Guidebook for Greater London
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Thames Path Walk. For walkers or bikers (Boris Bikes available for rent around London) this is convenient access across the river between Greenwich and Canary Wharf. Open 24/7, safe.
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Greenwich Foot Tunnel
Greenwich Foot TunnelThames Path Walk. For walkers or bikers (Boris Bikes available for rent around London) this is convenient access across the river between Greenwich and Canary Wharf. Open 24/7, safe.
Good Street Food every weekend. Arts and crafts shops - lovely for souvenirs and home decor. Usually crowded, perhaps not for small children.
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Гринвичский рынок
5B Greenwich MarketGood Street Food every weekend. Arts and crafts shops - lovely for souvenirs and home decor. Usually crowded, perhaps not for small children.
Take bus 277 from Canary Wharf towards Highbury (c30mins) and walk in the west side of this lovely Park or rent a rowing boat! You can get there by Canal Walk too via Limehouse Docks.
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Pavilion Cafe
Old Ford RoadTake bus 277 from Canary Wharf towards Highbury (c30mins) and walk in the west side of this lovely Park or rent a rowing boat! You can get there by Canal Walk too via Limehouse Docks.
Walk the Thames Path from Canary Wharf or take DLR to Limehouse. This is a start of the Canal Walk to Camden (c90min) - a must do for walkers on a sunny day.
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Limehouse Basin Marina
46 Goodhart PlWalk the Thames Path from Canary Wharf or take DLR to Limehouse. This is a start of the Canal Walk to Camden (c90min) - a must do for walkers on a sunny day.
So busy on Saturday morning-the Borough Market &Cathedral are must see. Street food and old architecture. Walk here from Monument or London Bridge stations or along the river from Tate Modern!
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Собор Саутварк
London BridgeSo busy on Saturday morning-the Borough Market &Cathedral are must see. Street food and old architecture. Walk here from Monument or London Bridge stations or along the river from Tate Modern!
Walk from St Paul's Cathedral south to the Bridge and to Tate Modern. Plenty of architecture photo opportunities on the way - bridge, water, cathedral. (take DLR to Bank and Central Line to St Pauls)
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Собор Святого Павла
Walk from St Paul's Cathedral south to the Bridge and to Tate Modern. Plenty of architecture photo opportunities on the way - bridge, water, cathedral. (take DLR to Bank and Central Line to St Pauls)
Arts & Culture
Youth Theatre with good productions & great BAR with decent food choice & comparatively cheap drinks, free wifi, board games & books, B&W movies on a loop, lovely atmosphere. Open from noon till late
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The Space
269 Westferry RdYouth Theatre with good productions & great BAR with decent food choice & comparatively cheap drinks, free wifi, board games & books, B&W movies on a loop, lovely atmosphere. Open from noon till late
Sightseeing
All shops are here. Tube station on Jubilee Line. Park on station roof, with water streams & green grass, is lovely for lunch picnics and photos. In the summer there are arts performances on weekends.
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Canary Wharf station
Heron Quays RoadAll shops are here. Tube station on Jubilee Line. Park on station roof, with water streams & green grass, is lovely for lunch picnics and photos. In the summer there are arts performances on weekends.
Real seafaring clipper - now a museum. Good for kids! Great pubs along the river to the east. Greenwich Market and Hill to the south.
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«Катти Сарк»
King William WalkReal seafaring clipper - now a museum. Good for kids! Great pubs along the river to the east. Greenwich Market and Hill to the south.
Walk in the park - rose gardens and deer enclosure to the south! Stand on the Meridian Line for a photo opportunity. Spectacular Thames and London views from the hill to the north.
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Королевская обсерватория Гринвича
Blackheath AvenueWalk in the park - rose gardens and deer enclosure to the south! Stand on the Meridian Line for a photo opportunity. Spectacular Thames and London views from the hill to the north.
Walk there on Thames Path from my flat (c 75 min) or take DLR to Tower Bridge (from Canary Wharf DLR station take "Bank" train and change to "Tower Bridge" train at any station after "Westferry")
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Тауэр
Walk there on Thames Path from my flat (c 75 min) or take DLR to Tower Bridge (from Canary Wharf DLR station take "Bank" train and change to "Tower Bridge" train at any station after "Westferry")
Free. Go the the balcony for spectacular views of London from the hight. Walk EAST along the river - the Globe, The Golden Hind (5-15 mins) or WEST to the London Eye and Westminster - c 30min.
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Тейт Модерн
BanksideFree. Go the the balcony for spectacular views of London from the hight. Walk EAST along the river - the Globe, The Golden Hind (5-15 mins) or WEST to the London Eye and Westminster - c 30min.
Entertainment & Activities
Library - you can get computer access, meet the locals, kids can read and play in the kids area (on weekend mornings there are free kids book reading and play meetings)
Idea Store Canary Wharf
2 Churchill PlLibrary - you can get computer access, meet the locals, kids can read and play in the kids area (on weekend mornings there are free kids book reading and play meetings)
Free - this is a small museum with models of ships, and history of English sea trade empire. Kids tours organized on weekends.
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Музей Лондонского Докландса
Hertsmere RoadFree - this is a small museum with models of ships, and history of English sea trade empire. Kids tours organized on weekends.
Walk to the farm. Cows, pigs, horses, llamas, chickens, sheep on the meadows... a whiff of muck - all in a city. Kids tours organized. There is a cafe with lovely cake.
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Парк и ферма Мадчут
Pier StreetWalk to the farm. Cows, pigs, horses, llamas, chickens, sheep on the meadows... a whiff of muck - all in a city. Kids tours organized. There is a cafe with lovely cake.
Drinks & Nightlife
Great food, good atmosphere - river views, live fire, hunting trophies, guns. The pub was on this site since XVII c. Very busy but worth a try.
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The Gun
27 ColdharbourGreat food, good atmosphere - river views, live fire, hunting trophies, guns. The pub was on this site since XVII c. Very busy but worth a try.
Take Thames Path walk (follow signs) from my place to The Tower Bridge. Many pubs on the way. This one is tiny, typical East End decor, on the river, now belongs to the Gandalf - Sir Ian McKellen.
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The Grapes
153 Milton RdTake Thames Path walk (follow signs) from my place to The Tower Bridge. Many pubs on the way. This one is tiny, typical East End decor, on the river, now belongs to the Gandalf - Sir Ian McKellen.
Food Scene
Cheap! great pizza! Crowded in the evenings, so take your kids or friends before 5pm for a good meal. Walk Tottenham Court Road from Warren St or Goodge St tube to find it - maps can be misleading.
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Franco Manca
52 Broadway MarketCheap! great pizza! Crowded in the evenings, so take your kids or friends before 5pm for a good meal. Walk Tottenham Court Road from Warren St or Goodge St tube to find it - maps can be misleading.