Camden High Street

The 15min walk it would take you to walk from Chalk Farm station to Mornington Crescent will take you on a straight road that encompasses Chalk Farm Road and Camden High Street. In those 15mins prepare to vibe with some of the coolest landmark places in London.
Starting at Mornington Crescent heading towards Camden Town you have the fabled Koko’s music venue, where big and small acts alike have played. There are a wealth of places to eat both takeaway and eat in. Pubs galore and some major high street stores like Argos, Waterstones and banks reside on this portion of the strip. This is the real commercial aspect of the high street.
Once you hit Camden tube the magic begins. There is such a wealth of bars and clubs within 5mins of the place you can understand its reputation of being loud and proud. This isn’t the half of it. This is punk, rock, goth central with tattoo parlours and piercing stores galore, and some of the funkiest boot and goth clothing outlets I have ever seen. There are more pubs too if you don’t want to take more than 100 steps without stopping for a beer.
Now for the Big Kahuna of the high street… Camden Market. I am not going to get into it as the market is a review in itself but it dominates both sides of the street and is in my mind the best market in England. If you need more booze Lock 17 is a stone throw away.
Now onto Chalk Farm Road things calm down a little. Don’t get me wrong you still have the über happening Proud, Lock Tavern, Barfly and many other famous music venues, not forgetting the Roundhouse, plus a steady stream of high calibre eateries. All in all this entire strip has to be one of the hippest most happening places in London.
Whether you are shopping or people watching, Camden High Street is a must see place.