Attractions, Things To Do, Tours and Guides

Man browses through records at a record shop that is a barge in the sun.

We feel very lucky to live so close to the historic Regent’s Canal which on its East end has a

Summertime in Victoria Park, East London

Out & About Places to visit Victoria Park

Victoria Park: the people’s park of East London

19 April 20239 June 2023 Valerie Vishnevetskaya

Victoria Park has been voted the nation’s favourite park in the Green Flag People’s Choice Awards for nine consecutive years.

Tombstones, graves and trees in the walled Jewish Alderney Cemetery, Mile End

Local Out & About Places to visit

Historic cemeteries to visit near Roman Road

15 April 202317 April 2023 Polly Nash

Hidden in the backstreets of Bow, our area is home to a surprising amount of cemeteries including the oldest Jewish

Baal Shem of London's grave at Alderney Cemetery, Mile End

Local Out & About Places to visit

Ba’al Shem of London’s grave in Mile End’s Alderney Road Cemetery

12 April 202312 April 2023 Siri Christiansen

Behind an anonymous brick wall in Alderney Road off of Mile End Road lies the oldest Ashkenazi cemetery in the U.K. Founded in 1696 and closed in 1852, the cemetery marks the establishment of the Ashkenazi community, now the largest Jewish ethnic group in the U.K.

White cherry blossom at the London Blossom Garden in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford.

Local Out & About Places to visit

Where to see the prettiest cherry blossom near Roman Road

6 April 202317 April 2023 Polly Nash

From the streets of Bow to the Olympic Park Blossom Garden, local residents share where to find the most beautiful

Daffodils among graves, Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park, spring flowers, 2021

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Spring is on its way in Tower Hamlets Cemetery

20 March 202320 March 2023 Tom McGhie

Tower Hamlets Cemetery is surely one of the most idyllic spots in our area. Tucked away behind Mile End tube station, you’ll find a secret realm of nature and, at this time of year, it is resplendent in its spring colours.

London Buddhist Centre in East London with prayer flags

Local Out & About Places to visit

Globe Town: the wellbeing mecca of East London

14 March 20231 September 2023 George Hayes

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

Local Out & About Places to visit

Best places to stay near Roman Road

12 January 202322 August 2023 George Hayes

Visiting family or friends in East London? We bring you the best hotels, inns and B&Bs that Tower Hamlets has

Snowy Bonner Gate entrance to Victoria Park, East London, December 2022.

Local Out & About Places to visit Victoria Park

Victoria Park in the snow: The wintery wonderland on our doorstep [photoessay]

12 December 202218 April 2023 Polly Nash

These photos of Victoria Park covered in snow will help to banish any blues you might have this winter. Picturesque all year round, this green space on our doorstep has been transformed into an ethereal world dusted with snowflakes. This really is ‘the best park in the world’.