Things to do
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.
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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