East London Experience Days

East London is easily one of the hippest, most exciting areas in the city. As famous for Jack the Ripper as it is for Brick Lane, craft beer and independent art galleries, it’s a hive of culture, history, and creativity where you can get stuck into a range of quirky activities from drinking cocktails in a Wild West themed saloon bar, to scaling the O2 Arena.

Many of East London’s best gift experiences involve eating and drinking. Work your way through the best Indian food this side of Mumbai with a tasting tour of the area’s top Asian eateries. Learn how to brew your own beer like a Hoxton hipster with a half-day brewing masterclass in the heart of Hackney. Take a pub crawl through Shoreditch’s finest drinking establishments and hit Brick Lane and Spitalfields for a food tour featuring East End delicacies from bagels and street food to proper British puds. 

East London is the beating heart of the capital’s arts’ scene, and there’s no better place to get your own creative juices flowing. Become a pop star for the day and record your own demo with a professional recording studio session, create your own masterpiece with a ‘paint and sip’ art class in a classic East London pub, bar, or hotel, or learn to dance like a pro with a tap, ballet, or jazz dance lesson, led by an expert dance instructor. 

With a rich, and sometimes gruesome history, East London is the perfect place to immerse yourself in the city’s past. Hop in a classic London cab and learn all about the bloody trail left on the streets of East London in 1888, by London’s most notorious serial killer, Jack the Ripper. See where the infamous Kray Twins brought scenes of murder and mayhem to Whitechapel and Bethnal Green, and see key locations from gangster film faves like Lock, Stock, and the Krays on a Gangsters of London walking tour. These gift experiences offer the kind of history lesson you won’t get in the classroom!       

With more than its fair share of blockbuster attractions, East London offers plenty of iconic gift experiences as well, from an adrenaline-pumping experience scaling the 380m walkway across the roof of the O2 arena, to an exhilarating high-speed RIB ride down the mighty Thames River, taking in London’s brightest highlights including the Shard, the Tower of London and HMS Belfast. What a neighbourhood!