Camden Lock Market

You'll know you've arrived when the canal-side crowds get thick and the smell of fried food mingles with patchouli. Camden Lock isn't one market—it's several markets stacked on top of each other, each with its own personality. The main drag pulls in the obvious stuff: tourist tat, mass-produced band tees, leather everywhere. But push deeper into the backstreets and you'll find serious vintage dealers, independent designers actually worth your time, and record stalls where someone's inevitably haggling over a first pressing. Come hungry. The food stalls are genuinely good—proper Thai, Korean, wood-fired pizza—not your standard festival fare.