Monthly Archives: February 2017

DLR WALK 7 STRATFORD INTERNATIONAL walk to CANNING TOWN approx. 1 1/2 hours The Docklands Light Railway was originally built in 1989 to connect the former London docks undergoing conversion with the City of London. As authorities were sorely short of … Continue reading →

DLR WALK 6 ROYAL VICTORIA walk to BECKTON 2 hours A light railway was built in the 1980s to link the newly developed Docklands with Stratford and with the City of London. It proved very successful both in terms of … Continue reading →

DLR WALK 5 WESTFERRY walk to ROYAL VICTORIA 2 hours A light railway was built in the 1980s to link the newly developed Docklands with Stratford and with the City of London. It proved very successful both in terms of … Continue reading →

DLR WALK 4 STRATFORD walk to WEST INDIA QUAY 2 3/4 hours The DLR light railway was originally built in the late 1980s in order to link the redeveloped area of the Docklands with the City and it was built … Continue reading →

DLR WALK 3 ISLAND GARDENS walk to LEWISHAM 1 1/4 hour plus visits The DLR light railway was originally built in the late 1980s in order to link the redeveloped area of the Docklands with the City and it was … Continue reading →

DLR WALK 2 LIMEHOUSE walk to ISLAND GARDENS 2 hours The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) opened in 1987 in order to connect the office and housing developments in the reconverted Docklands with the City. The docks were served originally by … Continue reading →

DLR WALK 1 BANK and TOWER GATEWAY walk to LIMEHOUSE 2 1/2 hours This section of the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is primarily a conversion of an old railway serving the London docks that had been closed in 1966 when … Continue reading →