Definitely need to call and book to seat in the room with the live performers at the weekend…read more Decent bar, nice staff and great jazz music! :)

Oliver's is so easy to miss. It is just opposite Greenwich Theatre and next door to The Spread…read moreEagle. The only evidence of its existence is an orange sign and an open gate inviting you down stairs. Once down there you enter a small basement bar with a few chairs and tables looking towards a tiny makeshift stage. There's a certain charm about it, almost as if you have found your way into a secret club. Everyone sets out to have the best time possible and a close knit group of local artists organise music showcases. The usually small crowds here respect the music which is nice and this enhances most people's enjoyment of the evenings. In my experience the music at Oliver's isn't that brilliant but it is still worth checking out and the artists usually enjoy a bit of light banter with the crowd. The bar area is based in a tiny room next to the performance area and when busy, this area gets very congested. It is also where the toilet is. For some reason people insist on standing there and so if you need to relieve yourself then leave yourself plenty of time to get to the loo.

Really adorable tiny tea and biscuit shop. Great ambiance, super friendly staff, and delicious…read morecakes (vegan options too!) and tea & coffee. It's tiny so seats can be at a premium, but we really enjoyed it.

We stopped for a coffee, tea and a snack. The place is lovely and we ate outside. The coffee was…read moreexcellent. My wife enjoyed the tea and the outside seating was simply British. It is what you may imagine a cafe would be in the English countryside. My wife had a blueberry lemon cake and I had a scone with strawberry jam. The food was excellent and the atmosphere was perfect. It is a cash only establishment, so make sure you have currency with you.

Been coming here for 3 years and live 2 doors down. Cafe staff are incredibly rude, not all of them…read morebut have spoken to 2 who can only be described as aggressive. 1 today. Complained to Manger who was remarkably not interested in the least. Im a pensioner and disabled. Really distressing experience today, brought to tears and Manager actually laughed in my face. Unbelievable. Have asked Head Office for a refund of Membership.

My favourite cinema in London due to its constantly good selection of popular and alternative…read morefilms. They have an excellent bar upstairs which is very comfortable and relaxed- a place where you could equally go on a date and sit back and read the papers on a Sunday afternoon. They sell a variety of organic snacks and drinks which you can take into the cinema with you, in addition to the drinks which you can buy from the bar upstairs (a big plus of this place is being able to take beer and wine in to the cinema) The chairs are extremely comfortable- far more comfortable than usual- and are worth the extra few pounds that you spend on getting in.

ARCH gallery is under a railway station and is in a railway arch…read more The street it is on is not a street, more like a wide alleyway with a few parked cars and bins, but is not smelly or creepy in anyway. The gallery is amongst other arches that have various business's their. You will see the sign ARCH and then you just slide the plastic doors and go in. It is a small space with white walls. On my right was this big purple plain kinda like a skateboard slope on the wall. I was thinking too myself "Is this it? "where is the art? Well I went to the back and the artist was their. The back was like an office and plus where he stored his other artwork. He also had information table with leaflets about the events their and other art galleries around Deptford. Well I asked the artist where the rest of the work is? He goes what do you mean? (its not my fault, I'am a novice in the art world). Well I quickly asked him "what inspired this work? which he explained. ARCH gallery is host to a lot of solo artist and gives them a chance to exhibit their work. They also have selected shows as well. Would I come here again, not really! Not just to see one piece of work.

So i've been around several art stores looking for cold press board. What can I say, i hate canvas,…read morealways have and always will! The hours of this shop isn't great. But it's deptford, not west London. Which is why it's the last place I gone to find my boards. Needless to say, they were fresh out. but it's nice to have someone behind the register know what the hell i'm talking about. They were fresh out. But i've found something similar which will do for a practice run. So for a shop about 1/3rd of the size of the big inner london shops, they actually store more of what I need then the big shops do. And the person behind the counter is an actual artist. Well... I assume he is, he knew what I was talking about. Next month their getting some strange metallic board you can paint on. I'm dying to see what this is!!! Great place! I will certainly return! PS: prices are better than the larger shops!

Be warned you have to walk up a hill to get here but the views are great once you do and you will…read morefind yourself near the Prime Meridian a line that changes traveling forever. I've been to a lot of planetariums as my kid has an interest. I was expecting a lot of stars and space but gladly found this spot was all about longitude and latitude and how one instrument made traveling the ocean so much easier. I learned a lot here. Small but mighty in info. Make sure to take part in some of the free tours they offer to get the real historical point of view. Oh and make sure to be there at 1pm each day to see the ball drop. I won't explain as I will let you discover that on your own.

We hiked up the hill to the Royal Observatory but we decided not to pay the admission fee of about…read more£20. There is joint admission that includes the Royal Observatory and the Cutty Sark for £38. We did enjoy observatory park and the fantastic views of London. We also got to see the "ball drop" at 1pm which used to be how ships in the harbor could calibrate their clocks. Well worth the hike up the hill just for the view.

It was nice and windy this weekend, perfect for flying a kite or two...or three...or twenty! I had…read morenever expected to see so much kite action in one place! Though the name of the festival should have tipped me off I brought my infamous dolphin kite to join in on the sky decorating, there were also synchronized kite demos and shows which were really impressive. Perfect excuse to bring the family or friends down to Blackheath for some picnic time.

We had a free day in Greenwich and decided to visit the National Maritime Museum. As with most of…read morethe museums in the London area, this was a FREE attraction. The museum has plenty to offer - BOTH for adults and for kids. There are a number of kid-centric areas and exhibits to entertain the younger set. We spent about 2 hours in the museum and could have easily spent 2 more hours. There are a lot of exhibits - both educational and histroic in nature. The staff is great - pleasant, helpful and very knowledgeable. We thoroughly enjoyed our time at the National Maritime Museum.

The Maritime Museum was one of our stops while on our trip; it's free to enter and offers a number…read moreof historical exhibit pieces to browse. We had gone around the time they opened and had the opportunity to explore without many others around. All and all, it took us maybe 2 or so hours to walk around. There are many employees around the museum who are happy to answer questions and chat with you. This is worth a stop if you have time, but it is a bit further out from the other sites in London.

Well, what can I say, this place just ticks all the boxes for me. Vinyl Deptford is tucked away in…read morea quiet side street off busy Deptford High Street, apparently one of the few streets to survive the Great Fire of London a few centuries ago, with an old-fashioned butcher's and pie shop at the corner. The records inside are not quite as old, but you get that lovely record store vibe with people flicking through a great collection of old favourites and random treasures. The walls are given over to artists from time to time, while the basement doubles up as a venue for experimental music and sound art. But you don't even have to be a culture vulture to fall in love with this place, they also make the best smoothies and strong coffee, served alongside the best cakes - and not just any cakes but vegan cakes!! My dream of a gallery/cafe/shop space come true, and well worth the trek across town ...

Excellent picture framing. Wide range of frames. Prices compare favourably with, for example, the…read moreframer in Greenwich market. Helpful, friendly owner. There was a mix up with my order but the problem was really well handled and quickly fixed. Highly recommended.

This is the second year of the Foodies Festival. It runs over several weekends in various different…read morelocations around the country. Conveniently for us the organisers were smart enough to have one of the events at Blackheath. It's a great 3 day festival and this was our second time going; having been able to secure free tickets 2 years on the trot! We arrived and picked our tickets up around 12:30 and it was already buzzing. The first thing we went to was a stand for Alvalle, free tasters of gazpacho which I'd never had before. I found it very nice - cold, refreshing and savoury. Lucy was heard to comment "Excuse me, this soup is cold" We moved on having a little look here and there and got to the Evan Williams trailer. I've had Evan Williams bourbon before and it's great. I got a little taster mixed with some orange and ginger beer. Not a combination I'd had before but one I'll give another go. If you like chilli sauce then you need to experience Carringtons. Chillichup is a work of genius. A combination of tomato ketchup and chilli sauce; perfectly balanced and good with almost anything. They also do some stronger sauces for those more adventurous. If you can get your hands on some Chillichup or ShutupChup you'll come away a much happier person. We purchased a bottle of Chillichup and Chillichup rub. Next was Clonakilty Black Pudding. Black pudding is one of my all time favourite foods. I got a cheeky sample of their black pudding which was delicious. They were also offering samples of white pudding (which I had never tried before) and also their 2 types of sausages; chipolatas and traditional thick sausages. It was all so tasty that we bought one of everything and even got a very nice cooler bag in the same deal. It'd got to beer o'clock for me so I had a look around for something refreshingly alcoholic. I saw the stall for ABK, Aktienbraurei Kaufbeuren, and immediately knew that's where my first drink would come from. I had the Edel, 5.8 abv export style lager. Just what I needed. Lucy was getting peckish but I hadn't decided what I wanted yet. Lucy chose Bombay Street Food, which offered 5 different options and a couple of different snacks. Lucy went for "Meal 3: The Amitabh". Chunks of tandoori spiced chicken tikka with rice and dahl. Not a fan of dahl, Lucy got this in a separate container, so I had it. It was nice and soupy, the way I like my dahl. Henry seemed to enjoy it too even though it was rather spicy. Continuing our journey we walked past a stand selling rum. Pirate's Grog rum import their rum from Roatan, an island just off the coast of Honduras. The VERY entertaining gentleman selling it said that they were the only company importing rum from Honduras. They've won several awards so I'm inclined to believe him. He gave me a try of the 3 rums on offer; Five Year, No.13 and Black Ei8ht. Five Year is aged in ex-bourbon barrels giving it a lovely sweet, vanilla and raisin flavour. No.13 is award winning. It was delicious but a little intense for my tastes. Black Ei8ht was amazing. I honestly didn't think I would enjoy it but I ended up having a miniature bought for me by Lucy. It's a rum and coffee infusion combining Brazilian coffee with Five Year. It's stunning and needs to be tasted to be believed. I found the There's A Beer For That tent just in time for a free beer and food matching session. Lager and chorizo go really well together, I just wish they'd given us warm chorizo instead of cold. I also treated myself to a Blue Moon and chicken satay combo which was great. I also discovered that there is such a thing as a beer sommelier and I want that to be my job someday! Walking on, near the exit Bonne Maman were giving away free pots of cold desserts. Chocolate and strawberry mousses, creme caramel and salted creme caramel. Lucy had the strawberry mousse and I had salted creme caramel. At the exit I noticed that Monkey Shoulder whisky had a little cart giving samples of cocktails. I had a very small Lazy Old Fashioned and that nicely finished off the afternoon. Foodies Festival truly is a great event. It's generally cheap to get in, there is SO much food and drink on offer, there are demonstrations and tasting sessions with big names in the food and drink industry and even live music through the day. I literally have just two suggestions. Firstly, I think vendors should offer smaller/taster portions. I went there wanting to try lots of different types of food and only had a couple because so many of the vendors were selling full size portions. I would happily pay £2 or £3 for a smaller or taster portion. My second suggestion would be more options for small children. There were so many parents and children there but the foods were definitely aimed more for the parents. Unfortunately it would appear that as of this year they will only be having 1 event in "London" with Syon Park winning out over Blackheath. It would appear that I won't be going again this year.