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Hampstead is so near to the West End and the South Bank that it is easy to reach all the great national cultural venues like the Royal Festival Hall, the National Theatre, Tate Galleries and the Royal Opera House
But Hampstead has a very vigorous local cultural life of its own.
The Hampstead Theatre has long been in the forefront of drama in London and offers an annual repertory of plays old and new. You’ll find other theatres too in the area.
Kenwood House, a magnificent 18th century house to the north of the Heath, now maintained by English Heritage, houses the Iveagh Bequest, the most important private collection of paintings ever given to the nation, which includes some superb Vermeers, Van Dycks and Rembrandts. (The House also has beautiful grounds open to the public and stages open-air events in the summer)
Tucked into Hampstead’s lanes and squares, you will find other galleries, libraries, concert venues and museums, among the latter the Freud Museum, in the house where Freud lived, and the Keats Museum located in Keats’ House.
While the major cinema chains have their multi-plexes, more unusual films can be seen at the independent and popular Hampstead Everyman and Screen on the Hill cinemas.
As for bars, pubs and coffee shops, there are dozens of these on and around Hampstead High Street – which on weekend evenings is one of the liveliest spots in London. Swiss Cottage has a collection of trendy bars, clubs and restaurants, with Ye Olde Swiss Cottage pub one of London’s best-known landmarks.
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 The springs on Hampstead Heath were first discovered in 1698. They rapidly became famous for their medicinal qualities so that a popular spa grew up around them. |
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