Guidebook for London

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Guidebook for London

Food Scene

The Breakfast Club is great for...... yep you guessed it breakfast! But also canalside drinks, coffees and a relaxed vibe.
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The Breakfast Club Hackney Wick
29 East Bay Lane
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The Breakfast Club is great for...... yep you guessed it breakfast! But also canalside drinks, coffees and a relaxed vibe.
Shane's is the best of a good bunch of restaurants on Canalside at Here East. Fantastic location and delicious eats await!
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Shane's on Canalside
26 E Bay Ln
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Shane's is the best of a good bunch of restaurants on Canalside at Here East. Fantastic location and delicious eats await!
Counter Cafe at Stour Space is a microcosm of what Hackney Wick is about, gallery, art-shop and exceptional breakfast, brunch and coffee on the canal.
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Counter Cafe
7 Roach Road
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Counter Cafe at Stour Space is a microcosm of what Hackney Wick is about, gallery, art-shop and exceptional breakfast, brunch and coffee on the canal.
One of the best coffees in London. This is where East Londoners head at the weekend for breakfast next to the lake in the beautiful Victoria Park.
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Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford Road
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One of the best coffees in London. This is where East Londoners head at the weekend for breakfast next to the lake in the beautiful Victoria Park.
If you're staying with us on a Saturday and want to explore one of the most popular foodie hangouts in London you're in luck. Broadway market is a 40-50 min walk through Victoria Park and the Regents Canal. This is part of the perfect Saturday for hundreds of Hackney-ites.
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Broadway Market
Broadway Market
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If you're staying with us on a Saturday and want to explore one of the most popular foodie hangouts in London you're in luck. Broadway market is a 40-50 min walk through Victoria Park and the Regents Canal. This is part of the perfect Saturday for hundreds of Hackney-ites.

Drinks & Nightlife

The UK's first taproom. Ten beers brewed on site ready to taste. If you are a fan of craft beer, this place is a must-go!
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Howling Hops
Unit 9A White Post Ln
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The UK's first taproom. Ten beers brewed on site ready to taste. If you are a fan of craft beer, this place is a must-go!
Number 90 has it all. Ultra cool music, drinks and vibes on the canalside. Sunday roasts are a winner here too!
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Number 90 - Bar & Restaurant
94 Wallis Rd
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Number 90 has it all. Ultra cool music, drinks and vibes on the canalside. Sunday roasts are a winner here too!
More canalside drinks on Hackney Wick. A huge beer garden, this is the best place to enjoy the sunshine with some proper Hackney Wickers. A popular hangout for locals (especially in the summer).
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The Plough at Swan Wharf
60 Dace Rd
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More canalside drinks on Hackney Wick. A huge beer garden, this is the best place to enjoy the sunshine with some proper Hackney Wickers. A popular hangout for locals (especially in the summer).
The People's Park Tavern is the biggest pub you'll find close to the flat, it has an enormous pub garden which sits just inside Victoria Park. It's a great place for craft beers, pub food and it even has a crazy golf course in the back garden!
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Handmade Mysteries Escape Room
360 Victoria Park Rd
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The People's Park Tavern is the biggest pub you'll find close to the flat, it has an enormous pub garden which sits just inside Victoria Park. It's a great place for craft beers, pub food and it even has a crazy golf course in the back garden!
If you fancy a nice stroll up the canal with a refreshing pint in a typical English pub at the end then the Princess of Wales is a perfect and point!
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The Princess Of Wales
27 Villiers St
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If you fancy a nice stroll up the canal with a refreshing pint in a typical English pub at the end then the Princess of Wales is a perfect and point!
The Lauriston is one of the simplest and best pubs in Hackney. Great atmosphere, fantastic pizzas and good beers. It's simple but it works.
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The Lauriston Pub
162 Victoria Park Rd
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The Lauriston is one of the simplest and best pubs in Hackney. Great atmosphere, fantastic pizzas and good beers. It's simple but it works.

Entertainment & Activities

The Yard Theatre is a really unique theatre. Built from scraps of the Olympic Park construction site, it champions the new, up and coming directors pushing the boundaries of theatre.
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The Yard Theatre
Unit 2a Queen's Yard
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The Yard Theatre is a really unique theatre. Built from scraps of the Olympic Park construction site, it champions the new, up and coming directors pushing the boundaries of theatre.
Hackney Picturehouse is a great cinema, part of the Picturehouse chain but with an independent feel.
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Hackney Picturehouse
270 Mare St
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Hackney Picturehouse is a great cinema, part of the Picturehouse chain but with an independent feel.
All the big movies are on show at Vue in Westfield
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Vue Cinema Westfield Stratford City
2 Montfichet Rd
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All the big movies are on show at Vue in Westfield
Do you want to try out track cycling, emulate Jason Kenny and Laura Trott, you can do it here at the London Olympic Velodrome. Also, road cycling, BMX and mountain biking!
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Lee Valley VeloPark
Abercrombie Road
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Do you want to try out track cycling, emulate Jason Kenny and Laura Trott, you can do it here at the London Olympic Velodrome. Also, road cycling, BMX and mountain biking!
The London 2012 aquatics centre is where you can take to the very same pool where Michael Phelps won six Olympic medals! It is open to the public and very reasonably priced so remember to bring your swimmers!
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London Aquatics Centre
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The London 2012 aquatics centre is where you can take to the very same pool where Michael Phelps won six Olympic medals! It is open to the public and very reasonably priced so remember to bring your swimmers!
Home of West Ham United FC and the former Olympic Stadium.
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London Stadium
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Home of West Ham United FC and the former Olympic Stadium.
The Tumbler Cafe and Playground are a magnet for East London families, great coffees, cakes and loads for the little'uns to do!
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Tumbling Bay Playground
Olympic Park Avenue
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The Tumbler Cafe and Playground are a magnet for East London families, great coffees, cakes and loads for the little'uns to do!

Shopping

One of the biggest shopping malls in Europe is on your doorstep. Every high street name you've heard of is here.
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Westfield Stratford City
157 Montfichet Rd
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One of the biggest shopping malls in Europe is on your doorstep. Every high street name you've heard of is here.

Parks & Nature

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, home of the London 2012 Olympics is on your doorstep, whether you want to amble around the network of canals and rivers, exploring the cafes, spend all your spare cash in Westfield or challenge yourself to some Olympic feats in the pool or velodrome. If you have some time in Hackney Wick it is well worth having an explore of the Olympic Park.
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Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
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Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, home of the London 2012 Olympics is on your doorstep, whether you want to amble around the network of canals and rivers, exploring the cafes, spend all your spare cash in Westfield or challenge yourself to some Olympic feats in the pool or velodrome. If you have some time in Hackney Wick it is well worth having an explore of the Olympic Park.
Easily the best park in East London, Victoria Park has it all. Set up to give the industrial east end a big green lung it remains one of the most popular places in East London.
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Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford Road
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Easily the best park in East London, Victoria Park has it all. Set up to give the industrial east end a big green lung it remains one of the most popular places in East London.
The Hackney Marshes are the biggest football pitch in the world. Not Wembley, not the London Stadium, this is where all the grass roots football happens across hundreds of pitches. During the week it's a great place to walk across and appreciate the open skies!
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Hackney Marshes Centre
Homerton Road
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The Hackney Marshes are the biggest football pitch in the world. Not Wembley, not the London Stadium, this is where all the grass roots football happens across hundreds of pitches. During the week it's a great place to walk across and appreciate the open skies!

Sightseeing

Go up the ArcelorMittal Orbit and take in the views of East London. The Olympic Park's answer to the Eiffel Tower is also home to the longest helter skelter in the world!
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ArcelorMittal Orbit
5 Thornton St
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Go up the ArcelorMittal Orbit and take in the views of East London. The Olympic Park's answer to the Eiffel Tower is also home to the longest helter skelter in the world!

Arts & Culture

The V&A Museum of Childhood is a great pace to take your little one, and look back at some of the toys of your childhood among the displays.
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V&A Museum of Childhood
Cambridge Heath Road
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The V&A Museum of Childhood is a great pace to take your little one, and look back at some of the toys of your childhood among the displays.