Life In North London

Most of you may already know and be familiar with the surroundings of Seven Sister Road, which is situated a couple of minutes from the Underground Station of Finsbury Park that provide tube services to Piccadilly and Victoria lines commuters, and it is mostly known for The Arsenal Finsbury Park Megastore. Seven Sister Roads might just seem like any other road in Northern London, but this place hides a lot of secret that many may not be aware of, and it is also the location of some of the best shops in the city.

Did you know that there were once plans to convert the Rainbow Theatre which is a Grade II listed building on Seven Sisters Road in Finsbury Park to become a bingo hall?  Now this theatre which was known as Astoria Theatre is used for religious ceremonies. This building was indeed once considered to be converted as a bingo hall in the beginning of the 80’s before it was permanently closed in 1982, however it was then brought by the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, and plans of a conversion into a bingo hall was forever wrapped. Your wish to see a bingo hall in that building might remain unrealised, however you can still play your favourite game of bingo online at Lucky Pants Bingo using your mobile, tablet or desktop, where you will have the chance to select from a wide variety of bingo games such as 75 Ball, 90 Ball, and 5 Line Bingo, along with other games such as slots, roulette, poker, blackjack, and scratchcards.

A couple of steps away from Seven Sisters Road is the lively and buzzing Fonthill Road, the street that holds all the best shops in that area, as well as some decent restaurants and café. You can choose from a large selection of high street shops such as Opera, Porte a Porte, Angel Forever, Aftershock, Diversity Design, Century Fashion, Frenchie, Metro, Bride Angel etc. You can also grab hold of a coffee or a snack at Aubergine Café, Pizza Pasta Café, Café Sahara or the Duomo Café.

Finsbury Park is the perfect place to be in summer where you can relax and exercise. This public park provides a large green space in North London which also include a lake, a children play area, an art exhibition space, as well as a café. The park is also known as an established music venue which has hosted some great musical events such as the Wireless Festival in 2014. Famous groups and singers that have played at Finsbury Park include the Corrs, Sting, Sex Pistols, Kiss, Oasis, Limp Bizkit, Bob Dylan and Arctic Monkeys.

Rowans Bowling in Finsbury Park is where you can get into real American retro-style 10 pin bowling with your family or friends. It is double entertaining at Rowans Bowling as you get to play bowling and simultaneously you can hit the dance floor to your favourite music. A couple of tube stations away you can head to Camden where you will find the Camden Arts Centre, a place where you can cultivate your artistic knowledge with the display of contemporary art exhibitions of world class.

These are just a few of the treasure troves found in North London, while for the rest you can explore these locations by yourself to get the real feeling of being a north Londoner