A great place to start the day if you are in South London is Federation Coffee in Brixton Village. The food is great and so is the coffee. This is a very chilled place where you can get both and indoor and outdoor experience (even though the whole place is under the Village roof).

An independent cinema in the heart of Kensal rise.

Whipps Cross boating lake is a true hidden East end gem. Located on Whipps Cross flats midway between Walthamstow and Wanstead.

Proper old school boozer in Rotherhithe with a deck overlooking the Thames

My favourite park in town. They have a small Japanese garden and areas marked off for joggers. Well organised space.