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Leave London's Portobello Road Market to the tourist mobs and instead go antiquing at the Bermondsey market. (Www.britainonview.com)
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In London, Say Ta-Ta To Touristy Spots  Put that guidebook down and discover off-the-tourist-track London.
Previous Great Britain Travel Stories
Everything but the Dinosaurs: Follow Dorset's Jurassic Coast for Geology and Ocean Views (Post, Jan. 30, 2005)
A Star Trek in England: Long Drive, Good Grub: Ludlow's Michelin-Rated Eats (Post, July 11, 2004)
Horseback Riding In Wales: Castles While You Canter: Time to drop the guidebook and work up a sweat. (Post, March 21, 2004)
Come Together: He thought a trip to the rejuvenated Liverpool might help his teenage son connect with the Beatles -- and their own early challenges. But was it guaranteed to raise a smile? (Post, March 7, 2004)
In England, Tolkien Gestures (Post, Dec. 14, 2003)
Novembers in England: In summer, it's elbow-to-elbow tourists. In fall, it's just you and your wellies. (Post, Nov. 9, 2003)
Wales Castle Captured -- on Film (Post, July 6, 2003)
In England, Wandering Down the Garden Path (Post, Feb. 9, 2003)
In England, King of the Churchills (Post, Nov. 10, 2002)
'And here were forests ancient as the hills': 200 years ago, poets Coleridge and Wordsworth walked and talked their way through England's Somerset countryside. Last month, two fans picked up their trail. (Post, Oct. 27, 2002)
Eateries That Make the Grade in Oxford, England (Post, Sept. 29, 2002)
At Stonehenge, Remedying a 'Disgrace': Plan Would Ease Encroachment on Ancient Treasure (Post, Dec. 3, 2001)
England's Big Harry Deal (Post, Nov. 25, 2001)
Cheltenham: An Elite Retreat (Post, Aug. 19, 2001)
QE2, 2 Cool: They didn't go first class. That wasn't the point. (Post, July 1, 2001)
Tennyson, Anyone? (Post, May 6, 2001)
England's Eden: Dome & Garden: England's Eden Project Is Paradise for Green Thumbs (Post, April 1, 2001)
DETAILS Lake District (Post, March 25, 2001)
Foot-and-Mouth Report: Should You Still Go?: Foot-and-mouth disease has put much of the English countryside off-limits. Or has it? (Post, March 25, 2001)
SHOESTRING EUROPE London (Post, March 4, 2001)
A Damp Fine Town (Post, Feb. 11, 2001; 12:03 PM)
Cheerio, Mon Ami: A Bit of Paris in London's South Kensington (Post, Oct. 22, 2000)
Knee-Deep in Wales: In the Trekking Center of Betws-y-Coed, You Can Be a Stick in the Mud, and Like It (Post, Oct. 15, 2000)
Yeahhhh, Baby!: The London Music Scene, With Tot in Tow (Post, Oct. 8, 2000)
London
A Magical Mystery Tour: Beatles Fans Get Rare Chance to Go Inside Abbey Road (Post, March 24, 2005)
It's Bloomin' London (Post, March 13, 2005)
Postcard From Tom: London: Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema's monthly report from the road. (Post, March 6, 2005)
London War Rooms Add Churchill Museum (Post, Feb. 6, 2005)
London Calling, But at What Price? (Post, Aug. 15, 2004)
More Stories
Scotland
Haggis-Free Zone: The World According to Lady Claire (Post, July 25, 2004)
In Scotland, a Good Reason to Grouse (Post, March 14, 2004)
Taking the High Road: Scotland's otherworldly beauty leads a weary traveler back home (Post, March 9, 2003)
Scotch at the Source: You don't have to be a whisky connoisseur to appreciate the country-house hotels, pastoral villages and old stone distilleries of Scotland's Whisky Trail -- but it helps. (Post, Jan. 26, 2003)
A Toast to Scottish Greens (Post, April 7, 2002)
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