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East London

Olympic Park (Stratford) or Limehouse Basin.

The historic waterways of London provide many excellent opportunities for exploration and curriculum enrichment. Book your free Guided Walk now!

Our guided walks are well established and are a fantastic way to discover your local waterway. Children will learn how to keep safe by water, compare rivers to canals, find out how a lock works, learn about the local history and spot a variety of water birds. During most of our walks, children have spotter booklets to help guide them and remind them of the visit.

Educational visits to East London

  • Workshops

    Guided Walks

    Visit the Olympic Park to discover the history of the River Lea and its importance as a transport network. We can start and finish tours by the Aquatics Centre (Stratford) or White Post Lane near Hackney Wick.

    Visit Limehouse Basin to explore where the canal network meets the Thames, and therefore the rest of the world! Start and finish at Limehouse DLR station.

    Water Safety Assemblies

    We offer free water safety assemblies to all schools in this area.

  • Learning Resources

    All About Canals

  • Facilities

    Most routes are step free and have plenty of public green space for eating lunches or continuing the learning. The Olympic Park has access to toilets and a playground. Unfortunately, Limehouse Basin lacks public toilet facilities. All tours are around 90 minutes.

    Site visits are limited to one class of children at a time (max. 35), due to guide numbers and space limitations. On most occasions we can host two visits in one day.

    All East London site visits are outdoors with very few shelter options. Please ensure participants are appropriately dressed. All visits are weather dependent and are rearranged if bad weather interrupts a visit.

    We usually only accept bookings up to three months in advance, when we can guarantee availability.

    There are some independent organisations that can host boat trips or paddling – an internet search may help you find an extra special experience.

  • Price

    Visits to East London are FREE!

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