We love this guide to Columbia Road by Kylie and Patrick. As well as the famous flower market, the area has loads of independent shops and cafés such as Printers & Stationers, Jones Dairy, Campania Gastronomia and Marcos & Trump, all recommended in the video.
Posts Tagged "markets"
24 Apr
2013
2013
London Shopping News: Carnaby Shopping Party, Greenwich Market, Seven Dials, Soho Flea Market
From glitzy shopping parties to glamorous flea markets, here are this week’s top London shopping news stories. Carnaby Shopping Party Anyone with a serious interest in fashion should hotfoot it to Carnaby Street on 2 May when it will be …
Read more...22 Jun
2012
2012
Love Camden’s Top Five Market Hidden Gems
With Love Your Local Market fortnight starting this weekend, it’s the perfect time to visit your local London market. The team at Love Camden have given us their top five market hidden gems in the borough of Camden: 1) Leather …
Read more...29 Mar
2012
2012
Croatia in London: D’Issa at Borough Market
Maxine Clayman is a travel writer and editor of the blog My Hidden Gems. In the next in our World In London series she meets Croatian born Ana-Maria Volaric who explains why it’s her mission to bring a taste of …
Read more...22 Nov
2011
2011
An Insider’s Guide to Columbia Road Flower Market this Christmas
We asked Independent Shoreditch for some highlights and advice on how to get the best from Columbia Road flower market this Christmas: 1) Closing time bargains. Although you – quite literally – get the pick of the bunch when the …
Read more...21 Jul
2011
2011
Malaysia in London: Malaysia Night, Trafalgar Square
London is home to plenty of Malaysian restaurants and once a year, you can experience the best of them in one place. For the second year running, Malaysia Night is transforming Trafalgar Square into a Malaysian Pasar Malam (night market) …
Read more...2 Apr
2010
2010
Covent Garden this Easter
Easter weekend at Covent Garden is going to be jam packed. Saturday sees the arrival of Covent Garden’s first creative-in-residence as part of the 180th anniversary celebrations. Award-winning poet and playwright Inua Ellams will be gathering the sentiments and memories of …
Read more...30 Nov
2009
2009
Visit London Asks: Where Will You Do Your Christmas Shopping?
Love it or loathe it, we’re just one day away from December and you can’t put off your Christmas shopping much longer! But where in London will you be heading to buy your gifts? Will the prospect of a traffic-free …
Read more...6 Sep
2009
2009
Sourced Market Opens at St Pancras International
Exciting news for foodies: a brand new farmers’ market opens in London tomorrow. Sourced Market at St Pancras International has stalls piled high with fruit and veg, cheeses, olives, cakes, fresh juices and wines. The Flour Power City Bakery stand …
Read more...2 Jul
2009
2009
Wayne Hemingway’s Pop-Up Shop
Red or Dead founder Wayne Hemingway was joined by Mayor Boris Johnson to launch a pop-up shop outside City Hall today. The KiosKiosk stall offers rent-free retail space for budding designers. Over the coming weeks, you’ll be able to buy clothes, …
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