Bow

Bow is a great small neighbourhood next to Victoria Park and Hackney Wick. It's not as cool as Hackney Wick and not as beautiful as Victoria Park, but it has more than enough of nice places in a very English-looking Victorian atmosphere. This place has relaxed atmosphere close to the coolest places of Hackney. The area itself has mainly residential houses and not much action, but there are a few exceptions that make this quiet neighbourhood very pleasant indeed.

Walthamstow

Walthamstow is mainly known to the masses for the boyband named after the post code, East 17. The village is a mixture of picturesque old village houses and soulless suburbs. The scenery may change completely just walking around a corner. There are some nice pubs and parks here and sometimes it's straight out charming. Then again, the areas around the shopping centre are much more grim.