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America’s sweetheart fell in love with England (and an Englishman, actor Joe Alwyn, from whom she later separated) eight years ago.
His enduring affection for Britain continues and, as the UK leg of his Eras Tour draws to a close, here’s where you can follow in his footsteps.
Made to measure in London
Swift’s song London Boy suggests the singer is in Highgate in the morning, Camden Town and Shoreditch in the afternoon and Brixton at night. I’ll save you the taxi fare and reveal her favourite spots in the capital.
First up is the Savoy Hotel, overlooking the Thames in the Strand, which featured in the End Game video with Ed Sheeran. There she occupies the Royal Suite, which costs more than £17,000 a night.
America’s sweetheart Taylor Swift, pictured here on her Eras Tour, fell in love with England eight years ago. Her biographer has revealed the star’s favourite UK haunts.
The next restaurant, a little more affordable for Swift’s pilgrims, is the Kentish Delight kebab shop at 381 Kentish Town Road. This restaurant also appeared in “End Game,” and Swift remains a customer.
She and her entourage recently spent around £100 on ordering 15 kebabs to the delight of owner Ahmed Khan, who commented: “We get lots and lots of orders from Taylor Swift.” Lucky them!
There’s also the Black Dog pub in Vauxhall, at 112 Vauxhall Walk, where you might come across a trail of friendship bracelets left by fans. The pub is named after their song Black Dog from their album The Tortured Poets Department.
Swift also loves pubs with literary themes, and she and Alwyn used to be regulars at The Spaniards Inn pub in Hampstead, near her now famous “house on the moor”. John Keats is said to have written Ode to a Nightingale in that pub.
Swift and her ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn were regulars at the Spaniards Inn in Hampstead (pictured above), which dates back to 1585.
Taylor loves shopping and often visits Liberty on Regent Street (pictured).
The Spaniards Inn dates back to 1585, while The Flask in Highgate, another favourite, is almost as historic, having opened in 1663 and said to have been Lord Byron’s hangout.
Taylor also loves shopping, enjoying Liberty on Regent Street and reportedly spending a staggering £30,000 in a single day at Instagram-famous antiques store Alice’s on Portobello Road.
Where to stay: Double rooms at The Savoy from £764 (en.fairmont.com); doubles at the Bull & Last pub near Hampstead Heath and the Kentish Delight kebab shop from £165 (thebullandlast.co.uk).
Lakes for swifts
This image shows Buttermere in the Lake District. Swift mentions that she went for a swim in a cliff-top pool near this tranquil spot in her 2020 song The Lakes
Swift was first introduced to the region by her then-boyfriend and One Direction singer Harry Styles in 2012. They visited Bowness on her 23rd birthday and even went to Beatrix Potter World to follow in the footsteps of the Peter Rabbit author.
While their relationship failed, Taylor returned again after turning 30 and later referenced the location in her 2020 song The Lakes, where she mentioned the peaks around Windermere as a “perfect place to cry” on her 2020 album Folklore.
He also mentioned that he was going to swim in a cliff-top pool with his “muse”. This is probably the famous Buttermere infinity pool in the Western Lakes.
Swift referred to the Lake District’s association with John Keats and William Wordsworth in her documentary, Long Pond Studio Sessions.
Where to stay: Double rooms at Buttermere Court Hotel from £125 (buttermerecourthotel.es).
Cotswolds Haven
Swift reportedly likes to visit the Fleece Inn (pictured above) in Bretforton, Worcestershire
The singer is known to enjoy the exclusive members’ club Soho Farmhouse, a haven for creatives and celebrities near Chipping Norton. Taylor is a fan of the cottages set among wildflower meadows on the 100-acre estate. Membership costs around £2,250 a year and only members can book rooms.
He also likes the Fleece Inn, in Bretforton, three miles from Evesham. Its atmospheric, beamed rooms are said to be the home of a ghost.
Outdoors, astronomy enthusiast Taylor might have climbed Cleeve Hill to gaze at the stars in the dark. Or there is the Neolithic version of Stonehenge in the Cotswolds: the Neolithic Rollright Stones.
Where to stay: Double rooms at The Fleece Inn from £110 B&B (thefleeceinn.co.uk).