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• Sensational street art • Independent shops and restaurants
• The Hertford Union Canal • Cool warehouse conversions • Solid transport links
Hackney Wick Straddling the boundary between the London Boroughs of Hackney and Tower Hamlets, at the southern tip of Hackney Marshes sits Hackney Wick – London’s creative epicentre. Its canalside patchwork of converted warehouses, street art and independent studios offers city living and community spirit in equal measure
WHY FIRST TIME BUYERS LOVE HACKNEY WICK Once a forgotten industrial backwater, Hackney Wick has reinvented itself.The population here is young, creative and professional, with more artists and studio spaces per square foot than anywhere else in the F rom s treet art and studio spaces to canalside dining, Hackney Wick does things differently
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country. Nestled between Victoria Park and Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, residents also enjoy a genuine wealth of green space. Fish Island, across the Hertford Union Canal, has its own distinct identity as a slightly quieter, design-led pocket with new build developments, while properties closer to Victoria Park command a premium for their leafier outlook. LEISURE Not surprisingly, the arts are at the heart of Hackney Wick. The street art on Bream Street, Fish Island and Smeed Road is renowned, The Yard Theatre offers award-winning shows and live music, and galleries like Inky Fingers showcase local
contemporary work. Locals can also enjoy canalside walks or, for something more exhilarating, Moo Canoes run canoe trips. End the day at the Hackney Wick Community Sauna. FOOD AND DRINK Dining here leans creative and canalside. Standouts include Crate Brewery and Pizzeria, a lively microbrewery with a canalside terrace opposite the Olympic Park; Barge East, a floating kitchen on a 125-year-old Dutch barge; and Randy’s Wing Bar for American-style dining. Day turns to night seamlessly in Hackney Wick – No. 90 promises great food by day and epic parties by night, while HWK London shifts from coffee shop
to cocktail bar. Colour Factory, in Queen’s Yard, is the place to head for exclusively evening entertainment – a nightclub and live music venue with an unmistakable east London vibe. SHOPPING Shopping in Hackney Wick is deliberately defined by its independent character – think vintage clothing outlets, artist- run pop-ups and small design studios selling directly from Fish
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Hackney Wick oozes cool in the effortless way we all aspire to! We are delighted that regeneration is making this creative community more accessible, so first time buyers can get in on the artistic action too.
Stratford – under five minutes by train
• The Yard Theatre • V&A East Storehouse • Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park • Hackney Wick Community Sauna
Highbury & Islington – direct by Overground
Walking and cycle routes on the doorstep
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