The Antigallican Bar Nestor Pick Victorian pub bar 0 min walk The ground floor of the building you are staying in — a Victorian pub bar serving this corner of Charlton since the 19th century. A coffee here before you’ve even left the building. View on map → Frilly’s at Charlton House Café in a […]
Charlton Station Nestor Pick Southeastern rail 1 min walk One of the best transport positions of any serviced apartment on the south bank. Direct to London Bridge (~15 min) and Charing Cross (~20 min). Buy your Travelcard here. View on map → Borough Market Nestor Pick Food market London Bridge Open from 10am weekdays. Go […]
Nestor Tip The walk from The Antigallican to Greenwich takes about twenty minutes on foot, through Charlton village and down the hill past Charlton House. The correct route is via Maze Hill, arriving at the Old Royal Naval College from the east — this puts the Painted Hall first on the route, before the crowds […]
Natural History Museum Nestor Pick Natural Sciences 2 min walk · Free Go on a weekday. The Hintze Hall, the Vault, and the Darwin Centre are the three priorities. The dinosaur gallery (Blue Zone, ground floor) is the most reliably effective section for children of any age. Allow three hours minimum. The walk back to […]
Natural History Museum Nestor Pick Natural sciences · Free 2 min walk The Hintze Hall blue whale, the Vault’s moon rock you can touch, the Darwin Centre’s 22-million-specimen collection. Two minutes from The Carlyle’s front door. Go on a weekday — the difference is significant. Allow three hours minimum. View on map → Victoria & […]
Comptoir Libanais Nestor Pick Lebanese café 8 min walk Shakshuka, labneh with warm bread, strong coffee, and morning pastries. Considerably more interesting than the standard hotel breakfast, and ideally placed between The Carlyle and the V&A. View on map → The Troubadour Coffee house, est. 1954 12 min walk One of London’s last surviving 1950s […]
St Mary’s Church & Churchyard Nestor Pick Historic hilltop · Free 15 min walk Go early. The path through the Harrow School grounds is the correct approach — quiet, tree-lined, entirely unlike the town centre twelve minutes below. The churchyard terrace looks south across London to Canary Wharf and the Shard. The view has not […]
St Mary’s Church & Churchyard Nestor Pick Historic church · Free 15 min walk The highest point in Middlesex. The churchyard terrace looks south across London — Canary Wharf, the Shard, the BT Tower all visible on a clear morning. Byron’s favourite tombstone is marked. Go on a weekday morning before the town below has […]
The Doll’s House on the Hill Nestor Pick Café & brunch 12 min walk On the High Street of Harrow on the Hill village — the historic hilltop neighbourhood above the town. Reliably well-executed brunch, decent coffee, enough personality to distinguish it from the chains. Best on weekday mornings before the weekend crowds arrive. View […]
BBC Television Centre Nestor Pick Architecture & Coffee 5 min walk The Bluebird Café terrace is your breakfast destination. The circular Grade II listed building — the clock tower, the restored BBC branding, the forecourt — rewards five minutes of looking before you sit down. View on map → Holland Park Nestor Pick Park 15 […]