The Backstreet, London

#1674 among attractions in London

Dancing, Nightlife

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Facts and practical information

The Backstreet is a gay leather bar on the Mile End Road in London's East End. It is London's longest running, and only remaining leather bar, having opened in April 1985. In 2019, it was saved from redevelopment by Tower Hamlets Council, which stated that the redevelopment would "harm the long-term provision of a nightclub that serves the LGBT+ community". ()

Coordinates: 51°31'29"N, 0°2'3"W

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Tower Hamlets (Mile End East)London United Kingdom

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The Backstreet – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Guardian Angels Church, Bow Church, Mile End Lock, St Barnabas Bethnal Green.

~440 ftW
Church
The Guardian Angels Church, London
3 min walk • The Guardian Angels Church is a Roman Catholic church at 377 Mile End Road in Mile End, east London. Designed by Frederick Arthur Walters, it was opened in 1903 and paid for by Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk as a memorial to his youngest sister, Lady Margaret Howard, who had performed charitable work in the East End.
0.9 miNE
Church
Bow Church, London
22 min walk • Bow Church is the parish church of St Mary and Holy Trinity, Stratford, Bow. It is located on a central reservation site in Bow Road, in Bow, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. There has been a church on the same site for approximately 700 years.
~890 ftW
Canal
Mile End Lock, London
5 min walk • Mile End Lock is a lock on the Regent's Canal, in Mile End, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The lock spans the Regent's Canal between Queen Mary University of London and Mile End Park, and the canal path goes under Mile End Bridge.
0.5 miNW
Church
St Barnabas Bethnal Green, London
14 min walk • St Barnabas Bethnal Green is a late 19th-century church in Bow in London, England. It is an Anglican church in the Diocese of London. The church is at the junction of Roman Road and Grove Road in the Bow West ward of London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
0.6 miSW
Church
St Dunstan's, London
16 min walk • St Dunstan's, Stepney, is an Anglican Church which stands on a site that has been used for Christian worship for over a thousand years. It is located in Stepney High Street, in Stepney, London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
0.9 miW
Church, Neoclassical architecture
St John on Bethnal Green, London
24 min walk • St John on Bethnal Green is an early 19th-century church near Bethnal Green, London, England, and is located on the Green itself. It was constructed 1826–28 to the design of the architect Sir John Soane. It is an Anglican church in the Diocese of London.
0.7 miNW
Canal
Old Ford Lock, London
19 min walk • Old Ford Lock is a lock on the Regent's Canal, between Globe Town and Old Ford in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The associated lock cottage, and stables were designated Grade II listed buildings in 1990.
0.8 miW
Temple, Buddhist architecture
London Buddhist Centre, London
20 min walk • The London Buddhist Centre is a temple in Bethnal Green in East London, is the main base for the London Triratna Buddhist Community, formerly known as the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order.
0.9 miS
City hall
Limehouse Town Hall, London
23 min walk • Limehouse Town Hall is a former town hall building on Commercial Road, in Limehouse, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is a Grade II listed building.
0.7 miE
Monastery
Bromley-by-Bow, London
19 min walk • Bromley, commonly known as Bromley-by-Bow, is a district in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London, located on the western banks of the River Lea, in the Lower Lea Valley in East London.
0.7 miS
Canal
Salmon Lane Lock, London
18 min walk • Salmon Lane Lock is a lock on the Regent's Canal, in Limehouse in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. A new footbridge at the lock was completed in February 2005 connecting Parnham Street to Salmon Lane.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to The Backstreet?

Nearby attractions include The Guardian Angels Church, London (3 min walk), Mile End Park, London (4 min walk), Mile End Lock, London (5 min walk), Tredegar Square, London (5 min walk).

How to get to The Backstreet by public transport?

The nearest stations to The Backstreet:

Bus

Mile End Station • Lines: 075, 277, 323, 425, D6, D7, N277 (2 min walk)
Mile End Station / Mile End Road • Lines: 277, 425, D6, N277 (3 min walk)

Metro

Mile End • Lines: Central, District, Hammersmith & City (2 min walk)
Bow Road • Lines: District, Hammersmith & City (12 min walk)

Light rail

Bow Church Platform 1 • Lines: S-L (16 min walk)
Devons Road Platform 2 • Lines: S-L (20 min walk)

Train

Limehouse (22 min walk)
Bethnal Green (28 min walk)