Victoria Park village
29 Victoria Park Books
Book shopping as it should be: quietly nestled between lovingly chosen piles of interesting reads, helped along by well-read approachable staff, and with a lovely view to the nearby park. Look out for reading sessions, book clubs, signing sessions, or just come for a quiet little browse.
Victoria Park Books, 174 Victoria Park Rd, E9 (020 8986 1124) Mile End tube. Open Mon-Sun 10am-5.30pm.
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30 Sublime
This tasteful boutique is just the place for a Sunday browse, and contains the sort of knick-knackery that can be dangerously purchasable on a lazy afternoon. Seductive vistas of the park don’t make it any harder – nor do the chirpy staff or gorgeous selection of French-inspired tins, candles, and clothes. It is a quiet area, which means that at the end of the sales there is still beautiful stock up for grabs at very reasonable prices.
Sublime, 99 Lauriston Rd, E9 (020 8986 7243) Mile End tube. Open Mon-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 11am-4pm.
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4 comments
Have the people who own XEN been writing on here? That just reads a bit too detailed and fake to me but hey that's just my opinion.
Give 'Well Healed' on Bethnal Green Road a miss. I took my shoes in for a new sole. I got a glued on sole, looked awful, and 'Ken', the aeon old proprieter had scoured the leather, for a favour! He then denied this as they obviously looked awful and were ruined! I left them with him so he could find out what happened. When I returned they have been miraculously shined up beyond regognition, like they had been varnished. So my nice soft leather shoes now had deep gauges in the leather (Ken said it was cracks in the leather) and a hard, shiny, lacquered like finish and they were 10 shades darker brown. I tried to reason with Ken Holmes but he got aggressive and began threatening how his son would be going beserk if he was there. I felt very intimidated, he called 'me' a liar and refused to accept any liability although he agreed that no one else had been near the shoes. I would give this place a miss, there are plenty of other places on Bethnal Green Road where I would take my business for a better price, a better job and to get my shoes back in the same state as I handed them over in. This guy is a cowboy.
I bought shoes from XEN and was amazed at the value they offer.. even the suits and shirts were cheaper and better than I have seen elsewhere.
I loved the quirky family independent nature of the shop too. Was nice to get away from the mass market high street names that are so impersonal.
you seem to have left out XEN in Harrow Place on your listings... for business shoes especially discounting Loake and Barker Shoes... they are really cheap at around £75!!
Harrow Place is between Petticoat Lane, Middlesex Street and Houndsditch and Bishopsgate, only a few mins from Spittalfields Martket.
Its a family business and all a bit fun and quirky, but all the insurance boys buy their shoes and discount suits from this one off find..
Would be a good idea to take a look... I think they even have a website, but they don't sell on-line...
Google XEN discount shoes for more... perhaps...