Regent's Canal
Haggerston is the perfect entry point for a stroll along the canal, with a number of spots to eat along the way.
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Keep busy in east London with our guide to Haggerston's best attractions, pubs, hotels, restaurants and bars.
Squeezed between Shoreditch and Dalston, and almost merged with Hoxton, Haggerston has long been overlooked as a thoroughfare between one east London hotspot and another. It does this slight but packed area of the capital's East End an injustice.
The rejuvenated railway arches of the Overground now play host to a number of excellent eateries and cafés, which are handily in close proximity to pubs both impeccably hip and comfortably ‘EastEnders’ grimy.
Haggerston also offers a great entry point for the Regents Canal towpath, with some popular canal-side cafés and bars popping up. The canal provides easy access to nearby Broadway Market, Angel and the lush greenery of London Fields and Victoria Park. If you're really up for a walk, you can march to Stratford in the east and Camden in the west.
While Dalston might get all the props for night time excursions, gay pub The Glory, the brainchild of drag legend Jonny Woo, provides more than enough queer anarchism and some epic lip syncs to make it a destination. But for more family-friendly fun, enjoy the joyously trippy experience of pigs, goats, cockerels and more marking their territory in Hackney City Farm.
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Haggerston is the perfect entry point for a stroll along the canal, with a number of spots to eat along the way.
A small gallery displaying photographs, props and costumes from some of Britain's most famous clowns.
A bar and café with more than 500 board games both old and new available to play at customers' leisure.
A modern gallery space that hosts regular exhibitions of contemporary art, artist discussions and films.
A new bar and venue co-opened by drag legend Jonny Woo. The Glory will host everything from cabaret to performance to DJ nights. There's a bar for casual...
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Dojo meets bar at Shep’s: a cocktail joint with a Korean food menu that’s kicking ass on Kingsland Road. It’s been opened by James...
For a big bowl of comfort food in east London, this noodle joint fills more than just a hole in the wall.
Serving a mixture of traditional fried chicken a fried chicken with Asian flavours, with added cocktails.
Located opposite Dalston Junction Train Station, Premier Inn London Hackney provides en suite rooms with a bar and restaurant. This London hotel has a 24-hour...
This family run hotel may be small in size but it's large on cleanliness, friendliness and high-quality furnishings. It's also in one hell of a good location,...
You won't be getting much kip at this hotel which is located next to Hackney Central station and an abundance of restaurants, pubs, unusual bars (think...
This canal-side café is the ultimate brunch spot, offering not just great food but perfect people watching.
Grab a drink and partake in some epic board game action with over 500 games available to play.
East London's most anarchic drag and cabaret bar also has a disco basement for boogieing the weekend away.
Pop into this urban farm for some wholesome fun with the animals, perfect for Sunday stroll.
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