Daily Constitutional editor Adam Scott-Goulding writes…It's back! The annual London Christmas Shopping Guide from The Daily Constitutional!
This year I'll be including museum gift shops and markets for gift ideas.
As well as gifts I'll be pointing you toward local London shops for the best in Christmas food and drink. Where relevant, I'll list the London Walks tour that finishes near the shop in question.
As usual, you can drop me a line with your own tips by emailing the usual address, by leaving a comment below or via Twitter.
W. Martyn, Muswell Hill…
Adam writes…
I'm shopping local today… In deepest North London, in Muswell Hill, my favorite tea shop has plied its trade since 1897. W. Martyn of Muswell Hill sells an hypnotic range of loose leaf and bag teas – Orange Pekoe, anyone? In fact I’ve usually got a pot of their Assam (in my favorite Cornishware pot) on the go as I work on this blog.
At Christmas, Martyn does all kinds of hampers too…
… and these days they even have the facility to shop online at www.wmartyn.co.uk.
But if you can, pay them a visit. The interior is the very definition of cornucopia…
… and the aroma of roasting coffee beans wafting out on to Muswell Hill Broadway is irresistible.
(I blogged about Martyn last month in my London Christmas Cake post - catch up with that HERE.)
Find Martyn here…
Christmas 2016 With London Walks…
On Christmas Day there are TWO London Walks: Walk up an appetite with The Christmas Morning 1660 Walk – meet at 11:00a.m by the big tree in Trafalgar Square
Walk off the pudding with The Christmas Day Charles Dickens Walk – meet by the big tree in Trafalgar Square at 2:00pm
A London Walk costs £10 – £8 concession. To join a London Walk, simply meet your guide at the designated tube station at the appointed time. Details of all London Walks can be found at www.walks.com.
