Blasted Heath

Pollard Row, Bethnal Green, London E2 6NB

1 review

Tags: blast, desolation, poor, ruined, sorry

moonrising (4320 points)

OK, I don’t think this is actually called Blasted Heath, but it’s not named in my A-Z and I have no intention of a return visit to look for signs. ... more...

Banksy Yellow Line Flower Painter

Arts & Entertainment » Galleries / Landmarks in London

44 Pollard Row, London E2 6NB

1 review

Tags: art, banksy, flower, graffiti, grafitti, kemp, ross, street

moonrising (4320 points)

I really like this one, painted on the side of a working man’s club, showing someone who should be painting yellow lines, but who’s gone off the ra... more...

Banksy Graffiti Artist

Arts & Entertainment » Galleries / Landmarks in London

Shafton Road, London

1 review

Tags: art, banksy, culture, graffiti, grafitti, stencil, street

moonrising (4320 points)

Here Banksy rather humorously juxtaposes the cliché artist, with moustache, beret and palette, working on a decidedly less high brow art work depic... more...

Victoria Park Harriers Clubhouse

Sport » Athletics / Endurance Sports / Sports Clubs in London

Cadogan Terrace, Victoria Park, London E3

1 review

Tags: athletics, events, friendly, racing, run, running, sport

moonrising (4320 points)

This clubhouse is the home of the Victoria Park Harriers & Tower Hamlets Athletics Club, which is over 80 years old. I’m not actually a member of ... more...

London Bridge Stone Alcoves

Arts & Entertainment » Landmarks in Tower Hamlets

Victoria Park, Tower Hamlets, London E3

1 review

Tags: architecture, historic, history, stone

moonrising (4320 points)

Victoria Park contains two stone alcoves, which were formally part of an older incarnation of London Bridge. The bridge was demolished in 1831, an... more...

Boating Lake

Arts & Entertainment » Lakes & Ponds in Tower Hamlets

Victoria Park, Tower Hamlets, London E3

1 review

Tags: boat, lake, pond, regatta, ship, steam, toy

moonrising (4320 points)

Not exactly stunning at the moment. It’s surrounded by sterile, cracked, tarmac and it’s main features are an impressive growth of algae and a coo... more...

Burdett-Coutts Fountain

Arts & Entertainment » Landmarks in Tower Hamlets

Victoria Park, Tower Hamlets, London E3

1 review

Tags: architecture, carving, fountain, historic, history, memorial, statues, victorian

moonrising (4320 points)

This is marked in my A-Z as the Victoria Fountain, but never mind… Actually a drinking fountain, it’s a huge and elaborate monument. Baroness An... more...

Cricket Pavilion Kiosk

Restaurants in London

Victoria Park, Tower Hamletts, London

1 review

Tags: food, friendly, great, nice, restaurant, snacks, views

moonrising (4320 points)

Tacked onto the end of the changing rooms by the Tennis Courts, this newly opened kiosk offers great value and friendly service. They do a range o... more...

Old English Garden

Arts & Entertainment » Parks in Tower Hamlets

Victoria Park, Tower Hamlets, London

1 review

Tags: birds, formal, garden, hedges, plants, pretty, traditional

moonrising (4320 points)

A simply gorgeous little area of clipped hedges and flower beds. It’s formal without being too formal. While the centre is marked with a circular... more...

Play Area

Children » Kids Activities in Tower Hamlets

Victoria Park, Tower Hamlets, London

1 review

Tags: adventure, children, kids, play

moonrising (4320 points)

They don’t have a ‘adults only accompanied by children’ notice, so I was able to go in *G* This is a huge play area. But it’s not really in ter... more...