Hampstead Village

My adventures last night took me on a pub crawl of Hampstead Village. Originally a Saxon Village, it developed rapidly in the 17th century as the wealthy from London moved out of the city to escape the plague and then the Great Fire. It has been known for it's health properties of clean air and water (imagine!) and now - apparently - is the home to the most UK millionaires per capita. Residents currently include Ridley Scott, Boy George and Ewan McGregor...formerly have included Dame Judi Dench, Elizabeth Taylor & Robert Burton, Winston Churchill and Keats. Sites in and around Hampstead are featured in several well-known movies, and the world premiere of Moulin Rouge was held at the village's art-house theater. Quite simply, it a lovely village in the midst of the city.

As my photos are all a bit dark & grainy, follow this link for more on Hampstead Village:
http://thevirtualtourofhampstead.co.uk/hampsteadvillage.htm

One of the many benefits to a pub crawl was meeting several interesting fellow-crawlers from Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and (of course) Britain. Our last pub included a casual game of Trivia Pursuit, resulting in two Americans and a (quite sauced) British grandmother kicking the trivial-tush of the young Brits, Kiwi and South African. Not a bad Saturday night!