A Visit to London

                        Petersham Nurseries, Richmond

                         Bailey's Home + Garden, Herefordshire

I've just come back from a week in London and have had so many requests for my favorite places, I've decided to post it !

My  London  List:

Breakfast/Brunch at THE WOLSLEY

PORTOBELLO ROAD antiquing on Saturday

NOTTING HILL  area wandering

DOVER STREET MARKET - ROSE CAFE for light lunch tea

BOND STREET shops/ galleries

EGG - inspirational shop on Kinnerton Street

MARGARET HOWELL- classic English clothes with an edge

COS (new favorite black clothes shop!)

TATE MODERN- Gerhard Richter show + great art bookshop

DESIGN MUSEUM - Butlers Wharf
SIR JOHN SOANE MUSEUM- a step into the past, amazing house of 18th c architect + his obsessions

BEN PENTREITH - unique English home accessories
PERSEPHONE - classic women's books in beautiful bindings

DAYLESFORD shop - today's style organic food, cafe + home goods  (Notting Hill or Pimlico)

THE ORANGE - chic new gastropub on Pimlico Road

PIMLICO ROAD- home/antiques shops

LIBERTY'S - the original London department store

WHITE COMPANY  - all white bed/bath/at home wear/childrens' clothes

FEW + FAR -  artisanal home accessories/jewelry/fashion

VICTORIA + ALBERT MUSEUM - rich with decorative arts exhibits, new food galleries/restaurants

V+ A READING ROOMS - great  new bookshop cafe

STAR OF INDIA - the best Indian food...try the coconut nan + string beans with cashews

CABBAGES + ROSES - quintessential English country house fabrics/ fashion/ soft home accessories

COLUMBIA ROAD - flower market, antique shops, HUMMINGBIRD BAKERY for cupcakes + ANGELA FLANDERS for custom fragrances

LABOR + WAIT - traditional household goods.

AESOP'S - bath and beauty products boutique

STORY- romantic and rustic setting with the best pizzas

ALBION - cool grocery and restaurant

If you have access to a car for an afternoon:

PETERSHAM NURSERIES for the best garden accessories and lunch in their garden setting

Train accessible:

DULWICH PICTURE GALLERIES - the first art museum, designed by Sir John Soane 

GREENWICH - Maritime Museum and a stroll through this 18th century setting

KEW GARDENS- the most magical greenhouse

Favorite Day trips:

BAILEY'S HOME AND GARDEN in Herefordshire

BATH for a Georgian architecture experience and a visit to Jane Austen's world

OXFORD - train to the Ashmolean + Pitt Rivers Museums and a pub to settle into