This morning John and I headed out to look around Camden Lock Market. This is an endless stream of stalls, stores and restaurants located in the old Pickfords stables. They have a wide variety of items for sale. Some little booths with hand-made items mixed in with clothing stores, restaurants and a great deal of vintage clothing stands.  We walked around for a couple of hours then took the bus back to the apartment.

A little later we all headed out to Hampstead. This is one of the cutest towns possible. Lots of little locally owned stores, designer stores and restaurants. As it was Sunday and England is famous for their Sunday roasts and we were starving we went and got a table at The Holly Bush which is a centuries old pub. It was delicious! Roast beef, roasted potatoes, gravy, peas, cooked carrots and parsnips and the oh so English batter pudding. After we had stuffed ourselves we walked up through the town, took another bus and headed to the Heath.

Hampstead Heath is 790 acres of beautiful fields, ponds and woodlands. You can walk for hours through this absolutely magnificent land that is managed by the City of London. Adjoining the Heath is Kenwood House which was built in the 17th century. It is listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens and is open to the public to tour. There is so much in this area to tell about, the self-portrait of Rembrandt that hangs in the house, the great little cafe where you can stop off and have a pot of tea and scones, the lovely people you meet walking their dogs in the fields, We didn’t have too much time today to walk around as it gets dark so early here so will go back again this week. We have spent a lot of time in previous years making the most of this lovely area and plan to do so again while here this time.