The Riverside Journals - Festivals Issue 38 - FULL | Page 64

Chelsea cannot be overlooked as a hotspot this summer. Yasemen Kaner-White shows you around... Duke of York Square 64 the riverside journals Cealc hythe or ‘a chalky landing place for boats’, has come a long way from a Saxon village to an affluent riverside neighbourhood called Chelsea; my favourite area of London. Although small, in fact the tiniest borough in London and the second smallest district in England, the sheer diversity and quality of its offerings is second to none. If you’re a football fan your association is Chelsea Football Club; a TV addict – it’s the set of ‘Made in Chelsea’, or indeed green fingered – it’s the home of the Chelsea Flower Show, and yet there is so much more to explore...