Alfie’s Antique Market
13-25 Church Street, London
An antique lover’s institution
Bakery on the Water
1 Sherborne Street, Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, GL54 2BY
A small family-run artisan bakery located in the heart of the Cotswolds in Bourton-on-the-Water, by the River Windrush. Great pastries and lunch.
Bibendum Restaurant, Oyster Bar, and Café
81 Fulham Road, London
Superb, award-winning seafood restaurant in historical landmark Michelin Tire building, c. 1909. The restaurant is named after Bibendum, the Michelin man. The Oyster Bar is informal and relaxed, with its mosaic tiled floors and marble top tables. The open-to-the-sidewalk café is a local hangout for great coffee, pastries, and lunch. Upstairs, the restaurant is elegant, but comfortable, and serves French food with a British influence.
Big Ben
Westminster Bridge Road, Parliament Square, London
The famous icon of London - a must see. The tower of the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben is actually the nickname of the bell housed within the Elizabeth Tower - and Big Ben's official name is the Great Bell. Chimes ring through London every quarter hour.
Buckingham Palace
London
The home of the British Royal Family. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip reside here when in London. The famous balcony in front is renowned for appearances by the family during special occasions.
Chelsea Galleries Cafe
67-73 Portobello Road, London
Cotswolds Distillery
Phillip's Field, Whichford Road, Stourton, Shipston-on-Stour, CV36 5HG
The guided tours of the small distillery give a detailed account of how they craft our spirits, using ingredients from the area. You can see (and smell) the processes in action. Naturally, the tour ends with a tasting session! The distillery started out making single malt whiskey, but while waiting the three years and a day for it to distill, they became well known in the area for their Cotswolds Dry Gin—a blend of juniper, coriander seed, angelica root, local lavender, bay leaf, hand-peeled fresh lime, pink grapefruit zest, cardamom, and black peppercorn. Gin and tonics in every pub and restaurant are made with Cotswolds Dry Gin and served with a slice of pink grapefruit.
Cowshed
19 Portland Road, London
Get a manicure/pedicure/massage in comfy chairs arranged in a circle looking out the windows, and with small TV’s at each station. Or just go for lunch - simple farmhouse-style soups and sandwiches at a long wooden table scattered with newspapers and magazines to look at while you eat.
Dennis Sever’s House
18 Folgate Street, Spitalfields, London
The most unusual museum experience you will ever have. The house is staged as if a family of Hugenot silk weavers are living there. In creator, Dennis Sever’s own words, “Whether you see it or you don’t - the house’s ten rooms harbor ten “spells” that engage the visitor’s imagination in moods that dominated the periods between 1724 and 1914. Your senses are your guide.” No talking, no photos. For a truly remarkable experience, book a “Silent Night Visit.”
Harrods
87-135 Brompton Road, London
From its beginnings as a grocer and tea merchant in 1834, this famous department store is a London icon. The exterior looks like a castle, while the interior boasts seven floors of luxury merchandise, from haute couture to tea cups. I’ve seen Harrods aptly described as “retail theatre.” Don’t miss the Food Hall - a feast for the eyes even if you’re not buying groceries. There’s over 25 restaurants, but be sure to treat yourself to a traditional British high tea in the elegant Tea Room.
Harvey Nichols
190-125 Knightsbridge Road, London
Known as “Harvey Nicks” to the locals, this department store has eight floors of beauty, fashion, food and home decor. Join the ladies-who-lunch in the fab fifth floor café.
John Boyd Hats
16 Beauchamp Place, London
Labour and Wait
85 Redchurch Street, London
Timeless, functional products for daily life - from kitchenware, to hardware, to clothing, to stationery. Martha Stewart would love this store for it’s classic homekeeping supplies.
Langham Hotel
1C Portland Place, Regent Street, London
Liberty London
Regent Street, London
Don’t miss this magnificent Tudor building with its rich history - wander up and down the timeworn wooden stairs to shop for anything and everything made in the famous Liberty prints, as well as contemporary designer clothing and table ware. Liberty also continues the company’s tradition of promoting new designers.
Luytens and Rubinstein Bookstore
21 Kensington Park Road, London
My favorite bookstore. “Founded in 2009 by established literary agents, the Lutyens & Rubinstein Bookshop sells fiction and general non-fiction with special sections for children’s books, poetry and art books. The core stock was put together by canvassing hundreds of readers – writers, publishing contacts, friends (both adults and children) about which books they would most like to find in a bookshop. Every book stocked has its place because somebody loves it and has recommended it.”
Margaret Howell
111 Fulham Road, London
Beautifully made, contemporary classic clothes for women and men. They also have a gorgeous collection of furniture and home decor.
Myriad Antiques
131 Portland Road , London
Great little antique shop across from Cowshed
Notting HIll
Notting Hill, London
An area in West London, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea most well-known for Portobello Market, which runs every day except Sundays, and the Notting Hill carnival, held every year on the last weekend in August.
Number Sixteen
16 Sumner Place , London
Portobello Road Market
Portobello Road, Notting Hill, London
Saturday market - antiques, crafts, curiosities. Get there early to avoid the crowds.
Rollright Stones
Stone Ct, Great Rollright, Chipping Norton OX7 5QB
This complex of megalithic monuments spans nearly 2000 years of Neolithic and Bronze age development. The Stones are made of natural boulders of Jurassic oolitic limestone which forms the bulk of the Cotswold hills. The King's Men stone circle dates from 2,500 BC—the stones are famously uncountable but originally may have numbered about 105 standing shoulder to shoulder. I counted around 69 but every time you go around counting the number is different. If you can count the same number of stones 3 times you will have good luck. I did not. Events are regularly held for the summer and winter solstices and other seasonal festivals. The site has been used to exhibit modern sculptures, including Anish Kapoor’s Turning the World Inside Out, and for drama productions, notably Mark Rylance’s production of The Tempest (1992). The Stones are also regularly used for private wedding and naming ceremonies and other celebrations.
Saatchi Gallery
Duke of York's HQ, King's Road, London
Sir John Soane’s Museum
13 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London
The home of 18th century architect, Sir John Soane. He designed the house as a setting for his collection of artifacts, antiquities, and art, and opened it to the public in the early 19th century. At Soane’s request, the museum has remained as close to the original as possible, arrangements of sculpture and architectural artifacts left as he placed them. The Museum is lit by candlelight on the first Tuesday of each month, from 6 until 9pm, but get there by 5:30 because it’s a popular event.
Spitalfields Market
Brushfield Street, London
Saturday Style Market 11-5 - original designs from local artists
Stumper & Fielding
107 Portobello Road, London
Summerhill & Bishop
100 Portland Road, London
Gorgeous selection of tableware, decorative accessories, and kitchenware.
Tom’s Kitchen
27 Cale Street, London
Chef Tom Aikens serves up the best farm-to-table organic comfort food in this friendly, brasserie-style Chelsea restaurant. (Side note: Will and Kate used to eat here before they were married.) Make reservations.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road, London
The world’s greatest museum of art and design, representing over 3000 years of human creativity. In addition to its outstanding free permanent collection, the V&A offers a program of fantastic temporary exhibitions and an extensive events program.
Westminster Abbey
20 Deans Yard, London
Zetland Arms
2 Bute Street, Kensington, London
Bakery on the Water
1 Sherborne Street, Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, GL54 2BY
A small family-run artisan bakery located in the heart of the Cotswolds in Bourton-on-the-Water, by the River Windrush. Great pastries and lunch.
Barefoot Bakery
Woodstock, Oxfordshire
The most beautiful cakes I've ever seen, and as delicious as they are gorgeous. A wonder to behold—decorated with flowers and fruit and gold dust, in delectable flavors like apple-blackberry-thyme, sticky-black-ginger-orange, and, of course, chocolate fudge.
Burford Garden Company
Shilton Road, Burford Oxfordshire, OX18 4PA
Not just a garden center—founded in 1975 by Nigel Johnson and family, Burford Garden Company has grown into a one-of-a-kind destination store for those seeking a unique, curated mixture of home decor, furniture, art, clothing, food, and yes garden tools and plants. It is at once a magical emporium, theatrical and inspirational, with highly creative, imaginative displays. I may have gone back here three times. (Or was it four?) Open Monday-Saturday, 9am to 6pm and Sunday, 11am to 5pm. 7 days a week, all year round except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and Easter Sunday.
Churchill Arms Pub
Paxford, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, GL55 6XH
Best Sunday roast in the Cotswolds. Roast beef, potatoes, cauliflower cheese, gravy, and Yorkshire pudding. (There are other things on the menu, but this is the classic Sunday lunch meal.) It's a bustling, festive atmosphere on Sunday afternoon. Make reservations.
Daylesford Organic Farmshop, café, cookery school, and spa
Near Kingham Gloucestershire, Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 0YG
Lady Carole Bamford started Daylesford in 2002 as an organic farmshop—it is still a food shop that sells organic produce from the farm, but it's also a home decor and accessories store, a clothing and fashion accessories store, a spa, and a cookery school. I also took a jewelry making class there. Honestly, you can happily spend days at Daylesford.
Huffkins Bakery
The Square, Market Square, Stow-on-the-Wold
Café and tea room serving breakfast, lunch, and afternoon tea. Classic English comfort food. Monday to Saturday 8.30-5 & Sundays 10-5
Mermaid Fish Bar
23 High St, Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 0AF
I was driving through Moreton-in-Marsh when I saw a queue extending out the door of the Mermaid Fish Bar. Screeching to a stop, I got out and joined the queue—for a quintessential fish and chips dinner. A large piece of fried cod with hand-cut thick chips sprinkled with salt and vinegar and wrapped in newsprint, and homemade mushy peas ladled out into a cup. If you're in the Cotswolds and need a fish and chips fix, don't miss the Mermaid.
Natural Bread
30 High Street, Woodstock, Oxfordshire
Bakery and café—a family business owned by Claire Véry, from France, and her husband William Black. They make all their wonderful breads, pastries, cakes and viennoiserie by hand, from scratch, fresh every day. I had a memorable breakfast here when I got all the patrons in the tiny café to talk me into trying the brioche filled with custard and chocolate. (I insisted I would only buy it if they would have some, as it was huge.)
The Wheatsheaf Inn
West End, North Leach, Gloucestershire, GL54 3EZ
Part of the award-winning Lucky Onion family of boutique hotels in the Cotswolds. Wheatsheaf was a 17th-century coaching inn—it's been expertly designed with a decor blending old and groovy new. I didn't stay here but had a fabulous dinner, in a packed dining room on a Monday night. (Best way to suss out a great restaurant.) The restaurant guests were also a mix of old and new/young—and it was a lively atmosphere. Highly recommend. (Make reservations.)
Blenheim Palace
Woodstock, Oxfordshire
Built between 1705 and 1722, Blenheim Palace Palace sits among more than 2000 acres of extraordinarily landscaped parkland and formal gardens created by the famous landscape gardener 'Capability' Brown. The palace was presented by the English nation to John Churchill, first Duke of Marlborough and is characterized by an eclectic style. It was the birthplace of Winston Churchill. The palace is a designated UNESCO site and remains the home of the Dukes of Marlborough, the present incumbent of the title being Charles James (Jamie) Spencer-Churchill, 12th Duke of Marlborough.
Broadway Tower
Middle Hill, Broadway, Worcestershire
Broadway Tower was a folly designed by 18th-century landscape designer, Capability Brown, for George William 6th Earl of Coventry. The tower was built in 1798 by renowned architect James Wyatt, on an ancient beacon site above a field of red deer and with views in a radius of 62 miles. I recommend going at sunset.
Broadway, Cotswolds
Broadway, Worcestershire
At the heart of the Cotswolds lies the quaint, picture-postcard village of Broadway. The pretty High Street is lined with a mixture of period houses and picturesque honey-colored Cotswold stone cottages, now housing great shops and restaurants.
Chipping Camden, Cotswolds
Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire
Lovely market town notable for its elegant terraced High Street of honey-colored stone houses dating from the 14th to 17th century. Shops, cafés, charm. Must see.
Cotswolds Distillery
Phillip's Field, Whichford Road, Stourton, Shipston-on-Stour, CV36 5HG
The guided tours of the small distillery give a detailed account of how they craft our spirits, using ingredients from the area. You can see (and smell) the processes in action. Naturally, the tour ends with a tasting session! The distillery started out making single malt whiskey, but while waiting the three years and a day for it to distill, they became well known in the area for their Cotswolds Dry Gin—a blend of juniper, coriander seed, angelica root, local lavender, bay leaf, hand-peeled fresh lime, pink grapefruit zest, cardamom, and black peppercorn. Gin and tonics in every pub and restaurant are made with Cotswolds Dry Gin and served with a slice of pink grapefruit.
Daylesford Cookery School
The cooking classes are in a sleek test kitchen, housed in a beautifully restored stone barn, surrounded by stunning Cotswold countryside and 2350 acres of working farmland from which ingredients are sourced. I took a "Show-stopping canapes" class that ended with bubbly and the delicious fruits of our labor. I love taking classes when I travel—a great way to meet people!
Fosse Gallery
The Manor House, The Square, Stow-on-the-Wold
Fabulously curated gallery for contemporary British art founded in 1980. Current owner Sharon Wheaton used to visit the gallery as a child with her mother and purchased her first painting there when she was seventeen. She began working there in 1997 and took over in 2006. She has a fabulous eye for the out of the ordinary art and typically displays the work of one or two artists at a time.
Gordon Russell Design Museum
15 Russell Square, Broadway, Worcestershire WR12 7AP
Gordon Russell was a design pioneer – a furniture designer, maker, calligrapher, entrepreneur, educator, and champion of accessible, well-crafted design. Schooled in the Arts and Crafts tradition of the Cotswolds he believed that good design has a lasting impact on people’s lives. This small museum showcases his work and life.
Rollright Stones
Stone Ct, Great Rollright, Chipping Norton OX7 5QB
This complex of megalithic monuments spans nearly 2000 years of Neolithic and Bronze age development. The Stones are made of natural boulders of Jurassic oolitic limestone which forms the bulk of the Cotswold hills. The King's Men stone circle dates from 2,500 BC—the stones are famously uncountable but originally may have numbered about 105 standing shoulder to shoulder. I counted around 69 but every time you go around counting the number is different. If you can count the same number of stones 3 times you will have good luck. I did not. Events are regularly held for the summer and winter solstices and other seasonal festivals. The site has been used to exhibit modern sculptures, including Anish Kapoor’s Turning the World Inside Out, and for drama productions, notably Mark Rylance’s production of The Tempest (1992). The Stones are also regularly used for private wedding and naming ceremonies and other celebrations.
St. Edward’s Church
2 Crossways House the Square, Stow-on-the-Wold
The Church of St. Edward was built between the 11th and the 15th Centuries - with further additions and renovations in Victorian times - on the site of an earlier Saxon church. Don't miss the "Hobbit" door on the North side, flanked by two ancient yew trees.
Sudeley Castle & Gardens
Winchcombe, Gloucestershire GL54 5JD
Privately-owned castle with owners still in residence. The only private castle in England to have a queen buried within its grounds – Katherine Parr, the last of Henry VIII’s six wives is buried in the chapel on the grounds. The castle rooms and exhibits contain many fascinating treasures, from ancient Roman times to the present day. Open daily 10am to 5pm from March to October.
Winchecombe, Cotswolds
Winchecombe, Gloucestershire
A charming village notable for its black-and-white half-timbered buildings lining the main street. The town center is steeped in history, but bursting with contemporary, independent shops. Don't miss Dent's Almshouses, built in 1865, a row of ten quaint cottages off Abbey Terrace. Sudeley Castle is just outside the village.
Woodstock, Cotswolds
Woodstock, Oxfordshire
Home to the stunning Blenheim Palace, Woodstock is a charming town with narrow streets of antique shops, art galleries, independent boutiques, and restaurants.
Borzoi Bookshop
Church Street, Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire
Small and charming bookstore with a little bit of everything. Large collection of travel books—including every book you'll ever need for mapping out your Cotswolds walks. Open Monday - Saturday: 9:30am - 5:00pm
Burford Garden Company
Shilton Road, Burford Oxfordshire, OX18 4PA
Not just a garden center—founded in 1975 by Nigel Johnson and family, Burford Garden Company has grown into a one-of-a-kind destination store for those seeking a unique, curated mixture of home decor, furniture, art, clothing, food, and yes garden tools and plants. It is at once a magical emporium, theatrical and inspirational, with highly creative, imaginative displays. I may have gone back here three times. (Or was it four?) Open Monday-Saturday, 9am to 6pm and Sunday, 11am to 5pm. 7 days a week, all year round except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and Easter Sunday.
Cutter Brooks
The Square Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire GL54 1AB
In a cozy shop on the square, owner Amanda Brooks, former fashion director of Barneys NY, has curated an exquisite collection of home decor items, women's clothing and accessories. Highlights are ceramics and candles from Paris company Astier de Villatte; paperweights and plates from New York designer John Derian; custom monogrammed leather wallets, handbags, and totes.
Daylesford Organic Farmshop, café, cookery school, and spa
Near Kingham Gloucestershire, Moreton-in-Marsh GL56 0YG
Lady Carole Bamford started Daylesford in 2002 as an organic farmshop—it is still a food shop that sells organic produce from the farm, but it's also a home decor and accessories store, a clothing and fashion accessories store, a spa, and a cookery school. I also took a jewelry making class there. Honestly, you can happily spend days at Daylesford.
Schotten Antiques
109 High Street, Burford, Oxfordshire OX18 4RG
Manfred Schotten Antiques has been in business for over 40 years, specializing in antique sporting items, along with a wide selection of equestrian artwork, taxidermy, club, leather and library furniture, games and accessories, and classic and vintage motorcycles. There is an abundance of antique stores in the Cotswolds but this one stands out for its unique vision and beautifully styled rooms.
The Cotswold Tweed Company
St Edwards Lodge, The Square, Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire
British handmade luxury tweed clothing, boots, and accessories. Beautifully curated collection including posh brand Holland Cooper and fabulous hide belts from Mackenzie & George.
Old Stocks Inn
The Square, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, GL54 1AF
I love this hotel—I wanted to move in and live there. It's a recently renovated, 17th-century coaching inn in the heart of a charming Cotswold town. In their words: "A boutique hotel that is luxurious, but not stuffy. Elegant, but not pretentious. Quaint, but not twee." The design is a perfect balance of old and new—exposed stone, sloping ceilings, and ancient wood beams with contemporary furniture and art, and Scandinavian textiles. Amenities include a complimentary stocked refrigerator and pantry, and a hot water bottle with a knitted cover. (LOVE.) The hotel has a fantastic restaurant, bar, and coffee shop. The staff is friendly and fun. Highly recommend this cozy Cotswold inn!
The Wheatsheaf Inn
West End, North Leach, Gloucestershire, GL54 3EZ
Part of the award-winning Lucky Onion family of boutique hotels in the Cotswolds. Wheatsheaf was a 17th-century coaching inn—it's been expertly designed with a decor blending old and groovy new. I didn't stay here but had a fabulous dinner, in a packed dining room on a Monday night. (Best way to suss out a great restaurant.) The restaurant guests were also a mix of old and new/young—and it was a lively atmosphere. Highly recommend. (Make reservations.)
The Wild Rabbit
Church St, Kingham, Chipping Norton OX7 6YA
Quintessential Cotswold's pub (I spent 3 hours here sitting by the fire with a lager and talking to people) with an award-winning restaurant and stylish but cozy rooms and cottages.
Bibendum Restaurant, Oyster Bar, and Café
81 Fulham Road, London
Superb, award-winning seafood restaurant in historical landmark Michelin Tire building, c. 1909. The restaurant is named after Bibendum, the Michelin man. The Oyster Bar is informal and relaxed, with its mosaic tiled floors and marble top tables. The open-to-the-sidewalk café is a local hangout for great coffee, pastries, and lunch. Upstairs, the restaurant is elegant, but comfortable, and serves French food with a British influence.
Chelsea Galleries Cafe
67-73 Portobello Road, London
Langham Hotel
1C Portland Place, Regent Street, London
Notting HIll
Notting Hill, London
An area in West London, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea most well-known for Portobello Market, which runs every day except Sundays, and the Notting Hill carnival, held every year on the last weekend in August.
The Wild Rabbit
Church St, Kingham, Chipping Norton OX7 6YA
Quintessential Cotswold's pub (I spent 3 hours here sitting by the fire with a lager and talking to people) with an award-winning restaurant and stylish but cozy rooms and cottages.
Tom’s Kitchen
27 Cale Street, London
Chef Tom Aikens serves up the best farm-to-table organic comfort food in this friendly, brasserie-style Chelsea restaurant. (Side note: Will and Kate used to eat here before they were married.) Make reservations.
Zetland Arms
2 Bute Street, Kensington, London
Big Ben
Westminster Bridge Road, Parliament Square, London
The famous icon of London - a must see. The tower of the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben is actually the nickname of the bell housed within the Elizabeth Tower - and Big Ben's official name is the Great Bell. Chimes ring through London every quarter hour.
Buckingham Palace
London
The home of the British Royal Family. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip reside here when in London. The famous balcony in front is renowned for appearances by the family during special occasions.
Dennis Sever’s House
18 Folgate Street, Spitalfields, London
The most unusual museum experience you will ever have. The house is staged as if a family of Hugenot silk weavers are living there. In creator, Dennis Sever’s own words, “Whether you see it or you don’t - the house’s ten rooms harbor ten “spells” that engage the visitor’s imagination in moods that dominated the periods between 1724 and 1914. Your senses are your guide.” No talking, no photos. For a truly remarkable experience, book a “Silent Night Visit.”
Notting HIll
Notting Hill, London
An area in West London, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea most well-known for Portobello Market, which runs every day except Sundays, and the Notting Hill carnival, held every year on the last weekend in August.
Saatchi Gallery
Duke of York's HQ, King's Road, London
Sir John Soane’s Museum
13 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London
The home of 18th century architect, Sir John Soane. He designed the house as a setting for his collection of artifacts, antiquities, and art, and opened it to the public in the early 19th century. At Soane’s request, the museum has remained as close to the original as possible, arrangements of sculpture and architectural artifacts left as he placed them. The Museum is lit by candlelight on the first Tuesday of each month, from 6 until 9pm, but get there by 5:30 because it’s a popular event.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road, London
The world’s greatest museum of art and design, representing over 3000 years of human creativity. In addition to its outstanding free permanent collection, the V&A offers a program of fantastic temporary exhibitions and an extensive events program.
Westminster Abbey
20 Deans Yard, London
Alfie’s Antique Market
13-25 Church Street, London
An antique lover’s institution
Cowshed
19 Portland Road, London
Get a manicure/pedicure/massage in comfy chairs arranged in a circle looking out the windows, and with small TV’s at each station. Or just go for lunch - simple farmhouse-style soups and sandwiches at a long wooden table scattered with newspapers and magazines to look at while you eat.
Harrods
87-135 Brompton Road, London
From its beginnings as a grocer and tea merchant in 1834, this famous department store is a London icon. The exterior looks like a castle, while the interior boasts seven floors of luxury merchandise, from haute couture to tea cups. I’ve seen Harrods aptly described as “retail theatre.” Don’t miss the Food Hall - a feast for the eyes even if you’re not buying groceries. There’s over 25 restaurants, but be sure to treat yourself to a traditional British high tea in the elegant Tea Room.
Harvey Nichols
190-125 Knightsbridge Road, London
Known as “Harvey Nicks” to the locals, this department store has eight floors of beauty, fashion, food and home decor. Join the ladies-who-lunch in the fab fifth floor café.
John Boyd Hats
16 Beauchamp Place, London
Labour and Wait
85 Redchurch Street, London
Timeless, functional products for daily life - from kitchenware, to hardware, to clothing, to stationery. Martha Stewart would love this store for it’s classic homekeeping supplies.
Liberty London
Regent Street, London
Don’t miss this magnificent Tudor building with its rich history - wander up and down the timeworn wooden stairs to shop for anything and everything made in the famous Liberty prints, as well as contemporary designer clothing and table ware. Liberty also continues the company’s tradition of promoting new designers.
Luytens and Rubinstein Bookstore
21 Kensington Park Road, London
My favorite bookstore. “Founded in 2009 by established literary agents, the Lutyens & Rubinstein Bookshop sells fiction and general non-fiction with special sections for children’s books, poetry and art books. The core stock was put together by canvassing hundreds of readers – writers, publishing contacts, friends (both adults and children) about which books they would most like to find in a bookshop. Every book stocked has its place because somebody loves it and has recommended it.”
Margaret Howell
111 Fulham Road, London
Beautifully made, contemporary classic clothes for women and men. They also have a gorgeous collection of furniture and home decor.
Myriad Antiques
131 Portland Road , London
Great little antique shop across from Cowshed
Notting HIll
Notting Hill, London
An area in West London, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea most well-known for Portobello Market, which runs every day except Sundays, and the Notting Hill carnival, held every year on the last weekend in August.
Portobello Road Market
Portobello Road, Notting Hill, London
Saturday market - antiques, crafts, curiosities. Get there early to avoid the crowds.
Spitalfields Market
Brushfield Street, London
Saturday Style Market 11-5 - original designs from local artists
Stumper & Fielding
107 Portobello Road, London
Summerhill & Bishop
100 Portland Road, London
Gorgeous selection of tableware, decorative accessories, and kitchenware.
Langham Hotel
1C Portland Place, Regent Street, London
Number Sixteen
16 Sumner Place , London
