26 Things Londoners Miss When They Move Away

    You can't beat the feeling of being in the centre of everything. Even if most of it passes you by.

    Flo Perry
    by Flo Perry

    BuzzFeed Staff, UK

    1. Having a really quite good restaurant, coffee shop, and delicatessen within walking distance from your front door.

    2. Knowing there is always someone brilliant you haven't met yet.

    3. The mix of people.

    4. Knowing there is always a street you haven't walked down, not too far away.

    5. The shopping options.

    6. And having every cuisine in the world as a possibility for dinner.

    7. The fact that midweek drinks are kind of the norm.

    8. Knowing that the night bus is always there to take you home.

    9. Having a little bit of the best of both worlds, because you can kid yourself you're in the countryside on Hampstead Heath.

    10. Taking all the culture on your doorstep for granted.

    11. But if you do fancy getting out of bed on the weekend, there will always be something to do, that you've never done before.

    12. And if you fancy a night out, there is always somewhere where you could have the night of your life.

    13. Your friends from all over all seem to pass through London at some point.

    14. Walking through a crowd of tourists and feeling a bit proud that so many people choose to visit your city every year.

    15. That smug feeling of knowing your way in London, when all the tourists look lost.

    16. But at the same time, you can go to the other side of the city, and feel like you are a tourist.

    17. There being a Chicken Cottage on every corner.

    18. The foxes.

    19. The river.

    20. How easy the tube is.

    21. All the free things to do.

    22. The council gyms being really quite nice.

    23. That feeling of being surrounded by millions of people, and yet still being alone.

    24. Knowing whatever you're interested in, there will be someone in the city who loves your hobby as much as you do.

    25. There is always something new and beautiful to look at, that you never noticed before.

    26. Feeling like you are where it is all happening.