Historic walk of East Londons Wapping Docks and its famous Pubs
Historic walk of East Londons Wapping Docks and its famous Pubs
Historic walk of East Londons Wapping Docks and its famous Pubs
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Wapping has a long history that goes all the way back to Anglo Saxon times, before it was even part of London and it takes its name from the old word Wapol, meaning ‘Marsh’.
This whole area has been shaped by the river whether it is the great voyages of exploration, Victorian heavy industry and the docks, terrible Dickensian slums that hugged the river, the dreadful destruction of the Blitz or its modern day resurgence with big business and leisure.
We will visit famous old pubs, places of execution and great philanthropy as well as visiting locations relating to some of the most famous names in history such as Captain Cook, Thomas Jefferson, Martin Frobisher, Sir Walter Raleigh, Charles Dickens, Hanging Judge Jeffers and Captain Bligh.
See a part of real London that tourists could never find, well away from the bright lights of the West End, theatres, museums and palaces.
Itinerary
Docklands
15 minsAdmission Ticket FreeWe start off in the futuristic DocklandsCanary Wharf
10 minsAdmission Ticket FreeOnce the docks where ships from the Canary Islands plied their trade.London Museum Docklands
10 minsAdmission Ticket Not IncludedWe will pass by the Museum of London Docklands and learn of the history of these old buildings and wharves.Wapping
10 minsAdmission Ticket FreeBefore we get here, we will visit the famous Grapes Pub from where Sir Walter Raleigh set sail and with links to Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde, Sherlock Holmes and many others.Limehouse Waterside & Marina
5 minsAdmission Ticket FreeThis old trading dock is now a luxury marina.The Prospect of Whitby
10 minsAdmission Ticket FreeThis old pub has strong links with famous painters, writers and even royalty. Sat right by the river, we can go down onto the shore if the tide is out.Wapping
10 minsAdmission Ticket FreeFrom the old stairs at the end of Narrow Street we can see where Martin Frobisher set off to discover The Northwest Passage.Thames River Police Museum
5 minsAdmission Ticket Not IncludedThe Thames River Police are the oldest police force in the world. They still patrol the rivers keeping an eye out for crimes such as murder and suicide.Metropolitan Police Marine Policing Unit
10 minsAdmission Ticket Not IncludedOn the corner of Dundee Street we will see the old court for murders and suicides before hearing about William Peckover who perhaps performed the most incredible piece of maritime navigation in history.Turner's Old Star
5 minsAdmission Ticket FreeThis famous old pub is the birthplace of perhaps our greatest painter. Before that it was the site of witchcraft!St Peter's Church, London Docks
10 minsAdmission Ticket FreeA beautiful old Roman Catholic ChurchRaine's House
5 minsAdmission Ticket Not IncludedHenry Raine was a wealthy brewer and owned a family business and a generous philanthropist who set up a school for the poor girls and boys in Wapping which is now one of the finest in the country.Bistro Bardot (The Turk's Head)
10 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedIt is here the convicted pirates had there last drink before being hanged on the river Thames down the steps that we will be visiting shortly. Then on to St Johns Church with connections to Captain Cook and President JeffersonTown of Ramsgate
10 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedDating from 1460, this old pub and the nearby stairs has seen more history than some cities. Captain Bligh (whose house site we visit) boarded HMS Bounty here. A crook who stole the Crown Jewels was caught here along with the hated Hanging Judge Jeffers. Many a pirate and criminal met their grisly end here too.St Katharine Docks
10 minsAdmission Ticket FreeThe tour finishes in the shadow of Tower Bridge and the Tower of London in an old docks which is now the home to luxury yachts and boats belonging to the rich and famous.
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