WORDS
CHRIS BEANLAND
ILLUSTRATION
BEN TALLON
P L A N O F
A C T I O N
L O N D O N
WEST
FOR LOCAL
LIFE
Unlike the Tube, which
burrows through
the tunnels like
a disinterested
rodent, Overground
trains offer an airier
perspective, linking
the city’s charming
residential pockets.
Join media types in
Kensal Rise for artisanal
coffees at
Minkies
(
minkiesdeli.
co.uk
),
jam-jar cocktails at
The Shop
(
theshopnw10.com
)
and insanely good pizza at
Sacro
Cuore
(
sacrocuore.co.uk
),
or try Brondesbury, for live-
music pub
The Good Ship
(
thegoodship.co.uk
)
and the
Tricycle Theatre
(
tricycle.co.uk
).
SOUTH
FOR CUTTING EDGE
The newest part of the orbital railway runs fromClapham
Junction to Surrey Quays, making huge swathes of south London
suddenly more accessible. You might never have seen an avant-
garde theatre show at the highly regarded
Battersea Arts Centre
(
Clapham Junction;
bac.org.uk
),
been inspired by Will Alsop’s Stirling
Prize-winning
Peckham Library
(
Peckham Rye;
southwark.gov.uk
) –
a multicoloured gurgle of shapes – or attended the art shows,
gigs and amazing parties held by
LuckyPDF
art collective
(
clfartcafe.org
),
but you can – and should – now. Other
highlights from ‘sarf’ of the river include
Prangstas
(
prangsta.co.uk
)
costumiers on New Cross Road,
for incredible vintage get-ups or
Brockley
Market
(
brockleymarket.com
),
every Saturday
for foodie-tempting innovation.
Get ready to go ginger
Now completed, the new London orbital
railway has opened up the city’s outer
reaches. Join us for a lap of the Ginger Line
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