Museum of London Docklands
ADDRESS
No 1 Warehouse, Tower Hamlets, West India Quay, London E14 4AL
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OPENING TIMES
Mon to Sun 10am-6pm | Closed 24-26 Dec & 1 Jan
PRICES
Unlimited entry for one year: £5 (Adults), £3 (Concs), Free (Under 16s, NUS holders & disabled carers)
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In keeping with its waterside location, the Museum of London Docklands focuses on the history of the East End with particular emphasis on the River Thames and the lives that have ebbed and flowed with it. The building in which the museum is housed is pertinent, too. As a warehouse and part of a significant port, the building was once used to store valuable shipments of sugar arriving from transatlantic crossings. Permanent educational displays include the Thames Highway - the trade which the river has enabled since the city began as a Roman settlement in AD43 makes for a fascinating tale. The display includes a spectacular large scale model of Old London Bridge, the first stone structure over the Thames with the bridge as it was in 1450 on one side, the bridge in all its Tudor glory on the other. Walk around the permanent 'London, Sugar & Slavery' exhibition and you'll see how sugar was a key factor in the city's development.
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Holiday Inn Express Royal Docks Docklands
London > Hotels > Budget Chain Hotel
Silvertown Way, E16 | 29 minutes from Museum of London Docklands
The shimmering business parks of the Docklands are a tribute to the spirit of modernity, and this clean, efficient hotel, with air conditioning and Wi-Fi throughout ... More
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Silvertown Way, E16 | 29 minutes from Museum of London Docklands
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Holiday Inn London - Whitechapel
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel
5 Cavell Street, E1 | 30 minutes from Museum of London Docklands
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5 Cavell Street, E1 | 30 minutes from Museum of London Docklands
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Good Hotel London
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Royal Victoria Dock, E161FA | 35 minutes from Museum of London Docklands
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Royal Victoria Dock, E161FA | 35 minutes from Museum of London Docklands
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Hertsmere Road, Tower Hamlets, London E14 | 1 minute from Museum of London Docklands
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Canada Square, Tower Hamlets, London E14 | 5 minutes from Museum of London Docklands
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Canada Square, Tower Hamlets, London E14 | 5 minutes from Museum of London Docklands
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1 Canada Square, Tower Hamlets, London E14 | 5 minutes from Museum of London Docklands
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41 Hopewell Square City Island, South Kensington, London E14 | 26 minutes from Museum of London Docklands
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41 Hopewell Square City Island, South Kensington, London E14 | 26 minutes from Museum of London Docklands
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Maritime Greenwich University Campus, Park Row, SE10 | 35 minutes from Museum of London Docklands
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Maritime Greenwich University Campus, Park Row, SE10 | 35 minutes from Museum of London Docklands
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121 Roman Road, Tower Hamlets, London E2 | 35 minutes from Museum of London Docklands
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West India Quay, Tower Hamlets, London E14 | 5 minutes from Museum of London Docklands
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West India Quay, Tower Hamlets, London E14 | 5 minutes from Museum of London Docklands
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1 Crossrail Place, Level Minus 2, E14 | 5 minutes from Museum of London Docklands
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1 Crossrail Place, Level Minus 2, E14 | 5 minutes from Museum of London Docklands
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44 Narrow Street, Tower Hamlets, London E14 | 12 minutes from Museum of London Docklands
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44 Narrow Street, Tower Hamlets, London E14 | 12 minutes from Museum of London Docklands
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27 Coldharbour, Docklands, Tower Hamlets, London E14 | 15 minutes from Museum of London Docklands
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27 Coldharbour, Docklands, Tower Hamlets, London E14 | 15 minutes from Museum of London Docklands
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Greenland Dock, off Rope Street, Southwark, London SE16 | 20 minutes from Museum of London Docklands
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Greenland Dock, off Rope Street, Southwark, London SE16 | 20 minutes from Museum of London Docklands
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22 Hertsmere Road, E14 | 2 minutes from Museum of London Docklands
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22 Hertsmere Road, E14 | 2 minutes from Museum of London Docklands
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31 Fisherman's Walk, Tower Hamlets, London E14 | 3 minutes from Museum of London Docklands
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31 Fisherman's Walk, Tower Hamlets, London E14 | 3 minutes from Museum of London Docklands
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25 Cabot Square, E14 | 4 minutes from Museum of London Docklands
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