Calthorpe Community Garden

Camden

Calthorpe is a community garden in Bloomsbury that works as a proper gathering spot when the weather holds. It's the kind of place where locals come to actually know each other, which isn't as common as you'd think in central London. The programming skews social and low-key: beer gardens, picnics, community events. The space has that lived-in quality of somewhere shaped by the people using it rather than designed to impress. You'll find a mixed crowd here, locals looking for an excuse to sit outside without the noise of a bar. It's not a destination venue in the Instagram sense. It's just good outdoor space in an area that doesn't have many of them, and that's worth knowing about.

Nearby venues

• BRIT Kids at Westminster Kingsway College WC1X 8RA
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• The Harrison Pub & Hotel WC1H 8JF
• The Lucas Arms WC1X 8QY
• The Carpenters Arms London
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