Streathamite
ideological dogmatist
if I leave st reatham, CP is next on me list after sydenham. easy run through to cla'am junction, good pubs 'n' caffs, gorgeous park, at least one seriously good indian jointtommers said:
Crystal Palace - news and discussion
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BadlyDrawnGirl
Piano Tuna
Well, Kirkdale is pretty cool. But that's really upper Sydenham.tommers said:
Central Sydenham - and especially Lower Sydenham - is. Fucking. Horrid!
There's nowt going on!
clandestino
no llevar papel
The curry house I recommended was the Gurkha Cottage, which was really just a recommendation from the AP passed on. Lovely food, great place. I think the pub we went to was the Alma (??), which was cool. I like CP - also a short walk from Gypsy Hill. I assume that a certain punk rock loving person you work with still lives there sonik - why don't you ask him?
BadlyDrawnGirl
Piano Tuna
Aye, 'twas the one!ianw said:
Apparently changing hands soon with a view to becoming a serious music venue! 
cemertyone
Well-Known Member
hipipol said:
I hope your not referring to me....
as a resident of the area i can`t recall seeing any of those things.....And your location is i would assume from the gravitas of your post a utopian
paradise.....where you living...Belmarsh?
lemontop
hungry luma
acid priest said:Aye, 'twas the one!
The Alma? Really? What are they going to do with all the open mic posse?! Tried out the Gurkha Cottage the other night for the first time and was very impressed. Gorgeous food.
Crystal Palace is bloomin great.
CP is a lovely area but sadly i am selling up and moving to the warmer climate of costa del downham.
there are still a few interesting places/shops etc and I am sure the area will continue to become trendified as ever but I miss the old undiscovered down at heel CP, when we had a farm in park and loads of second hand/junk shops as well as a more arty/earthy feel to the area.
I have some freinds who put on a skate/bmx meet every weds night here are the details
Hello everybody...
> Today is Wednesday again, and the good people of Crystal Palace have
> once again neglected that they have one of the best parks in London on
> their doorstep... This bizarre situation means that we are trying to
> encourage a regular banty of skateboarders, musicians, drunks,
> onlookers, dog-walkers, tramps, artists, poets, medical students and
> first-aiders, clowns, roller skate/bladers, cyclists, graffiti artists,
> fire-jugglers, break-dancers, ballet dancers, longboarders,
> kiteboarders, disco-kings/queens, ravers, rastas, punks, goths, social
> outcasts and unclassifiable a-sexual humanoids (oh and rust-repairers),
> to come and fill the void that is Crystal Palace Park on such a
> beautiful day as today!
> So, whatever your excuse for NOT coming, cut it out of your cerebal
> system (jon will do it for you if you like, for a minimal fee / or dylan
> will do it for free) and come to Crystal Palace park with your toys and
> your pic-nics and your families and your happiness tonight at 5.30.
> We will be around the completely underused stage area, skateing and
> sitting about like looneys...
> It will be lovely to see you all, and remember that this IS a regular
there are still a few interesting places/shops etc and I am sure the area will continue to become trendified as ever but I miss the old undiscovered down at heel CP, when we had a farm in park and loads of second hand/junk shops as well as a more arty/earthy feel to the area.
I have some freinds who put on a skate/bmx meet every weds night here are the details
Hello everybody...
> Today is Wednesday again, and the good people of Crystal Palace have
> once again neglected that they have one of the best parks in London on
> their doorstep... This bizarre situation means that we are trying to
> encourage a regular banty of skateboarders, musicians, drunks,
> onlookers, dog-walkers, tramps, artists, poets, medical students and
> first-aiders, clowns, roller skate/bladers, cyclists, graffiti artists,
> fire-jugglers, break-dancers, ballet dancers, longboarders,
> kiteboarders, disco-kings/queens, ravers, rastas, punks, goths, social
> outcasts and unclassifiable a-sexual humanoids (oh and rust-repairers),
> to come and fill the void that is Crystal Palace Park on such a
> beautiful day as today!
> So, whatever your excuse for NOT coming, cut it out of your cerebal
> system (jon will do it for you if you like, for a minimal fee / or dylan
> will do it for free) and come to Crystal Palace park with your toys and
> your pic-nics and your families and your happiness tonight at 5.30.
> We will be around the completely underused stage area, skateing and
> sitting about like looneys...
> It will be lovely to see you all, and remember that this IS a regular
ska invita
back on the other side
Im a Forest Hill-billy but thinking of moving to crystal palace - whats stopping me is that it feels far out (even though its just a little further than FH).
I feel like Im moving too close to Croydon and too far from Town.
What are bus links like out of CP? Doesnt it take a long time to get anywhere?
...Got my eye on a spot off central hill though...hmmm, really tempted.
I feel like Im moving too close to Croydon and too far from Town.
What are bus links like out of CP? Doesnt it take a long time to get anywhere?
...Got my eye on a spot off central hill though...hmmm, really tempted.
I haven't lived there for about 5-6 years, I liked it there but I think I'd have enjoyed it more if I wasn't severely depressed/unable to go out much/isolated at the time.
So the value of my comments is dubious as I must have been either
(a) oblivious to how awful the area actually was, or
(b) the fact that I liked it there *despite* my situation means it must actually be a really great place to live!
It depends which part you live in, but the bus services past my flat weren't too great, and the journey from Brixton often seemed like it took an eternity.
Unfortunately, the early morning trains I needed were never on time, so I gave up on the train service after a few weeks of living there. Things may have changed since then though.
None of the restaurants/takeaways poisoned me, which is a good sign.
Didn't bother trying any of the pubs, as I didn't drink alcohol at the time.
The park's nice, and wasn't full of muggers like I expected to be.
Shops were basic but OK, but because of the hill, they were either a two-stop bus ride or a long walk up a steep hill! So if you don't like walking... forget it!
It's also one of the few places in London where someone's tried to mug me, but I hear he didn't stay in hospital for long.
I was going to move there again a couple of years ago, but decided it was too far to get to work. If I worked south of the river, I'd consider it again though.
So the value of my comments is dubious as I must have been either
(a) oblivious to how awful the area actually was, or
(b) the fact that I liked it there *despite* my situation means it must actually be a really great place to live!
It depends which part you live in, but the bus services past my flat weren't too great, and the journey from Brixton often seemed like it took an eternity.
Unfortunately, the early morning trains I needed were never on time, so I gave up on the train service after a few weeks of living there. Things may have changed since then though.
None of the restaurants/takeaways poisoned me, which is a good sign.
Didn't bother trying any of the pubs, as I didn't drink alcohol at the time.
The park's nice, and wasn't full of muggers like I expected to be.
Shops were basic but OK, but because of the hill, they were either a two-stop bus ride or a long walk up a steep hill! So if you don't like walking... forget it!
It's also one of the few places in London where someone's tried to mug me, but I hear he didn't stay in hospital for long.
I was going to move there again a couple of years ago, but decided it was too far to get to work. If I worked south of the river, I'd consider it again though.
Nixon
peanut butter n.w.o.
hipipol said:
i don't mind it too much.it is over rated,but i love the dojy skate shop because of their parties and they are good friends.i always get my hangover fry up's at that paradoui cafe place too,but apart from that and smoking/longboarding in the park i don't really go there for much else.not even buses
i went to the bluebottle one afternoon and bought 1 single jack and coke and 2 beers and it came up to 12.50
Dolly Dimple
Anglified vowels
Yeah, I'd been commuting to North Acton from Westow Hill since February, and although it's a fair wee distance, it's not horrendous - half hour to Brixton on the 3 and then tube from there. I really like Crystal Palace - decent bars, a few really nice restaurants, and (hopefully again this year!) skating in the park in winter.
I've just moved to Herne Hill though, so feel free to disregard my opinion.
from Westow Hill since February, and although it's a fair wee distance, it's not horrendous - half hour to Brixton on the 3 and then tube from there. I really like Crystal Palace - decent bars, a few really nice restaurants, and (hopefully again this year!) skating in the park in winter.I've just moved to Herne Hill though, so feel free to disregard my opinion.
gaijingirl
Well-Known Member
I've had 2 Tamnags recently and they were yummy!
Streathamite
ideological dogmatist
it should only be for the very best sort of peopletommers said:
that's why I am insistent that acid priest actually lives in CP, but his missus is spiritually a sydenhamite
Maggot said:
I wouldn't have had you down as the cottaging type !!!Tamnag is the lick !!!
I've eaten food from there hundreds of times over the years, and it has never once dissapointed.Infact Crystal Palace rawks !!! I wouldn't live anywhere else in London.
Disco Squirrel
Active Member
Check out this place for sale in Gipsy Hill/ Crystal Palace -
http://gipsytower.com/main.html
I want to live here!!
http://gipsytower.com/main.html
I want to live here!!
ok maybe just a lil bit over, I used to do the journey on a daily basis myself.
The building is about 1 mins walk from the train station.
Gipsy hill to Victoria train will take between 18-23 mins depending on how busy the platforms are.
Victoria to Marble Arch is 4-8mins by bus depending on traffic.
You could do it in 25mins if everything arrived perfectly on time. In the real world this very rarely happens of course.
I'd allow myself 45mins to get up there, to allow for delays etc.
The building is about 1 mins walk from the train station.
Gipsy hill to Victoria train will take between 18-23 mins depending on how busy the platforms are.
Victoria to Marble Arch is 4-8mins by bus depending on traffic.
You could do it in 25mins if everything arrived perfectly on time. In the real world this very rarely happens of course.
I'd allow myself 45mins to get up there, to allow for delays etc.
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