COLUMBIA ROAD / SPITALFIELDS:

One of the best ways to start a Sunday is Columbia road because there are several places to have brunch but also chic cafes and authentic sea-food to refresh you.

The market is opened from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Little boutiques line this historic street, which every Sunday is filled with flowers stalls. As well as cut flowers, there are topiary trees, pot plants, bulbs and bouquets on sale and everything for gardening.

It is possible to reach the market by tube or by bus. Concerning Spitalfields, it is situated in the heart of the city, in the shadow of Christ Church, Old Spitalfields Market offers the perfect antidote to out-of-town shopping malls.

The stalls in the old covered market are the place to look for something original, of excellent quality.

On Sunday there are over 200 stalls including a specialist organic market. During the week between 11 a.m. and 16 p.m.  the market is quieter, except at lunchtime, when the choice of eating places attracts the young city crowd. We can reach it by tube.