Chalk Farm Rd
London
NW1 8AF
Some shops daily
Most stalls Friday-Sunday
Sprawling market spread over several sites, with tiny shops and stalls selling everything from retro clothes to antiques, music, handmade jewellery and more.
Enjoy an afternoon tea at this great restaurant and bar
Temple
Springing into life every Sun, crowded with market stalls, quaint antique shops and vintage boutiques. Everything for horticultural enthusiasts from bedding plants to eight-foot-tall banana plants.
Bethnal Green
Great value catalogue shopping with a vast range inc electrical, kitchenware, garden furniture, toys, DIY and camping gear.
Charing Cross
Had a hot ticket to a West End show that’s now cancelled? Self-isolating and climbing up the wall? Well here’s some good news – you can watch many of London’s top plays and musicals online, says Sarah Riches Whether you’re craving a comedy or a gritty play, there’s a show out there for you. See […]
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The annual Oxford and Cambridge boat race, due to take place on 29 Mar 2020, has been cancelled for the first time since World War II. What began as a humble race at Henley-on-Thames in 1829, organised by friends at Oxford and Cambridge Universities, become an annual fixture in 1856. These days, the stakes are […]
