Tip 15: You snooze, you win...?

Columbia Road will always be one of my favourite places in London and there is no better time to visit than on a Sunday when the road fills up with every bloom imaginable and the friendly traders make it a proper East London market experience.

If you don’t have a particular flower in mind the best time to go is around 1.30 as by this time the market is wrapping up and you will score the best deals in town whilst refining your bartering skills.

Afterwards, skip along Shoreditch High Street and into Hoxton Square and I guarantee that by this time on a Sunday, the line will be manageable for the Breakfast Club and you will be able to enjoy some first-class fare with your bunch of flowers fragrancing your meal.

The Columbia Road Flower Markets start at dawn on a Sunday and thin out around 2pm.