Going local in Deptford, UK?

The Ben Pimlott building, Goldsmiths College / Photo by Andy Roberts (Flickr)

It seems the world at large isn’t ready for trips to all corners of London’s South East. Benji Lanyado caused quite a storm following his latest New York Times piece titled ‘In London, New Cross and Deptford Attract the Hip‘, which tipped visiting the area.

• The Mail: ‘You gotta be kidding: New York Times tells U.S. tourists they MUST go to ‘Wild West’ Deptford‘
• The Mirror: ‘Travel writers send American tourists to London’s rundown Deptford‘
• The Telegraph ‘Deptford residents baffled by New York Times travel recommendation‘

These UK newspapers were all up in arms at the idea. “When the article says the area has ‘an edge’, the first thought of many was that it meant a knife edge,” said the ever-one-sided Mail.

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