Guidebook for Greater London
Food Scene
Randy's Wing Bar (Hackney Wick)
Great wings and cool scene.
The bread, cakes and pastries are sooo good! You can walk here from the flat and it's a great spot for people watching or reading a good book :)
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Gail's Bakery Victoria Park
87 Lauriston RdThe bread, cakes and pastries are sooo good! You can walk here from the flat and it's a great spot for people watching or reading a good book :)
Drinks & Nightlife
Cool bar with big outdoor area, great selection of craft beers and good music
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Handmade Mysteries Escape Room
360 Victoria Park RdCool bar with big outdoor area, great selection of craft beers and good music
Lovely chilled pub with reasonably priced drinks and really good pizzas.
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The Lauriston Pub
162 Victoria Park RdLovely chilled pub with reasonably priced drinks and really good pizzas.
Nice bar with really tasty pizzas, good drinks, pub quizzes, comedy and a DJ on weekends.
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The Tiger
18 Camberwell GreenNice bar with really tasty pizzas, good drinks, pub quizzes, comedy and a DJ on weekends.
Parks & Nature
Voted "Nations Favourite Park" in 2014, Victoria Park has all you could want including tennis courts, a food market, playgrounds, a café and a lake with peddle boats you can rent.
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Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford RoadVoted "Nations Favourite Park" in 2014, Victoria Park has all you could want including tennis courts, a food market, playgrounds, a café and a lake with peddle boats you can rent.
Shopping
A cool weekend market with independent vendors selling a combination of new and vintage clothing, furniture and books.
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Chatsworth Road
Chatsworth RoadA cool weekend market with independent vendors selling a combination of new and vintage clothing, furniture and books.
This is one of the biggest shopping centres in the UK. It has everything you could want for shopping and also has a large foodhall.
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Westfield Stratford City
157 Montfichet RdThis is one of the biggest shopping centres in the UK. It has everything you could want for shopping and also has a large foodhall.
Entertainment & Activities
An independent, crowdfunded, community cinema on Chatsworth Road, Hackney. After a successful crowdfunding campaign in 2016, the space was renovated from the original 1950s cinema. It is a very cool place to see the latest movies.
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The Castle Cinema
64 - 66 Brooksby's WalkAn independent, crowdfunded, community cinema on Chatsworth Road, Hackney. After a successful crowdfunding campaign in 2016, the space was renovated from the original 1950s cinema. It is a very cool place to see the latest movies.
Getting Around
388 bus stop at the bottom of the road - this bus will bring you to Hackney Central, Bethnal Green, Shoreditch, Liverpool Street, Blackfriars and Elephant and Castle.
Or get on the opposite direction from Christie Road to travel to Hackney Wick or Stratford.
Brookfield Road
Brookfield Road388 bus stop at the bottom of the road - this bus will bring you to Hackney Central, Bethnal Green, Shoreditch, Liverpool Street, Blackfriars and Elephant and Castle.
Or get on the opposite direction from Christie Road to travel to Hackney Wick or Stratford.
Arts & Culture
Nice museum suitable for the whole family.
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I-V&A Museum of Childhood
Cambridge Heath RoadNice museum suitable for the whole family.