Discover the top attractions to visit in the Roman Road area from Victoria Park and Tower Hamlets Cemetery in Bow to the London Buddhist Centre and Meath Gardens in Globe Town. Read our area guides and suggested tours of the local heritage, arts and cultural highlights.
Every year the concrete metropolis fills up with twinkling lights, festive decorations, tiny stalls, pop-ups, and a merry atmosphere to celebrate the jolliest time of the year. Christmas markets are a perfect preamble to winter holidays and they’re full of … Continued
Turning into the alley that houses the Nunnery Gallery, you’d be forgiven for thinking you’d stumbled into another century. Until you look up that is. The alley is a Dickensian picture of rusty red brick facades looming over a cobblestone … Continued
To many Globe Town is a place you travel through to get to somewhere else, to Bow or Bethnal Green maybe. From the top of the number 8 bus, it’s easy to dismiss Globe Town as somewhere unremarkable. On closer … Continued
Bethnal Green Public Library in Bethnal Green Gardens offers a serene place to study, read and work, a far cry from when it was one of London’s most notorious private madhouses. Situated in Bethnal Green Gardens at the entrance of … Continued
Once common land for Bethnal Green, the V&A Museum of Childhood was funded by Prince Albert’s Great Exhibition, tiled by women from the local prison and became a canteen during the war. It later become a Museum of Childhood, entrancing … Continued
There are so many reasons Mile End and its surrounds are the best place to live in London, writes local blogger and resident Cecelia Cran. Yes, I know, I know, I’m totally biased… One of the key reasons I love … Continued
There’s nothing like insider, local knowledge, so that’s why we asked local blogger and regular contributor Cecilia Cran, or @mileendmoments to pull together a guide to the best street art in Mile End and Bow for you to enjoy on … Continued
It might be known by many as England’s most famous boxing venue, but tucked away in the bowels of York Hall you will find one of London’s last remaining traditional Turkish baths and spa. Open to men and women, Spa … Continued
The Stairway to Heaven memorial outside Bethnal Green Tube station has won three prestigious awards for architecture, and is shortlisted for a fourth. This month the memorial, designed by Harry Paticas, received the Royal Institute of British Architects’ (RIBA) top … Continued
There’s nothing like insider, local knowledge, so that’s why we asked local blogger and regular contributor Cecilia Cran to pull together the best things to do in Mile End, taking you off the beaten track… Whenever I meet someone who … Continued