Regeneration or gentrification? Having been living in and around Brixton for almost two decades, I'm not the only one witnessing its gradual transformation. Right now, Brixton offers an intriguing mix of Jamaican and British culture like nowhere else.

 Great sourdough bread, beautiful pastries and Roman-style pizza slices. 

A great place to wander get lost and and escape the city.

Also the Queens back garden, these beautiful grounds are great for a Sunday stroll to see the pelicans or to feed the squirrels. Duck Island Cottage is worth a look too, a idyllic little cottage situated in the grounds which was specially built as the bird keepers home.

Fortitude Bakehouse, a craft bakery, hidden away on a quiet mews in Bloomsbury.