Guidebook for London

Joel
Guidebook for London

Sightseeing

Amazing flower market. Great people watching.
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Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia Road
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Amazing flower market. Great people watching.
Go on Saturday for the great food market and take in the local culture.
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Broadway Market
Broadway Market
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Go on Saturday for the great food market and take in the local culture.
Lovely park to spend a summer day in.
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Haggerston Park
Yorkton Street
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Lovely park to spend a summer day in.
Another lovely park to lie out in and people watch. The outdoor lido is also worth a visit for a swim.
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London Fields
London Fields West Side
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Another lovely park to lie out in and people watch. The outdoor lido is also worth a visit for a swim.

Drinks & Nightlife

The Old Street and Shoreditch High Street areas are one London's most exciting spots for night life.
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Shoreditch High Street
Shoreditch High Street
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The Old Street and Shoreditch High Street areas are one London's most exciting spots for night life.
The Old Street and Shoreditch High Street areas are one London's most exciting spots for night life.
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Old Street
Old Street
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The Old Street and Shoreditch High Street areas are one London's most exciting spots for night life.
Great local pub with good atmosphere.
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Marksman Public House
254 Hackney Rd
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Great local pub with good atmosphere.
Stylish wine bar with nice nibbles.
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Sager + Wilde Wine Bar
193 Hackney Rd
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Stylish wine bar with nice nibbles.
Nice pub with great old wall tiles. Jack the Ripper is said to have frequented this one back in the day!
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The Ten Bells
84 Commercial St
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Nice pub with great old wall tiles. Jack the Ripper is said to have frequented this one back in the day!
Haggerston is a an up and coming area for bars and restaurants. The Haggerston and Passing Clouds are two of the best loved venues.
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The Haggerston
438 Kingsland Rd
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Haggerston is a an up and coming area for bars and restaurants. The Haggerston and Passing Clouds are two of the best loved venues.
Haggerston is a an up and coming area for bars and restaurants. The Haggerston and Passing Clouds are two of the best loved venues.
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Passing Clouds
1 Richmond Road
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Haggerston is a an up and coming area for bars and restaurants. The Haggerston and Passing Clouds are two of the best loved venues.
The Dove is a bit of an institution in the East End. Great pub both indoors and outside on the many street side tables.
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The Dove
24-28 Broadway Market
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The Dove is a bit of an institution in the East End. Great pub both indoors and outside on the many street side tables.
The ultimate Shoreditch hipster pub. A real institution.
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The George and Dragon
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The ultimate Shoreditch hipster pub. A real institution.
One of the best cocktails bars in London. Exquisitely designed and full of gorgeous antiques. Drinks are off this planet and they even do 'virgins' if you have an early morning flight to catch!
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Loungelover
1 Whitby Street
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One of the best cocktails bars in London. Exquisitely designed and full of gorgeous antiques. Drinks are off this planet and they even do 'virgins' if you have an early morning flight to catch!
Local gathering point for hipster elite. Fun in the warmer months with crowds spilling out onto lovely Redchurch st. and a large beer garden in back. Stop by. Only 'round the corner from the house!
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The Owl & Pussycat
34 Redchurch St
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Local gathering point for hipster elite. Fun in the warmer months with crowds spilling out onto lovely Redchurch st. and a large beer garden in back. Stop by. Only 'round the corner from the house!

Arts & Culture

Whitechapel Gallery is one of London's best gallery's for contemporary art.
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Whitechapel Gallery
77-82 Whitechapel High St
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Whitechapel Gallery is one of London's best gallery's for contemporary art.
The Geffrye Museum exhibits London interiors through the ages and has beautiful outdoor gardens.
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Museum of the Home
136 Kingsland Road
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The Geffrye Museum exhibits London interiors through the ages and has beautiful outdoor gardens.
Good local cinema for both art house and hollywood films.
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Rich Mix
35-47 Bethnal Green Rd
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Good local cinema for both art house and hollywood films.
Lots of interesting commercial art galleries on Vyner Street. Check it out on a Thursday night when all the openings are on. The street is full of art lovers drinking wine!
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Vyner Street
Vyner Street
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Lots of interesting commercial art galleries on Vyner Street. Check it out on a Thursday night when all the openings are on. The street is full of art lovers drinking wine!
Great art deco style art house cinema.
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Rio Cinema
107 Kingsland High Street
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Great art deco style art house cinema.
Cafe OTO is at the heart of Dalston's vibrant cultural scene. Good place to see a concert, have a coffee or eat some nice Persian food.
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Cafe OTO
18-22 Ashwin Street
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Cafe OTO is at the heart of Dalston's vibrant cultural scene. Good place to see a concert, have a coffee or eat some nice Persian food.
The Arcola Theatre is famous for innovative productions. Definitely worth checking out what's on.
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Arcola Bar
24 Ashwin St
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The Arcola Theatre is famous for innovative productions. Definitely worth checking out what's on.
ANDOR is a Contemporary Art Gallery literally just round the corner! Andor occupies a converted warehouse within a Grade II listed building. Watch out for fun openings which spill out into the street
ANDOR
20 Rosina St
ANDOR is a Contemporary Art Gallery literally just round the corner! Andor occupies a converted warehouse within a Grade II listed building. Watch out for fun openings which spill out into the street
Still one of the most impressive art spaces in London. Permanent collection is FREE! Easily accessible from house. 20 mins on bus or take overground from Hoxton station & switch to Jubilee line.
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Tate Modern
Bankside
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Still one of the most impressive art spaces in London. Permanent collection is FREE! Easily accessible from house. 20 mins on bus or take overground from Hoxton station & switch to Jubilee line.
Great gallery showcasing the work of younger artists with an excellent gastro pub below. Fantastic for a classic English Sunday Roast!
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The Plough at Swan Wharf
60 Dace Rd
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Great gallery showcasing the work of younger artists with an excellent gastro pub below. Fantastic for a classic English Sunday Roast!
Great contemporary art gallery. Herald Street has a few well regarded commercial galleries.
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Maureen Paley
60 Three Colts Ln
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Great contemporary art gallery. Herald Street has a few well regarded commercial galleries.
Good contemporary art gallery. Herald Street has a few well regarded commercial galleries.
Herald St
2 Herald St
Good contemporary art gallery. Herald Street has a few well regarded commercial galleries.
Home to many design studies and several commercial art galleries including Hales Gallery.
The Tea Building
Shoreditch High Street
Home to many design studies and several commercial art galleries including Hales Gallery.
Gallery showcasing young artists' work.
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Hales Gallery
7 Bethnal Green Rd
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Gallery showcasing young artists' work.
Fantastic museum full of treasures for the wee ones while you stay with us - vintage, toys, games and children's furniture. Also lots of interest for parents too!
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V&A:s museum för barn
Cambridge Heath Road
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Fantastic museum full of treasures for the wee ones while you stay with us - vintage, toys, games and children's furniture. Also lots of interest for parents too!
Fantastic gallery and beautiful space. Always good exhibitions with big name international artists such as Peter Doig, Stan Douglas and Tal R. Just a short walk from the house!
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Victoria Miro Gallery
16 Wharf Rd
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Fantastic gallery and beautiful space. Always good exhibitions with big name international artists such as Peter Doig, Stan Douglas and Tal R. Just a short walk from the house!
1960s architectural icon, the Barbican centre is home to art galleries, concert venues, cinema's, theatres and restraurants. A fantastic day out and easily accessible from the house!
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Barbican Centre
Silk Street
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1960s architectural icon, the Barbican centre is home to art galleries, concert venues, cinema's, theatres and restraurants. A fantastic day out and easily accessible from the house!
Home to the Royal Festival Hall, Hayward Gallery. A 1950s architectural marvel and great place to catch contemporary art, classical music, or something more modern.
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Southbank Centre
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Home to the Royal Festival Hall, Hayward Gallery. A 1950s architectural marvel and great place to catch contemporary art, classical music, or something more modern.
definitely one of the most architecturally interesting gallery spaces in London the Hayward has a long history of impressive shows and innovative curating. A must see and easily accessible from home!
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Hayward Gallery
Belvedere Road
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definitely one of the most architecturally interesting gallery spaces in London the Hayward has a long history of impressive shows and innovative curating. A must see and easily accessible from home!
Quirky piece of London history with its original old operating theatre intact along with some fairly grisly surgical instruments! http://www.medicalmuseums.org/Old-Operating-Theatre-and-Herb-Garret/
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The Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret
9a St Thomas St
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Quirky piece of London history with its original old operating theatre intact along with some fairly grisly surgical instruments! http://www.medicalmuseums.org/Old-Operating-Theatre-and-Herb-Garret/
Serpentine gallery is one of the London's cultural landmarks and a must see for anyone interested in contemporary. They've recently opened a second gallery in the park!
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Serpentine-gallerierna
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Serpentine gallery is one of the London's cultural landmarks and a must see for anyone interested in contemporary. They've recently opened a second gallery in the park!
Incredible house museum in old Spitalfieds. Created by artist and curator Denis Severs it re-stages what life would have been like for Huegonot silk weavers from the 18th Century inside his 1725 house
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Dennis Severs' House
18 Folgate St
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Incredible house museum in old Spitalfieds. Created by artist and curator Denis Severs it re-stages what life would have been like for Huegonot silk weavers from the 18th Century inside his 1725 house

Food Scene

This section of Kingsland road is known as the Pho Mile as its famous for its delicious, but inexpensive Vietnamese restaurants.
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Sông Quê Café
134 Kingsland Rd
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This section of Kingsland road is known as the Pho Mile as its famous for its delicious, but inexpensive Vietnamese restaurants.
World famous street for Indian restaurants.
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Brick Lane
Brick Lane
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World famous street for Indian restaurants.
Best fish and chips in London!
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Poppies Fish & Chips, Spitalfields
6-8 Hanbury St
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Best fish and chips in London!
Excellent coffee and good wifi.
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Long White Cloud
151 Hackney Rd
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Excellent coffee and good wifi.
Best pizza in London!
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Franco Manca
52 Broadway Market
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Best pizza in London!
This part of Dalston has many delicious and inexpensive Turkish restaurants. Mangal 1 and Mangal 2 are two of the best.
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Mangal 2 Restaurant
4 Stoke Newington Rd
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This part of Dalston has many delicious and inexpensive Turkish restaurants. Mangal 1 and Mangal 2 are two of the best.
This part of Dalston has many delicious and inexpensive Turkish restaurants. Mangal 1 and Mangal 2 are two of the best.
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Mangal 1
10 Arcola St
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This part of Dalston has many delicious and inexpensive Turkish restaurants. Mangal 1 and Mangal 2 are two of the best.
Delicious Georgian cuisine (the Eastern European not the American kind).
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Little Georgia Hackney
87 Goldsmiths Row
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Delicious Georgian cuisine (the Eastern European not the American kind).
My favourite café! Excellent sandwiches, coffees, salads, and pastries. Custard tarts particularly good! If you go on Sat be prepared for a small wait - locals love it too!!! there is also a full deli
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L’eau à La Bouche
35-37 Broadway Market
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My favourite café! Excellent sandwiches, coffees, salads, and pastries. Custard tarts particularly good! If you go on Sat be prepared for a small wait - locals love it too!!! there is also a full deli
Nice cafe making tasty food using all locally sourced ingredients.
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Leila's Shop
Calvert Avenue
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Nice cafe making tasty food using all locally sourced ingredients.
Local institution for tasty and cheap breakfasts.
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The Premises Studios
205-209 Hackney Rd
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Local institution for tasty and cheap breakfasts.
Home to an incredibly large pig! Great place for drop in children's pottery, lovely cafe and proper English walled garden!
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Hackney City Farm
1a Goldsmiths Row
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Home to an incredibly large pig! Great place for drop in children's pottery, lovely cafe and proper English walled garden!
Fantastic Pakistani food. Quite spicy, but tasty and cheap. Be warned if you go on peak times you may have to wait twenty mins or more for a table!
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Tayyabs
83-89 Fieldgate St
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Fantastic Pakistani food. Quite spicy, but tasty and cheap. Be warned if you go on peak times you may have to wait twenty mins or more for a table!
Really tasty coffee!
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G&T Organic Shop & Coffee House
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Really tasty coffee!
Nestled in the heart of a public housing development this is a great fish'n'chipper that is pack to brim full of local families and other Londoners looking for a great fish supper!
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Fish Central
149-155 King Square
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Nestled in the heart of a public housing development this is a great fish'n'chipper that is pack to brim full of local families and other Londoners looking for a great fish supper!
For a fun night out and great food check out this local hot spot. Great food and even better cocktails!
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Bistrotheque
23-27 Wadeson St
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For a fun night out and great food check out this local hot spot. Great food and even better cocktails!
Great place for breakfast or lunch. Fun atmosphere. Right at the point where trendy Redchurch street meets Shoreditch High Street. Stop into APC next door for some new threads when you're done!
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Albion
2-4 Boundary St
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Great place for breakfast or lunch. Fun atmosphere. Right at the point where trendy Redchurch street meets Shoreditch High Street. Stop into APC next door for some new threads when you're done!
One of my favourite cafes in London. A tiny little gem that has amazing coffee and unusual teas. Run by local charity which supports young people in new careers. Sit outside and soak up Shoreditch sun
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Paper and Cup
18 Calvert Ave
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One of my favourite cafes in London. A tiny little gem that has amazing coffee and unusual teas. Run by local charity which supports young people in new careers. Sit outside and soak up Shoreditch sun

Essentials

A very good organic grocery store with a nice little cafe for lunch and healthy juices.
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The Grocery
52-56 Kingsland Rd
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A very good organic grocery store with a nice little cafe for lunch and healthy juices.
Really fresh and reasonably priced fishmongers.
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Sutton and Sons Fish & Chips
90 Stoke Newington High Street
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Really fresh and reasonably priced fishmongers.
Excellent butchers that turns into a restaurant by night.
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Hill & Szrok Master Butcher & Cookshop
60 Broadway Market
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Excellent butchers that turns into a restaurant by night.
The nearest shop to pick up the basics. There is also a mini market called the Co-op right next door! Sainsbury's sell milk, bread, butter etc. Also alcohol, toiletries, newspapers and cigarettes.
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Sainsbury's Local
17 Stroud Green Rd
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The nearest shop to pick up the basics. There is also a mini market called the Co-op right next door! Sainsbury's sell milk, bread, butter etc. Also alcohol, toiletries, newspapers and cigarettes.
One of two local Supermarkets within 2 mins walk from the house. The Co-operative stocks many of the same as Sainsbury's local next door!
246 Hackney Rd
246 Hackney Road
One of two local Supermarkets within 2 mins walk from the house. The Co-operative stocks many of the same as Sainsbury's local next door!

Shopping

Redchurch Street has become one of Shoreditch's trendiest shopping streets (Labour & Wait, APC, Hostem...). You'll also find Shoreditch's branch of Soho House here.
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Redchurch Street
Redchurch Street
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Redchurch Street has become one of Shoreditch's trendiest shopping streets (Labour & Wait, APC, Hostem...). You'll also find Shoreditch's branch of Soho House here.
One of my absolute favourite vintage shops ever! Packed full of incredible textiles, clothes, hats, silk scarves, aprons and bedspreads. This place is a must see if you love great design & fab fabrics
The Shop
3 Cheshire Street
One of my absolute favourite vintage shops ever! Packed full of incredible textiles, clothes, hats, silk scarves, aprons and bedspreads. This place is a must see if you love great design & fab fabrics
Fun, quirky, well-design and competitively priced London-based jewelry studio.
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Tatty Devine
236 Brick Ln
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Fun, quirky, well-design and competitively priced London-based jewelry studio.
A selection of trendy pop-up shops, bars and restaurants. The stores are housed in an innovative box like structure which juts out onto Shoreditch High Street. You can't miss it!
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BOXPARK Shoreditch
2-10 Bethnal Green Rd
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A selection of trendy pop-up shops, bars and restaurants. The stores are housed in an innovative box like structure which juts out onto Shoreditch High Street. You can't miss it!

Everything Else

Great art bookshop with all the latest in contemporary art, theory and design. Also a fun selection of cards and items
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Artwords Bookshop
20-22 Broadway Market
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Great art bookshop with all the latest in contemporary art, theory and design. Also a fun selection of cards and items
Beautiful park with lakes and play areas.
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Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford Road
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Beautiful park with lakes and play areas.
Incredible Georgian square located just a short walk from the house. For architecture lovers!
Albion Square
Albion Square
Incredible Georgian square located just a short walk from the house. For architecture lovers!
Another spot for architecture lovers. The first ever public housing project built in the UK! Absolutely beautiful with a bandstand in the middle and lots of nice shops and galleries radiating outwards
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Arnold Circus
Arnold Circus
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Another spot for architecture lovers. The first ever public housing project built in the UK! Absolutely beautiful with a bandstand in the middle and lots of nice shops and galleries radiating outwards
Great spot for fashion, food and outdoor eating. In the summer there are long lines for tasty Bar-b-Que fare. Feels like a summer party!
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Truman Bryggeri
91 Brick Ln
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Great spot for fashion, food and outdoor eating. In the summer there are long lines for tasty Bar-b-Que fare. Feels like a summer party!
Another super interesting gallery space housed in an historic building. Always have great exhibitions and interesting performances. Check their website http://www.ravenrow.org/ for updated calendar
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Raven Row
56 Artillery Ln
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Another super interesting gallery space housed in an historic building. Always have great exhibitions and interesting performances. Check their website http://www.ravenrow.org/ for updated calendar
There is a place right beside the house, but for the short walk it takes to get to arnold circus it's well worth it. The hackney ladies that run this place will give you a slice of London history!
Boundary Community Launderette
28 Calvert Ave
There is a place right beside the house, but for the short walk it takes to get to arnold circus it's well worth it. The hackney ladies that run this place will give you a slice of London history!
One of our favourite places in London. If you're interested in Georgian architecture, art or antiquities this is is the place for you. First place we recommend to visitors.
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Sir John Soanes Museum
13 Lincoln's Inn Fields
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One of our favourite places in London. If you're interested in Georgian architecture, art or antiquities this is is the place for you. First place we recommend to visitors.
The British art collection of the Tate galleries. Beautiful building as well.
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Tate Britain
Millbank
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The British art collection of the Tate galleries. Beautiful building as well.
Great gallery. Specializes in photography. A very short walk from the house.
Flowers East
82 Kingsland Road
Great gallery. Specializes in photography. A very short walk from the house.
ICA presents a regularly changing program of contemporary art exhibitions, performances, films and events. Well worth seeing! Also a great bookshop and fun postcards to send home!
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Institute of Contemporary Arts
The Mall
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ICA presents a regularly changing program of contemporary art exhibitions, performances, films and events. Well worth seeing! Also a great bookshop and fun postcards to send home!
Major tube and train station. Many tube lines meet here and the Stansted Airport Express arrives here. It's walking distance to the house or a very short bus ride.
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Liverpool Street Station
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Major tube and train station. Many tube lines meet here and the Stansted Airport Express arrives here. It's walking distance to the house or a very short bus ride.