Obviously depends exactly where you live and not to take away from what SE23 needs but a number of the requests can be found in Sydenham all within a few minutes walk of the station:
Well-being health food store - Smallish but very well stocked with allsorts
Billings butchers and fishmongers (I think people were keen on a fishmonger but Waters wasn’t successful?)
Fresh and fruity greengrocer (again I think in another thread perhaps a call for a greengrocer)
in fact the above three are almost all next to each other
Puregym - decent price, pretty clean and machines never full though classes may be if not booked in time
Just thought worth mentioning whilst not in SE23 yet, could pop to SE26 to pick up some stuff alongside Bobs wines as mentioned!
We need a large underpass for the south circular which descends into the hill towards the Horniman museum and only comes up for air beyond the Catford gyratory.
If you’re already travelling for classes, it might be worth looking at the David Lloyd gym in Beckenham. I can drive there in less than 15 minutes from the Perry Vale side of SE23.
In Forest Hill itself I’d definitely like to see an independent Bakery and Greengrocer’s. For eating and drinking out I’d love a Tap Room, good neighborhood restaurant (Perry Vale???) and a nice Tapas place that also does good wine (maybe also to takeaway).
@Pauline told me that she once sold fresh bread from Sugar Mountain. Sadly a green grocer may be frightened off by the failure of Waters on Perry Vale, though I doubt very much demand for fish or fresh produce had much influence on that loss.
I used to sell “Born and Bread” breads, olive sticks, sun dried tomato & oregano, rosemary & seasalt & more before we had any fresh bread around here at weekends…
Gosh that’s 5 years ago, I stopped when we had expert outlets join us.
.Maybe I can look in to an order basis to be picked up on Saturdays or Sundays.
There i was always sourdough too, but I think I,ll leave that off the menu & just see if peeps want to order in speciallity breads?
@Satchers you were always a firm customer, happy to get orders in to cover the loss of a bakery at weekend if s at least 10 people order l:slight_smil
What have you got me into @starman actually happy you mentioned this as I love these breads. And as Nigel Slater states its the best bread in London
Hey @Pauline, I remember when you stocked those breads… infact I was passing by one day with pram in tow (this was about 5 years ago now ) and you had excess stock at the end of the day, you literally pulled me inside and asked if I wanted to take any breads! I did and all the extended family I was visiting enjoyed a rather impromptu feast!
And so it went that my Irish decent mother never stopped raving about and requesting the sourdough (and bonbons- which became a thing!)
I would love to see an indoor play area for children for those bad weather days,that could also host birthday parties etc- something along the lines of gambado would be perfect !
