Canary Wharf — Stratford
Canstr one
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By a Slow Ways Volunteer on 07 Apr 2021
Description
This is a Slow Ways route connecting Canary Wharf and Stratford.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Canary Wharf and Stratford.
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Reviews - 1
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Is this route good enough? - Yes (1)
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Canary Wharf
Grid Ref
TQ3752480161
Lat / Lon
51.50366° / -0.01993°
Easting / Northing
537,524E / 180,161N
What3Words
opens.body.stove
Stratford
Grid Ref
TQ3859784370
Lat / Lon
51.54122° / -0.00282°
Easting / Northing
538,597E / 184,370N
What3Words
lively.dices.only
Canstr One's land is
Canary Wharf | |
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Grid Ref | TQ3752480161 |
Lat / Lon | 51.50366° / -0.01993° |
Easting / Northing | 537,524E / 180,161N |
What3Words | opens.body.stove |
Stratford | |
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Grid Ref | TQ3859784370 |
Lat / Lon | 51.54122° / -0.00282° |
Easting / Northing | 538,597E / 184,370N |
What3Words | lively.dices.only |
Urban | 100.0% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
review
Lucy Cartwright
27 Nov 2023I started in Canary Wharf which I find to be a tricky place to walk, it does not feel like it was designed for human feet, more for cars. There were several main roads to cross and I found it a bit challenging to pick the right path. However when the route got onto the canal it was much more enjoyable. There was a narrowish flight of steps to access canal at Limehouse Cut.
On an overcast Sunday afternoon there was a kind of desolate beauty to walk through the industrial remnants of East London. The gentrification of Hoxton has not reached Limehouse. There are also some sculptures along the way (see photo), part of the The Line walk (https://www.londonxlondon.com/the-line-art-walk/). Note that there is a walking bridge to cross over Bow Creek which is ridged with bricks (see photo). Bikes can be pushed but it looks inaccessible to wheelchairs.
On Three Mills island House Mill was open and offering tours (and the cafe was open too!). I didn't have time to go in but looks well worth a visit. It's open on Sundays 11am to 4pm (https://housemill.org.uk/). Photo is of the oast houses by the mill.
The finish of the walk in Stratford was mainly along a quiet side street so does not feel as confusing as the Canary Wharf end.
I enjoyed this walk more than I thought I would at the start, and would certainly visit the canal stretch again. Although I am not sure about going late at night on my own. This is a quiet walk (by London standards), and there was a stretch of the canal under a bridge that did not look lit. It was very dim even in the afternoon and I wonder if it would need a headtorch at night!.
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