Walthamstow escapes

Priya Chandaria

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I edit other people's travel copy for a living (red pen poised, biscuit in hand) so naturally my own list is a scrappy pile of places I actually send friends to when they visit E17 — some are five minutes from my flat off Orford Road, some require a proper outing, all of them have earned their spot by surviving multiple weekend recommendations without me taking them off. This is less a bucket list than a well-thumbed index card.

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Walthamstow escapes — 4 items
Name	Place	Type	Address	City	Why
1William Morris Gallery	William Morris Gallery	Museum and gardens	Lloyd Park, Forest Road, London	London	Free, gorgeous, and somehow always empty on a Tuesday (their loss) — go for the wallpaper, stay for tea on the terrace.
2God's Own Junkyard	God's Own Junkyard	Neon art warehouse and cafe	Unit 12, Ravenswood Industrial Estate, Shernhall Street, London	London	A warehouse full of reclaimed neon that makes every photo you take look like a film still; bring someone who won't rush you.
3EMPIRE Walthamstow	EMPIRE Walthamstow	Cinema	145-155 Hoe Street, London	London	A beautifully restored old picture house doing proper double bills; perfect for the nights editing leaves me too fried to read another word.
4Lloyd Park	Lloyd Park	Public park	Forest Road, London	London	Where the Gallery spills out into grass and a decent little café, ideal for reading whatever book I'm mid-way through this week on a bench.

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