7 Obscure Places To Visit in London

London has an amazing amount of places to go and visit, some more famous than others. I have put together my wee list of slightly different and in some cases downright obscure places that are worthy of a visit, depending on how adventurous or possible crazy you are!

I’m not saying they are the best that London has got to offer, but that they are quite possible  worthy of your attention.  The best thing about all of the places I have mentioned is that they are free, even though they aren’t the most exciting visitor attractions that the Big Smoke has to offer, they are all unique and historic.

7 Obscure Places To Visit in London

1. The Magdala Pub, It was outside this North London pub, that the infamous Ruth Ellis  the last woman to be hanged in Britain shot her boyfriend David Blakely on the 10th of April 1955.

Location: 2A South Hill Park, London, NW3 2SB

 2. The Iranian Embassy, on the 30th of April 1980, Arab separatists stormed, took over and held hostage everyone in the building. The SAS  stormed the building at precisely 19.33 hours on the 5 of May 1980 and kicked ass. I remember watching this on Television and it was amazing to see the troops in action, I wish all bank holiday TV viewing was so good.

Location: in 16 Prince’s Gate, South Kensington, London, SW7 1PT

3.  Dennis Neilson, Murder Locations, this twisted serial killer, murdered 15 men between 1978 and 1983 at two different flats that he lived in. Go and visit where he committed his heinous crimes and see if you can feel the presence of death. A famous Scotsman for all the wrong reasons. (I’m counting the two locations as one because they are linked to the same person).

Location 1: 195 Melrose Avenue, Cricklewood, Northwest London. (Only 6 mins by bus from where I live), where he killed 12.

Location 2:  23 Cranley Gardens, Muswell Hill, where he killed 3.

4.  Highgate Cemetery, this is, believe it or not, a real cool, interesting and atmospheric place to visit! The various mausoleums, vaults, catacombs, obelisks and statues will amaze you. Highgate is home to numerous famous and influential Victorians, including its most famous resident Karl Max the communist and philosopher.

Location: Swains Lane. London. N6 6PJ

5. Greenwich Foot Tunnel, this is an 1,217 ft) long pedesntian tunnel underneath the river thames , which links the Isle of Dogs to Grenwich. The tunnel is 50 feet deep and was first opened on 1902 and is something slightly different to experience on a visit to Greenwich.

Location: South Side Entrance, Cutty Sark Gardens Greenwich

Location: North Side Entrance, Island Gardens, The Isle of Dogs, Greenwich

 6.  Bushy Park, is the second largest of 8 Royal Parks and for some reason it is the least well known of them. The only time I have felt like I have escaped the buzz of London and felt like I was in the countryside, since my arrival here, is when I visited this place. It is over 1099 acres in size and it is home to more than 320 free roaming deer.

Location:  Hampton Court Road, Hampton, Middlesex

7. William Wallace Memorial Plaque, on the 23 of August 1305, legendary Scottish freedom fighter William Wallace was hanged, drawn and quatered near to where the plaque is located. In is mounted in a wall of St Bartholomews Hospital, which is nearby to Smthfield Market. There is also hidden gem of church nearby called St Bartholomew’s Church the Great.

Location: North Wall of St Bartholomews Hospital, West Smithfield, London

I’m sure there are quite literally hundreds of even more amazing and obscure places to go and visit in London, seek and ye shall find your own hidden gems.

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