Columbia Road and Boundary Estate

Columbia Road on a Sunday, a film walk

By Mara Lindqvist

2.0 km · 1 hr 20 min · Hoxton (Overground) to Shoreditch High Street (Overground) · Step-free · Last walked 21 Sept 2026

Hackney Road end

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Traders unload from about 7.30 and the street stays quiet until 8.30. Coffee from the hatch on the corner.

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Sunday only, 8am to 3pm, and rammed from 10am to 2pm. Prices drop and the calls get louder in the last hour. Hold your camera close in the crush.

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Cobbled side street with oyster sellers and, some weeks, a brass band. The pub lets customers use the toilet.

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A residential estate: photograph the street, not people's homes.

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