Hampstead

Hampstead is a suburban region in London, positioned 6.4 kilometers northwest of Charing Cross. One of the major attractions of Hampstead is the Hampstead Heath, which is hilly parkland and is very popular with the tourists. The houses at Hampstead are very expensive and many millionaires of Britain stay there. Hampstead is also the base of “Tribune” which is a left-wing Labour magazine.

In 1889, Hampstead became a part of County of London and the Metropolitan Borough of Hampstead was formed in the year 1899. The region belongs to London Borough of Camden. During the 20th century, many striking buildings were built in Hampstead, which include Iskon Building and Hampstead Theater.

At the preset days, Hampstead is supposed to be a major part of London, but the rustic feel of the area still exists and the old charm of the place attracts a lot of visitors. The visitors to Hampstead would enjoy visiting the traditional pubs of the town.

Some of cultural spots at London suburb, Hampstead include:

• Keats' House
• Freud Museum
• Fenton House
• Camden Arts Center

The nearest railway station to Hampstead is the Hampstead Health Railway Station. The place is also ideal for the honeymoon couples. Some of the nearby tube stations of Hampstead are:

• Hampstead Tube station
• Swiss Cottage tube station
• Belsize park tube station

Hampstead has been home to quite a few famous intellectuals including writers, composers, architects, artists. Some of them are:

• Sir Arnold Bax
• John S. Beckett
• Cecil Beaton
• Dirk Bogarde
• Arthur Boyd
• Peter Cook
• Samuel Taylor Coleridge
• Sigmund Freud
• John Keats
  
  

  London Districts

  Barnes	Battersea	Borough	Bow
  Brixton	Canary Wharf	Central London	Chiswick
  Clapham	East	Hampstead	Highbury
  Highgate	Kingscross	Knightsbridge	Marylebone
  Muswell Hill	North London	Notting Hill	Portobello
  Primrosehill	Queens Park	Rainham	Soho
  South London	Stoke Newington	Stratford	Twickenham
  Wanstead	Wembley	West London	Wimbledon
  Winchmore Hill

  
  
  Last Updated on 28 march 2013