Visit Haggerston Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Haggerston

  

Haggerston Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Haggerston

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Haggerston history

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Haggerston is first recorded in the Domesday Book as Hergotestane, possibly of Viking origin, and an outlying hamlet of Shoreditch. On Rocque’s 1745 map of Hackney, the village is shown as Agostone but by the 19th century it had become Haggerstone.

Haggerston culture & places

The Grade II listed Haggerston Pool, designed by Alfred Cross and opened in 1904, was closed in 2000. Many Vietnamese, Cambodian and Laotian people have formed communities in the area. There is also a notable Russian community focused on bars and cafés along Kingsland Road.

Haggerston landmarks

Haggerston School is a Grade II listed building, designed by the modernist architect Ernő Goldfinger and built in 1964–65.

You can visit Haggerston places with Walkfo Haggerston to hear history at Haggerston’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Haggerston has 1725 places to visit in our interactive Haggerston map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Haggerston, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Haggerston places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Haggerston & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Haggerston Places Map
1725 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Haggerston tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Haggerston

  

Best Haggerston places to visit

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Haggerston has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Haggerston’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Haggerston’s information audio spots:

St John Horsleydown St John Horsleydown was built for the Commission for Building Fifty New Churches to the designs of Nicholas Hawksmoor and John James in 1726–1733 . It was noted for its distinctive spire in the form of a tapering column .

Potters Fields Park Potters Fields Park is a small public park situated in the London Borough of Southwark . The park is located south-west of Tower Bridge and south-east of City Hall, London .

More London More London is a development on the south bank of the River Thames, immediately south-west of Tower Bridge . It is owned by the Kuwaiti sovereign wealth fund, which owns More London . The development is part of an area known as London Bridge City .

The View from The Shard The View from The Shard is a tourist attraction based in London’s tallest building . The attraction offers visitors views from the skyscraper with two viewing platforms inside the building .

St Olave’s Church, Southwark St Olave’s Church, Southwark is believed to be mentioned in the Domesday Book . It is now the location of St Olaf House, which houses part of the London Bridge Hospital .

The London Bridge Experience The London Bridge Experience is a tourist attraction in Southwark, London . Guests are led by actors on a tour through moments in London’s history, including Boudicca’s battles with the Romans and The Great Fire of London .

Statue of Trajan, Tower Hill The statue of Trajan is a bronze sculpture depicting the Roman Emperor Trajan. It is located in front of a section of the London Wall built by Romans, at Tower Hill in London.

Blackwing Studios Blackwing Studios was an English recording studio . It was most notable for early Depeche Mode and Yazoo recordings in the early 1980s .

Knollys Rose Ceremony The Knollys Rose Ceremony is an annual event led by the Company of Watermen and Lightermen . The ceremony dates to 1381 and is held each year in June . A single red rose is snipped from the garden in Seething Lane, placed on an altar cushion from All Hallows-by-the-Tower .

Vinopolis Vinopolis was a commercial visitor attraction in Southwark, London, England . It presented the subject of wine and oenology through exhibits and wine tastings . Vinopolis closed permanently at the end of 2015 .

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