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Discussion in 'United Kingdom' started by dream cars, Jun 19, 2025.

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  1. dream cars

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    #1 dream cars, Jun 19, 2025
    I’m visiting London in July for the first time.

    not looking do the usual tourist stuff, and looking for a few recommendations for some items on my checklist.

    1. best place to get fish and chips

    2. Looking to pick up a nice felt hat looking for a good hat shop

    3. also looking for a nice billiard hall to play pool one day

    thank you in advance for your recommendations
     
  2. greyboxer

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    #2 greyboxer, Jun 19, 2025
    Welcome: London has quite a few chip shops and covers an area of about 1000 square miles - how about you give an indication of where you are staying first ?
     
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    #3 dream cars, Jun 19, 2025
    We’re staying in Kensington Chelsea area
     
  4. greyboxer

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    #4 greyboxer, Jun 19, 2025
    For a civilised sit-down meal with fish & chips you could try one of the Ivy family (Chelsea or Kensington for example) - there are a few traditional fish & chip takeaways in that area such as at Worlds End in Chelsea - another option is a pub with sit-down fish & chips such as the Britannia in Kensington

    Pool/snooker/billiards could be a challenge in safety but really is outside my knowledge

    Not sure my sartorial expertise extends to felt hats but Peter Jones or Cordings might help
     
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  5. Rene

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    #5 Rene, Jul 7, 2025
    You might already be in London, Mike, but if you're still looking for a hatter's, there's Lock & Co in St James. Oldest hatter in the world and 'by appointment' to the James Bond films, Bond's hats and some of his co-stars.

    Pricey, though.
     

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