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Went there for a drink must have been about 7 or so years ago, lovely building but the bar and the whole place lacked atmosphere, funnily enough just last week we were coming back from a walk in the woods and wanted to go for a drink before heading home, neither of us faniced the Dog and Duck (aka crown and greyhound) so I suggested Belair House but my other half said It'd probably be packed out due to it being Mothering Sunday. Which brings me the fact that on one of the posts here it shows they are advertising for an event on Mothering Sunday for end of May-which is the date its celebrated in Europe and the US I believe...odd. I'm saddened to learn its gone to **** It would be lovely if it was a nice cafe/bar not too fancy but with character.

@Jellybeanz Food poisioning can take 4 hours or so for the symptoms to become apparent. you mention and I quote "This incident was most defintely the ice-cream or the person serving it having dirty hands or gloves" I think that is a sweeping assumption again pointing blame at the cafe. Kids and adults can be violently sick out of the blue for any number of reasons..I've had situations where I have eaten the same as my partner prepared in our own home and then been sick once only-he was ok and after I'd been sick I felt fine. I feel you're very quick to point the finger at a local establishment frequented by many with a good hygene rating. To mention the other thread where you slated a local buisness because you and your child disliked their vegan hot chocolate (or something like that...)..It was'nt to you or your childs taste-fine don't blame the establishment. I'm fussy about coffee and matcha latte some places do coffee I enjoy and ditto Matcha latte-I would not post on a public forum that XXXX's matcha is rubbish because someone else may favour it. one mans meat is another mans poison as they say and my personal taste does not give me good reason to slate a local buisness (except in the case of a certain chain 'on the lordship' which is frankly all round pretty meh.

There are a great many bugs around at the moment.

I used to go to Dulwich Podiatry but did'nt think they were that good and very expensive I have been going to SE23 Podiatry for about 5 years really fantastic knowledgable team and fairly priced https://www.se23podiatry.co.uk/ the P4 bus stops opposite. I cannot reccomed them enough their head podiatrist even went in on a day when they were closed when I had a very sore toe

That is SO naff!! I never go there but still.... It almost makes me want to turn up dressed like 'Honey G' in full on shell suit look accesorised with a hard hat and a pair of paint spattered workboots just in order for this to 'sedate' 65year old to tell them they need to get a grip or move to Orpington when they tell me I'm not 'suitably attired' and therefore cannot enter their establishment.

@DiD yes I have same issue having been a member for 10 years the refurb ruined my enjoyment of the gym and felt much more geared towards a macho or more heavy lifting clientele. Also the large reduction in the number of Xtrainers and having to wait to get on a machine made me look into other options-the 38% rise is crazy-10% would be palatable but 38% for substandard quality machines and classes that are impossible to book is a joke. I'm 65 and I've opted for a Gym called Energie in Forest Hill near Sainsburys. What sold me was that it was inexpensive, clean, packed with decent equipment and the staff are really helpful and give a good induction and are on hand to help if help is needed. Its not luxury I dont like the grey interior but having tried it with a neighbour a couple of times decided to join. The clientele is very mixed and I've seen quite a few older women (older than me!) training there. I would'nt classify it as a 'gym suitable for older women' but its definately very inclusive and I got no hard sell from them which I felt I got in Fit for.

@Sue You are Correct about the 12 going to Notting Hill-In fact in Ran through to Shepherds Bush. I used to get the 12 bus from Bayswater Road/Lancaster Gate to my college in Shepherds bush when I started college there in 1977. @jazzer We've lived in this area for 14 years and the 176 had already stopped running to Oxford Circus when we moved here. @Penguin68 I totally agree- added to which due to the long gaps between busses there are often no seats available when one does turn up.

Personally I wish the 176 stopped in Oxford Circus like it used to. I know we have the 12 but it would be great to have 2 busses to W1 especially when the train service is rubbish

I avoid daytime at weekends lots of families and children but kids in the evenings? We often go with our neighbours and we are all 50+..

@Azalea Sylvan post is the same,,and pretty busy. Same interior still serves food nothing has changed.

I actually LIKE the Bird In Hand-mainly because its not been gentrified and has nice staff. A lot of locals go there and its not pretentious they even let some elderly people that used to frequent Weatherspoons sit and drink pots of tea, read papers bring their own buiscuits and just hang out. Its a real 'local' and I just wish it was busier.

More food and drink places? mind you..prefrable to a nail bar facial asthetics or estate agent I guess.

perhaps suggest the council put a fence around the tree then? And a sign saying do not climb'? Its a beautiful tree not a climbing frame I'm sure more people get pleasure just seeing it than the amount of children who climb it. there are great climbing frames outside for children specifically designed for the purpose like the one in the playground by Goose green. I'm not anti kids, I just think trees are living things and should'nt be looked upon as playgrounds.