.l's definitions

Sutton

A genuinely nice town near the border between London and Surrey. It has pretty much all the ingredients - beautiful architecture including lovely old churches; a major high street with most of the top names (eg Waterstones Books); a really good selection of restaurants (including the fab Brasserie Vacherin); a cinema and excellent theatre (the Secombe), and plenty of green space to relax in.

There's not a lot wrong with Sutton

by .l April 26, 2014

Epsom

Beautiful town in Surrey 16 miles from London with parks, a theatre and great shops and restaurants.

Epsom is pretty cool.

by .l April 24, 2014

CROYDON

AWESOME TOWN, 15 MINUTES FROM CENTRAL LONDON, WHICH IS EVERY INCH A GREAT CITY IN ITS OWN RIGHT. CROYDON HAS A GREAT ART SCENE WITH GREAT PLACES LIKE THE FAIRFIELD HALLS, WHERE THE BEATLES ONCE PLAYED; AND THE CROYDON CLOCK TOWER CENTRE, WHICH FAMOUSLY HOSTED AN EXHIBITION OF PICASSO PAINTINGS.

IN ADDITION, CROYDON'S ALREADY EXCELLENT SHOPPING FACILITIES ARE ABOUT TO GET A WHOLE LOT BETTER STILL WITH A £1 BILLION WESTFIELD CENTRE.

Croydon is a town, but will soon be reclassified as a City - if there is any justice!!

by .l April 28, 2014

CHESSINGTON

Pleasant, leafy area within the Royal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames, a short hop by fast train from Central London.

There's a lot more good stuff about Chessington than the World of Adventures.

by .l May 8, 2014

Carshalton

Pleasant area of outer London, whose charming central village has been attracting hordes of young professionals over the last five years.

Hipsters are piling into Carshalton. Frankly who can blame them?

by .l May 8, 2014

Carshalton

Beautiful village ten miles from London with ponds, parks, a theatre and an ecology centre.

Lets go to Carshalton on Sunday for a lovely day out!

by .l April 24, 2014

Sutton

The town of Sutton in Greater London is a likeable spot to live in or visit. It's good for the arts with its huge well stocked library, complete with its own "Europa" art gallery; its large Waterstones bookshop, arranged over two storeys with a nice little coffee area upstairs; and its own cinema and theatre. Schools in the wider Sutton borough are known for being among the very best in the whole of Britain, and two of the best of these are in the centre of the town. Sutton High Street is always vibrant with its coffee houses with pavement seating, good fashion shops and tons of quality restaurants. The town has good architecture, including plenty of Victorian and Edwardian, lots of outdoor public art, leafy parks and, last but not least, a very good community spirit.

GOOD IDEA

LIVE AT

SUTTON

by .l April 28, 2014