Centre Travel

This neighbourhood wine bar sits on a corner of Mountgrove Road where Highbury, Stoke Newington and Finsbury Park collide. But what is a "bothy"?  Those from the Scottish Highlands may know it as a dilapidated hut affording shelter from the wilderness, while the lucky ones from the Isle of Lewis will know it as a semi-legal drinking den.  This particular bothy is almost a mash-up, offering sanctuary in a bit of a no-man's land (with licence to do so). Rare wine takes centre centre stage, with a young, clued -up couple in charge.   The Mountgrove Bothy 90 Mountgrove Rd. NS 2LT Tel:   7359 727 Finsbury Park

"If Irish pubs were churches," Blake's of 'The Hollow' would be the cathedral of them all " - American travel write. Enjoy a drink in the Atrium, a magnificent gothic bar split over two floors. The original Victorian bar remains untouched since 1887. Blake's of the Hollow 6 Church Street, Enniskillen T:   (028) 6632 2143 E:  pat@patrickblakegroup.com