Hampstead, London - History & Walking Tour day trip

Curious about Hampstead NW3, the borough of North London near where I live, I researched a little about the history of Hampstead and filmed this short walking tour of the area.

In this video I cover:
- A brief history of Hampstead from around 1698 to the present day, including facts about:
- Hampstead Well, spring water, baths and spa (Well Walk, Well Road, & Flask Walk)
- Burgh House (Dr William Gibbons' former home and also once the home of Rudyard Kipling's daughter Elsie Bambridge. Today it's the Hampstead Museum.
- Whitestone Pond (aka White Stone Pond or Horse pond, near Whitestone Walk)
- The Admiral's House on Admiral's Walk (inspiration to PL Travers' Mary Poppins story featuring the eccentric Admiral Boom)
- Poet, John Keats' connection to Hampstead including his home on Well Walk and later in Wentworth Place on Keats Grove, which is today the Keats House Museum and Branch Library.
- Painter and Artist John Constable's connection to Hampstead and his home at number 40 on Wells Walk
- A few other famous people throughout history who have lived in Hampstead
- A few more recent celebrities who have been said to have connections with Hampstead
- My favourite places in Hampstead including the crepes from Hampstead Creperie ("La Crêperie de Hampstead"), the shops, Hampstead Heath, the swimming ponds in the Heat, Parliament Hill and the cute side streets that are often decorated with pretty bunting.

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Sights shown but not talked about include:
- Jack Straw's Castle
- The Fenton House area
- Hampstead tube train station
- Hampstead Heath High Street and its overground train station
- Winnington Road

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This video may be of interest to you if you are looking for ideas for London walks, for day trips from London, activities in London, London walking tours, London day trips, or even just to get to know the houses in Hampstead and the general feel of the area.

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Thank you to the following for use of their Music and Soud Effects:

Sunburst by Tobu & Itro
courtesy of NCS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lXBHD5C8do

Baroque Coffee by Doug Maxwell
& Media Right Productions

Candyland by Tobu
courtesy of NCS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIrCDAV3EgI

Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 by Liszt
courtesy of the Youtube Audio Library

Panda by Itro
courtesy of NCS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkKjZz2vpy4

Waltz of the Flowers by Tchaikovsky
courtesy of the Youtube Audio Library

Wigs by Riot

Crimson Fly by Huma-Huma

Life of Riley by Kevin MacLeod
courtesy of incompetech.com

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Sound Effects courtesy of soundbible.com, featuring:
- Cha ching by Muska666
- Cannon
- Small Crowd by Mike Koenig

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