Lonely_Planet_India_-_October_2019

JOURNAL:LOCALS’LONDON

RICHMONDPARK

ByMattPhillips

At weekends,I liketo takemybike

to RichmondPark(above). I always get

a buzzoutof cyclingin London,but

passingherdsof deer,skittishrabbits

andflocksof birdsonearlysummer

morningsbeforetheparkis open to

cars,I feellikeI’monsafariin East

Africa– theundulatingplainscovered

in long,bleachedgrassanddotted

withwildlife.Norideis complete

withouta stopfora greatcoffeein the

parknearRoehamptonGateat

Colicci.I thenfinishwitha bigbrunch

in Barnes,atAlmaCafé(when I’m

cravingavocado)orOlympic

Studios(if a FullEnglishis calling).

AlmaCafe:www.almacafe.co.uk

OlympicStudios:

http://www.olympiccinema.co.uk

THAMESIDE

ByAliTeeman

I loveto takea briskwalkalongthe

RiverThamesin Richmond.Once I’ve

workedupa bit of anappetiteand a

thirst,I callintoStein’s, whichis a

fantasticlittleoutdoorrestauranton the

riverwiththemostamazingviews,

greatGermanfoodandbeerfrom

Munich.It’s a lovelywayto spend a

sunnyweekendafternoon.

http://www.stein-s.com/richmond

BERMONDSEYBEERS
By Megan Eaves
Upwards of 15 breweries, cideries
and taprooms have sprung up along
a roughly one-mile-long strip of railway
arches in Bermondsey – the birthplace
of London’s craft beer scene. On
weekends, kegs, hoses and bags
of malt are put aside and tables set
up for punters. Most open on Saturday
afternoons, but a few have started
Friday evening or Sunday hours,
when I find it much quieter and more
pleasant. There are usually food trucks,
too, or you can line your stomach at
one of the stalls in Maltby Street
Market (below). Most people opt to
start from Ropewalk and crawl south,
ending at Fourpure Brewing Co

• but doing it in the opposite direction
  is a good way of dodging the crowds
  at either end.
  Maltby Street Market:
  http://www.maltby.st

Fourpure Brewing Co:

http://www.fourpure.com

SOUTHEAST

ADVENTURES

By Joe Davis

First thing in the morning, I enjoy taking

a walk around Nunhead Cemetery.

It’s so quiet, it doesn’t feel like you’re

a few miles from central London. After

that, I like to visit the fat walrus and

other questionable taxidermy at the

Horniman Museum and grab

some lunch at the farmers market there.

You could spend an entire weekend

discovering all the tap houses, breweries

and rooftop bars Peckham has to offer.

I’d start at Brick Brewery, under the

railway arches, and end at Gosnells

Meadery, on an industrial estate.

A weekend visit to Peckham isn’t

complete without popping into an

art exhibition, a salvage market or –

if you’re lucky – a craft beer festival

at the Bussey Building.

Horniman Museum:

http://www.horniman.ac.uk

Brick Brewery:

http://www.brickbrewery.co.uk

Gosnells Meadery:

http://www.gosnells.co.uk

FAR OUT

By Claire Naylor

Beckenham Place Park is the

biggest open parkland in the borough

of Lewisham, and is currently going

through a regeneration (thank you,

Lottery Fund!). There’s a Georgian

mansion at the centre, which is

a community hub for events (farmers‘

markets, stalls, themed events, live

music, yoga school, record shop,

a café, and so on), along with

landscaped gardens, open fields

and ancient woodland. Our favourite

weekend thing to do is go there with no

plan, walk, climb trees, have a snoop

at whatever’s going on in the mansion,

and enjoy the open space where the

kids can run wild. Another bonus is that

a new lake with a swimming section is

due to open next spring.

http://www.beckenhamplace.org

SOUTH

WEST