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Newest Review: ... gourmet food, unusual meats and vegetables, and seafood. Then there's the East Street Market in Peckham itself, a colourful street market where you can buy everything from the latest designer gear to bits and pieces for the home, and there's a tea and coffee market at Butlers wharf. South London is an 'arty' part of the capital. There's an art college in Peckham, and ... more

... loads of art galleries. The Tate modern is of course one, although personally I didn?t really rate it - I get more out of looking at local artists work in the smaller galleries. South London at night is buzzing with clubs such as the Ministry of so...more

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Power to Peckham! (2032 words)
by - written on 23/10/01 (Very useful, 217 readings)
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I moved to Peckham in April, and since all I ever hear about it is how dangerous, ugly and miserable an area it is, usually from people who've never even been within two miles of the place, I thought I'd share my more positive experiences of the area with you. When I first began looking for my first property, having been renting for nearly a year, I decided that I wasn't going to be restricted by location, despite well meaning, but, I'm afraid to say, rather snobbish colleagues of mine informing me that location is EVERYTHING. I couldn't afford a shed in the trendier parts of London, and even areas over an hour away from the centre of ... Read the complete review