Tours & trails Archives — Roman Road LDN

Small shaft of sun beaming onto a grave, in Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park, East London

The mysterious, yet charming, Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park © Social Streets C.I.C

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The graves and memorials in Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park

October 4, 2021October 4, 2021 Victoria Miller 267 Views 0 Comments Features 6 min read

As we approach Halloween, we take a spooky tour of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park and discover that it holds fascinating

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

Photo © Angus Mill, courtesy of The Line

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The Line art walk: From Tracey Emin to Anthony Gormley

July 23, 2021July 28, 2021 Anna Lamche 201 Views 0 Comments Features 5 min read

This summer, The Line art walk welcomes a series of new installations to its route, including sculptures by Tracey Emin.

A woman strolls down a path through through Meath Gardens in East London

The Great Eastern Parks Route will pass through Meath Gardens then on to Mile End Park © Social Streets CIC

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The Great Eastern Parks Route: how a forest garden developed into a greenway

June 16, 2021June 18, 2021 Citizen Journalist 344 Views 0 Comments 3 min read

Campaigning to protect and enhance green spaces has never been more crucial. Citizen journalist Stefania Di Cio` looks into how

Black and white mural of pearly kings and queens on a wall near Bow Bells, East London

Pearly street art, Bow Belles.

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Street art that commemorates social reformers

April 1, 2021May 20, 2021 Evie Breese 3973 Views 0 Comments Guides 5 min read

Think you know all the hidden gems around here? We went on a hunt for the best street art around

Two swans in the water illuminated by moon

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Surprising vistas of a wintery dawn walk along the Regent’s Canal

February 8, 2021February 8, 2021 Tabitha Stapely 254 Views 0 Comments Galleries 1 min read

These photos of Regent’s Canal taken recently on a dark dawn walk capture a moment in time in the history

Statue of Clement Attlee outside Queen Mary University London

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Statues and monuments in Tower Hamlets

June 12, 2020October 1, 2020 Siva Thangarajah 7120 Views 0 Comments Features 6 min read

Here’s a roundup of the all the statues in Bow. From important figures like William Gladstone (why are his hands painted red?) to Victoria Park’s iconic guard dogs.

Mile End Park bridge crossing Lovely Lake

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Bombed, neglected and resurrected: the story of Mile End Park

March 29, 2020July 1, 2020 Francesca Lister-Fell 7562 Views 4 Comments Features 10 min read

Opening in 1999, Mile End Park is a linear stretch of green that starts at Roman Road and runs southwards like a ribbon alongside Regent’s Canal, crossing over bustling Mile End Road and ending at the Limehouse basin.

Stuart's fabric and clothes stall on Roman Road Market

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The 10 best things to do on Roman Road Market

July 20, 2019November 28, 2019 Frederick O'Brien 13930 Views 2 Comments Features 5 min read

Roman Road Market has been one of East London’s most renowned markets for over 150 years. Running three days a

Statue of William Gladstone in Bow, East London

Photographs by Massimo Iannetti

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A photographic tour of public art in Bow and Globe Town

May 25, 2019June 12, 2020 Massimo Iannetti 65542 Views 1 Comment Guides 8 min read

Does public art still matter? Does it still speak to the individual, to the citizen, and to the community? Is

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The mystery prints of Roman Road

February 17, 2019October 10, 2019 Natasha Forrest 3809 Views 1 Comment Features 2 min read

The East End is a haven for artists and hidden talent, and this week we’ve seen just how hidden our

London Buddhist Centre in East London with prayer flags

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Globe Town, the wellbeing mecca of East London

November 9, 2018September 18, 2019 Tabitha Stapely 6071 Views 3 Comments Features 15 min read

To many Globe Town is a place you travel through to get to somewhere else, to Bow or Bethnal Green

Brick tower by algae covered canal with dramatic sky

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Best things to see see and do along the Regent’s Canal

September 26, 2018January 17, 2019 Cecilia Cran 4415 Views 2 Comments Features 6 min read

There are so many reasons Mile End and its surrounds are the best place to live in London, writes local

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