01/10/2026
We love seeing our neighbourhood celebrated. In a recent Cheapskate London interview, writer and brand consultant emily ash powell shares some of her favourite things about living in De Beauvoir including some of our tenants, Chas Tapp, Sweet Thursday and Spring Rose Café.
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Save this if you’re looking for free and cheap things to do in London ⬇️
We asked De Beauvoir local emily ash powell – writer, brand consultant and author of Hurdling with Emily Ash Powell – to share her guide to getting the most out of London (and De Beauvoir in particular!) on the cheap.
🍕 Local tips: Elite pizza, life-changing courgette fritters and basil aioli at Sweet Thursday
🥛 Bonus points if you’re ever in De Beauvoir and you spot local milkman Barry Hudson on his rounds – he’s been delivering milk in the area for over 40 years!
🥯 Grab yourself a £3 bagel from the hatch outside The De Beauvoir Wholefoods if you’re in the mood for something cheap and easy
🥪 Or pop into Leigh’s for a toastie (it’s Emily’s local hidden gem!)
🫏 Emily’s favourite free thing to do in London is visit Hackney City Farm for a pottery class, some woodworking or to see the animals
🚶🏼♀️And she likes to get out and about when she’s working on her newsletter! Either a walk along Regent’s Canal, a cycle along Upper Street or swimming at London Fields Lido
🚎 Plus, if Emily were Mayor of London, she’d bring back the old Routemaster buses
Emily also writes Hurdling with Emily Ash Powell – a newsletter that looks at how we get over the things that get in our way. It’s amazing and you should absolutely sign-up!
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