| Rocklands - A
wealth of places to visit and see, plus unique, original and affordable shopping. Deptford
High Street was one of the ten things you had to see in London (along with Buckingham
Palace etc) due to it's georgian buildings of family businesses. Nu-X's mutoid punk shops
and Greenwich's beautiful views all add For a one stop network shop and communication
without complication Rocklands
Tourist Board recommends Autonomy - (speedy connection) internet access @ 50p an hour, friendly and
helpful service, relaxed atmosphere also scanning, printing, colour/bw photocoping,
faxing, stationery, top-up cards, web design, printing, typing services and computer
repairs (all manner of laptops wanted). Your home from home office from office.
10am-10pm Mon-Fri * 10am-8pm
Sat * 12pm-6pm Sun.
46 Deptford Broadway, SE8 - t:020 894 2357 info@autonomyuk.com
Places Of Interest galore..
The area is packed with murals, unique
crazy n creative drinking/eating/shopping places, historic buildings, architecture, parks
and special areas. Deptford Creek and Deptford Bridge, mentioned in The Canterbury Tales
and the scene of some of history’s most vital events. The first Africans that forded
the creek at Deptford would have been serving with the Roman army.
St Paul’s (meet for peace at 6.50pm on Sundays, the church houses the famous Crypt
venue underneath) and St Nick’s (pirate history with skull and crossboned entrance!)
in Deptford for instance.
Help raise funds for St.Paul's! St.
Paul's Peace Candle is mounted on the churchyard railings on the High Street of Deptford
Fun City and has become a permanent symbol of our hope and prayers for Peace, Justice and
Reconciliation. Join us in praying for peace at about 18:50 UK time each and every Sunday
evening, when the candle is renewed. www.paulsdeptford.org.uk
Thames the
longest river in Britain
Lit up at night, The Thames is
ideal for a boat ride, perhaps to Rocklands and back, in the evening. (dead romantic). The
river boat service (cheap and missed) got to Hammersmith etc easily...
There should be a river stop
at Deptford (you can walk into The Thames if you go past St. Nick’s Church - or you
could, there’s posh housing round there now and they’ve already destroyed the
walk to Greenwich that looked like out of a Hovis ad).
There are lots of parks and green spaces in
the area for children of all ages (i.e. 0-100) to chill out and play in and loads of
places to visit for Retail Therapy.
Relative sanity
in the 21st century
Deptford and Nu-X are welcome
relics of the 20th century. Each retail or food outlet is completely unique and there is a
very laid back and relaxed atmosphere. All manner of bargains and surprises are to be
found. Deptford and New Cross are refreshing for their lack of overpriced caffeine and
lard eatery-clones
Deptford Market (a pure essential oils stall is
among many reasons to visit, bands can get t-shirts to print on as merchandise for £1
each too) and Car Boot section on Saturdays (also Wednesdays and Fridays) on Douglas Way off the High Street. Greenwich
Markets on Sundays (although the fingers of establishment tourism mean higher prices, some
51st state cloneries and the knocking down of the best chips in Britain and a treasure of
a French restaurant to shove up yet more buildings that real people can’t live in).
Greenwich is already a bit like Camden-on-Sea on Sundays sometimes anyway.
Then there’s the East West Supermarket on New
Cross Road, Johnny’s DIY service, the Noodle Bar by Deptford Bridge, the car boot
part of the market, Wavelengths swimming pool/library/fitness centre, Albany Empire,
Goldsmiths Tavern, The Paradise Bar, Fordham Park, the Coffee Shop on New Cross Road,
Prangsta - tones more and lots of walks in the area. There’s something for everyone.
Rather than the usual franchises.
Some alternative culture shops to the area like Apple Mac, Sanrio, more record shops to
cater for all kinds of tastes. These places would definitely attract friends to travel
from all over. Instead of just making over-huge profits though, how about ploughing some
back into the locality, sharing the joy...
If we must have an
eatery that is also a franchise, then how about The Stockpot. There should be one at every
major train station!. The food is un-nasty, edible, has real vegetables and a nice and
fork. I may be a peasant, but I know that junk IS junk. I’d rather not eat it unless
starving and choiceless. There are many such eateries locally, thankfully. |
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