London - Camden
Camden is home to the world-famous Camden Town Market and is the most visited tourist site in London. If you are ‘trendy’ and like to keep up with the fashion scene you can pick up a bargain at the Market.
There is so much life in Camden since this is the Bohemian centre of the capital where people from all over the world mix in harmony. In the 1970s and 1980s Camden was well known for being both the home of Punks and the birth place of Ska music.
Camden is also renowned for its top live music venues. If you want to step back in musical time you should check out the recently reopened Roundhouse Theatre, where the Doors played their only UK gig.
Getting There
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Local AttractionsCamden Market (2 minutes’ walk)Camden Lock (3 minutes’ walk) London Zoo (15 minutes’ walk) Regent’s Park (12 minutes’ walk) |
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Did you know?
Camden has proved to be the inspiration for film, books, poetry and many a musical track. Down the years it has had a number of famous literary residents. Mary Shelley who wrote Frankenstein was born in Camden, and Charles Dickens who lived on Bayham Street used South Camden as the backdrop for Oliver Twist. George Orwell who penned 1984 lived in Camden during the 1930’s, whilst Welsh poet Dylan Thomas was a contemporary. On the Silver Screen, Scrooge sends a young boy to buy a turkey from Camden in a Christmas Carol, whilst cult movie Withnail and I starts and ends in Camden Town.
In the musical world, Eighties Ska band Madness lived and shot many of their of the wall videos around Camden. The Dublin Castle is their spiritual home and Escapade, the fancy dress shop on Camden High Street, features in the video to "House of Fun". Britpop rivals Damon Albarn from Blur and Liam Gallagher from Oasis both resided in the area in their formative years as musicians. And Camden is name checked by British rock dignitaries Morrissey in ‘Come Back to Camden’, Pulp in ‘Sorted for E’s and Whizz’ and The Clash in ‘The Prisoner’.
Lunch time: There is a Coffee Bar in the school but if that is not to your taste there are many sandwich bars, cafes and supermarkets on Camden High Street to choose from. Students at lunchtime stay at the school and sit either in the large common room or get a breath of fresh air out on the large terrace.
After-class entertainment: There are many pubs, bars, restaurants and clubs to discover in Camden. You can check out traditional pubs like Goose & Crown round the corner from the school which serves great fish & chips or Indy clubs like Koko where there are often famous bands playing.