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Local area guide

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Local area guide

Local area guide

Life around Edenwood House

New to Cricklewood? Start here. Below you'll find how long it takes to get anywhere, what's within a short walk of the front door, and the places our team actually sends people: entertainment, shopping, recreation and restaurants.

Edenwood House 194-196 Cricklewood Broadway
Cricklewood, London NW2 3BN
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Getting around

  • Cricklewood station (Thameslink) is a short walk away, with direct trains to St Pancras International in under 15 minutes.
  • Local buses along Cricklewood Broadway connect to Kilburn, Willesden Green and Brent Cross West for the Jubilee and Northern line Underground.
  • Everything below is grouped by area and colour-coded so you can see at a glance what's nearby.
Cricklewood Camden Kentish Town Wembley Park Brent X White City St John's Wood Hendon Kings Cross Swiss Cottage Farringdon Kings Cross

Styled after the classic Underground diagram, a mood rather than a map.

Journey times

Cricklewood station is a seven-minute walk. Central London is a stop or two after that.

Thameslink runs straight through the West End and the City without a change, so most commutes are one train. Typical off-peak times, door to platform not included.

7 minCricklewood stationOn foot
13 minSt Pancras InternationalThameslink, direct
17 minFarringdonThameslink, direct
22 minLondon BridgeThameslink, direct
15 minBrent Cross WestBus along the Broadway
25 minCamden TownBus 189 or 32

Times are indicative and vary by time of day. Check Citymapper or TfL for live journeys.

Everyday essentials

The things you need most weeks are the closest things to your door.

Groceries, a pharmacy, a gym, a green space and a GP, all within a short walk of the Broadway, so you're not planning a trip for a pint of milk.

2 minSupermarketSainsbury's Local and Tesco Express on Cricklewood Broadway, with a full-line Waitrose opening in the building in autumn 2026.
3 minPharmacyTwo independent pharmacies on the Broadway, both open Saturdays.
6 minGym and poolCricklewood Leisure Centre, plus a 24-hour gym at Staples Corner.
10 minGreen spaceGladstone Park for the hill and the views; Hampstead Heath is 15 minutes on the bus.
5 minGP and dentistSeveral NHS practices within a few streets. Worth registering in your first week.
4 minPost and parcelsCricklewood Post Office on the Broadway. Parcels can also come to the front desk.
Out and about

Where we'd send a friend on their first weekend here

Filter by what you're after. Everything below is reachable on foot, by local bus, tube or Thameslink, and every card links to the venue's own site.

Ready to see it for yourself?

+44 20 3996 9927
194-196 Cricklewood Broadway, Cricklewood, London NW2 3BN
Mon-Fri, 9am-5:30pm