King's Square

Back to King's Square. I’ve already written a little before about this area that I walk through to and from work every day. King's Square is very typical of London living. It’s an area covering the size of a few square blocks and is comprised of several high-rise apartment buildings (called ‘tower blocks’) surrounding a nice park that is full of lush green trees and wide open grassy areas, loads of benches (I go here often on warmer days to eat my sandwich at lunch), a playground for kids, and even a separate water park full of in-ground sprinklers for kids to enjoy during the hotter months. There’s a church outside the park and next to it a square of shops that mirrors most British high streets. Here you’ll find a pub, a German delicatessen, an off-licence (selling alcoholic beverages) and mini market, a newsagents, a sandwich bar, a betting shop, a hairdressers, a bakery, a laundromat, and a fish restaurant (selling fish & chips too of course). All of the must-have conveniences for most Brits.

All across London you’ll find hundreds of these little mini-communities. But it’s the park within the community that I find so impressive. The perfect place for residents and non-residents alike to escape from the busy hustle and bustle of city life all around.