Super Wash Laundrette

You know… I was a fan. Laundry is a tad stressful for me here in London, as a pampered princess California former washer-​dryer owner. I accept this. The washer in our building is temperamental and for the love of god, I just wanted clean sheets and a fluffy tumbled-​dry towel! *shakes fist*
So I looked up laundromats on Ye Olde Unilocal and lo, there is one just a 7 minute walk away. I loaded up my old lady trolley with linens and off I set. it was really easy to find and while older (say… 80’s, maybe?) inside, it was clean and well maintained.
The service lady there offered friendly assistance when I looked vexed at the machines (the one in our building at my money until I cursed at it, so I’ve not had the best luck with appliances lately) and gave me the shocking skinny: £5 for the larger machines, £3 for the smaller. Go with the larger. I fit a few fitted double sheets, about 5 bath towels, a handful of kitchen towels in there and could’ve likely fit a few more bits. It’s a longer wash, 40 minutes, but allegedly «better».
The dryer is huge (good for drying duvets!) and runs £2 to £3 a load (30 – 40 minutes), depending on what you’re drying (jeans and towels take longer, for example). But since you can likely fit everything in one dryer, it’s reasonable.
I got out of there for £8 and the lady working there was really nice and helpful. She also changes your money for the washers, which use no-​longer-​in-​circulation 50p coins.
Bonus: there’s a very delicious bakery next door, as well as a market a couple doors down if you need to do a bit of shopping while you wait.

Great little place, and so nice to have it on our street. They still use old 50p coins in the washers, but they will change them for you. Even with a washer in the house, sometimes you really need to do a larger load or more loads, so really handy.

Didn’t actually use this place but I went in…
It’s a classic, just like the old-​skool launderettes that you see in films, just rows of old washing machines and wood-​effect formica. Really nice.
So, if you don’t have a washing machien, or if yours has broken, then Super Wash Launderette’s for you. They do things like wash a teams’ kit which is really helpful. Just one of the places that’s nice to have on your local street, thanks Super Wash Launderette!