East London

Meet new people in Tower Hamlets

Tower Hamlets packs a lot into a small space: the old East End markets, the canal, Victoria Park and the towers of Canary Wharf, all a short ride from each other. It is one of the youngest parts of London, and plenty of people here moved in recently for work or study.

PingMee helps you turn that into people you know. Post a status saying what you're up for (a walk along the canal, a coffee in Spitalfields, a run round Mile End Park), see who's around in Tower Hamlets right now, and send them a ping. If they ping back, a private chat opens for the two of you. It's for new friends, relationships and networking, and it's free.

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How PingMee works in Tower Hamlets

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Post a status
Say what you're up for: "Columbia Road on Sunday morning?"
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See who's nearby
People around you, within the distance you choose.
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Send a ping
If they ping back, a private chat opens for the two of you.

Neighbourhoods in Tower Hamlets

Whitechapel

One of London's oldest high streets, busy from morning to night, with a free gallery that has been showing new art for well over a century.

Whitechapel Gallery · Whitechapel Market · Altab Ali Park

Spitalfields and Brick Lane

Markets, vintage shops and food from all over the world: the part of the East End most visitors know, and still a good place to meet people.

Old Spitalfields Market · Brick Lane · The Old Truman Brewery

Bethnal Green

A real neighbourhood feel close to the City, with a famous Sunday flower market and a free museum for families.

Columbia Road Flower Market · Young V&A · Bethnal Green Gardens · York Hall

Bow

Quieter streets on the edge of Victoria Park, with a long-running local market on Roman Road.

Roman Road Market · Victoria Park

Mile End

Home to Queen Mary University and a long park that runs beside the Regent's Canal: lots of students and plenty of green space.

Mile End Park · Regent's Canal towpath · Ragged School Museum

Limehouse

Where the canal meets the Thames: a marina, old riverside pubs and a calmer pace than the City next door.

Limehouse Basin · Narrow Street · Thames Path

Canary Wharf and the Isle of Dogs

Office towers on one side, a city farm and riverside gardens on the other: busy with people who work there and people who live round the corner.

Crossrail Place Roof Garden · Jubilee Park · Mudchute Park and Farm · Island Gardens

Wapping

Converted warehouses along the river and one of London's prettiest riverside walks.

Wapping High Street · St Katharine Docks · Thames Path

Poplar

A busy local centre with a long-standing street market and quiet docks at the river's edge.

Chrisp Street Market · East India Dock Basin

Stepney

Green spaces and a city farm in the middle of the borough, a few minutes from Whitechapel and Mile End.

Stepney City Farm · Stepney Green

Good places to meet people in Tower Hamlets

Victoria Park

Shared with Hackney and one of east London's favourite parks: lakes, cafés and enough space that a walk is always an easy plan.

Old Spitalfields Market

Food stalls and shops under one roof, so nobody has to choose a restaurant in advance.

Mile End Park and the Regent's Canal

A long, flat walk by the water that gives a conversation somewhere to go.

Crossrail Place Roof Garden

A free, covered garden above the Canary Wharf station: good for meeting someone in daylight after work.

Mudchute Park and Farm

One of London's largest city farms, on the Isle of Dogs: relaxed, public and free to walk round.

Whitechapel Gallery

Free to go in, with something new on the walls: an easy first plan that gives you something to talk about.

Regular things on

Columbia Road Flower Market

Every Sunday morning the street fills with flower stalls, buskers and cafés: busy, friendly and easy to wander together.

Mile End parkrun

A free, timed 5k in Mile End Park on Saturday mornings. Plenty of runners stay for a coffee afterwards.

Roman Road Market

A long-running local street market in Bow: the kind of place where you keep bumping into the same faces.

Brick Lane and Spitalfields at the weekend

Markets, food stalls and vintage shops at their busiest: good for meeting people who like browsing as much as you do.

Your privacy, by design

Nobody sees your exact location: only an approximate distance.
Nothing private opens up until you both accept each other.
You choose whether you appear to people nearby, and you can block or report anyone.

Questions about meeting people in Tower Hamlets

Where can I meet new people in Tower Hamlets without going to a bar?

Victoria Park, Mile End Park, the canal towpath, Spitalfields Market and Columbia Road on a Sunday all work well: public, busy and free. On PingMee you can post a status like 'Walk round Victoria Park this afternoon?' and see who nearby is up for it.

Is PingMee good for people who work in Canary Wharf?

Yes. Lots of people work in Canary Wharf and live elsewhere. PingMee shows who's around you right now, so you can meet people for lunch, after work or for networking close to the office.

Can people on PingMee see exactly where I am?

No. Nobody sees your exact location. PingMee only ever shows an approximate distance, and nothing private opens up until you both accept each other.

Is PingMee a dating app?

No. PingMee is for meeting people nearby, whatever you're looking for: new friends, a relationship or networking. You choose what you're open to.

Is PingMee free?

Yes. PingMee is free on iPhone and Android, with no subscription.