Georgian Huguenot streets, markets, bagels and street art between Liverpool Street and Bethnal Green.
Best time: Sunday morning (Columbia Road and Brick Lane markets)
The route, stop by stop
- 1
Dennis Severs' HouseOutside view or booked visit; 10-60 min
Ten candlelit rooms staged as if a Huguenot silk-weaving family had just stepped out (1724-1914); visits are in silence.
- 2
Old Spitalfields MarketCovered market; 20 min
- 3
Christ Church SpitalfieldsHawksmoor church; 10 min
- 4
Beigel BakeSalt beef bagel and street art on the side streets; 30 min
The 24-hour Brick Lane bakery known for hot salt beef bagels with mustard, cut to order, at prices far below central London.
- 5
Columbia Road Flower MarketSunday market; 30 min
Sunday flower market where traders shout prices on a Victorian street of independent shops; bargains come after 14:00.
- 6
E. PellicciLate breakfast (not Sunday - closed); 40 min
Italian-run cafe since 1900 with Grade II listed marquetry interior; full English and homemade pasta, and the family greets regulars by name.
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