Guidebook for London

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Guidebook for London

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Trade, Exhibition & Events throughout the year. They have a useful link to a free local guide "App" for iPhone/iPad/Android - http://www.excel-london.co.uk/visiting-excel/visitors-guide-mobile-app/
210 recommandé par les habitants
ExCeL London
1 Western Gateway
210 recommandé par les habitants
Trade, Exhibition & Events throughout the year. They have a useful link to a free local guide "App" for iPhone/iPad/Android - http://www.excel-london.co.uk/visiting-excel/visitors-guide-mobile-app/
14 Sound Stages & 108,000 sqft of filming space in East End of London... http://www.3mills.com/#154/about-us.html.
14 recommandé par les habitants
3 Mills Studios
Three Mill Lane
14 recommandé par les habitants
14 Sound Stages & 108,000 sqft of filming space in East End of London... http://www.3mills.com/#154/about-us.html.
Compact and intimate theatre with a great pedigree of shows and characters... All very East End :) http://www.stratfordeast.com/
37 recommandé par les habitants
Theatre Royal Stratford East
Theatre Square
37 recommandé par les habitants
Compact and intimate theatre with a great pedigree of shows and characters... All very East End :) http://www.stratfordeast.com/
Major supermarket within a 10 minute walk from my apartment. Cash machines also available.
46 recommandé par les habitants
Tesco Superstore
Hancock Road
46 recommandé par les habitants
Major supermarket within a 10 minute walk from my apartment. Cash machines also available.
It's a fabulous East London asset and a wondrous green venue. See:http://queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk/
755 recommandé par les habitants
Parc olympique de Londres
755 recommandé par les habitants
It's a fabulous East London asset and a wondrous green venue. See:http://queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk/
Great variety of food and produce and the perfect preparation for the bohemian East. It's a lovely 40min canalside walk away - having passed Hackney Wick & Victoria Park along the way.
1735 recommandé par les habitants
Broadway Market
Broadway Market
1735 recommandé par les habitants
Great variety of food and produce and the perfect preparation for the bohemian East. It's a lovely 40min canalside walk away - having passed Hackney Wick & Victoria Park along the way.
Really fantastic butchers... http://www.thegingerpig.co.uk/
63 recommandé par les habitants
Ginger Pig
99 Lauriston Rd
63 recommandé par les habitants
Really fantastic butchers... http://www.thegingerpig.co.uk/
It's Europe's largest indoor mall and completely rammed with all things retail, a cinema & large variety of stylish food options. Great shopping :) http://uk.westfield.com/stratfordcity/tourists/
Westfield Stratford City
It's Europe's largest indoor mall and completely rammed with all things retail, a cinema & large variety of stylish food options. Great shopping :) http://uk.westfield.com/stratfordcity/tourists/
The world class former Olympic venue will house two 50m pools, a 25m diving pool, a state-of-the-art gym and a creche. See: http://www.better.org.uk/leisure/london
141 recommandé par les habitants
Centre aquatique de Londres
141 recommandé par les habitants
The world class former Olympic venue will house two 50m pools, a 25m diving pool, a state-of-the-art gym and a creche. See: http://www.better.org.uk/leisure/london
The Copper Box Arena. Sports, conference and entertainment venue for up to 7500 people. Also health & Fitness Centre. See: http://www.better.org.uk/leisure/copper-box-arena
31 recommandé par les habitants
Copper Box Arena
31 recommandé par les habitants
The Copper Box Arena. Sports, conference and entertainment venue for up to 7500 people. Also health & Fitness Centre. See: http://www.better.org.uk/leisure/copper-box-arena
Opens to the public March 2014. All things bike for Track, Road & BMX events. See: http://www.visitleevalley.org.uk/en/content/cms/london2012/velo-park/
36 recommandé par les habitants
Lee Valley VeloPark
Abercrombie Road
36 recommandé par les habitants
Opens to the public March 2014. All things bike for Track, Road & BMX events. See: http://www.visitleevalley.org.uk/en/content/cms/london2012/velo-park/
British Horse Society approved and offers superb equestrian facilities, well schooled horses and ponies and top class tuition at its 25 acre site in the heart of East London
37 recommandé par les habitants
Lee Valley Riding Centre
71 Lea Bridge Rd
37 recommandé par les habitants
British Horse Society approved and offers superb equestrian facilities, well schooled horses and ponies and top class tuition at its 25 acre site in the heart of East London

Food Scene

The House Mill is a 18th century tidal mill originally built in 1776, on an existing pre-Domesday site. It is the largest existing tidal mill in the world. http://www.housemill.org.uk/contact.html
8 recommandé par les habitants
The House Mill
Three Mill Lane
8 recommandé par les habitants
The House Mill is a 18th century tidal mill originally built in 1776, on an existing pre-Domesday site. It is the largest existing tidal mill in the world. http://www.housemill.org.uk/contact.html
Quirky, arty ambience with a canal side setting. Really lovely food & coffee... http://thecountercafe.co.uk/
63 recommandé par les habitants
Counter Cafe
7 Roach Road
63 recommandé par les habitants
Quirky, arty ambience with a canal side setting. Really lovely food & coffee... http://thecountercafe.co.uk/
Quirky coffee bar/food/drinks within a bright green freight container. Cheerful staff, interesting outlook over Olympics park and delicious coffee/food/cakes. http://www.theviewtube.co.uk/eat/
19 recommandé par les habitants
The View Tube
Marshgate Lane
19 recommandé par les habitants
Quirky coffee bar/food/drinks within a bright green freight container. Cheerful staff, interesting outlook over Olympics park and delicious coffee/food/cakes. http://www.theviewtube.co.uk/eat/
Excellently prepared, flavourful coffee with lovely biscuit treats too. http://www.bowarts.org/nunnery/carmelite-cafe
12 recommandé par les habitants
Bow Arts Trust
183 Bow Rd
12 recommandé par les habitants
Excellently prepared, flavourful coffee with lovely biscuit treats too. http://www.bowarts.org/nunnery/carmelite-cafe
The White Building is London’s centre for art, technology and sustainability. Also home to Crate Brewery & Pizzeria. Lovely spot with canal side outlook. http://thewhitebuilding.org.uk/
20 recommandé par les habitants
The White Building
20 recommandé par les habitants
The White Building is London’s centre for art, technology and sustainability. Also home to Crate Brewery & Pizzeria. Lovely spot with canal side outlook. http://thewhitebuilding.org.uk/
Excellent smoked salmon and many tasty gourmet treats. Also good range of fine English wines and local craft beers. Bar/Restaurant looks out to Olympic Park - http://www.formans.co.uk/restaurant/
47 recommandé par les habitants
Forman's
Stour Road
47 recommandé par les habitants
Excellent smoked salmon and many tasty gourmet treats. Also good range of fine English wines and local craft beers. Bar/Restaurant looks out to Olympic Park - http://www.formans.co.uk/restaurant/

Arts & Culture

Contemporary Arts & Music Performance Venue. http://www.stratford-circus.com/
21 recommandé par les habitants
Stratford Circus Arts Centre
26 Cheering Ln
21 recommandé par les habitants
Contemporary Arts & Music Performance Venue. http://www.stratford-circus.com/
We like that it's our local cinema and carries an architectural allusion to Corbusier's Villa Ronchamp. http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Stratford_London/
31 recommandé par les habitants
Stratford East Picturehouse
Salway Road
31 recommandé par les habitants
We like that it's our local cinema and carries an architectural allusion to Corbusier's Villa Ronchamp. http://www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Stratford_London/
Fabulous and worlds oldest surviving Grand Music Hall. This atmospheric building hosts an diverse programme of imaginative events including theatre, music, comedy and cabaret. http://wiltons.org.uk/
162 recommandé par les habitants
Wilton's Music Hall
1 Graces Aly
162 recommandé par les habitants
Fabulous and worlds oldest surviving Grand Music Hall. This atmospheric building hosts an diverse programme of imaginative events including theatre, music, comedy and cabaret. http://wiltons.org.uk/

Sightseeing

A great little museum with many layers of intrigue. Uncover London's long history as a port through stories of trade, migration and commerce. http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/Docklands/
217 recommandé par les habitants
Museum of London Docklands
Hertsmere Road
217 recommandé par les habitants
A great little museum with many layers of intrigue. Uncover London's long history as a port through stories of trade, migration and commerce. http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/Docklands/
Fascinating assemblage of London interiors from 1600 to present day. Also lovely architectural extension by Branson Coates. http://www.geffrye-museum.org.uk/period-rooms-and-gardens/360-view/
326 recommandé par les habitants
Museum of the Home
136 Kingsland Road
326 recommandé par les habitants
Fascinating assemblage of London interiors from 1600 to present day. Also lovely architectural extension by Branson Coates. http://www.geffrye-museum.org.uk/period-rooms-and-gardens/360-view/
Get up early on Sunday and wander through this delightful Flower Market. Plenty of tasty places for coffee, breakfast, art, fashion and curiosities. http://www.columbiaroad.info/shops.html
1660 recommandé par les habitants
Columbia Road Flower Market
Columbia Road
1660 recommandé par les habitants
Get up early on Sunday and wander through this delightful Flower Market. Plenty of tasty places for coffee, breakfast, art, fashion and curiosities. http://www.columbiaroad.info/shops.html
For the bustle & buzz of the east. Lots of food, fashion, vintage gear and people watching...
825 recommandé par les habitants
Marché du dimanche de Brick Lane
Brick Lane
825 recommandé par les habitants
For the bustle & buzz of the east. Lots of food, fashion, vintage gear and people watching...

Entertainment & Activities

A vibrant play barn of a building full of childhood history, toys and activities. Great fun. http://www.museumofchildhood.org.uk/whats-on/
418 recommandé par les habitants
Musée de l'enfance du V&A
Cambridge Heath Road
418 recommandé par les habitants
A vibrant play barn of a building full of childhood history, toys and activities. Great fun. http://www.museumofchildhood.org.uk/whats-on/

Shopping

Dwarfed by Westfield, but useful for local Boots Pharmacy, Sainsbury, WH Smith, High Street Banks and coffee bars/cafes.
45 recommandé par les habitants
Centre commercial de Stratford
54A Broadway
45 recommandé par les habitants
Dwarfed by Westfield, but useful for local Boots Pharmacy, Sainsbury, WH Smith, High Street Banks and coffee bars/cafes.

Drinks & Nightlife

Vibrant and decent pub with real beer and hearty food. www.kingeddie.co.uk
20 recommandé par les habitants
King Edward VII
47 Broadway
20 recommandé par les habitants
Vibrant and decent pub with real beer and hearty food. www.kingeddie.co.uk
It's right on our doorstep and has fine simple well cooked food along with a decent range of craft ales/beers.
The Print House
133 High St
It's right on our doorstep and has fine simple well cooked food along with a decent range of craft ales/beers.