London
Hampstead
Introducing Hampstead
A country village in the middle of the metropolis, the area has long been known as a retreat for the creative and the cerebral. The wild, open spaces of Hampstead Heath are a favourite picnic spot, with its ponds open to swimmers year-round. Shoppers browse luxury brands on the red-brick Hampstead High Street, while on Parliament Hill colourful kites soar above one of London's best views.
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Best known for
The Heath
One of London's green lungs, providing respite from concrete and traffic through open grasslands, wooded areas, swimmable ponds and cute cafés located in listed mansions.
2 Willow Road
Architect Ernö Goldfinger's 1939 Modernist home, preserved as it was when he lived here with his family, down to the books on the shelves and still-impressive architectural details.
Long the haunt of leather-elbowed scholars, cerebral actors and continental savants, Hampstead's redbrick high street and quiet side alleys exude an air of refined thinking and cultured money
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