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Docklands Light Railway DLR routes Drive the DLR tfl.gov.uk/dlr Be a train driver for the day on the driverless Docklands Light Railway. Grab the front seat and enjoy the view. While you’re at it, tweet us a picture @londondlr #DLR30. Destination 30 things to do via the DLR Docklands Light Railway Search TfL Journey Planner to plan your journey All information correct at time of print – July 2017 *Service and network charges may apply. See tfl.gov.uk/terms for details. IR Stone / Shutterstock.com 30 things to do using the DLR Docklands and Maritime History Family days out Food and drink Get active Save To celebrate our thirtieth anniversary, here National Maritime Museum, The Queen’s Tower Bridge and the Tower of London Billingsgate Fish Market Try a Cycle Superhighway are our recommendations of things to do 20% House and Greenwich Park Tower Gateway B1 Poplar B5 , Canary Wharf C6 or Blackwall B5 Westferry B4 online and see in and around East London. Have Cutty Sark (for Maritime Greenwich) C9 towerbridge.org.uk billingsgatefishmarket.org tfl.gov.uk/cycling fun, and remember to tweet your pictures visitgreenwich.org.uk hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london A day at the Urban Beach Start your day in Docklands with an early visit to At Westferry DLR, collect a Santander Cycle and @londondlr #DLR30 tfl.gov.uk/river See some of the best of London for FREE. Enjoy the Royal Victoria A7 Billingsgate Market. Grab your breakfast at the market follow Superhighway CS3 along pleasant roads back views from Greenwich Park, The Queen’s House and Step inside Tower Bridge and see it lift, or explore cafes and be finished by 8am. Age 12+ in the market. to Tower Gateway. londonsroyaldocks.com/urban-beach one of the world’s largest maritime museums. The Tower of London, the royal castle steeped wakeupdocklands.com in history. And maybe catch a River Boat from Meantime Brewery Tours Docklands Sailing and Watersports Centre Explore Trinity Buoy Wharf Tower Pier too. This summer, sit back and relax on London’s Urban Cutty Sark (for Maritime Greenwich) C9 Crossharbour C7 or Mudchute C8 East India B6 (10 min walk – follow the signs) Beach and watch the wakeboarders or join in. Beach (for the Thames Path or bus 188 to Tunnel Avenue) dswc.org Explore the outdoors Fly a kite on Blackheath trinitybuoywharf.com open July-August; watersports April-November. meantimebrewing.com Lewisham C10 (then bus route 380 or a 20 minute What’s your watersport? Try out sailing, kayaking, A hidden gem with a fascinating history and unique Thames Barrier Park Take a tour of this award winning craft brewery, a canoeing, paddleboarding, windsurfing, dragon LONDON walk via Lewisham Hill) ExCeL London riverside location. Visit London’s only lighthouse Pontoon Dock B8 Prince Regent A8 or Royal Victoria A7 25 minute walk along the Thames Path passing the boating and more. Activities for all ages. and the centre for the arts and creative industries. visitgreenwich.org.uk/blackheath historic Old Royal Naval College and Riverside pubs. with Emirates Air Line, Postcode: E16 2HP Enjoy the spectacle of kites, or better still, join in. excel.london Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park MBNA Thames Clippers Historic Shadwell and Limehouse With stunning views of the river and Thames Barrier, Watch from the local cafes and pubs or just take a ExCeL hosts great events including Comic Con, Grand Street Food Markets Pudding Mill Lane B3 , Stratford A2 or Tower Gateway B1 , Shadwell B2 or Limehouse B3 this landscaped park is perfect for games, whilst the picnic. Look out for summer festivals, funfairs and Designs, the Boat Show and Brick Live so check out West India Quay C5 , Lewisham C10 or Stratford International A2 and Santander Cycles tfl.gov.uk/walking café provides the opportunity for refreshments. the November fireworks display. the events calendar to find the one for you. Tower Gateway B1 queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk combined ticket Discover London’s original docks, fabulous river Jubilee Greenway The Crystal Cutty Sark and the Royal Observatory Streetfeast.com Experience the sports facilities for yourself, explore skdocks.co.uk views and streets packed with history. Woolwich Arsenal B10 and Cutty Sark Royal Victoria A7 Cutty Sark (for Maritime Greenwich) C9 the park and waterways, discover a fabulous kids’ Visit tfl.gov.uk/explore-london-tickets (for Maritime Greenwich) C9 kerbfood.com play area and the Arcelor Mittal Slide. Museum of London Docklands thecrystal.org rmg.co.uk to buy your tickets today tfl.gov.uk/walking Check out St. Katharine Docks World Food Market; West India Quay C5 (5 minutes walk) Experience one of the most sustainable buildings Discover the Cutty Sark, the fastest and greatest Lewisham Model Market; or Canary Wharf’s Giant Poplar Baths Leisure Centre Take the Woolwich Foot Tunnel to Greenwich B5 museumoflondon.org.uk/museum-london-docklands in the world and the largest Future of Cities ship of her time. And visit the Royal Observatory Robot and Kerb on the Quay. All Saints route as part of the 60km walk commemorating exhibition. Free for under 18s and students or if too, where East meets West on the Prime Meridian. better.org.uk/poplar Uncover the history of London’s River Thames Queen Elizabeth II’s 60 year reign. you live in Newham Borough. and the growth of Docklands through fantastic Emirates Air Line and North Greenwich Peninsula Fancy a swim? After 30 years of closure, this listed Canary Wharf exhibitions and summer events at the museum. Lee Valley Regional Park Music and Theatre building has been restored to its former glory, with Mudchute Park and Farm Royal Victoria A7 Limehouse B3 , Canning Town B6 or an Art Deco lobby, sports hall and cafe. Crossharbour C7 emiratesairline.co.uk Discover Canary Wharf Pudding Mill Lane B3 mudchute.org Theatre Royal Stratford East Canary Wharf C6 visitleevalley.org.uk Take the Emirates Air Line from Royal Victoria Stratford A2 canarywharf.com More free London. Enjoy this community charity and explore the Peninsula including the O2, Explore the Lee Valley Park from the DLR – try with a working farm, stables and lots of activities Emirates Aviation Experience and Greenwich stratfordeast.com Canary Wharf isn’t just offices and shops. Discover Limehouse Cut canal towpath and discover Limehouse set in 32 acres of countryside in the heart of Peninsula Ecology Park. ‘A People’s Theatre’ at the heart of the community music, film, theatre, dance and more, alongside Basin, Bow Creek Ecology Park and Three Mills Island. East London. in East London for more than 130 years. Music, one of the UK’s largest collections of public art. MBNA Thames Clippers comedy, drama, Theatre Royal has it all. Thames Path Newham City Farm Tower Gateway B1 , Cutty Sark (for Crossrail Place Island Gardens C8 , Cutty Sark (for Maritime Prince Regent A8 or Royal Albert A9 Maritime Greenwich) C9 , Woolwich Arsenal B10 Wilton’s Music Hall Canary Wharf C6 Greenwich) C9 or Tower Gateway B1 C6 newham.gov.uk/farm or Canary Wharf Tower Gateway B1 or Shadwell B2 canarywharf.com tfl.gov.uk/walking Discover one of London’s largest and longest thamesclippers.com wiltons.org.uk Visit the amazing roof garden and sample the Discover the Thames Path, a National Trail footpath established city farms, home to a large collection See Docklands from the Thames on an exhilarating A hidden gem in the heart of London and the oldest restaurants, shops and cinema at Crossrail Place ahead along 180 miles of the river. Explore the North and of farmyard favourites alongside some less high-speed catamaran ride. Hop on and off at grand music hall in the world has a programme of of the start of Elizabeth line services in December 2018. South Bank walks, easy to reach from DLR stations. familiar animals and birds. piers near these stations. live music, productions and community activities. BBA Photography / Shutterstock.com TR1712603 TfL_DL_3way_210x99mm_AW.indd 1 30/06/2017 14:50.