Sights and Attractions near Leon
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Commercial Street, London, Spitalfields, London E1 | 2 minutes walk from Leon
Built in 1729, Nicholas Hawksmoor's Christ Church creation was declared dangerous and closed in 1956. Vigorous campaigning, from the poet Sir John Betjeman among others,... More
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
18 Folgate Street, London, Spitalfields, London E1 | 3 minutes walk from Leon
The brainchild of eccentric designer and performer, Dennis Severs' House at 18 Folgate Street captures, in a series of evocative snapshots, 18th century life as... More
London > Attractions > Other Attractions
Brick Lane, London, Spitalfields, London E1 | 4 minutes walk from Leon
London's own "Curry Mile", Brick Lane is home to so much more than first-rate spiced food, it also plays host to Jewish bagel shops, Indian... More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
56 Artillery Lane, London, Spitalfields, London E1 | 4 minutes walk from Leon
Raven Row, a non-profit contemporary art centre in Spitalfields, not far from the Market, opened to the public on 28th February 2009. The name -... More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
64 Middlesex Street, London, Spitalfields, London E1 | 5 minutes walk from Leon
The Electric Blue Gallery gallery, co-owned by Jessica Tibbles and Olivier Bernay, opened in January 2009. By February, Wallpaper* magazine was calling the launch "a... More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
77-82 Whitechapel High Street, London, Tower Hamlets, London E1 | 7 minutes walk from Leon
Designed in a distinctive Arts and Crafts architecture style by Charles Harrison Townsend, the Whitechapel, Britain's first purpose-built arts gallery, is renowned both for the... More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Tea Building, 56 Shoreditch High Street, London, Shoreditch, London E1 | 8 minutes walk from Leon
The Rocket's director Jonathan Stephenson has exhibited photographs by such well known names as British Martin Parr and Danish snapper Keld Helmer-Petersen whose pictures were... More
London > Attractions > Attractions for Kids
Buxton Street, London, Shoreditch, London E1 | 10 minutes walk from Leon
There's loads to do at the 1.3 acre Spitalfields City Farm. Come and meet Gwenivere the Shetland Cow, Pants the Sheep and Bayleaf the Donkey... More
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Tower 42, 25 Old Broad Street, London, City, London EC2N | 11 minutes walk from Leon
The first skyscraper in the City of London and, at 600ft, it's still the tallest in central London, though the fifth tallest in the city... More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Rivington Place, London, Shoreditch, London EC2A | 12 minutes walk from Leon
The first newly built public art gallery in London since the Hayward Gallery opened in 1968, Rivington Place is a beautiful glass fronted building designed... More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
8-9 Rivington Place, London, Shoreditch, London EC2A | 12 minutes walk from Leon
Opened on 5th October 2007, this Rivington Place art gallery is a £8m public building dedicated to culturally diverse visual arts. It's a joint venture... More
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
12 Leadenhall Street, London, City, London EC3V | 13 minutes walk from Leon
The landmark Lloyd's building, at 1 Lime Street, is arguably one of the most iconic buildings in The City. Designed by architect Richard Rogers, it... More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
48 Hoxton Square, London, Hoxton, London N1 | 14 minutes walk from Leon
A leading part of the ferociously fashionable East London art scene, White Cube Hoxton Square, the first of White Cube's two galleries, is invariably filled... More
London > Attractions > Parks and Gardens
38 City Road, London, Shoreditch, London EC1Y | 14 minutes walk from Leon
Small, wooded dissenters' cemetery in the city centre. William Blake, John Bunyan and Daniel Defoe are among over 120,000 nonconformists whose bodies are squeezed closely together... More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
20 Hoxton Square, London, Hoxton, London N1 | 15 minutes walk from Leon
This spacious gallery strategically situated opposite White Cube in Hoxton Square opened in 2007 and is run by co-directors Richard Graham, Adam Waymouth and Alex... More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
150 Columbia Road, London, Tower Hamlets, London E2 | 17 minutes walk from Leon
Art gallery on Columbia Road. You can also pick up a cup of coffee here from 9am till 3pm each Sunday so you can enjoy... More
London > Attractions > Museums
Bartholomew Lane, London, City, London EC2R | 17 minutes walk from Leon
Sorry, no free samples here but you can get your hands on a real gold bar. Housed within the Bank of England, the Bank of... More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
7 Ezra Street, London, Tower Hamlets, London E2 | 17 minutes walk from Leon
Like most things on and around Columbia Road, Seamus Ryan's studio is only open on Sundays. The rest of the time Seamus works on high... More
London > Attractions > Other Attractions
321 Whitechapel Road, London, Tower Hamlets, London E1 | 18 minutes walk from Leon
More than a library, the Idea Store in Whitechapel brings together adult learning, training and meeting areas, as well as a focus on the local... More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
15a Cremer Street, London, Hackney, London E2 | 18 minutes walk from Leon
This cutting edge contemporary art gallery is run by director Rebecca May Marston, a graduate of the RCA's curating course who first took on the... More
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Tower Hill, London, City, London EC3N | 18 minutes walk from Leon
With close to 1,000 years of royal history lurking within its highly fortified walls, a trip to the Tower of London is like traveling back... More
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
City of London, City, London EC4N | 18 minutes walk from Leon
Mansion House, the Palace of the London Mayor, was originally for the Lord Mayor to represent the City in appropriate style, Sir Crispin Gascoigne was... More
London > Attractions > Sights
Monument Street, London, City, London EC3R | 19 minutes walk from Leon
Following an 18-month closure which began in 2007, The Monument reopened in February 2009 revealing the effects of a £4.5 million renovation. If you're feeling... More
London > Attractions > Museums
136 Kingsland Road, London, Hackney, London E2 | 19 minutes walk from Leon
There aren't many museums that can have William Morris and Ikea under the same roof, but the Geffyre is one of them. The focus of... More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Ground Level, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, City, London EC2Y | 19 minutes walk from Leon
Part of the Barbican Centre for arts and conferences the Curve Gallery, situated on the ground floor, has changing exhibitions of photography, art and... More
London > Attractions > Other Attractions
Silk Street, London, City, London EC2Y | 19 minutes walk from Leon
Huge, multifaceted arts and entertainment centre. Described by the Queen as “one of the wonders of the modern world”, this multifaceted performance and arts venue forms... More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Silk Street, London, City, London EC2 | 19 minutes walk from Leon
The Barbican is renowned as one of London's top venues for theatre, art and dance. At the Barbican Art Gallery on level 3 you... More
London > Attractions > Other Attractions
Gallery Floor (Level 3), Silk Street, London, City, London EC2Y | 19 minutes walk from Leon
Home to over 2,000 species of tropical plants and trees, the Barbican's Conservatory is a hidden tropical oasis in the heart of the city. So... More
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Lower Thames Street, London, City, London EC3R | 20 minutes walk from Leon
St Magnus' was built by Sir Christopher Wren between 1671-76, and boasts a steeple dating from 1705. Henry Yevele, Richard II's master mason, is buried... More
London > Attractions > Attractions for Kids
1 Goldsmiths Row, London, Hackney, London E2 | 21 minutes walk from Leon
This inner city site was used as a farm as far back as the early 1800s when fresh produce was grown here to feed the... More
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What's On Today Near Leon Ill Commotion Clubbing and Nightlife | On 2nd June 2012 The Big Chill Bar 3 minutes walk from Leon DJs Rags and Khalil spin hip hop and soul....More Feast Clubbing and Nightlife | On 2nd June 2012 93 Feet East 3 minutes walk from Leon DJs Raffa FL, Liam Webb, Billy Hill and Jamie Ward spin house and electro....More Punchline Theatre | Until 3rd June 2012 The Old Truman Brewery 3 minutes walk from Leon A one-act comedy about the nature of comedy, and exploring why anyone would want to become a comedian. Or an ...More ![]() Brick Lane Market Shopping | Until 31st January 2013 Brick Lane 4 minutes walk from Leon Brick Lane Market is pure East End London, which means Jewish bagel shops, Bangladeshi curry houses, Indian sari silks - ...More Babak Ghazi & Gareth Jones: Untitled Structure Exhibitions | Until 15th July 2012 Raven Row 4 minutes walk from Leon Contemporary works in various media marking changes in artistic direction, exploring spatial relationships and the notion of art as life....More Saturday at Apples And Pears Clubbing and Nightlife | Until 30th June 2012 Apples And Pears 7 minutes walk from Leon ...More Work It Clubbing and Nightlife | On 2nd June 2012 Concrete 7 minutes walk from Leon Maxwell Jaye, Work It Girls, Blackfoot Phoenix and...More Nubla Concerts | On 2nd June 2012 Rich Mix Centre 7 minutes walk from Leon Ambient pop from the Spanish singer....More ![]() Gilian Wearing Exhibitions | Until 17th June 2012 Whitechapel Gallery 7 minutes walk from Leon Turner Prize winner Gilian Wearing is famed for her fly-on-the-wall documentaries, reality TV and the techniques of theatre used to explore how ...More Josiah McElheny: The Bloomberg Commission Exhibitions | Until 12th August 2012 Whitechapel Gallery 7 minutes walk from Leon Asked to create a new piece for the Bloomberg Commission, the New York-based artist offers a display of seven large-scaled ...More
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