London - Spitalfields & Bethnal Green

London’s East End edges the City at buzzing Brick Lane and in the back streets of nearby Spitalfields, where you can see the city’s immigration story for real. The area pulsates with life and history, and has always been one of the most fast-changing districts of the capital. Famous for its graceful French Huguenot mansions, once facing dereliction but now lovingly restored, Spitalfields’ synagogues, street markets and beigel joints bear witness to the arrival of Jews from Eastern Europe in the 19th century, while Brick Lane’s umpteen bustling curry houses were established by a later wave of Bangladeshi immigration. But the area is defined by the present, not the past, with an edgy youth culture and some great music venues and clubs layered on top of it all to produce one of the most eclectic and interesting areas in the capital.

To be in the thick of it 24/7, and if budgeting isn’t at the top of your list, stay at one of the cool, comfortable, design conscious hotels to die for. For a bit of peace and quiet, you’ll find cheaper offerings away from the main drag, just as stylish.

Best Places to Stay in London - Spitalfields & Bethnal Green

£190

The Devonshire Arms at Pilsley ★★★★★

East Midlands, Derbyshire, Bakewell

13 Guest Rooms
Pub with Rooms

£450

Brimstone Hotel ★★★★★

North West England, Cumbria, Ambleside

16 Guest Rooms & Suites
Boutique Hotel
Spa Hotel

£310

Blue Hayes ★★★★★

South West England, Cornwall, St. Ives

5 Suites
Apartment Hotel
Boutique Hotel

£140

The Ironmongers, Aylsham ★★★★★

East Anglia, Norfolk, Aylsham

8 Guest Rooms
Boutique Hotel

£145

The Laundry Retreat ★★★★★

North Wales, Denbighshire, Denbigh

2 Roundhouses

£80

Gravel Farm ★★★★★

East Anglia, Cambridgeshire, Ely

4 Cottages Sleeping 2–10
Cottage

£60

Once Upon a Fell ★★★★★

North West England, Cumbria, Kirkby Lonsdale

Cabin & Bell Tent + Camping
Bell tents

YHA Whitby ★★★★☆

North East England, North Yorkshire, Whitby

YHA Hostel

YHA Bristol ★★★★☆

South West England, Somerset, Bristol

YHA Hostel

£75

Sloeberry Farm ★★★★☆

Mid Wales, Ceredigion, Aberporth

2 Cabins & 4 Safari Lodges
Safari Lodges

£300

The Rookery ★★★★☆

South East England, Greater London, Clerkenwell

33 Guest Rooms & Suites
Boutique Hotel

£150

St Michaels Resort ★★★★☆

South West England, Cornwall, Falmouth

92 Guest Rooms & Suites
Resort Hotel

£95

The Stag on the River ★★★★☆

South East England, Surrey, Godalming

7 Guest Rooms
Pub with Rooms

£65

Little Seed Field ★★★★☆

North East England, North Yorkshire, Ripon

7 Cabins

£20

The Hideaway at Baxby Manor ★★★★☆

North East England, North Yorkshire, York

Eco-Pods, Hoggit Houses & Kabinas
Pods

£75

Kingfisher Lakes ★★★★☆

North East England, East Riding of Yorkshire, Driffield

Luxury Cabins Sleeping 2–6
Cabin

£190

Glamp and Tipple ★★★★☆

East Anglia, Norfolk, Attleborough

5 Yurts
Yurts

£120

Peaks and Pods ★★★★☆

North East England, North Yorkshire, Settle

5 Pods, Each Sleeping 4
Pods

£57

Waveney River Centre ★★★★☆

East Anglia, Norfolk, Lowestoft

Apartments, Lodges, Rooms
Apartment
Cabin

£99

Brooks Rooftop Retro Rockets ★★★★☆

South West England, Somerset, Bristol

4 Airstream Caravans

£131

Llechwedd Glamping ★★★★☆

North Wales, Gwynedd, Blaenau Ffestiniog

6 Safari Tents

£350

Forest Holidays Deerpark ★★★☆☆

South West England, Cornwall, Liskeard

Sleeps 4-8
Cabin

£145

Canvas & Campfires

Mid Wales, Ceredigion, Lampeter

5 Safari Tents & a Cottage Sleeping 2-6
Cottage
Safari Lodges

£375

The Hobbity Treehouse

South East England, Kent, Canterbury

Sleeps 2
Cabin
Treehouses

£153

Another Place, The Machrie

Scottish Isles, Isle of Islay, Port Ellen

43 Rooms & Suites
Boutique Hotel

£340

One Acre Wood

West Midlands, Herefordshire, Bromyard

2 Treehouses each sleeping 4–6
Cabin
Treehouses

£180

The Five Alls

South West England, Gloucestershire, Lechlade

9 Guest Rooms
Pub with Rooms

£107

Poppinghole Farm Cottages

South East England, East Sussex, Robertsbridge

4 Cottages each Sleeping 2-6
Cottage

£215

Spindrifter

North East England, North Yorkshire, Leyburn

Sleeps 2
Lodge

£205

Lynmouth Apartments

South West England, Devon, Lynmouth & Lynton

Apartments sleeping 2-6
Apartment

£204.50

Blenheim Palace Lodge Retreat

South East England, Oxfordshire, Woodstock

35 Lodges
Lodge

£180

The Penny Bun

North West England, West Yorkshire, Ilkley

5 Rooms
Coaching Inn

£800

Riviera Retreat

South West England, Devon, Torquay

Sleeps 24
Large Property

£350

Doves Barn

East Anglia, Suffolk, Stowmarket

Sleeps 22
Large Property

£150

Five Acre Barn

East Anglia, Suffolk, Aldeburgh

5 Double Rooms
Boutique B&B

£220

Fallen Angel

South West England, Cornwall, Penzance

Sleeps 2
Cottage

£137

Forest Holidays Keldy

North East England, North Yorkshire, Pickering

Cabin
Lodge

£100

School Farm Holidays

West Midlands, Shropshire, Much Wenlock

4 Pods & 1 Lodge, each sleeping 2–9
Cabin
Lodge
Pods

£77

Bosinver Farm Cottages

South West England, Cornwall, St. Austell

20 Cottages, Sleeping 4–12
Cottage

£143

Glynn Barton

South West England, Cornwall, Bodmin

4 Safari Tents Sleeping 5-6
Safari Lodges

£90

The Red Lion, Odiham

South East England, Hampshire, Odiham

7 Guest Rooms & Suites
Pub with Rooms

£93.50

Ben Lawers

Central Scotland, Perthshire, Aberfeldy

Sleeps 4
Cottage

£195

Oaklands Glamping

Mid Wales, Powys, Welshpool

2 Safari Tents
Safari Lodges

£89

The Greenbank Hotel

South West England, Cornwall, Falmouth

60 Guest Rooms & Suites
Boutique Hotel

£170

The Alverton

South West England, Cornwall, Truro

51 Guest Rooms
Boutique Hotel
Historic Hotel

£107

Lower Keats Glamping

South West England, Devon, Axminster

6 Safari Lodges
Safari Lodges

£66

Cotna Eco Retreat

South West England, Cornwall, Mevagissey

3 yurts & 1 shepherd's hut
Shepherd’s huts
Yurts

£117

Clawford Lakes

South West England, Devon, Holsworthy

Cocoons, Lodges & Lake Pods
Cabin

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Eat and Drink

As a long-established landing place for new immigrants to the capital, it’s no surprise that Bethnal Green & Spitalfields is a great place to eat and drink, with a range of options that reflects all the different communities of the area. There are long-running Jewish takeaways, traditional Italian joints, and lots of food from Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent. You’ll also find teashops and traditional old pubs serving decent food, as well as fancier restaurants that reflect the upwardly mobile demographic that now lives in this area. And, of course, the district’s DJ-spinning bars and clubs draw young drinkers and clubbers from all over the capital.

93 Feet East

Big Chill

Brick Lane Beigel Bake

Café Naz Express

E Pellicci

Laxeiro Tapas Bar

Mario's Pizza at The Star of Bethnal Green

Misschu

Nude Espresso

Poppies Fish and Chips

Star of Bethnal Green

St John Bread and Wine

Tayyab’s

Ten Bells

The English Restaurant

The Royal Oak

Trois Garçons

Viajante

Vibe Bar

Vintage Emporium

Water Poet

Things to Do

Start sightseeing in Bethnal Green & Spitalfields with a walk down loud, brash Brick Lane, with its curry joints, clubs, bars, vintage shops and market – a great contrast to a couple of attractions that evoke 18th-century Spitalfields, like Christ Church and the Dennis Severs House. There are a couple of major museums in the area: the attractive Geffrye Museum devoted to domestic interiors, and the V&A’s excellent Museum of Childhood. And kids will also love to visit the donkey, sheep and goats at Spitalfields City Farm.

Brick Lane

Christ Church

Dennis Severs’ House

Rich Mix

Secret Cinema

Spitalfields City Farm

V&A Museum of Childhood

Shop

Brick Lane and the surrounding streets are lined with excellent vintage stores, as well as low-cost and funky fashion boutiques, and there’s more cut-price fashion at Spitalfields Market, alongside glossier clothing, interior and accessory stores, while on Sundays Colombia Road hosts its famous long-running flower market.

Columbia Road Flower Market

House of Vintage

Labour & Wait

Rough Trade

Spitalfields Market

Tatty Devine

Verde & Company

Spitalfields is a little off the beaten track for most visitors to want to stay here, and the intense crowds at weekends mean that it’s not the most restful area for a night’s sleep. But a great and unusual option is the Landmark Trust’s stunning historic house on Princelet Street, which sleeps six.