Whitechapel
WELCOME TO WHITECHAPEL
Whitechapel is in East London and the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
It is bounded by the Bishopsgate thorough fare on the west, Fashion Street on the north, Brady Street and Cavell Street on the east and The Highway on the south. Whitechapel and it’s surrounding areas have a real mix of properties. There are streets of fine early 17th-century terrace houses, quiet early Victorian Squares, warehouse conversions and new flats.
Entertainment & Nightlife
The Whitechapel Gallery occupies a fine early Edwardian building. It has a proud history of displaying the leading artists of the day and exhibited Picasso’s Guernica during the Spanish Civil War. Whitechapel benefits from a great selection of bars and pubs, which tend to be busy from Thursday through to the weekend. Many local residents and commuting London workers benefit from what is on offer.
Best place for after work drinks
You will find The Hoop and Grapes in Aldgate London within a short stroll of Whitechapel, Aldgate Tube and Mansell Street – however you won’t find another like it.
Step in to discover a traditional pub of unique character, revered for its eclectic range of real ales and its quality pub food, which are served, as they should be, with a generous measure of famous British hospitality.
Schools
Schools in Whitechapel fall under the Tower Hamlets Local Education Authority. Primary schools standout, as being particularly good, of note are the outstanding Stephen Hawking School and Bishop Challoner Catholic Collegiate School.
TRANSPORT & TRAVEL
Whitechapel is walking distance from the City. Aldgate East and Whitechapel are on the District and Hammersmith and City Tube lines, and Whitechapel is getting a station on Crossrail.
- Whitechapel – District line, Overground
- Aldgate East – Circle line, District line, Hammersmith & City line
Parks & Recreation
Whitechapel is very urban and quite a built up environment. However there are great local green spaces, if you know where to look. Victoria Park is only a short drive and similarly London Fields is very close by.
Restaurants & Shopping
Brick Lane, the Old Truman Brewery and the old and new Spitalfields markets come alive at the weekends when visitors pour into the area to shop for something unique or hand-made or vintage and eat at one of the many street food outlets. La Chapelle in St Botoph’s Hall is the Galvin brothers, Chris and Jeff’s, Michelin one-star brasserie.
