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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Swiss Cottage

  

Swiss Cottage Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Swiss Cottage

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Swiss Cottage history

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Toponymy

The Swiss Tavern was built in 1804 in the style of a Swiss chalet on the site of a former tollgate keeper’s cottage. It was later renamed Swiss Inn and Swiss Cottage in the early 20th century.

Urban development

District formed part of the ancient parish of Hampstead. It developed following the Finchley Road Act 1826, which authorised construction of Finchley New Road and Avenue Road. The Swiss Tavern was built at the junction of the new roads. The neighbourhood was redeveloped in 1937 and 1938 with the opening of an Odeon cinema and the Regency Lodge flats.

Swiss Cottage culture & places

Swiss Cottage is a cultural centre within Camden and north-west London. Local amenities include an Odeon IMAX Cinema, Sir Basil Spence’s Grade II-listed library and Hampstead Theatre.

Swiss Cottage geography / climate

Swiss Cottage is located 3.25 miles (5.23 km) north-northwest of Charing Cross. Adjoining neighbourhoods include Hampstead Village to the northeast, Chalk Farm and Camden Town to the southeast, Belsize Park to the east, St John’s Wood to the south and West Hampstead to the west.

You can visit Swiss Cottage places with Walkfo Swiss Cottage to hear history at Swiss Cottage’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Swiss Cottage has 1053 places to visit in our interactive Swiss Cottage 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 Swiss Cottage, 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 Swiss Cottage places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Swiss Cottage & the surrounding areas.

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1053 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Swiss Cottage places to visit

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

Kronenburgerpark The Kronenburgerpark is a park in the center of Nijmegen . It is close to the Central Railway Station and the Lange Hezelstraat . It touches the Parkweg are the remains of the medieval walls with the Kruittoren (powder tower)

Great Pilgrimage The Great Pilgrimage of 1913 was a march in Britain by suffragists campaigning non-violently for women’s suffrage, organised by the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies (NUWSS). Women marched to London from all around England and Wales and 50,000 attended a rally in Hyde Park.

The Long Water The Long Water is a recreational lake in Kensington Gardens, London, England, created in 1730 at the behest of Queen Caroline. The Long Water refers to the long and narrow western half of the lake that is known as the Serpentine. Serpentine Bridge, which marks the boundary between Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens, also marks the Long Water’s eastern boundary. The Long Water and the Serpentine are generally considered to be part of one lake.

Dudley House, London Dudley House is a Grade II* listed house with 44,000 square feet (4,100 m) located at 100 Park Lane in Mayfair, London . It is one of the few surviving aristocratic townhouses in London .

Dunraven Street Dunraven Street is a street in London’s Mayfair district . It was laid out in the 1750s as Norfolk Street and was sometimes known as New Norfolk Street . In 1939, it was renamed after being laid out by London County Council .

Hyde Park Estate Hyde Park Estate is a residential district in the Paddington area of London . It is characterised by a layout of squares and crescents . The area is home to embassies, prestigious businesses and celebrities .

Park Street, Mayfair Park Street is a street in Mayfair, London, England . It is the longest street on the Grosvenor Estate . The longest street is Park Street, the longest on the estate .

Connaught Village Connaught Village is a commercial and residential area just west of Marble Arch . It is owned by the Church Commissioners of England . The couture store of famous shoemaker Jimmy Choo was previously located here . Tony Blair, former leader of the Labour Party, lives in Connaught Square .

Physical Energy (sculpture) Physical Energy is a bronze equestrian statue by English artist George Frederic Watts . Watts was principally a painter, but also worked on sculptures from the 1870s . It was intended to be Watts’s memorial to “unknown worth”

Western Marble Arch Synagogue The Western Marble Arch (WMA) Synagogue is a Jewish place of worship in central London . It is a leading Orthodox Judaism synagogue and offers religious and social activities . The WMA is the result of a merger between the Western and Marble Arch Synagogues .

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