London - East London & Docklands (PDF Chapter)

This is the East London & Docklands chapter from Lonely Planet’s London guidebook.

East London includes the heart of the old East End and most of London’s historic Docklands, along with gritty but hip Hackney and Dalston to the north, and Stratford further east.

• stop to smell the roses amid the bedlam and barrow-boy banter of Columbia Road Flower Market
• maps
• relive Games memories among extensive parklands dotted wtih interesting architecture, sports centres and even an urban beach at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
• transport
• stroll along Regent’s Canal, feasting from Broadway Market stalls, perusing the stores and then staking a place at one of the pubs
• restaurants & bars

Coverage includes: Sights, Eating, Drinking & Nightlife, Entertainment, Shopping, Sports & Activities.