Swiss Cottage
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Swiss Cottage | |
  Swiss Cottage shown within Greater London |
|
| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| London borough | Camden |
| Ceremonial county | Greater London |
| Region | London |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LONDON |
| Postcode district | NW3, NW6, NW8 |
| Dialling code | 020 |
| Police | Metropolitan |
| Fire | London |
| Ambulance | London |
| European Parliament | London |
| London Assembly | Barnet and Camden |
| List of places: UK • England • London | |
Swiss Cottage is a landmark of north-west London in the London Borough of Camden. The vicinity is commonly referred to after a Swiss Cottage which in the mid-20th Century was a restaurant called the Cottage Grill. It was originally the dairy of a farmhouse when the area was countryside, but was demolished in mid-1960s. Today the name is associated with a Public House built between 1803 and 1804. This opened as "The Swiss Tavern" and is now called "Ye Olde Swiss Cottage" (a pub). However, the pub may have been named after a contemporary opera. The building was reconstructed in 1965 in the style of a Swiss chalet or cottage. The road to Finchley in Barnet is north of here and the area is usually referred to as Finchley Road and has also given that name to the nearby tube station, about 500 metres north of 'Swiss Cottage'.
Local amenities include an Odeon Cinema, Swiss Cottage Central Library, The Hampstead Theatre and assorted shops the length of the Finchley Road. The large Swiss Cottage Leisure Centre reopened in early 2006; after complete redevelopment; and now houses 2 swimming pools, a gym and a climbing wall.
As far as properties in the vicinity are concerned, Swiss Cottage might not be regarded as a locality: it is a former road junction although the side roads are now blocked. Properties would be regarded mostly as either Hampstead or St. John's Wood. However many people who live in Swiss Cottage will refer to their area as Swiss Cottage, especially the occupants of the neighbouring tower blocks. It is common for properties west of the Finchley Road to be regarded as West Hampstead, and those east of the Finchley Road, but west of Merton Rise and south of Eton Avenue as St. John's Wood. Properties between Haverstock Hill, Eton Avenue and Prince Albert Road are technically in Primrose Hill. South of Adelaide Road might be called South Hampstead as far as Queens Grove, and St. John's Wood after that.
St. John's Wood, Belsize Park, South Hampstead, West Hampstead, Swiss Cottage, Hampstead Village, Hampstead Garden Suburb. Child's Hill, Church End, Highgate West, and Fortune Green might be regarded as parts of "Greater Hampstead".
Adjoining neighbourhoods include Hampstead Village to the North East, Chalk Farm and Camden Town to the South East, Belsize Park to the East, St John's Wood to the South and West Hampstead to the West. Regent's Park is within walking distance of Swiss Cottage (about 1.4 km). Local major Hotels include a Marriott Regents Park, Danubius Regents Park and Hampstead Britannia Hotel. There are many smaller hotels in the area. Notable restaurants include Globe (European), Singapore Garden (Singaporean) and Benihana (Japanese). Swiss Cottage is also the location of the Central School of Speech and Drama, performing in the Embassy Theatre.
Swiss Cottage is in the Hampstead and Highgate constituency for which the MP is Glenda Jackson, as of 2006.
Contents |
[edit] Transport
[edit] Nearest tube stations
- Swiss Cottage tube station (Jubilee line)
- Finchley Road tube station (Jubilee and Metropolitan lines)
- St. John's Wood tube station (Jubilee line)
- Warwick Avenue tube station (Bakerloo line)
- Chalk Farm tube station (Northern line)
[edit] Nearest railway stations
- South Hampstead railway station (London Overground Watford DC Line)
- Finchley Road & Frognal railway station (London Overground North London Line)
Buses
13 - Golders Green Station to Aldwych via Finchley Road and Oxford Street
113 - Edgware to Oxford Circus via Finchley Road
82 - North Finchley to Victoria Station via Marble Arch, Park Lane, and Finchley Road
46 - Farringdon Street to Lancaster Gate via King's Cross, Hampstead Village, Maida Vale, and Paddington
31 - Shepherd's Bush Green to Camden Town via Holland Park, Notting Hill Gate, Kilburn and Primrose Hill
C11 - Brent Cross Shopping Centre to Archway via West Hampstead, Belsize Park, and Parliament Hill
268 - Golders Green to Finchley Road via Hampstead Village and Belsize Park
608 - Muswell Hill to terminate at Swiss Cottage via Hampstead Heath
187 - Finchley Road to Central Middlesex Hospital via Maida Vale, Queen's Park, Harlesden, and Park Royal
[edit] External links
|
||||||||||||||||||||
