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The best things in life are free, and in Camden this includes unique places like Hampstead Heath and the British Musuem. But delve beyond the big names and you'll find all kinds of interesting and unusual galleries, theatres and attractions.

St Pancras Churchyard

St Pancras churchyard

Uncover the grave of Mary Wollstonecraft, the Sir John Soane mausoleum, the Burdett-Coutts Memorial Obelisk and the Hardy Tree at this peaceful green space near King’s Cross.

St Pancras Road
NW1 9NH

Murder at the Magdala

Survey the spot where in 1955 Ruth Ellis, the last women to be hanged in the UK, shot dead her abusive lover outside the Magdala pub. The bullet holes can still be seen in the wall. If that’s all a bit macabre for you, then just enjoy a drink in this quiet pub with friendly service.

2a South Hill Park
NW3 2SB
08721 077 077

Ballet dancers

The Place

Nestled in a quiet street, a stone’s throw from Euston is the UK’s premier centre for contemporary dance. Catch a performance by its resident company, Richard Alston Dance Company, or by students from its own school, or sign up for an expertly taught class or course.

17 Duke's Road
WC1H 9PY
020 7121 1000
www.theplace.org.uk

Love art?

Kentish Town Forum

Anthony Gormley exhibition

Anthony Gormley in Euston

The bustle of Euston may seem an unlikely location for a sculpture by the award winning artist Anthony Gormley, but here you’ll find not one but three. Visit ‘Feel’ at the Wellcome Collection, where a life size sculpture is suspended from the roof in its foyer; ‘Planets’ in the British Library’s piazza, where carved human bodies cling to rocks; and ‘Reflection’ at 350 Euston Road, where a rust coloured figure looks at his twin through a window creating a hologram effect.

British Library
96 Euston Road
NW1 2DB
0870 444 1500

Wellcome Collection
183 Euston Road
NW1 2BE
020 7611 2222

Pirate Castle Club

The Pirate Castle Club

Take the kids to this community boating project where they can learn how to have fun and experience adventures on Regent’s Canal. The charity offers activities on a variety of boats including kayaks, rowing boats, canoes and even two full length narrowboats.

Oval Road
NW1 7EA
020 7267 6605
www.thepiratecastle.org

Camden archive centre

If you want to know the history of a building, discover details about your family’s past or are just interested in the history of a particular area of Camden, this is the place to come. The centre contains around 200,000 items, reflecting local life past and present.

Holborn Library
32-38 Theobalds Road
WC1X 8PA
020 7974 6342
www.camden.gov.uk/localstudies

Gagosian Gallery

Discover some of the best contemporary British and modernist American art at this 1,400 sq metre independent gallery in King’s Cross. Converted from a former garage by architects Caruso St John, exhibited

6-24 Britannia Street
WC1X 9JD
020 7841 9960
www.gagosian.com

Isokon building

The Isokon building

This Grade I listed block of flats in Hampstead is one of the few remaining buildings designed by the architect Wells Coates, who also designed a state-ofthe- art cinema for the Festival of Britain.

Built between 1933 and 1934, famous early residents included Agatha Christie and Marcel Breuer. Now, recently renovated and home to key workers, it has a public gallery displaying reproductions of the original interiors.

Lawn Road
NW3 2XD