Best of Retro London

[Sukanta Jana]

London is a city at the bleeding edge of technology and innovation, however it has kept its love for vintage and retro. London is one of the only big city in the world where you can find every vintage items that you may be looking for, whether it’s a vintage market which is packed with old-school threads, a car-boot sale, a 1950’s themed cocktail party, or the best vintage and retro shop where you can have clothing, furniture, etc. on a cheap deal. We have toured through the city of dreams to make you discover London from a vintage angle.

Perhaps more than anywhere else around the world, London is synonymous to the Afternoon Tea, a tradition that goes back through centuries. In the recent years, there has been an explosion of afternoon tea venues around the capital. You may experience the Afternoon Tea in an unusual way at one of these venues on board of the vintage London BB Routemaster double decker bus, while going through the city’s best sights. You may sip on your lovely cup of tea, accompanied by a wide array of pastries, delicious cakes, and tasty sandwiches. Your uniformed driver will take you around places such as Downing Street, Nelson’s Column, Piccadilly Circus, Marble Arch, The Royal Albert Hall, Hyde Park, Buckingham Palace, St James’s Abbey, Big Ben, London Eye, and many more famous landmarks of London.

You may even discover the retro era of London online, without the need to travel to the capital. BingoExtra.com is one such particular online bingo site which will bring you back to the retro years of the 1950’s, with its pastel coloured layout and user-friendly interface. Everything about Bingo Extra will most probably remind you of the good old days, when life was simpler. Bingo can be considered as one of the favourite traditional games that has been played in England for centuries, and with the advent of online bingo such as Bingo Extra, you can rediscover the fun of playing the popular 90 Ball Bingo, 75 Ball Bingo, and 5 Line Bingo from anywhere using a mobile device. Apart from bingo you can also discover over 100 slot games, roulette games, and table games.

There are numerous vintage shops, thrift warehouses, second-hand boutiques and rockabilly stockists in London where you can discover all the pre-loved fashion of yesteryears. Find the best vintage bargain all around London with shops such as Camden Thrift Store, Dirty Blonde, Episode and Café Vintage in North London; 360 Degrees Vintage, Annie in the Attic, The Emporium, and Leftover in South London; Absolute Vintage, Beyond Retro, Blitz, and East End Thrift Store in East London; Circa, One of a Kind, Rellik, and Retro Woman in West London; while in Central London you may come across shops such as Absolute Vintage at Soho, Vintage Showdown at Leicester Square, Blackout II at Covent Garden, and What The Butler Wore at Southbank.

Whether it’s a cut price antique or just a high-end fashion steal, everyone loves a bargain. And the best bargains can be discovered in the numerous great car-boot sales in London where you may find more than musty old clothes and chipped crockery on offer. Car-boots sale occur in various locations including Wimbledon, Battersea, Holloway, Hounslow, and many other places. You may discover the golden era of London through all these locations that will give you another vision of the ever innovative London.