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- Nearest Tube station: Stratford
Stratford in London is not "Stratford On Avon", the birthplace of Shakespeare, but a rather average town East of the City of London. You are likely to pass through it on the Stratford Station interchange which is being extended as a stop on the new cross London rail link ([Cross Rail]?)and the high-speed International rail link. (Most of the new rail links are being built underground).
The shopping centre just outside the station unusually boasts a traditional (if small) market within; there are a bunch of stores, banks, and chain eateries on the wide high street. The newly rebuilt library in Stratford looks quite large (from the outside).
The cinema, [[Stratford Picture House]], is close to the station and shares a recently redeveloped site (adjacent to the shopping centre) with the [[Theatre Royal[[ and [Stratford Circus]? performance venues.
AlexMcLintock - I'd write more but everyone I know who lived in Stratford moved out.
Aegidian - Fortunately a number of other people moved in!
There is a computer fair every Saturday and Sunday at the sports centre just across the tracks from the station.
The Pig's Ear Beer Festival is held here, usually during the first week of December.