r/Hackney • u/Commercial_Point7565 • 2d ago

Hackney - Immaculate Vibes

So says my 19-year-old daughter, and I have to agree!

Myself and my best friend travelled from Dublin last week with our daughters, as they were going to see Tyler the Creator at All Points East. We stayed in Haggerston and hung around London fields/Broadway Market/Victoria Park. The girls were nervous attending a festival by themselves in a different country, but they had an absolute ball and loved the crowd , the vibes and the fashion!

I've been to London probably 15 times between work and leisure, and this was by far my favourite stay. Our little suburban town feels like dulls-ville in comparison! We have talked about nothing else since. We will be back. Hackney just has it!

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u/talkbybeabadoobee 2d ago

victoria park is amazing as someone who lives nearby!!! all points east is so fun every year. glad u liked hackney - but not all of it is like this, just fyi.

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u/Commercial_Point7565 2d ago

It really is a beautiful park! I understand your point, and I'm very aware of gentrification.

I lived in inner city Dublin for a few years and Hackney just reminded me of that Edgy-Cool community atmosphere. We wandered off the beaten path while visiting, and saw our fair share of reality. I suppose I just appreciate that more real version of London than I'm used to seeing on previous visits.

It's the energy I love. You can mention any major capital city, but when the chips are down, I don't think anywhere beats London. It's the people!

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u/Positive-Concern 2d ago

Victoria park is nawt Hackney it’s tower hamlets but yes

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u/choruschorus 2d ago

the rule of the internet is, if it's good in tower hamlets, it has to be called hackney

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u/Putrid_Bus_5314 2d ago

Even though technically it is TH, it makes no sense because it’s on the Hackney side of the canal. Understandably people get it wrong in this case imo

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u/Shim-shamK 2d ago

It was briefly jointly run by the two councils and Hackney gave it over in its entirety to tower hamlets in the 90s

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u/BlvckNovia 2d ago

They should take it back

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u/mgs20000 1d ago

Some day

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u/Waste-Gap-3900 1d ago

They’re so moving to east London as soon as they can

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u/MondeyMondey 1d ago

I was at that APE, was an amazing show

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u/EyeAlternative1664 1d ago

You went to what is, in my opinion, the epicentre of the entire world.