Accessed easily by the Tube from Central London and the above-ground rail (National Rail) from West London, both of us could get to our respective offices in 35 minutes door-to-door. While one can view London as a massive urban jungle, we are both constantly surprised by how quickly we can get around the city. London is surprisingly compact and the Tube is so efficient, that the two-minute interval between trains really does shave heaps of time off travel.
Hopping off Balham station one lands in the middle of Balham High Street lined with trees, cafes, little bars, shops and the Hildreth Street Markets. During the week and over two weekends, we sampled numerous cafes, a pub, shops and the markets on a sunny Saturday morning.
Our first stop (and now our current favourite Balham stop) was The Nightingale café on a sunny Saturday afternoon. We scored a lovely table outside and tucked in a healthy serving of food, coffee and friendly service.
To walk off our meal we explored what Balham had to offer and this is what we found...
We think Geoff will be pretty busy and happy here for the time being.
