The house evokes vast Victorian splendour, with unexpected contemporary touches, such as stripy walls and the cleanest ceramics studio known to man. The host, Christopher is creative and interesting and resolved any issues quickly. The local area is populated with exotic folk and a plethora of cheap and delicious eateries; I can recommend “Kebab Daddy” and also the local pizza place where you can get it by the slice. I suggest using Wood Green tube station for your travel hub. If you want a mini adventure, try doing the Parklands Walk, a secret wooded trail that snakes from Alexandra Palace Park to Finsbury Park, and look out for graffiti art and the legendary Spriggan sculpture, which leaps out from the disused railway arches along the way, and inspired Stephen Kings formative horror writing in the the early 1980’s.