Quirky Travel Guide to South London - Newcrossities - new Curiosities

A busy train station, huge arched ceiling, shops and travellers below.

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Eurostar International Arrivals

‘Could this be the most emotional place in London?’ I thought, as piano played while long lost couples embraced each other. Someone had the bright idea of putting a piano at Eurostar International train arrivals in St Pancras Station. Anyone can plonk themselves down and play. The quality is surprisingly

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Vegan Rasta

Imagine a Rastafarian in a tall turban serving vegan mutton curry. Standing in a shopping centre that feels like one you'd find travelling the world... and you are not far off. The Zionly Vegan Restaurant in Peckham is run by the 'Vegan Rasta' who wears a

The Queen’s House

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The Queen’s House

The Queen’s House is an historic museum. In Netflix filming it sometimes doubles-up as a Queen’s House. Please note - this is not the actual last queen Elizabeth the 2nd's house. It's not queen Elizabeth the 1st’s house either, despite it having a

Dzintara Cela [closed]

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Dzintara Cela [closed]

Wandering the old town of Riga, Latvia, you feel like there is a quirky restaurant round every corner, and Dzintara Cela taverna fish restaurant is no exception. It was the pinnacle of quirkiness on our Latvian excursion. From the fishbowls on the tables with real fish, to the traditional Latvian

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Rest Up Hostel

A huge backpacker hostel that looks like Harry Potter's castle. Which I imagine would be a cheap and pleasant place to stay if you were a French exchange student and a Harry Potter fan. It’s nearish Elephant and Castle Station, if you need somewhere to sleep, before

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Canary Wharf

Nice for a visit, but for God’s sake don’t live there. Nearby are Hot Tub Boats and Sailor Town.

Two people fishing by a lake

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Burgess Park

There are a few Burgess Parks around the place. So it took a little while to find this, the right one. Presumably the Burgess family were rich aristocrats and owned much of London back in the day, thus parks named after them. Burgess Park off the Old Kent Road is

City sunset 🌆over a lake with an hexagonalo/angular/polygon shaped building next to it that looks like the Star Wars sand cr

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Canada Water Library Cafe

Once upon a time libraries were quiet places. Sadly those days are over. God knows how anyone can get any studying, or working done here, least of all read. Over my lunch at Canada Water Library Cafe (1300-1500 15/10/2019) I had three things to contend with: 1.