Guidebook for London

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Guidebook for London

Parks & Nature

Londons newest Royal Park is only two stops away. Take the tube to Stratford
755 locals recommend
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
755 locals recommend
Londons newest Royal Park is only two stops away. Take the tube to Stratford

Everything Else

Nearest tube station
21 locals recommend
Canning Town London Underground and DLR Station
Silvertown Way
21 locals recommend
Nearest tube station
Local Post Office
10 locals recommend
Canning Town Branch Post Office
22 Barking Rd
10 locals recommend
Local Post Office
Santander cycle Hire and DLR station
12 locals recommend
East India DLR Station
12 locals recommend
Santander cycle Hire and DLR station
I am within walking distance to the Excel Exhibition Centre
210 locals recommend
ExCeL London
1 Western Gateway
210 locals recommend
I am within walking distance to the Excel Exhibition Centre
Londons business centre, shopping centre, walks along the docks, bars and restaurants.
651 locals recommend
Canary Wharf
1 Bank St
651 locals recommend
Londons business centre, shopping centre, walks along the docks, bars and restaurants.
Nearest Hospital
Newham General Hospital
Glen Road
Nearest Hospital

Food Scene

Recommended Indian restaurant
7 locals recommend
Samrat Tandoori
320-322 Barking Rd
7 locals recommend
Recommended Indian restaurant
Good local Italian restaurant with great service
19 locals recommend
Pepenero
114 Silvertown Way
19 locals recommend
Good local Italian restaurant with great service
Billingsgate Market offers the largest selection of fish in the UK. Daily arrivals from the coast mean that this selection in the heart of East London is constantly being replenished.
43 locals recommend
Billingsgate Market
Trafalgar Way
43 locals recommend
Billingsgate Market offers the largest selection of fish in the UK. Daily arrivals from the coast mean that this selection in the heart of East London is constantly being replenished.
The biggest and most famous farmers market in London. Food stalls, restaurants and bars.
1617 locals recommend
Borough Market
Borough High Street
1617 locals recommend
The biggest and most famous farmers market in London. Food stalls, restaurants and bars.
Good local Chinese restaurant
Pearl City
268 Barking Rd
Good local Chinese restaurant
Great Fish & Chips
38 Poland St
38 Poland Street
Great Fish & Chips
Great Fish & Chips
8 Hanbury St
8 Hanbury Street
Great Fish & Chips
Fish & Chips!
West Ham Fish And Chips
132 Barking Road
Fish & Chips!
Good local cafe with traditional English breakfast
Station Cafe
55 Barking Rd
Good local cafe with traditional English breakfast
Good local cafe with traditional English breakfast
Rose's Cafe
159 Barking Rd
Good local cafe with traditional English breakfast
Bakery
Percy Ingle
633 Roman Rd
Bakery
Highly recommended local Turkish restaurant
10 locals recommend
Meydan Sofrasi Canning Town
67 Barking Rd
10 locals recommend
Highly recommended local Turkish restaurant
Great authentic Italian pizzas and salads as well as beers and coffee.
Zzetta - Soul Fired Pizza
110 Barking Rd
Great authentic Italian pizzas and salads as well as beers and coffee.
Traditional East End Pie & Mash, Jellied Eels. They also do Veggie pies. Lunch times only
B.J's Pie & Mash
330 Barking Rd
Traditional East End Pie & Mash, Jellied Eels. They also do Veggie pies. Lunch times only

Sightseeing

Nearest station for Excel centre and Victoria Docks
10 locals recommend
Custom House Station DLR (Stop D)
10 locals recommend
Nearest station for Excel centre and Victoria Docks
Londons only 'lighthouse' where Faraday conducted some of his work. A 50's American Diner; Container City (art based live/work spaces). A great part of 'undiscovered' London
14 locals recommend
Trinity Buoy Wharf
64 Orchard Pl
14 locals recommend
Londons only 'lighthouse' where Faraday conducted some of his work. A 50's American Diner; Container City (art based live/work spaces). A great part of 'undiscovered' London
Take the Emirates Cable Car to North Greenwich (O2 Centre). From here take a Thames Clipper Boat along the river to Cutty Sark, Tower Bridge, Tate Modern, the London Eye and other destinations
222 locals recommend
Emirates Royal Docks station
27 Western Gateway
222 locals recommend
Take the Emirates Cable Car to North Greenwich (O2 Centre). From here take a Thames Clipper Boat along the river to Cutty Sark, Tower Bridge, Tate Modern, the London Eye and other destinations
Famous London Bridge
489 locals recommend
London Souvenirs
Battle Bridge Lane
489 locals recommend
Famous London Bridge
Take the DLR to Tower Gateway or Jubilee Line to Bermondsey/London Bridge. Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, known as the Tower of London, is a historic castle
1577 locals recommend
Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge Road
1577 locals recommend
Take the DLR to Tower Gateway or Jubilee Line to Bermondsey/London Bridge. Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, known as the Tower of London, is a historic castle
Great views over London. Nearest tube is Westminster on the Jubilee Line
2099 locals recommend
London Eye
2099 locals recommend
Great views over London. Nearest tube is Westminster on the Jubilee Line
Nearest tube is Westminster
1337 locals recommend
Big Ben
1337 locals recommend
Nearest tube is Westminster
Nearest tube station is Westminster on the Jubilee Line
81 locals recommend
House of Commons
Saint Margaret Street
81 locals recommend
Nearest tube station is Westminster on the Jubilee Line
Bars, galleries and restaurants (famous for its Indian/Bengali cuisine). Large flea market with stalls selling antiques, clothes, bric- a-brack
825 locals recommend
Brick Lane Sunday Market
Brick Lane
825 locals recommend
Bars, galleries and restaurants (famous for its Indian/Bengali cuisine). Large flea market with stalls selling antiques, clothes, bric- a-brack
The history of London as a port. From the Romans to Canary Wharf. The building is 200 years old and the layout of the exhibits is very good. Tube either Canary Wharf (Jubilee Line) or Poplar (DLR)
217 locals recommend
Museum of London Docklands
Hertsmere Road
217 locals recommend
The history of London as a port. From the Romans to Canary Wharf. The building is 200 years old and the layout of the exhibits is very good. Tube either Canary Wharf (Jubilee Line) or Poplar (DLR)
The Royal Observatory Greenwhich is the Prime Meridian of the world! Also visit the planetarium. DLR – Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich. By boat – from most central London piers)
612 locals recommend
Royal Observatory Greenwich
Blackheath Avenue
612 locals recommend
The Royal Observatory Greenwhich is the Prime Meridian of the world! Also visit the planetarium. DLR – Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich. By boat – from most central London piers)
nearest tube is Green Park on the Jubilee Line
1912 locals recommend
Buckingham Palace
1912 locals recommend
nearest tube is Green Park on the Jubilee Line

Entertainment & Activities

Music venue, cinema, restaurants and Thames Clipper
631 locals recommend
The O2
Peninsula Square
631 locals recommend
Music venue, cinema, restaurants and Thames Clipper

Arts & Culture

Holds the largest collection of British art in the world from 1500 to the present day. Masterpieces by Gainsborough, Hogarth, Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud and Damien Hirst and others. Southwark Stn
2008 locals recommend
Tate Modern
Bankside
2008 locals recommend
Holds the largest collection of British art in the world from 1500 to the present day. Masterpieces by Gainsborough, Hogarth, Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud and Damien Hirst and others. Southwark Stn
Within the original engine house in Tunnel Road, SE16, this permanent exhibition commemorates the world's first subaqueous tunnel built by Sir Marc Isambard Brunel assisted by his son Isambard Kingdom
106 locals recommend
Brunel Museum
Railway Avenue
106 locals recommend
Within the original engine house in Tunnel Road, SE16, this permanent exhibition commemorates the world's first subaqueous tunnel built by Sir Marc Isambard Brunel assisted by his son Isambard Kingdom
best of vintage and modern fashion and textile design
89 locals recommend
Fashion and Textile Museum
83 Bermondsey St
89 locals recommend
best of vintage and modern fashion and textile design
Royal Festival Hall, BFI (cinema), Hayward Gallery
436 locals recommend
Southbank Centre
436 locals recommend
Royal Festival Hall, BFI (cinema), Hayward Gallery
Fantastic East London gallery. Nearest tube station Aldgate/Aldgate East or 115 bus from Barking road and get off at London Metropoliton University on Commercial rd.
589 locals recommend
Whitechapel Gallery
77-82 Whitechapel High St
589 locals recommend
Fantastic East London gallery. Nearest tube station Aldgate/Aldgate East or 115 bus from Barking road and get off at London Metropoliton University on Commercial rd.
The Picture House (Independent Cinema), Theatre Royal (also has a nice bar), comedy and restaurants
21 locals recommend
Stratford Circus Arts Centre
26 Cheering Ln
21 locals recommend
The Picture House (Independent Cinema), Theatre Royal (also has a nice bar), comedy and restaurants
World famous ballet school.
English National Ballet
41 Hopewell Square
World famous ballet school.
London City Island
45 Hope St

Essentials

Supermarket
30 locals recommend
Co-op Food - Canning Town
24 Barking Rd
30 locals recommend
Supermarket
Wide range of Vegetables & Groceries
321-323 Barking Rd
321-323 Barking Road
Wide range of Vegetables & Groceries