More Destinations

Visitors and locals alike are looking for things to do with their families and friends that offer good value for money as well as something to remember.

Visit East London recommends these places to visit:

Spitalfields, Brick Lane and the surrounds have been revitalised over recent years and as well as the eclectic old market and colourful Brick Lane studios, shops and bars, the area has been enhanced by the new traders market which includes a public art programme, fabulous eateries and quirky stalls.

Hoxton and Shoreditch is where the hip and happening art and artists live, work and play. You can see their work in the multitude of galleries and buy from clothes designers, furniture, textiles, ceramics and photography.

What’s so great about SE8? Fast on the heels of Shoreditch and Camden, Deptford has been quietly but confidently simmering for sometime with a strong flow of creative residents choosing to stay after Goldsmith's and Laban.

Historically referred to as the Pool of London, the London Bridge area includes London Bridge to just past Tower Bridge and has a fantastic variety of attractions that include world-famous landmarks such as the Tower of London and Tower Bridge, historical treasures and icons of modern design and architecture.

Green Street is east London at its most colourful; spicy reds, cool green, deep sea blue and copper golds on display in the vibrant and  bustling boutiques selling the latest designs of sarees and shalwar kameez.

Three Mills Island is a real hidden gem, comprising a cluster of listed buildings and green open spaces in a conservation area surrounded by the Bow Back Rivers.

The name Limehouse comes from the lime kilns established there in the 14th century to produce quick lime for building mortar. Samuel Pepys recorded visiting a porcelain factory off Narrow Street and the Limehouse pottery, was opened in 1740 as England's first soft paste porcelain factory.

The influence that the Thames has had on the development of Woolwich and its communities is very powerful. Inextricably linked with the might of the British army; the first Dockyard was founded as early as 1512. The town still retains an army base at the Royal Artillery Barracks, and the Royal Artillery Museum is worth a visit to put all of this into good context.

The ancient Saxon county of Essex is located north east of London.  As you travel from west to east the landscape in this vast county transforms from historic woodlands, through rolling wheat-fields dotted with poppies and windmills, to the estuaries, coastal villages and towns of the great North Sea.  For more information visitessex.com.