THE ROUTES and THE SIGHTS

General 

Ethnic demographics of East London

https://hummedia.manchester.ac.uk/institutes/code/briefings/localdynamicsofdiversity/geographies-of-diversity-in-newham.pdf 

More than Newham’s DOCKLANDS

POPLAR and  BLACKWALL are in TOWER HAMLETS. BARKING and ILFORD are part of the LONDON BOROUGH OF REDBRIDGE

The mai. routes cover the districts alongside the ROYAL DOCKS and the RIVER THAMES.

Additional routes take you from those areas NORTHWARDS, within the LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM, like EAST HAM and LITTLE ILFORD, WEST HAM and FOREST GATE, and the QUEEN ELIZABETH, THE OLYMPIC PARK , or up to BARKING and ILFORD

Areas

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POPLAR to CANNING TOWN and on to SILVERTOWN

2. 

CANNING TOWN. Town Centre

3.

SILVERTOWN and NORTH WOOLWICH. This is the first main route covering the inland DOCKS and following stretches of the Thames riverside  (or close to the riverside) up to the WOOLWICH FREE FERRY North Terminal. The Thames can be crossed here (or by means of the PEDESTRIAN TUNNEL) in order to visit the South and/or make your return to Central London South of the river, following different routes, for different destinations.  See SE LONDON websites.

London Cable Car, City Hall, 1990s housing, 21rst c. housing, Thames Barrier and Thames Barrier Park, Tate and Lyle factories, historic silos, 

4.

ROYAL GROUP OF DOCKS: The route along the ROYAL VICTORIA and the ROYAL ALBERT DOCKS and then due South towards NORTH WOOLWICH, up to the FERRY TERMINAL)  (with the end of the  Eastern end of the GEORGE V DOCK to your right) makes a plausible alternative to previous. 

5.

From the Royal Docks to Barking

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Royal Docks to East Ham, Little Ilford and Valentines Park

HINDU TEMPLES

ILFORD TOWN

VALENTINES PARK and MANSION

6.

From the Royal Docks to Green Street (WEST HAM, EAST HAM):

you will be passing along suburbial streets, some of them composed of Victorian housing

predominantly Asian populated area.

Site of BOLEYN GROUND (W.H.U.F.C.)

7.

From the Royal Docks to PLAISTOW, WEST HAM PARK and STRATFORD.

Site of WEST HAM UNITED F.C. first stadium.

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