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East London is close to each of the capital's three airports, Stansted (STN), Heathrow (LHR) and Gatwick (LGW). The area has undergone a significant transformation over the past few decades. It was once the home of dockworkers and London's poorer residents, but today it is a vibrant community of different ethnicities and trendy 'hipster' bars and restaurants.
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If you want to drive around East London, car rental outlets can be found at Heathrow, Stansted and Gatwick airports, meaning you can be exploring the UK capital at your own pace within an hour of your flight landing, with no need to wait for Tubes or black cabs.
Brick Lane is the place that many Bangladeshi immigrants settled after coming to the UK and it is home to myriad traditional curry houses, as well as markets selling spices, saris and other wares from Asia. In 2012, East London provided the location for much of the Summer Olympics, with the stadium situated in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
If we use Whitechapel - where Jack the Ripper committed his crimes - as a starting point, the iconic St Paul's Cathedral is just 20-minute drive away, as is the Monument to the Great Fire of London, which took place in 1666. Shakespeare's Globe theatre, close to the site of the original, is the same distance away, on the other side of the River Thames.
The whole of London is your oyster if you're exploring by car, so drive to the former home of King Henry VIII, Hampton Court Palace (around 80 minutes from Whitechapel) or head north to Leavesden (an hours' drive). Here, you'll find the studios where the eight Harry Potter films were made, which now house the Warner Bros Studio Tour.