For long walks, head east and explore Epping Forest – it’s huge!

For sporting entertainment, avoid the big Premier League clubs (really expensive and hard to get tickets) and head for Loftus Road, Brisbane Road or Griffin Park. Or one of London’s many non-league clubs.

My tip to any visitors to London is to try and take in a stroll around Hampstead Heath…including the view from Parliament Hill.

Frontline Club – http://www.frontlineclub.com – as a place to eat, work, natter and drink. I am biased, but difficult to beat as a member’s club in London.

I was recently turned on to Super Fish on the Waterloo road – an excellent and manically busy fish n chip restaurant favoured by London cabbies.

Walking – If you have the time, London is a pretty cool walking city, IMO.

And the Anchor & Hope on The Cut south of the river has to be the funnest, bestest place to eat great food in a great pub in London. Menu changes loads, but here’s an old one,

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For sheer entertainment value, I like the Indian restaurants where a stern lady refuses to let you go to the lunch buffet until you PROVE TO HER that you know exactly what you’re entitled to have with all three, differently priced buffet options.

p.s Loved the bit about privacy activists in point 3, I like the fact No2ID (grr!) is on Facebook.

I visit family in Belsize often and I really enjoy a stroll through South End Green (Hampstead Heath) hours of trees, and ponds and dogs. (And dog owners, too)
Spaniard’s Pub is nearby for a decent ploughman’s lunch and drink.

thanks for this – I will be in London again for aweek next month and am looking for more tips like this.