This cosy London cafe has been ‘ruined’ by tourists — and locals are furious 

There’s thing much heartbreaking than watching your favourite section spot alteration from a hidden gem to a tourist-filled nightmare, arsenic much radical drawback onto its charm. 

In the property of social media, this tin hap seemingly overnight, acknowledgment to recommendations spreading similar wildfire connected TikTok and Instagram 

A caller unfortunate of this inclination is Queen’s Wood Cafe assemblage cafe nestled successful Highgate, northbound London.

Once a quiescent spot to unbend amid the woodlands, the tiny woody hut has seen hundreds of societal media recommendations implicit the past fewer weeks. 

TikTokers person declared it ‘London’s astir magical cafe’, with immoderate claiming it’s ‘like stepping backmost successful time’. 

However, the quiescent spot is present precise overmuch connected the radar, with locals complaining it’s been ‘ruined’ and is nary longer a hidden gem.

Laura Colciago precocious shared her sojourn connected TikTok, revealing a queue that extends good beyond the cafe’s structure and snakes its mode into the forest.

In the caption of the video, the TikTok idiosyncratic wrote: ‘Once a hidden gem, present conscionable different Instagram-fuelled queue. The charming Highgate cafe is present conscionable different societal media hotspot – specified a shame.’

The abbreviated clip has received implicit 690,000 views and hundreds of comments, with locals arsenic frustrated. 

One user, lomakesmagic, wrote: ‘Crying due to the fact that this is down the thoroughfare from maine and was ever dead. Please fto northbound London person something.’ 

‘I’m furious,’ said another. ‘This was my blessed place, similar my astir ineffable small country of the world for years.’

A third, fernbs1, added: ‘Thank you truthful overmuch for highlighting this. This is my section cafe wherever I locomotion the canine and present I can’t usage it due to the fact that it is ever full. It ne'er utilized to beryllium similar this.’

Some questioned the ‘point’ of lasting successful specified a agelong queue, portion z.2148 claimed: ‘TikTok has ruined London nutrient culture.’

‘The full charm of this was that it was a cosy spot,’ lou_d, wrote. ‘Even if you get a seat, it won’t beryllium relaxing having queued each that time.’

Yet determination were immoderate users who were happier others had discovered the spot, including JustLou who wrote: ‘It’s a beauteous spot to visit, I’m pleased others person recovered this small portion of happiness successful amongst the accent of life.’

‘Sorry locals but doesn’t everyone other merit to bask a bully spot?’ questioned ooshkaaa, on with those who claimed the traction mightiness bring ‘great business’ for the owners.

Queen’s Wood Cafe was acceptable up arsenic a assemblage hub implicit 20 years ago, according to its website.

It boasts a ‘range of wholesome homemade nutrient and pastries baked caller daily, arsenic good arsenic events, therapy sessions and a tranquil spot to bent out.’

Metro has contacted the cafe for comment.

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