Just 30 minutes journey from central London by road, rail or underground, Hackney possesses a rich mix of cultures and traditions. Popular destinations include super-trendy Shoreditch, a thriving cultural fringe of the City of London with a wide range of restaurants, bars, nightclubs and comedy venues. Visit the acclaimed Geffrye Museum which tells the history of domestic furniture from 1600 to the 1950s. The area is filled with thriving street markets including Petticoat Lane, Brick Laneand Ridley Road in Dalston which offers goods from across the world in a friendly, bustling atmosphere.
Other attractions include the National Trust owned Sutton House - a rare example of a Tudor red-brick house built for the Principal Secretary of State for Henry VIII. Hackney is also home to the Hackney Empire Theatre and Stoke Newington Church Street with its eclectic array of specialist shops, cafes and ethnic restaurants.
A Christmas Carol
Arts Theatre, WC2H 7JB
11th November 2009 - 10th January 2010
The Arts Theatre stages an adaptation of Charles Dickens's well known festive... More
The Christmas Forest
Richmond, Putney, Islington, Stoke Newington, Dulwich, Kensal Green, Ealing
1st - 24th December 2009
Offering an urban forest on seven farm-style sites around London, the... More
Pub on the Park
19 Martello Street, Hackney, E8 3PE
Decking, park setting, football screens and family-friendly pub near London Fields
Perched overlooking London Fields this is... More
London Fields Lido
London Fields Westside, Hackney, E8 3EU
Open daily all year
London's only Olympic-sized 50 metre outdoor swimming pool that's heated - to a temperate 25... More
Easter Egg Hunt at Sutton House
Sutton House, E9 6JQ
4th - 19th April 2009
Explore East London's oldest private house as you seek out the Easter... More
Islington is traditionally a mecca for the cream of London’s liberal, journalists, writers and artists. This vibrant borough boasts a thriving fringe theatre scene, a ... More
Hackney Empire, the traditional home of London's panto scene, is recreating the magic of Aladdin for their Christmas show - the last to be staged ...More
The hardest working man in comedy, Jimmy Carr, brings his acerbic (and often vile) scattergun gags to venues across London this autumn as part of ...More
The royal connections of this rare, red-brick Tudor manor house reach back to Henry VIII whose Principal Secretary of State, Sir Ralph Sadler, built Sutton ... More
East London Printmakers is a group of contemporary artist-printmakers based in Hackney, East London, who hold regular exhibitions displaying members' work. They have a ...More
Broadway is a great little market that is expanding rapidly and enjoys a tremendous reputation. It's worth the trip down there as there's a tremendous ... More
Marks and Spencer (M&S) is one of Britain’s most reliable and trusted stores, famed for selling high quality food, clothing and lingerie and household goods. ...More
Connexions is a countrywide information and advisory service for 13-19 year olds and people with special learning needs or disabilities under 25. They offer an ...More
Located in a bustling, regenerated area of east London, London Fields park has been transformed from a neglected area of common ground into a thriving ... More
London's only Olympic sized heated outdoor swimming pool, the luxurious London Fields Lido was re-opened amid much excitement in October 2006 after almost 20 years ... More
North of Victoria Park and on the way to Dalston you'll find The Kenton, a transformed boozer that has been turned from football supporters' watering ...More
Hackney’s freshest venue is a converted railway station with a plush bar / restaurant on the ground floor and a nightclub upstairs. The kitchen serves ...More
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Just 30 minutes journey from central London by road, rail or underground, Hackney possesses a rich mix of cultures and traditions. Popular destinations include super-trendy Shoreditch, a thriving cultural fringe of the City of London with a wide range of restaurants, bars, nightclubs and comedy venues. Visit the acclaimed Geffrye Museum which tells the history of domestic furniture from 1600 to the 1950s. The area is filled with thriving street markets including Petticoat Lane, Brick Laneand Ridley Road in Dalston which offers goods from across the world in a friendly, bustling atmosphere.
