Sights:
- King's Cross station and St. Pancras station lay side by side. Both buildings represent great architecture. For Harry Potter fans, there is platform 9 3/4 close to King's Cross ticket hall, with an appropriate shop selling Potter merchandise.
- On the other side of St. Pancras station is British Library. A huge building that has amazing collection of books and some interesting exhibitions from time to time.
- The Regent's Canal is very beautiful near King's Cross. Just walk north along Caledonian road and take a walk to the canal. There's also a canal museum.
- St. Pancras Churchyard is an old churchyard with an old tombs and a church. The greatest curiosity is the Hardy Tree, a tree which is surrounded by a bunch of tombstones that were moved there out of the way of the midlands main rail. They also host intimate gigs in the church and many good indie folk artists have performed there.
- Scala is a music venue for middle-sized indie acts and big club nights. I've seen acts like Brendan Benson, EMA and Fanfarlo here. Air-conditioning is really strong so you might want to take a scarf with you.
- Lexington is a fantastic venue! Downstairs there is a more traditional pub and upstairs you can catch some small bands and amazing indie DJ nights! Music is pretty loud, so you might want to take earplugs with you. But the atmosphere is fantastic!
Drinking:- The Craft Beer Co. is a nice traditional looking pub with a piano that is sometimes being played really well. They have a huge selection of delicious beers both on tap and in bottles.
- The Joker of Penton Street is an excellent pub with great real ales. The interior is interesting with huge theatre masks and a giant clock. The food is not that great though.
- The Star of Kings is a very pleasant pub in a not that pleasant area close to King's Cross. This belongs to the chain of mostly East London pubs that have great food, excellent craft beer and some gigs and parties from time to time.
- Prince Arthur is a beautiful and cozy pub with wood paneled walls and early 1900's art on the walls. The beer selection is decent even if it's not very experimental in its range. The atmosphere will totally make up for all that.
- This place is a true rarity. Itadaki Zen is a vegan Japanese restaurant. So if you're a vegan but haven't been able to fully enjoy the fantastic Japanese cuisine, this place is your dream come true. All the best things Japanese kitchen has to offer, but it's all vegan!
- Little Georgia brings the delicious food of Georgia to London. The traditional khatchapuri, Georgian cheese bread, is heavenly. There are plenty of vegetarian options available and the aubergine dishes are particularly delicious. The Georgian wine is known world-wide. It's a bit sweet for my taste, but it's still good and goes well with the food. The atmosphere isgreat with communist era posters on the walls.
- Great Nepalese Restaurant right next to Euston Station is a cozy and traditional Nepalese restaurant. The food is quite traditional so you won't find anything crazy in here, but it's still very good.
- If you're really hungry, but don't want to pay that much for your food, Indian Veg has a buffet where you get all you can eat vegetarian Indian food for £6.50. The walls are plastered with pictures about vegetarianism and how meat is bad for you and the environment.
- Camley Street Natural Park is a quite large nature area in the middle of busy King's Cross. It's quite amazing, how you can hide this kind of secluded woodland area in here. This is a good place to be alone with your thoughts and take in the smells of nature. There's also a wooden viewpoint platform, started by the Finnish Institute, where you can mirror the nature and the vibrant urban areas.
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