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Visiting Hackney Empire

Your theatre visit in one place: weather, arrival, access, food, travel and what’s on.

291 Mare Street, London E8 1EJ

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Today in Hackney, London

Monday 9 November · GMT

5°C

Partly cloudy · forecast at 23:00

5–5°C across remaining hourly forecasts · wind 7 mph at 23:00

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What to bring today

Bring a warm coat and an extra layer for the journey home.

Frontrow suggestions based on the forecast from 23:00 to 23:00. Check dress and bag arrangements with the venue.

Local times in Hackney, London (GMT). Forecast issued 8 Nov, 23:18. Weather is checked once daily. Conditions may change. Weather sources and licence.

Trains, bikes & the last part of your journey

Arriving by bike

Plan a cycling route ↗

Check cycle hire and current availability. Dock locations do not guarantee bikes or empty docks.

Mapped facilities may have access restrictions or have changed. Bring a lock and check signs on arrival.

Distances are approximate straight-line measurements, not walking distances or journey times.

Transport sources and dates

TfL cycle hire: 2026-11-07 · OpenStreetMap: 2026-11-01 · NaPTAN: 2026-08-29.

© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Download the cycle-facility extract.

Powered by TfL Open Data. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2016 and Geomni UK Map data © and database rights 2019. Lines are station metadata, not live running status.

© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Frontrow calculates nearby matches; completeness and physical access are not guaranteed.

Other sources and distance methods

Plan your journey

Tide times for a waterfront visit

Nearby tidal station: LONDON BRIDGE (TOWER PIER) (5.5 km from the venue, straight-line).

Today’s high and low tides at LONDON BRIDGE (TOWER PIER) ↗

Opens official ADMIRALTY EasyTide predictions. Select the correct station for the waterfront you intend to visit and check its GMT/BST setting; tide times apply to that station. Station link checked 22 September 2026.

Restaurants and cafés near Hackney Empire

8 nearby

Approx. straight-line distances · Check opening hours and menus.

Pubs, bars and clubs near Hackney Empire

6 nearby

Approx. straight-line distances · Check entry, food service and opening hours.

Getting to Hackney Empire

Railway stations, trams & bus stops

  • Hackney Central StationRail station · Entrance · 94 metresMap ↗
  • Hackney Central Rail StationRail station · 122 metresMap ↗
  • Bethnal GreenMetro / tram stop · 2.0 kilometresMap ↗
  • Bethnal Green Underground StationMetro / tram stop · 2.1 kilometresMap ↗
  • Hackney Central / Mare StreetBus stop · Stop G · 73 metresMap ↗
  • Trelawney EstateBus stop · Stop C · 80 metresMap ↗
  • Hackney Town HallBus stop · Stop A · 90 metresMap ↗

Approx. straight-line distances · Sources and dates

Check with the venue

Official visitor information ↗

Confirm entrances, parking, step-free routes and access arrangements with the venue. Local business listings do not provide these details.

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Upcoming at Hackney Empire

From the venue programme

  1. panto

    Jack and the Beanstalk

    Hackney Empire

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    47 more dates
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    Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

  2. Live event

    Producer Bootcamp

    Hackney Empire

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    Book at venue ↗

    Nearby stationHackney Central Station · 94 metres

Source Participating venue box offices (Spektrix public listings API). This venue source was last successfully read 5 Nov 2026, 15:15 UK. Dates and prices can change after we read them — confirm with the venue.

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Sources and dates

Weather and solar calculations: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0. Forecast data · Sunrise and sunset data. Frontrow selects local-day forecasts, rounds temperatures, converts wind to mph and derives clothing suggestions. Weather represents the surrounding area, not conditions inside the theatre.

Address: Overture Maps Places ↗ · 22 Jul 2026. Transport: DfT NaPTAN ↗, active stops in the 29 Aug 2026 snapshot.

Distances are approximate straight-line measurements from the postcode centre; walking routes may be longer. Food and drink listings are within one mile, nearest first, in the source categories Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen and Pub/bar/nightclub.

Food-business identities and inspection results come from Food Standards Agency open data ↗. Most records use the 24 August 2026 snapshot; individual records show when newer information was available. Older address snapshots are dated separately. Check the linked official record for changes.

Food-hygiene ratings describe the inspection on the stated date. They are not reviews, food-quality scores or evidence that a business is currently open. Frontrow has not verified menus, deals or opening hours.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 ↗. Frontrow selects nearby records and calculates distances. Postcode location data ↗. Overture attribution and source licences ↗

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