Busy street markets, followed by peaceful walks along Regent's Canal, lively ethnic cafés and restaurants within a stone's throw of modern bars and clubs, quaint terraced houses against a backdrop of Canary Wharf - Britain's tallest landmark - and historic Old Wapping traversed by the space-age Docklands Light Railway. But however you choose to spend your time out and about, there is no escaping the East End's kaleidoscope of different cultures and traditions.
Nearby Brick Lane has become one of London's most frequented places for curry houses, 24-hour bagel shops, internet cafés, 'happening' pubs and a wonderfully eclectic market. Columbia Road flower market attracts visitors from all over the capital, as do exhibitions at the Chisenhale and Whitechapel Art Galleries and the Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green - a branch of the world-famous Victoria & Albert Museum. Studios in former warehouses in Spitalfields, Shoreditch and Hoxton have become home - residential and business - to designers, artists and musicians alike, while some of London's most avant-garde entertainers perform at the new Jongleurs comedy club, ten minutes' walk from the College. Turn back towards the College and you'll find yourself passing by Mile End Park, perhaps London's most exciting Millennium monument where a green walkway along the canal takes you to a play arena, a terraced garden, and children's and sports parks.
The conference will be held at Queen Mary's Mile End campus, a distinguishing feature of the College and a pleasant surprise for visitors. How to get there.... Please note that parking is not available on the campus.