Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #20 in London, United Kingdom

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Number of sights 9 sights
Distance 5.4 km
Ascend 53 m
Descend 51 m

Experience London in United Kingdom in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in LondonIndividual Sights in London

Sight 1: Holy C of E Trinity

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Holy Trinity Church, Dalston, also known as the Clowns’ Church, is a Church of England parish church in Beechwood Road in the London Borough of Hackney. It is in the parish of Holy Trinity with St Philip Dalston and All Saints Church, Haggerston.

Wikipedia: Holy Trinity Church, Dalston (EN)

1282 meters / 15 minutes

Sight 2: London Fields

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London FieldsNick from Bristol, UK / CC BY 2.0

London Fields is a park in Hackney, London, although the name also refers to the immediate area in Hackney surrounding it and London Fields station. It is common land adjoining the Hackney Central area of the London Borough of Hackney. The park covers an area of 12.65 hectares, and includes sporting and recreation facilities. The park's history is recorded as early as the 13th century, and it has been known as London Fields since the mid-16th century.

Wikipedia: London Fields (EN)

731 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 3: Hackney Empire

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Hackney Empire

Hackney Empire is a theatre on Mare Street, in Hackney in the London Borough of Hackney. Originally designed by Frank Matcham it was built in 1901 as a music hall, and expanded in 2001. Described by The Guardian as "the most beautiful theatre in London" it is an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation.

Wikipedia: Hackney Empire (EN), Heritage Website

1015 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 4: Sutton House

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Sutton House is a Grade II* listed Tudor manor house in Homerton High Street, in Hackney and is in London Borough of Hackney, London, England. It is owned by the National Trust.

Wikipedia: Sutton House, London (EN), Website

420 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 5: St. John-at-Hackney

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St. John-at-Hackney The original uploader was Kbthompson at English Wikipedia. / CC BY-SA 3.0

St John at Hackney is a Grade II* listed Anglican Church in the heart of the London Borough of Hackney with a large capacity of around 2,000. It was built in 1792 to replace Hackney's medieval parish church, of which St Augustine's Tower remains, at the edge of its churchyard. The church faces north towards Clapton Square, with the nearby Sutton House and Hackney Central station also accessible from the churchyard to the east and south, respectively. As well as a thriving parish church, St John at Hackney has also become known as a notable music venue, playing host to the likes of Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Emeli Sande, Robbie Williams, Griff and Interpol.

Wikipedia: Church of St John-at-Hackney (EN), Website

187 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Tower of Church of St Augustine

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St Augustine's Tower stands in St John's Church Gardens, in central Hackney, in the London Borough of Hackney, just off the southern end of the Narrow Way. It is all that remains of the early 16th-century parish church of Hackney of St Augustine, which replaced the 13th-century medieval church founded by the Knights of St John. The Tower comprises four stages beneath a restored parapet with diagonal buttressing. A fine working 16th-century turret clock has remained on the third floor of the Tower since at least 1608. The Tower and contents are Grade I listed.

Wikipedia: St Augustine's Tower, Hackney (EN), Website

37 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 7: Apple, Breadfruit and Soursop

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Apple, Breadfruit and Soursop

Custard Apple (Annonaceae), Breadfruit (Moraceae) and Soursop (Annonaceae) are three sculptures by Veronica Ryan that stand on Narrow Way, near St Augustine's Tower in Hackney, London. They were commissioned as a memorial to the Windrush generation of British African-Caribbean people who immigrated to the United Kingdom in the wake of World War II. They are the first permanent public sculptures by a black female artist in the United Kingdom.

Wikipedia: Custard Apple (Annonaceae), Breadfruit (Moraceae) and Soursop (Annonaceae) (EN)

717 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 8: Banner Repeater

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Banner Repeater is an artist run reading room and project space, on Hackney Downs railway station, Dalston Lane, London. It is named after the "banner repeater", a type of railway signal used in Great Britain.

Wikipedia: Banner Repeater (EN), Website

991 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 9: Clapton Square

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Clapton Square Danny Robinson / CC BY-SA 2.0

Clapton Square is the second largest garden square in the London Borough of Hackney, located in Lower Clapton, Clapton. It is lined by buildings on three sides. Its Conservation Area designated in 1969 – extended in 1991 and 2000 – takes in a larger green space separated by a stretch of open road: St John's Gardens. Those gardens have the tallest and largest building visible from all parts of the square's garden, the Church of St John-at-Hackney, rebuilt in 1792-97 which contains older monuments. Two sides of the square are lined with tall, partly stone-dressed, classical, Georgian terraced houses.

Wikipedia: Clapton Square (EN), Website

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