Experience the Best of East London this Summer
East London is home to the very best that London has to offer. Whether you’re looking for top entertainment at the world’s most popular music venue, quirky arts festivals or something for all the family, east London has some of the finest talent and experiences to be found anywhere in the world.
This summer we recommend these top 10 east London experiences:
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Catch Kylie Minogue live at Europe's finest indoor music and sports venue, The O2. With perfect sight-lines from every angle, crystal clear acoustics, and obscenely comfy seating, you'll be mesmerised by Kylie's fresh, exhilarating and innovative performance.
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Sample the most impressive and diverse range of major arts festivals in the five host boroughs for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. From free outdoor spectaculars to large scale music events, carnivals and community street parties, as well as a unique collection of world-class art galleries, theatres and museums - you will find something that tickles your taste buds.
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The award-winning British International Motor Show returns to ExCeL London this summer, bringing glamour, excitement, innovation, inspiration and more. Exciting treats include hundreds of cars on display, global premieres and tonnes of interactive features. The entertainment continues as the sun goes down with the Motor Show Music Festival featuring Blondie, Jools Holland, Meat Loaf, Alice Cooper and more.
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Take time out at east London's canals and waterways, which offer the best spots for relaxation. Watch the world go by in alfresco cafes or waterside bars and restaurants that line the canals. Take a stroll and soak up the historic architecture along the way as the boats cruise by. Discover an abundance of wildlife at the East End's canals, from kingfishers to swans, bats and even seals, there is something for you to enjoy.
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Explore the network of footpaths that link the green open spaces that make up the South East London Green Chain Walk, from Thamesmead in the east to
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Fly high on the new Greenwich Wheel offering the best panoramic views across the whole of London. Standing taller than Trafalgar Square's Nelson's Column at 180ft, you will see beyond St Paul's Cathedral and the Tower of London to the west, across the Thames and past Canary Wharf to the heights of Hampstead Heath, and the Olympic site in the Lea Valley in the east. Maritime Greenwich will be laid out in a rare perspective in the foreground.
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Arrive at east London in style on board Eurostar at the fabulously restored St Pancras International and Ebbsfleet International in north Kent. Travelling at 186mph on High Speed 1, the UK's first high-speed line between the Channel Tunnel and London, your reduced journey time means you have more time on hand to discover the hidden gems on the eastern side of London. With Hoxton & Shoreditch and Spitalfields & Brick Lane a stone's throw away, you really are spoilt for choice.
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See it being done by the professionals as you watch ex-Ivy chef Anthony Cumberbatch prepare a blend of authentic Carribean cuisine in his theatre kitchen at Caribbean Scene on the ExCeL Campus and now a new branch at Stratford's Cultural Quarter offering great food and exotic cocktails in beautiful surroundings to give you a taste of the Caribbean.
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Visit the National Maritime Museum in Maritime Greenwich, one of the finest maritime museums in the world, for its state-of-the-art Peter Harrison Planetarium at the core of the Royal Observatory. Find out more about the story of time and how it has influenced our lives at the award-winning Time Galleries.
East London nurtures some of the finest contemporary art in the world. Take a guided walk with a qualified art professional guide around some of the smaller and hidden galleries in Hoxton and Shoreditch offering you a deeper insight into the contemporary art world.
