{"id":97167888,"date":"2010-03-29T09:51:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-29T09:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/party-like-a-london-local\/"},"modified":"2019-04-17T11:51:53","modified_gmt":"2019-04-17T11:51:53","slug":"party-like-a-london-local","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/party-like-a-london-local\/","title":{"rendered":"Party Like a London Local"},"content":{"rendered":"

Up for a party in London? Forget the West End unless you want overpriced drinks and a clientele of other tourists. And the scene\u2019s moved on from Shoreditch, too. Here are five places to party it up with the locals.<\/p>\n

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Liverpool Street
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\"Liverpool<\/div>\n

For years, Shoreditch has been the to go place for London\u2019s too cool for school crowd, but now the area around Liverpool Street \u2013 the station nearest the area \u2013 is really taking off. The Andaz hotel is, despite being part of a chain (Hyatt) one of the trendier places to party, while down the road is the Houndsditch outlet of the trendy Shoreditch T Bar, and just opposite the Andaz, in an abandoned churchyard, is one of London\u2019s most unusual venues \u2013 the Bath House (pictured), a bar in an old set of Turkish baths.<\/p>\n

Sloane Square
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\"Sloane<\/div>\n

Yes, it\u2019s one of the posher parts of London, but Sloane Square still retains more of a local feel than, say, Notting Hill (ruined since the film of the same name). If you want to see the titled gentry and their hangers on, head to Kitts nightclub. It\u2019s like the more famous Boujis, only posher. If you like that kind of thing.<\/p>\n

Old Street<\/strong><\/p>\n

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On the edge of Shoreditch, Old Street\u2019s a friendlier vibe than the ultra cool spots. Bars aplenty line Tabernacle Street (pictured) and although it\u2019s tricky to reach by public transport (you\u2019ll find it on the Northern Line), it\u2019s more than worth it.<\/p>\n

Camden
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\"Camden,<\/div>\n

Camden\u2019s reputation as being \u2018alternative\u2019 London is completely deserved, but it\u2019s not all about the crusties. Ignore the tattoos and, um, interesting hairstyles and you\u2019ll find some deservedly trendy bars and pubs \u2013 like restaurant-bar Gilgamesh, and the ever popular Hawley Arms (AKA Amy Winehouse\u2019s local).<\/p>\n

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City of London<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The City\u2019s not for everyone. Its character comes from chain bars, and its characters from suited city boys drinking off the day\u2019s stress. But the City at night can be a fascinating place. Try any of the bars around the Bank of England area to see the city boys, or for a more relaxed atmosphere, go for a pub like Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese on Fleet Street.<\/p>\n

Now that you know how to live it up like a local, check out our cheap flights to London<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n

Images: The Bath House, Flickr Ewan M and wikimedia<\/em><\/p>\n

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Up for a party in London? Forget the West End unless you want overpriced drinks and a clientele of other tourists. And the scene\u2019s moved on from Shoreditch, too. Here are five places to party it up with the locals.   Liverpool Street For years, Shoreditch has been the to go place for London\u2019s too […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-97167888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-interests"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97167888","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97167888"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97167888\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97204613,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97167888\/revisions\/97204613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97167888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97167888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97167888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}