from fruit and veg to clothes - good bars and restaurants too.
Blythe House was originally built to be the headquarters of the Post Office Savings Bank. Google to see if there are any exhibitions as they pop up from time to time.
Blythe House
Blythe House was originally built to be the headquarters of the Post Office Savings Bank. Google to see if there are any exhibitions as they pop up from time to time.
Check out listings to see what is happening here - mostly business expos but sometimes they have gigs here and fun things like the Roller Derby!
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Olympia London
Hammersmith Road
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Check out listings to see what is happening here - mostly business expos but sometimes they have gigs here and fun things like the Roller Derby!
this one is great for adults and kids, especially the hands on section
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The Diner
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this one is great for adults and kids, especially the hands on section
Beautiful London landmark and they have some great events on - check out listings
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Royal Albert Hall
Imperial College Road
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Beautiful London landmark and they have some great events on - check out listings
Take a dip if you are brave enough or you could just sit by the water and enjoy a coffee or two
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Iziko le-Serpentine
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Take a dip if you are brave enough or you could just sit by the water and enjoy a coffee or two

Shopping

Lots of shops, cafes and restaurants to browse as you walk along towards Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park
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Kensington High Street
Kensington High Street
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Lots of shops, cafes and restaurants to browse as you walk along towards Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park

Entertainment & Activities

Beautiful Park - somewhere to stroll, watch opera (in the summer), see the peacocks or relax in the sun
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Holland Park
Ilchester Place
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Beautiful Park - somewhere to stroll, watch opera (in the summer), see the peacocks or relax in the sun

Arts & Culture

Bypass Harrods and the shops of Knightsbridge and head for Holland Park.Leighton House Museum is beautiful and quirky. Not many houses have an exquisite Arab hall with tiled walls!
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Leighton House Museum
12 Holland Park Rd
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Bypass Harrods and the shops of Knightsbridge and head for Holland Park.Leighton House Museum is beautiful and quirky. Not many houses have an exquisite Arab hall with tiled walls!