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Artfully Shoreditch
By Lauren Keith

After picking up a haul of
houseplants and freshly cut
flowers from Columbia Road
Flower Market (pictured above),
it’s easy to keep walking to the
markets all along Brick Lane with
pop-up food stalls and vintage
clothes headquartered around
the Old Truman Brewery but
stretching nearly the full length of
the street. There’s tonnes of great
street-art around Brick Lane and
Shoreditch – the pieces may not
be permanent, but there are

several sites where artists put their

latest paste-ups. There’s also a

roving community garden that’s a

bar and was the site of a street art

festival a few months ago. You can

see the art through a guided tour

(which is super-interesting and

informative) or go on your own.

columbiaroad.info

visitbricklane.org

nomadicgardens.weebly.com

Hackney Marshes

By Tasmin Waby

Even before I bought a

narrowboat I was a bit obsessed

with the River Lea. It’s a lovely

cycle or long walk from industrial

Limehouse to the wilds of Hackney

Marshes. Checking out the

narrowboats moored along the

towpath, you start to notice how

different they all are. A detour

into quickly gentrifying Hackney

Wick for street art and a

w a t e r s i d e b r e w i s a l s o g o o d o n

a sunny day, perhaps at Crate

Brewery, No. 90 Bar & Kitchen or

the more low-key Stour Space.

And then there are ample

foraging opportunities on

the Marshes themselves.

cratebrewery.com

number90bar.co.uk

stourspace.co.uk

Bow

By Doug Rimington

Roman Road has some fantastic

places for food. I like Mae &

Harvey for breakfast or brunch

• it’s a tiny place which is always
  p o p u l a r. My f a vo u r i t e i s w a ffl e s
  with beans, egg and avocado.

EAST