14 East Bay Lane, London · 4.4 ★ (797 reviews)
Here East isn't a coworking space that happens to occupy a historic building — it's a 1.2-million-square-foot former Olympic Media Centre that has spent a decade becoming one of Europe's most ambitious tech and creative campuses. On any given day, game studios, UCL robotics researchers, dance companies, and V&A archivists share corridors with 800+ startups plugged into Plexal's innovation network — a community that counts Airbus, Google Cloud, and government partners among its connectors. Freelancers and founders work in spaces flooded with natural light, with barista coffee, phone booths, a food court, dedicated lounge areas, and daily cleaning all part of the fabric. Step-free access is built into the campus, which has explicitly positioned itself as an accessible hub for disability-led innovation, hosting Scope on site. Networking events, scholarship programmes, and a decade of community investment aren't afterthoughts here — they're the point. Dream big. Create at scale.
Lots of networking events are taking place at this workspace.
This workspace is known to host a welcoming and inclusive community.
This place is known for having a supportive startup and freelancer community.
14 East Bay Lane, E15 2GW, London, United Kingdom
Here East sits within the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Hackney Wick, East London, bordered by the River Lea and a canalside promenade that's equally good for a lunchtime walk or after-work drinks. The campus's own canalside retail strip brings the neighbourhood to your doorstep: The Breakfast Club, Randy's Wing Bar, Saint Espresso, Change Please, Gotto Trattoria, Lock Inn, and Four Quarters arcade bar are all on site. Getting here is straightforward — free electric shuttles run regularly to and from Stratford station and Stratford International, putting the Elizabeth line, National Rail, and Eurostar connections within minutes. The nearest London Overground stop is Hackney Wick, a short walk away, with Leyton on the Central line also accessible. The Olympic Park's open green space, velodrome, and waterways make the surrounding area genuinely distinct from any other London coworking address.
Here East sits within the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, accessed via 14 East Bay Lane, London E15 2GW. The campus is served by electric shuttles connecting to Stratford station and Stratford International station. The site comprises two main buildings: the Press Centre (main entrance used by Plexal, Sports Interactive, Fiit — take the main Press Centre entrance) and the Broadcast Centre (home to UCL, Studio Wayne McGregor, University of Staffordshire London, and others — accessed via separate atriums: Atrium B for Studio Wayne McGregor, Atrium C left entrance for UCL, Atrium D for Staffordshire University). The Trampery on the Gantry is accessed via the Gantry Entrance at the rear of the Broadcast Centre. A Canalside retail strip runs along the exterior. The Front of House team is reachable on +44 (0)20 3861 6840 for on-site queries.
Here East is in Hackney Wick, East London, within the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park at 14 East Bay Lane, London E15 2GW. The campus sits on the border of the London Borough of Hackney and the London Borough of Newham, right along the River Lea.
Review summary
Reviewers value Here East for its well-organised office and hot-desk facilities, run by a team described as great and professional. Its setting on the edge of the Olympic Park in east London is frequently praised, with the canal-side surroundings, street food vendors, and coffee shops adding to the appeal. A free shuttle bus connects the campus to nearby Hackney Wick station, though some note the out-of-the-way location requires planning. A couple of reviewers flag Wi-Fi reliability issues and limited reasonably priced food options on-site.
Members most consistently praise Location, Atmosphere, and Coffee & food. The most-raised point to know about is Step-free access.
Consistently praised
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“fantastic location, shuttle service, car park, Hackney Wick station”
See options & request a tourBruce Royce
May 2026
It's a relatively nice place, with polite staff, a bit far out with no easy access. To cure that there is a free shuttle bus which you need to register for on their app and is too crowded, most of the times. Not many decent food with reasonable prices to eat. The few nearby eating places aren't "reasonably priced". The coffee machine inside the building serves below average coffee. I never been able to properly connect to the WiFi and always found myself settling to connect to the guest WiFi.
Filipe Oliveira
May 2026
Balaji Rajasekaran
May 2026
Spaghetti On Toast
May 2026
Erica Somer
Mar 2026
super clean and safe feeling. love being in the area!
Ahasan Habib
Feb 2026
The Press Centre, Here East, 14 East Bay Lane, E15 2GW
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Here East offers Game Area, Daily Cleaning Service, Food Court, Phone Booths, Lounge Area, Lifts, Bike Storage, Barista and 15 more amenities.
