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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Hampstead

  

Hampstead Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Hampstead

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Hampstead history

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Toponymy

The name comes from the Anglo-Saxon words ham and stede, which means, and is a cognate of, the Modern English “homestead” The name is also known as ham, stede or stede.

To 1900

Early records of Hampstead can be found in a grant by King Ethelred the Unready to the monastery of St. Peter’s at Westminster in AD 986. Hampstead Wells was initially most successful and fashionable, but its popularity declined in the 1800s due to competition with other fashionable London spas. The spa was demolished in 1882, although a water fountain was left behind.

20th century

The average price of a property in Hampstead was £1.5 million in 2018. Cultural attractions in the area include the Freud Museum, Keats House, Kenwood House, Fenton House, the Isokon building, Burgh House and Hampstead Museum.

Hampstead geography / climate

Hampstead became part of the County of London in 1889. In 1899 the Metropolitan Borough of Hampstead was formed. In 1965 the metropolitan borough was abolished and its area merged with Holborn and St Pancras to form Camden.

You can visit Hampstead places with Walkfo Hampstead to hear history at Hampstead’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Hampstead has 525 places to visit in our interactive Hampstead map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Hampstead, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Hampstead places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Hampstead & the surrounding areas.

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525 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Hampstead tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Hampstead

  

Best Hampstead places to visit

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Hampstead has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Hampstead’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Hampstead’s information audio spots:

Paddington Recreation Ground Paddington Recreation Ground is the largest area of parkland in the City of Westminster . It was the first park of its kind in London, having operated since 1888 . Annually, it attracts over 1.5 million users, who visit the Recreation Ground for its green-space value .

Sainsbury’s, Camden Sainsbury’s supermarket, Camden is the first purpose built supermarket to be Grade II listed for its futuristic architecture. It was completed in 1988, on the site of the former Aerated Bread Company Camden Town bakery.

Yorkshire Stingo The Yorkshire Stingo was a public house in Marylebone in the 18th and 19th centuries . It served as a significant landmark just outside central London .

Whittington Stone The Whittington Stone is a monumental stone and statue of a cat at the foot of Highgate Hill, a street in Archway . It marks roughly where it is recounted that a forlorn Dick Whittingon heard Bow Bells ringing from 4+1/2 miles (7.2 km) away .

Market Estate Market Estate is named after the Metropolitan Cattle Market which operated on the site until the 1960s . After slaughter the carcasses of cattle and sheep were sent by underground trains to Smithfield Market to be traded . Three of the six blocks are named after breeds of animal that were traded in the market: Tamworth (pigs), Kerry (cows) and Southdown (sheep)

Metropolitan Cattle Market The Metropolitan Cattle Market (later Caledonian Market) was built by the City of London Corporation and opened in June 1855 . The market was supplementary to the meat market at Smithfield and was established to remove the difficulty of managing live cattle at that latter site .

St Joseph’s Church, Highgate St Joseph’s Church is a parish of the Catholic Church on Highgate Hill, in the Diocese of Westminster, London . It was founded by the Passionist Congregation in 1858 . It is a grade II listed building .

York Terrace York Terrace overlooks the south side of Regent’s Park in Marylebone, City of Westminster, London, England . It is a Grade I listed building and contains Grade II listed buildings .

Rudolf Steiner House Rudolf Steiner House is a Grade 2 listed building near Regent’s Park, London . It is the home of the Anthroposophical Society of Great Britain . It contains a library, bookshop, cafe, theatre, therapy and wellness centre .

Marylebone Gardens Marylebone Gardens or Marybone Gardens was a London pleasure garden in the mid-17th century . It was sited in the grounds of the old manor house of Marylebones . The gardens were frequented from the 17th century to the third quarter of the 18th century.

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