The area of the city covered in this NORTH LONDON section concentrates on just a handful of the capital's satellite villages, now subsumed into the general mass of London. Almost all the northern suburbs are easily accessible by tube from the centre; in fact, it was the expansion of the tube which encouraged the forward march of bricks and mortar into many of these suburbs.

We've covered one of London's finest parks, Regent's Park, framed by Nash-designed architecture and home of London Zoo. Close by is Camden Town, where the weekend market is one of the city's big attractions - a warren of stalls selling street fashion, books, records and ethnic goods.

The real highlights of north London, though, for visitors and residents alike, are Hampstead and Highgate, elegant, largely eighteventh-century developments which still reflect their village origins. They have the added advantage of proximity to one of London's wildest patches of grevenery, Hampstead Heath, where you can enjoy stupendous views, kite-flying and nude bathing, as well as outdoor concerts and high art in the setting of Kenwood House .

Also covered are a handful of sights in more far-flung northern suburbs. They include the RAF Museum at Hendon and the Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, the largest Hindu temple outside India.

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Chiwick to Windsor
Chiwick House
Ham House
Hampton Court Palace
Hogarth House
Kew Bridge Steam Museum
Kew Gardens 
Musical Museum
Osterley House
Richmond
Syon House
Windsor
Windsor Castle
Eton College
East End & Docklands
Hyde Park, Kensington,
Chelsea, Notting Hill
Lambeth and Southwark

British Library / British Museum / Dickens’ house / University of London

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