Attractions, Things To Do, Tours and Guides

Services of reflection to commemorate Queen Elizabeth

September 9, 2022September 14, 2022 Victoria Miller 100 Views 4 min read

Over the next few days and weeks, people will want to find spaces for quiet reflection but where can they

Open House London: our Tower Hamlets highlights

September 1, 2022September 1, 2022 Polly Nash 2684 Views 7 min read

Open House London returns this weekend. The festival celebrates the urban landscape of London, allowing people to venture through the doors of iconic buildings around the city.

The best things to this summer around Roman Road

July 25, 2022July 28, 2022 Victoria Miller 1191 Views 15 min read

The weather has heated up (big time) and summer is well and truly in the air; so here is a

A landscape image of the Olympic Park in Stratford, East London

Photo courtesy of the LLDC

Ten years of the Olympic Park: were promises met?

June 20, 2022June 17, 2022 Panayiota Demosthenous 203 Views 5 min read

We look back at the impact the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park has had on the East End, on its tenth

A tale of two Lizzies: here are our thoughts on the new Elizabeth Line

May 24, 2022May 27, 2022 Panayiota Demosthenous 336 Views 3 min read

Today marked the long-awaited opening of the Elizabeth Line. We went on a journey from east to west and back

Tracey Emin sculpture, A Moment Without You, at Three Mills, part of The Line art walk

Photo © Angus Mill, courtesy of The Line

The Line art walk: From Tracey Emin to Antony Gormley

April 28, 2022May 3, 2022 Anna Lamche 524 Views 7 min read

The evolving art of The Line art walk creates one of East London’s most thought-provoking attractions. Beginning in Queen Elizabeth

Baskets of yellow and red cherry tomatoes

The best of Bow’s Victoria Park Market

April 7, 2022April 8, 2022 Polly Nash 3390 Views 6 min read

We’ve compiled a list of our favourite stalls at Victoria Park Market to help you make those difficult decisions and

Feminist protestors march through street in the snow.

Photographing Protest at Four Corners Gallery

Your Guide to Women’s History Month 2022

March 8, 2022March 8, 2022 Polly Nash 211 Views 7 min read

Women’s History Month is a time for us all to celebrate and learn about the histories, stories and experiences of

One woman standing in the middle of an art gallery, looking at photographs, Nunnery Gallery, Bow, East London

Explosion of Words at Nunnery Gallery

East London art exhibitions open this spring

February 21, 2022February 21, 2022 Polly Nash 308 Views 11 min read

As the buds of creativity flourish in the East End’s art galleries, we explore the art exhibitions in East London

Erna Bartha 'Bird and Skyscraper' lake sculpture in Victoria Park, East London.

‘Bird’ and ‘Skyscraper’ hay sculptures in Victoria Park

January 5, 2022January 13, 2022 Stefania Di Ciò 456 Views 3 min read

Emerging from the still water, Romanian artist Erno Bartha’s eye-catching sculptures have towered the West Lake in Victoria Park for

Cherry plant with red cherries in Ambrose Walk Community Garden, Mile End, East London

A fruitful project: red cherries are ready and ripe to pick in Ambrose Walk Community Garden. Photograph courtesy of Uzma Ravat.

Ambrose Walk Community Garden: how one estate in Bow transformed their landscape into a perfect pocket park

November 9, 2021January 14, 2022 Stefania Di Ciò 363 Views 6 min read

Inspired by the produce and cultural heritage of the local community, Ambrose Walk courtyard in Bow has been transformed from

Hackney Wick Underground market, a creative space in Hackney Wick, East London.

The best things to do in Hackney Wick: have fun!

October 15, 2021January 13, 2022 Evie Breese 574 Views 7 min read

From bouldering to canoeing, vintage clothing to vegan treats, Hackney Wick offers adrenaline junkies and ethical souls a fun-packed day.

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