Tube: Archway is on the northern line, high barnet branch, make sure you take this extension instead of Edgware. Bus: routes 41,N41,134,390,43,17,C11,4,W5 all serve Archway and the surrounding area. Rail- Upper Holloway, on Holloway road, is a station on the 'Silverlink' overground service.
'''Kenwood:'''A beautiful stately home, now containing an art collection and beautiful grounds, including a lovely lake vista complete with pretend bridge folly. Amazing amazing food in the lovely walled garden cafe, excellent Marine Ices ice-cream, a little garden shop and access to Hampstead Heath.
'''Hampstead Heath:''' Parliament Hill is a fifteen minute walk, or five minute bus ride on the C11, from Archway station.
'''Waterlow Park:''' A secret jewel of a park. Beautiful landscaped grounds - hills, mature trees, lakes, a walled garden, visitor's centre, cafe, tennis courts, and children's playgrounds.
'''Map''': trendy gift shop on Junction Road with cool products. Much too nice to be in Archway!
A few minutes walk from Archway station up Highgate Hill will lead you to Highgate, the upmarket end of Archway. There are a selection of nice cafes, restaurants and pubs to choose from, including Strada.
Swain's Lane, five to ten minutes walk from Archway station just near Hampstead Heath, has a few nice places to eat. '''Kalendar''' stands out as a bohemian deli/cafe with beautiful if not cheap food. Excellent for brunch/long weekend lunches.Chunky rustic furniture, specials on blackboards, free newspapers. Quite child friendly.
Coming out of the tube station you'll see two kebab houses on Junction Road, neither of which are anything special, but rather comically one carries the slogan "Best kebabs in UK" while the other says "Best kebab in world". These are not to believed, and depending on how late it is, you'd probably be better off looking for one of the following:
May find other interesting little restaurants down Holloway Road.
The Hideaway: nice pub/bar 5 minutes down Junction Road. Good pizzas and cheap Happy Hour drinks. Bar staff can be a bit grumpy.