London/East

East London is the outer eastern part of London , north of the River Thames. Understand Many outer areas of East London was once part of the county of Essex. Essex is sometimes used as part of the postal address for these areas. East London consists of the following boroughs: Barking and Dagenham [1] — the borough includes: Barking Dagenham Havering [2] — the borough includes: Hornchurch Romford Upminster Newham [3] — the borough includes: Stratford - Location of the London 2012 Olympic Games. (Note: this is not Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, the birthplace of Shakespeare.) East Ham West Ham Redbridge [4] — the borough includes: Ilford Woodford Waltham Forest [5] — the borough includes: Walthamstow - This town was made famous by a teen pop band called E-17 (the postcode of the area) who came from here and had a number of hits. Soak up the multicultural atmosphere. Chingford Leyton Get in By Tube Victoria Line (Light Blue) to Walthamstow. Central Line (Red) to Woodford or Hainault. Hammersmith and City Line (Pink) to Barking. District Line (Green) to Upminster. Jubilee Line (Silver) to Stratford. By DLR DLR to Canning Town then branches to Beckton, or London City Airport and Woolwich. By Train From Liverpool Street to Chingford or Ilford, Romford and Upminster. From Fenchurch Street to Barking then Upminster or Rainham. From Stansted Airport, Ipswich, Colchester and Norwich to Stratford. By Overground The Overground line (Orange) is useful for getting across the district from Barking to Blackhorse Road. See Walthamstow Eping Forest, (tube: Central Line), ☎ +44 20 8508 0028 (epping.forest@cityoflondon.gov.uk), [6]. Dawn-dusk. 19 km (12 mi) long in East London and Essex. Free.  edit The Vestry Museum, [7].  edit Walthamstow Village, [8].  edit The William Morris Gallery, [9].  edit Ilford The Central Library, Winston Way. Interesting structure from an architectural point of view. Unfortunately it is also the locale of choice for the native rude-boys to hang out, alas this is not due to the educational value of the institution.  edit Do Stratford Live performance at Theatre Royal, Stratford East Walthamstow Bicycle along the River Lea or Epping Forest.</do> Ilford Valentines Park is a pleasant green area, Essex County Cricket team used to play on the pitch in the western side of the park. Buy Walthamstow Selbourne Walk, (tube: Walthamstow Central; just over the road). Walthamstow's shopping mall, with the usual selection of shopping mall type shops.  edit Walthamstow High Street market. early-approximately 5:30PM. All manner of items may be purchased here, an example of the amazing bargains to be found is a carrier bag full of bananas for £1.  edit Ilford The Exchange Shopping Centre. Was one of the largest American style malls when it was constructed in the early 1990s. Although now it has an extensive array of shops now it can only really be considered a bog standard shopping centre. The town centre itself has most high street chain shops.  edit Eat Walthamstow There are a number of cafés and restaurants down the high street. Kebabish, Hoe St. Does a nice kebab and also tasty Indian food.  edit Thainese, Hoe St (turn right from Walthamstow Central), ☎ 020 8509 9668, [10]. 12-midnight. Halal Singaporean Chinese and Thai, black pepper crabs, chilli lobster, private rooms, prayer rooms expensive.  edit Drink Walthamstow Pubs The Ferry Boat Inn, (tube: Blackhorse Rd). A quaint country style pub in a lovely river side setting.  edit The Goose, (tube: Walthamstow Central, opposite).  edit Clubs Walthamstow does not have much of a clubbing scene, though there is: The Standard Music Venue, (tube: Blackhorse Rd, opposite). Has rock bands playing most nights of the week, and has a nightclub on Friday nights.  edit Sleep Ibis Hotel Stratford, 1A Romford Rd, Stratford E15 4LJ (tube: Stratford), ☎ +44 20 8536 3700, [11]. 104 room hotel with the usual identikit, Ibis set-up. From about £50.  edit Newham Hotel, 349-353 Romford Rd, Forest Gate, E7 8AA (tube: Forest Gate), ☎ +44 20 8534 8400 (info@newhamhotel.co.uk), [12]. Budget hotel in the Forest Gate area of Newham From £44.  edit Viking Hotel, 162 Romford Rd, Stratford (tube: Stratford).  edit Devonshire Hotel[13] • 94 Station Lane, Hornchurch, North-East London, Essex RM12 6LX (tube: Hornchurch), ☎ +44 1708 440088 (info@devonshirehotelhornchurch.co.uk). Opened in 2011, it is a family-run boutique hotel with free wi-fi and secure parking. Some rooms have been adapted to allow for easier access. Breakfast & homemade snacks available. Novotel London Excel Hotel,Western Gateway Royal Victoria Dock , ☎+44 20 7660 0677, http://www.accorhotels.com/gb/hotel-3656-novotel-london-excel/ London Excel Hotel is opposite the ExCeL Exhibition Centre, located in the Docklands and near to the O2 Arena, Canary Wharf and London City Airport. From £89. Ibis London Docklands,5 Commercial Street, E1 6BF, ☎+44 20 7422 8400, http://www.accorhotels.com/gb/hotel-5011-ibis-london-city/ Ibis London Docklands hotel is an economy London hotel in the Docklands area. Ibis Budget London East Barking, Highbridge Road, Essex, N1 1ED, ☎ +44 20 8534 8400, [14]. Ibis budget London Barking is a low-cost hotel located 10 minute walk from the Barking underground station, with easy access to Barking town centre.  edit Ibis London Barking, Highbridge road, Essex, IG11 7BA, ☎ +44 20 8477 4100, [15]. The Ibis London Barking hotel is a modern London hotel with 86 rooms.  edit Ibis Budget London City Airport, North Woolwich Road, Silverstown, E16 2EE, ☎ +44 20 7474 9106, [16]. Ibis budget Hotel London City Airport is a low-cost hotel situated within walking distance of London City Airport terminal.  edit Ibis Budget London Whitechapel, 100 Whitechapel Road, E1 1JG, ☎ Tel. +44 20 7655 4620, [17]. The Ibis budget London Whitechapel offers easy access to A11 local transport links from/to Central London and Whitechapel/Aldgate underground stations.  edit Contact This is a usable article. It has information for getting in as well as some complete entries for restaurants and hotels. An adventurous person could use this article, but please plunge forward and help it grow!