london, hot spots??

catspring

firstly, not quite sure if this thread is in the right place, so feel free to move it mods.

ok, i'm heading to london with the folks on wednesday (12th) til saturday. i've never been before and hopefully my mum and dad will be feeling generous. so i'm just wondering if anyone can recommend any particularly good shops/markets/restaurants/places in general that i should visit. i'm especially interested in vintage shops (not specifically clothes).

cheers in advance

MojoMaker

Notting Hill and Portobello.

alleepally

I thought you were looking for wi-fi hot spots and didn't open the thread. I don't like London very much and stayed blindfolded last time I went until I got inside the theatre - then SURPRISE - it was Les Miserables.

Agent Smith

camden market



mushrooms



thats all you need to know

Lump

Assuming you're a woman... My Flat

John

ferdi

Lump wrote:

Assuming you're a woman... My Flat

John

thats some stiff criteria your setting there

growler

there's quite a few antique shops around Angel and a larger open air market on saturdays , camden is worth a visit too

Take a look at timeout.com for lots of info.

yossarin

Camden is full of life
Notting Hill / Portobello
Carnaby street

what sort of 'vintage' stuff ?
what growler said - goto http://www.timeout.com/london/ and have a goo.

catspring

thanks you guys.

timeout.com was pretty good. there's a play based on philip pullman's dark materials trilogy on while i'm there, which would be interesting to see cos the books are absolutely fantastic.

yossarin, with regards to vintage stuff, i mean bags, clothes, jewelery, stuff for my flat, etc.

agent smith, i'm guessing you're refering to magic mushrooms. can they be brought back on the plane cos i don't know if i'd be interested in taking them with the folks!!! :eek:

Blisterman

Theres a store in notting hill gate with all that stuff. Cant remember the name.

solice

camden is good.
market in notting hill is really good and be sure to haggle!
covent garden is good for funky stuff and decoration type things.
china town down by soho (i think its down by soho) is fun for unusual stuff
you could always try albert square

Kêrmêttê

Go to see The Lion King in the Lyceum Theatre... It's a bit more expensive thatn seeing a show here, but absolutely amazing nonetheless!

p.pete

The Church in Kentish Town on Sunday mornings

D-Generate

Carnaby Street for clothes really.
Spittlefields Market was a very good market when I was there last time too.