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For all the gentrification of the last twenty years, Camden Town
retains a seedy air, compounded by the various railway lines that plough
through the area, the canal, and Europe's largest doss house. The market,
however, gives the area a positive lift on the weekends, and is now the
district's best-known attribute.
Haing started out as a tiny crafts market in the cobbled courtyard by
the lock, Camden Market has since mushroomed out of all
proportion. More than 100,000 shoppers turn up here each weekend, and
parts of the market now stay open week-long, alongside a
similarly-oriented crop of shops, cafés and bistros. The market's
overabundance of cheap leather, DM shoes and naff jewelry is
compensated for by the sheer variety of what's on offer: from bootleg
tapes to furniture, along with a mass of street fashion that may or may
not make the transition to mainstream stores. To avoid the crowds, which
can be overpowering on a summer Sunday afternoon, you'll need to get
here by 10am - by 4pm many of the stalls will be packing up to go.
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Despite having no significant Jewish associations, Camden is home to
London's Jewish Museum (Mon-Thurs & Sun 10am-4pm; £3;
www.jewmusm.ort.org), at 129 Albert St, just off Parkway. The
purpose-built premises are smartly designed, but the conventional style
and contents of the museum are disappointing: apart from the usual
displays of Judaica, there's a video and exhibition explaining Jewish
religious practices and the history of the Jewish community in Britain.
. More challenging temporary exhibitions are held in the museum's
Finchley branch on East End Road, N3 (phone 020/8349 1143).
Tube: Camden Town.
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