Location: Islington
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The 10 Best Things to do in Islington, England
The crown jewels, Buckingham Palace, Camden Market…in London, history collides with art, fashion, food, and good British ale. A perfect day is different for everyone: culture aficionados shouldn't miss the Tate Modern and the Royal Opera House. If you love fashion, Oxford Street has shopping galore. For foodies, cream tea at Harrod’s or crispy fish from a proper chippy offers classic London flavor. Music and book buffs will love seeing Abbey Road and the Sherlock Holmes Museum (at 221B Baker Street, of course).
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1. The Charterhouse
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 258 reviews
The Charterhouse has been living the nation’s history since 1348. Founded as a medieval monastery of the Carthusian order, the site became a Tudor mansion, a boys’ school, and an almshouse, which it remains to this day. We provide accommodation for over 40 individuals known as ‘Brothers’ who form part of the community alongside staff, private and commercial tenants, and residents of the Infirmary. Our historic and peaceful 7 acre site is an inspiring location for filming and private events. In late January 2017 we opened our doors to the public for the first time in our 660 year history as part of the Revealing the Charterhouse project. Come and discover our fascinating story revealed through our new museum and learning programme; explore the site during a paid tour; and relax with tea and homemade cake in the café next door. We look forward to welcoming you.
Reviewed By lemonadepocket
Took a garden tour with the new head gardener and one of the Brothers (residents) of The Charterhouse. How I could have lived in London all my life and not known about this site, I don't know. We booked the garden tour in January and the whole season is sold out, so unless you can catch one of their unguided open garden evenings, you have to plan ahead. The small gardens are beautifully planted with lush borders and trees and plants of special interest. The additional historical notes pointed out by Brother Tim were an added bonus. After the tour, there is a small gift shop selling attractive souvenirs, including 'Behind Walls' containing glorious photographs of the development of the gardens. They also sell sweet pea seeds, a great way to take a memory home with you! This tour, together with the trip to the free museum has whetted our appetite to find out more. We will be booking to take a tour of the inside of the buildings with one of the Brothers. Book this! You will be amazed at what has been hiding in plain sight!
2. Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 107 reviews
The Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art houses a rare display of masterful works by the top 20th-century Italian futurist artists including Balla, Boccioni, Carrá, Serverini, and Russolo.
Reviewed By futtock21 - London, United Kingdom
The Estorick Collection of Modern Art situated in a Georgian building just off Canonbury Square is one of my favourite art galleries. Although small I never tire of the ever-changing permanent collection which runs the entire gamut of 20th century Italian art from the futurists such as Balla, Severini (his pointillistic Boulevard of 1910-11 is one of the true highlights of Italian art) and Boccioni to the supreme equine sculptures of Marino Marini, the (literally) potty female forms of Campigli or the still-lives of Morandi. But there are also temporary exhibitions which rarely fail to prove enlightening such as the resurrected survey of the life and works of Tulio Crali, a sort of futurist born in Zadar, Croatia whose mesmerising vision of a pilot descending into a whirlwind of skyscrapers is one of the many high points of this exhibition. A sort of earlier Italian version of Peter Lanyon perhaps? Collages of machinery, a flurry of bits of human anatomy in a mask and a room of bizarre sculptures made out of found objects also feature.
3. Wesley's Chapel & Museum of Methodism
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4.5 based on 130 reviews
The Museum of Methodism tells the history of Methodism from John Wesley to the present day and its contribution to shaping Britain's political and social history. John Wesley's House stands next to the Chapel. His home for over a decade it is one of the finest surviving small Georgian townhouses in London. Wesley's Chapel has a thriving Methodist congregation in the heart of London with a full programme of services and events throughout the week. Please note that groups larger than 6 people must book in advance. Last entry is at 3.30pm.
Reviewed By futtock21 - London, United Kingdom
Wesley’s Chapel (formerly known as the City Road chapel) was built under John Wesley’s direction and incorporates a side chapel and hall on the ground floor and the Museum of Methodism in its crypt. Wesley’s house is next door. This Saturday a service was in full swing in the main chapel commemorating war dead hosted by a priest in gown and banns accompanied by a battery of trumpeters. Regimental flags flew aloft from each side of the gallery. The downstairs museum was unexpectedly closed.
4. Little Angel Theatre
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 33 reviews
5. Bunhill Fields
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 70 reviews
Reviewed By 38MichaelP38 - Haddenham, United Kingdom
One of the beauties of London is being surprised at what may be around the corner. Here it is - a slice of 18th Century antiquity beside the ground of the Honourable Artillery Company HQ in City Road. Wesley and Bunyan are buried here and would be an astonishing place to visit very early on a cold November day.
6. St John's Gate
7. Clerkenwell
8. Sadler's Wells
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 517 reviews
London's Dance House
Reviewed By 237jackr - Exeter, United Kingdom
This theatre specialises in dance and is a real treasure. The complex is extensive with an additional studio theatre, and large foyer and several bars. We were in the upper circle but our view of the stage was excellent. We went specifically to see the wonderful Cloud Gate Dance Company from Taiwan, who were utterly stunning .
9. Almeida Theatre
10. Emirates Stadium
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,925 reviews
Reviewed By Gooner10-8 - Dublin, Ireland
As a decades-long Arsenal Fan/Member, (who loved the atmosphere at Highbury), I now greatly enjoy the opportunity to come to the magnificently-modern "Emirates" a few times a year. Getting there by "Tube" (we use the Piccadilly Line - exiting at Holloway Road) is extremely easy, the stewarding is well-organised, the merchandise in the "Armoury" Shop is seductively brilliant (you could easily spend a fortune here, but there are attractive items at all price-levels), and entry to the Stadium itself is smoothly handled by all involved. As before, our "Seats" were on the North Bank, home to many staunch "Gooners" - I say "Seats", because they don't sit here, preferring to stand throughout the Match, which is a bit problematic for those "vertically challenged" (particularly Kids) - I don't have a problem, as I'm over 6 Ft. tall, but "M" (my "Better Half") is not quite so lucky. Anyway, this time around, on a quite cold, and intermittently wet, November Saturday afternoon, we were playing Wolves - a Team which, in normal times, we could reasonably expect to beat, especially "At Home". But these are far from "normal times" : our Team gave yet another anemic display, with questionable tactics, and some highly doubtful substitutions by our current Manager. For their part, Wolves were organised and sturdy (at times cynical) in defence, lively and effective in the breakaway. There was certainly little to cheer on the "North Bank"! We were fortunate, in my view, to escape with a 1-1 Draw, and - not for the first time - as our Team underperforms, and we inevitably drift away from at least a "Top 4" position, are we paying a severe price for recruiting an apparently Grade 2/3 Coach/Manager? With these sobering thoughts, we made our way back from "Emirates" ; the "Arsenal" Tube Station is certainly nearer to our exit Gates, but it gets backed-up with crowds very quickly, and you're likely to end-up (often in the rain) standing for quite a time, as the Queue/Line inches forward very slowly. Over the years we've found it much better to head-off to the right of the exiting throngs, and take a slightly longer walk to "Finsbury Park" Station, where you will usually find yourself seated on a Tube Train very promptly - as we did, again, on this occasion. Enjoy "Emirates Stadium" - but don't expect a great Team performance under this Coach/Manager!
