Lower Clapton Road is a wonderful mix of cafes, bars and some amazing restaurants. Chatsworth road runs north from Homerton to the Green fields of Millfields Park and Hackney Marshes. The area offers a lively array of independent shops, cafes and restaurants such as My Neighbours The Dumplings, Clapton Table, The Square, Lower Clapton is home to legendary wine bar P. Franco, as well as numerous other coffee shops, cafes and bars.
For green open space, just a short walk away is Millfields Park, Hackney Downs Park, Clissold Park, Springfield Park, the Lee Navigation (canal walk), Middlesex Filter Beds Nature Reserve, Woodberry Wetlands nature reserve, and the Stratford Olympic Park, to name but a few. Hackney Marshes is a lush green belt 10 minutes on foot and is perfect for a dog walk, summer picnics, and even a visit to see the horses that live there year round! Using the overground you can also visit Walthamstow wetlands nature reserve and be in Epping forest with 20-30 minutes.
Hackney Central offers lines to Stratford and, Highbury & Islington. Plus Clapton overground and Hackney Downs, which offer direct lines to Liverpool Street in under ten minutes.