Brick Lane Street Art Trail
£·Brick Lane·Shoreditch High Street
Things To Do
The best experiences, attractions, and hidden gems
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Street ArtMust-See
Brick Lane Street Art Trail
£·Brick Lane·Shoreditch High Street
The ever-changing outdoor gallery. Banksy, Stik, ROA, and international artists.
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Sunday MarketEast London Essential
Columbia Road Flower Market
£·Bethnal Green·Shoreditch High Street
Every Sunday morning, Columbia Road erupts into a fragrant chaos of flowers, plants, and cockneys shouting bargains. Get there by 9am or surrender to the crowds.
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Sunday MarketSunday Essential
Columbia Road Flower Market
£·Columbia Road·Hoxton
Every Sunday morning this street explodes with colour and fragrance.
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Contemporary ArtFree Entry
Whitechapel Gallery
£·Whitechapel·Whitechapel
One of London's most important contemporary art spaces, free to enter and consistently brilliant. They showed Picasso's Guernica in 1939 and haven't stopped pushing boundaries.
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MarketHistoric Market
Old Spitalfields Market
££·Spitalfields·Liverpool Street
A Victorian market hall with antiques on Thursdays, vinyl on Fridays, and a general market every day. The food stalls are excellent, and the building itself is gorgeous.
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Contemporary ArtFree Entry
Whitechapel Gallery
£·Whitechapel·Aldgate East
One of London most important contemporary art galleries. Picasso, Rothko, and Frida Kahlo had their first UK shows here.
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Market & FoodHistoric Market
Old Spitalfields Market
££·Spitalfields·Liverpool Street
Victorian covered market with independent traders, street food, and antiques on Thursdays.
Live Music & ArtCreative Landmark
Village Underground
££·Shoreditch·Shoreditch High Street
Tube carriages on a rooftop, street art on every surface, and a venue underneath that hosts everything from electronic music to art exhibitions. Peak Shoreditch, in the best way.
Immersive ExperienceTime Travel
Dennis Severs' House
££·Spitalfields·Liverpool Street
An 18th-century Huguenot house frozen in time on Folgate Street. Candlelit evening tours are spine-tinglingly atmospheric. You walk through history in complete silence.
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Creative SpaceShoreditch Landmark
Village Underground
££·Shoreditch·Old Street
Tube carriages on the roof, creative venue below. Live music, art, and events.
MuseumFree Museum
Museum of the Home
£·Hoxton·Hoxton
Formerly the Geffrye Museum, beautifully reimagined to explore how we live at home through the centuries. The period room displays are captivating, and the gardens are a peaceful retreat.
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Visual ArtsDiversity in Art
Rivington Place
£·Shoreditch·Old Street
Home to Autograph and Iniva, this David Adjaye-designed building champions visual art from culturally diverse backgrounds. Free exhibitions that broaden your perspective.
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Weekend MarketLocal Favourite
Cheshire Street Market
£·Brick Lane·Shoreditch High Street
Just off Brick Lane, Cheshire Street's weekend stalls offer vintage finds, antiques, and curiosities without the main drag crowds. The real treasure hunting happens here.
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Coffee & CocktailsDay-to-Night
Shoreditch Grind Terrace
££·Shoreditch·Old Street
The original Grind on the Old Street roundabout, serving espresso martinis before they were everywhere. The terrace is prime people-watching territory in the heart of the action.