With the house in Woodbridge rented out, we moved to London to “take the sting out of work” and properly “do” London. We chose Paddington by the canal and Little Venice as it just felt like the perfect spot; close to the station for my regular commute out of London, central enough to be walkable to anywhere within reason and a perfect balance of being in a huge city whilst feeling as if we were in a village.
We moved into a cracking flat 2B on 2nd July 2018; a date that will remain etched. Westbourne Terrace Road in Westminster borough is wedged between Little Venice and the Westway and is a road of slightly neglected, from the outside at least, Georgian style buildings. Our one bed first floor flat was modest but with high ceilings, open plan layout and big windows that opened fully up, it felt very spacious, light and airy. We even had a small “balcony” outside the galley kitchen… actually it was the roof of the porch but who’s counting?
Things worked out swimmingly. We found a lovely local pub – The Warwick Castle – with a great mix of locals from all walks of life, perched in the middle of Little Venice. Formosa Street offered a great little village with small independent shops, restaurants and bars. Five minutes walk from the flat was Warwick Avenue tube statin and ten minutes was Paddington tube and mainline. We had permit parking on the street outside which was just amazing and London with all its beautiful parks and things to see and do offered the perfect summer playground.
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