All Along the Dock Edge

All Along the Dock Edge

Head east to the Royal Docks and collect your illustrated guide to this intriguing east London walk, by artist Anna Gibb. The route takes you along the northern edge of the Royal docks - from Royal Albert Wharf, the point where the docks meet the Thames, towards Royal Victoria with its backdrop of Canary Wharf.

This large body of water, once the largest enclosed docks in the world, offers the opportunity to really embrace a sense of open space. The walk takes you through the history of the industrial docks to the future of its planned developments. Along the way you’ll see shipping cranes, the site of a 1980s concert with lasers and fireworks which attracted 200,000 people, and you’ll hear the noise from the airport juxtaposed with cormorants and Canada geese.

The walk is just under 3 miles and should take around an hour at a leisurely pace. There are places to buy refreshments along the way and the DLR runs parallel to the route.

Your illustrated guide can be collected from either the east or west end of the docks at the following locations, all of which are a short walk from the DLR:

Good Hotel
RAW Labs

Read more about Anna's walk here. Part of the London Festival of Architecture 2019.

Time & date

Sat 1-Sun 30 June

Location

Good Hotel and RAW Labs

For your visit

Food & Drink

La Barrique

Welcoming wine bar just outside the ExCeL centre, with continental salad, pizza, and sandwiches.

Royal Victoria Dock
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New Arrival

Business

Nourish London

Based in the heart of Canning Town, Nourish London makes award-winning, certified organic, vegan and cruelty-free skincare products.

Canning Town
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Business

Tate & Lyle Sugars

This refinery on the banks of the Thames has been producing sugar by the tonne for over 140 years.

Silvertown
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