Find yourself on Mare Street, the central heart of Hackney, where London’s creative crowd congregates for work and play. Nearby London Fields and Victoria Park offer vast green spaces for soothing walks – weather permitting, go for a dip in the London Fields Lido. While away an afternoon down Broadway Market, with its boutique coffee roasteries, independent shops, restaurants, and pubs galore. Make sure to check out Columbia Road on weekends, where stalls line the street with the city’s freshest flowers.