One of the trendiest regions of modern London, Hampstead is often recognised as being the centre for artistic, musical and media individuals. Located in the London Borough of Camden, Hampstead is approximately four miles north west of the centre of London.
Hampstead has been home to some extremely famous people, both past and present such as Lord Byron, Sigmund Freud, George Orwell and Stephen Fry.
Hampstead is also home to the ancient Hampstead Heath parkland that remains popular to this day and includes three public swimming pools and offers many open air concerts. Hampstead is also the location of some of London’s most expensive properties, primarily due to the number of celebrities that live in the area.
West Hampstead
Amazingly, until the end of the 19th century, West Hampstead was little more than a small village known as West End, until the railways expanded to this area of the North West London. At this point, the farming land surrounding the West End was rapidly redeveloped into housing estates. It was in 1879 that the name West Hampstead was used by the railway, because customers were getting it confused with the area in central London also referred to as the West End.
Modern West Hampstead is now a popular destination for a night out for those who live further out of London as it has a large number of bars and restaurants that come alive at night! |
