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Title: Who lives in London?
Post by: scarr89 on 14 August 2012, 23:46
'Living' in the east end of London for the next month or so, and I am thoroughly enjoying the bars which it has to offer.  :smiley:

I have only ventured as far as Embankment/Covent Gardens/Kentish town and a few other places...Can anyone recommend some good places to have a few beers?!  :smiley:

I can get ANYWHERE in London for free so please give me some good places to go visit for the day/evening!  :smiley:
Title: Re: Who lives in London?
Post by: raferackstraw on 15 August 2012, 07:02
i usually go to brick lane for curry after visiting the titty bars down on shoreditch  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Who lives in London?
Post by: archie837 on 15 August 2012, 08:04
Always do a couple of pubs/bars in Camden when we go up
Title: Re: Who lives in London?
Post by: Mitching on 15 August 2012, 08:31
Check out the brewdog bar in Camden.
Title: Re: Who lives in London?
Post by: haf1zur on 15 August 2012, 09:14
Upper Street in Islington is nice
Shoreditch/Hoxton is good


Title: Re: Who lives in London?
Post by: Mikehamid on 15 August 2012, 20:47
Shoreditch and Hoxton are a winner if you're in the east. Although Soho has some good live music venues and restaurants too.
Title: Re: Who lives in London?
Post by: jeynesey on 15 August 2012, 21:10
Shoreditch for some cool bars, brick lane for bagels  :evil: :evil:

Spitalfields market (on Sundays) is great too! Notting Hill is great if the weather is nice  :smiley:
Title: Re: Who lives in London?
Post by: golf-sib on 15 August 2012, 21:27
For me covent garden is abit to touristy, never knew shorditch had any nightlife or titty bars even though I worked down there for a few months, so where is this stuff?

As I discovered the other week, do not go cable  :sick: :sick: :sick:

Heard good things about oxford and regent street for the more sophisticated birds.
Title: Re: Who lives in London?
Post by: scarr89 on 15 August 2012, 23:05
For me covent garden is abit to touristy, never knew shorditch had any nightlife or titty bars even though I worked down there for a few months, so where is this stuff?

As I discovered the other week, do not go cable  :sick: :sick: :sick:

Heard good things about oxford and regent street for the more sophisticated birds.

Sophisticated birds eh...That isn't my game  :lipsrsealed: :grin: Plus I don't have the 100k in the bank to be able to get them to 'come back to my place'  :lipsrsealed:

Will try out these places before I go. I believe I have been to Brick lane before...Salted pork, mmmmmm  :cool:
Title: Re: Who lives in London?
Post by: golf-sib on 15 August 2012, 23:26
sophisticated birds take you back to their place or can afford hotels  :wink:

My mates like going faversham, but we missed out on Leicester square this weekend as that was buzzing with the Olympics. Two mates went Leicester sq and ended up sleeping in a bush and me and my mates ended up south of the river in cable  :sick:
Title: Re: Who lives in London?
Post by: Mikehamid on 16 August 2012, 10:58
sophisticated birds take you back to their place or can afford hotels  :wink:

My mates like going faversham, but we missed out on Leicester square this weekend as that was buzzing with the Olympics. Two mates went Leicester sq and ended up sleeping in a bush and me and my mates ended up south of the river in cable  :sick:

There's nightlife in Faversham? Surely Canterbury is a much better night out and only a few miles away  :huh:
Title: Re: Who lives in London?
Post by: golf-sib on 16 August 2012, 12:41
I meant Farringdon, I blame the misses for faversham as we took the little one to the farm that way  :grin:

What's Canterbury like for nightlife especially with all the uni's around?
Title: Re: Who lives in London?
Post by: VW BUSH on 18 August 2012, 11:57
http://www.heavennightclublondon.com/
Title: Re: Who lives in London?
Post by: sveed1.8T on 19 August 2012, 18:47
Edinboro Castle in Camden Town (towards regents park) has got a proper nice beer garden, n they get the barbie going whenever the weather is good! :cool:
Title: Re: Who lives in London?
Post by: Steve30 on 19 August 2012, 20:32
Try the meat rack down the Dilly :kiss:
Title: Re: Who lives in London?
Post by: Mikehamid on 20 August 2012, 09:50
I meant Farringdon, I blame the misses for faversham as we took the little one to the farm that way  :grin:

What's Canterbury like for nightlife especially with all the uni's around?

lol that makes more sense. Well it's okay, lots of people out as it's a uni town. But don't expect good clubs or exciting music venues. If you want good pubs though, then I recommend trying it.
Title: Re: Who lives in London?
Post by: Ant1981 on 20 August 2012, 09:56
Any of the bars up Old Compton street offer a good night out.
Title: Re: Who lives in London?
Post by: scarr89 on 20 August 2012, 16:28
I got a week off at the mo!  :smiley:

As soon as I am back I will be visiting town on few school nights to fit all these places in.

Cheers!  :smiley:
Title: Re: Who lives in London?
Post by: MS1COYS on 21 August 2012, 23:13
i usually go to brick lane for curry after visiting the titty bars down on shoreditch  :rolleyes:

And you can get a blowie for twenty donks, if you can find a girl that's drunk enough  :smug:
Title: Re: Who lives in London?
Post by: vdubman on 22 August 2012, 09:02
i love Camdon
Title: Re: Who lives in London?
Post by: AlanD on 22 August 2012, 18:27
Clapham high street is also a great night out, loads of bars and clubs. Infernos is a proper cheesy night out but its a great laugh (random fact, thats the club they filmed The Inbetweeners film in).

Soho also has plenty of good places (also loads of great restaurants). Just keep an eye out for the gay clubs (Im assuming that isnt your scene? ;)) and dodgy alleys (unless you are into that).

To echo what others have said Camden is a cracking night out. Covent Garden also loads of pubs and bars but is pricey as its tourist central, as most places in "central" London like Leicester Square, you will be robbed blind. I went out for a meal with the Mrs and some of her mates the other night, we got to Leicester Square early so went to the pub opposite the tube station for a quick drink. A large white wine and a pint of Stella Black . . . .£11.40.

Or if in doubt head to Croydon :D
Title: Re: Who lives in London?
Post by: scarr89 on 22 August 2012, 18:38
Cheers Alan. Got 3 weeks back there so will try and visit it.

I am heading to Notting hill carnival on Sunday with some friends, we are all going Union flag fancy dress  :grin: :laugh:

Any one experience of this 'street' party?
Title: Re: Who lives in London?
Post by: AlanD on 22 August 2012, 18:55
Make sure you wear your stab proof vest under your flag ;)