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The Bike Shed Motorcycle Club
A multi-level motorcycle culture hub in Shoreditch featuring a restaurant, bar, barbershop, and custom bike gallery.
1 km · about 5 min drive
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Bethnal Green
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About Bethnal Green
Bethnal Green works well as a base: 1km from Iron & Air.
Bethnal Green is in England, United Kingdom, with about 18,000 people. You drive on the left here.
Bethnal Green is an area in London, England, and is located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is in east London and part of the East End. The area emerged from the small settlement which developed around the Green, much of which survives today as Bethnal Green Gardens, beside Cambridge Heath Road. By the 16thRead more
century the term applied to a wider rural area, the Hamlet of Bethnal Green, which subsequently became a Parish, then a Metropolitan Borough before merging with neighbouring areas to become the north-western part of the new Tower Hamlets.
Economic focus shifted from mainstream farming produce for the City of London – through highly perishable goods production (market gardening), weaving, dock and building work and light industry – to a high proportion of commuters to city businesses, public sector/care sector roles, construction, courier businesses and home-working digital and creative industries. Identifiable slums in the maps of Booth in Life and Labour of the People in London (3 editions, 1889–1903) were in large part cleared before the aerial bombardment of the Second World War which accelerated clearance of many tightly packed terraces of small houses to be replaced with green spaces and higher-rise social housing.
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What is there to see near Bethnal Green?
Within an hour or so of Bethnal Green: The Bike Shed Motorcycle Club (1 km), Deus Ex Machina London (1 km), Iron & Air (1 km), Pavilion Cafe Victoria Park (1 km).
Are there any good drives near Bethnal Green?
The nearest famous roads are Crystal Palace Circuit, Goodwood Festival of Speed and Rhinefield Ornamental Drive.
Where is Bethnal Green?
Bethnal Green is in England, United Kingdom.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 17,590
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 51.5272, -0.0611
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Bethnal Green
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Deus Ex Machina London
The London outpost of the global motorcycle lifestyle brand combining custom bikes, apparel, coffee, and culture.
1 km · about 5 min drive
landmark
Iron & Air
A motorcycle culture space celebrating the intersection of riding, art, and storytelling through events and community.
1 km · about 5 min drive
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Pavilion Cafe Victoria Park
A stylish lakeside cafe in Victoria Park that has become an unofficial weekend gathering spot for London's motorcycle community.
1 km · about 5 min drive
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The Motorist
An automotive lifestyle bar and social space in London designed for car enthusiasts who appreciate good drinks and great design.
2 km · about 5 min drive
landmark
Tower of London
Historic 11th-century castle and fortress that has served as royal palace, prison, and home of the Crown Jewels.
2 km · about 5 min drive
film location
Leadenhall Market (Diagon Alley)
The ornate Victorian market in the City of London was the entrance to Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in Philosopher's Stone.
2 km · about 5 min drive
museum
Tate Modern
A converted power station on the Thames that has become the world's most visited modern art gallery.
3 km · about 5 min drive
Driving roads near Bethnal Green
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- Right hereCrystal Palace CircuitA parkland racing circuit in south London that ran until 1972 and still hosts occasional sprint events. Sections of the old track survive as park roads and footpaths, complete with original kerbing among the Victorian terraces.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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