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Swiss cottage

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{{dablink|For a specific building in County Tipperary, see Swiss cottage, Cahir}} {{infobox London place| |Place= Swiss Cottage |Borough= London Borough of Camden Camden |Traditional= Middlesex |Constituency= |PostTown= LONDON |PostCode= London NW3 NW3 |DiallingCode= 020 |GridReference= TQ266842 |GLA= Barnet and Camden }} Image:Swiss Cottage 02.jpg left|thumb|The original Swiss Cottage '''Swiss Cottage''' is an area of North-west London in the London Borough of Camden Borough of Camden. The area is named after a Swiss Cottage which in the mid-20th Century was a restaurant called the Cottage Grill. It was originally the dairy of a farmhouse when the area was countryside but was demolished in mid-1960s. Today the name is associated with a Public House built between 1803 and 1804. This opened as "The Swiss Tavern" and is now called ''"Ye Olde Swiss Cottage"''. The building was reconstructed in 1965 in the style of a Swiss chalet or cottage. The road to Finchley in London Borough of Barnet Barnet passes through here and the area is usually referred to as ''Finchley Road'' and has also given that name to the nearby tube station. Local amenities include an Odeon Cinema, Swiss Cottage Central Library, The Hampstead Theatre and assorted shops the length of the Finchley Road. The large Swiss Cottage Leisure Centre is being rebuilt with 2 swimming pools, a gym and climbing wall, due to open Winter 2005/6. Adjoining neighbourhoods include Belsize Park to the East, Hampstead Village to the North East, St John's Wood to the South and West Hampstead and Kilburn to the West. Regent's Park is within walking distance. Local Hotels include a Marriot and Holiday Inn Express. Notable restaurants include Globe (European) and Benihana (Oriental griddle). Swiss Cottage is in the Hampstead and Highgate (UK Parliament constituency) Hampstead and Highgate constituency for which the Member of Parliament MP is Glenda Jackson, as of 2006. Nearest tube stations: *Swiss Cottage tube station (Jubilee Line) *Finchley Road tube station (Jubilee Line and Metropolitan Line) Category:Districts of London Category:Camden see Swiss Cottage

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