33 best things to do in Tower Hamlets
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Hawksmoor Steak Feast
Spitalfields · Steakhouse
Iconic British steakhouse with sharing platters and a cocktail temple.
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Disco Boat Party
Tower Pier · Boat Party
Three-hour Thames disco cruise with DJ and a sundeck bar.
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Daytona Karting Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge · Go Karting
Indoor karting with a Le Mans-style team endurance race.
HypeTeamSport Karting Tower Bridge
Tower Hamlets · Go Karting
Multi-level indoor karting circuit yards from Tower Bridge.
HypeThames Sunset Cruise
Tower Pier · Boat Ride
Two-hour sunset cruise with a private bar and DJ.
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Padium Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf · Padel
London's largest padel club — six courts and a sky-bar terrace.
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Skylight Rooftop BBQ
Tobacco Dock · Rooftop BBQ
Rooftop bar with croquet, cocktails and a wood-fired BBQ menu.
HypeRocket Padel Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf · Padel
Indoor padel courts with coaching, racket hire and a bar.
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Skylight Tobacco Dock
Wapping · Rooftop Bar
Rooftop croquet, late DJ sets and city-skyline cocktails through summer and winter.
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Beigel Bake Brick Lane
Brick Lane · Late-Night Eats
Cult 24-hour bagel bakery — salt beef bagels until 6am, queue and all.
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Floristry Workshop — McQueens
Bethnal Green · Flower Workshop
Hand-tied bouquet workshop at the celebrity florist's east London HQ.
HypeTeam Sport Karting Docklands
Docklands · Go Karting
Multi-level karting circuit with podiums and trophies.
HypeGoBoat Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf · Boat Ride
Self-drive electric boats around Docklands skyscrapers.
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Bistrotheque Drag Brunch
Bethnal Green · Restaurant
Weekend bottomless drag brunch in a former rag-trade warehouse.
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Wonderland on Ice — Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf · Winter Experience
Outdoor ice rink wrapped around the canyon of skyscrapers (Nov–Feb).
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Proud Cabaret City
Aldgate · Cabaret Venue
Burlesque, swing and cabaret dinner show in a vaulted underground city venue.
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Escape Hunt
Aldgate · Escape Room
Cinematic escape rooms with a stylish bar lounge for post-game debrief.
HypePergola on the Wharf
Canary Wharf · Rooftop Bar
Tropical-jungle rooftop garden with bottomless brunch and DJs.
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Electric Shuffle
Canary Wharf · Shuffleboard
Reinvented shuffleboard with cocktails and pizza by the river.
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All Star Lanes Brick Lane
Brick Lane · Bowling
Boutique bowling, karaoke rooms and American diner classics.
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Skylight Boules & Croquet
Tobacco Dock · Outdoor Sports
Croquet, boules and rooftop drinks above Tobacco Dock.
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Discount Suit Company
Spitalfields · Speakeasy
Tiny basement bar in a former tailor's stockroom — short, sharp cocktail list.
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BrewDog Tower Hill Tasting
Tower Hill · Beer Tasting
Guided beer flight through BrewDog's bigger brews and exclusives.
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Whitechapel Gallery Lates
Whitechapel · Museum
First-Thursday late openings with talks and bar pop-ups.
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Mile End Climbing Wall
Mile End · Indoor Climbing
London's best-loved climbing centre with intros for groups.
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Brick Lane Vintage Market Tour
Brick Lane · Walking Tour
Guided crawl through London's best vintage clothing market.
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Yoga + Brunch — House of Wisdom
Wapping · Yoga Class
Vinyasa flow followed by a Middle-Eastern brunch spread.
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London Calligraphy Workshop
Bethnal Green · Calligraphy
Learn modern calligraphy with all materials and a take-home set.
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Third Space Climbing & Sauna
Canary Wharf · Wellness Retreat
Climbing wall, sauna, steam, ice bath and protein lunch.
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Wapping Hydraulic Power Station
Wapping · Workshop
Industrial-chic restaurant and arts venue in a Victorian power station.
HypeLinocut Printmaking — East London Printmakers
Mile End · Creative Studio
Cut and print your own linocut card to take home.
HypeBookbinding Workshop
Bethnal Green · Creative Studio
Stitch and bind your own journal with a master bookbinder.
HypePoplar Union Workshops
Poplar · Workshop
Community arts hub — printmaking, life drawing and improv.
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