Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
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The Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre, opened in 1989, with £1.2 million funding from the London Docklands Development Corporation and the Sports Council, has access to 25 acres of sheltered water. This westerly end of Millwall Dock gives city people the chance to get out on the open water. Located at the outer dock, the centre also has direct access to the River Thames. The dock's East, West aspect takes advantage of the prevailing wind and provides good, safe sailing conditions, even for beginners. They have a selection of fleets of boats to suit all abilities including Wayfarer Dinghies and Omegas. Regular sailing races take place Sunday daytime and Monday evenings. A variety of other watersports on offer include dragon boating, rowing, canoeing and power boating.Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre images
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South Quay, E14 | 12 minutes from Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
Perched on the waterfront, just 15 minutes from London’s City Airport, the Hilton Canary Wharf combines convenience with comfort. Stroll across the hotel’s private bridge for ...More
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265 Rotherhithe Street, SE16 | 19 minutes from Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
You can still feel the excitement and bustle of ships laden with goods, unloading their wares in London's Docklands. Now a burgeoning centre for some of ...More
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5 Fairmont Avenue, E14 | 27 minutes from Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
Only fifteen minutes from London City Airport by taxi and close to Canary Wharf, the ExCeL exhibition centre and The O2 arena, the Radisson Edwardian New ...More
Alternative Sports Facilities nearest Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
London > Leisure > Sports Facilities
5-15 Old Ford Road, Tower Hamlets, London E2 | 2.8 miles from Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
York Hall Leisure Centre in Bethnal Green includes a gym, day spa, 33-metre swimming pool, Turkish bath and offers a wide range of exercise classes but ...More
London > Leisure > Sports Facilities
75 Drayton Park, N5 | 5.5 miles from Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
After a century at nearby Highbury, Arsenal FC moved to the state-of-the-art Emirates Stadium in 2006. The 60,365-capacity stadium - originally called Ashburton Grove before a ...More
London > Leisure > Sports Facilities
Foxgrove Road, BR3 | 5.6 miles from Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
Its name may imply allegiance to cricket alone but at this club you can play tennis, hockey, and squash. The cricket club boasts immaculate pitches, ...More
Leisure near Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
London > Leisure > Activities
Arches 422-424 Mile End Park, Burdett Road, Tower Hamlets, London E3 | 1.7 miles from Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
It's not exactly Formula 1 but get behind the wheel of a go-kart and you'll certainly feel like you're ready to give Lewis Hamilton a ...More
London > Leisure > Activities
Unit 4, Wood Wharf, Preston Road, Canary Wharf, Tower Hamlets, London E14 | 19 minutes from Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
This fab game emerged in 1980 and has taken the world by storm. Popular with adrenalin junkies, paintballing is an action-packed, mission-driven past-time that is ...More
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
Romney Road, SE10 | 35 minutes from Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
As a World Heritage Site marking the site of the Greenwich Meridian (the base point for World Time and the location of Longitude 0) Greenwich is ...More
Events near Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
London > Events > Theatre Dates: 14th Feb to 18th Feb 2012 - 7.30pm
The Space, 269 Westferry Road, E14 | 3 minutes from Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
Leering Falcon Theatre Company presents Dominic Hedges's drama about sex trafficking into the UK, set against the background of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Original music ...More
London > Events > Theatre Dates: 23rd February 2012 to 3rd March 2012 - 7.30pm
The Space, 269 Westferry Road, E14 | 3 minutes from Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
Just Enough Theatre Company presents a chamber production of Shakespeare's least-known drama, complemented by live period music....More
Entertainment near Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
London > Entertainment > Live Music
269 Westferry Road, Tower Hamlets, London E14 | 3 minutes from Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
It's not all music hall these days down in the East End. This multi-arts centre on the Isle of Dogs gives the locals a chance to ...More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
30 Creekside, SE8 | 25 minutes from Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
The Bonnie Bird Theatre is the Laban centre's chic modern performance space. Designed by Tate Modern architects, Herzog & de Meuron, the Laban building is a ...More
London > Entertainment > Comedy Clubs
302 Creek Road, Greenwick, SE10 | 25 minutes from Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
Located in Greenwich, South East London, Up The Creek is one of the UK’s best comedy venues, offering true intimacy with a diverse range of acts ...More
Sights and Attractions near Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
London > Attractions > Attractions for Kids
Pier Street, Isle of Dogs, Tower Hamlets, London E14 | 16 minutes from Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
Mudchute Farm's wide range of farmyard animals, including sheep, pigs, horses, cows, ducks, geese and dogs, are perfect for petting. The farm, however, forms only a ...More
London > Attractions > Museums
No 1 Warehouse, West India Quay, Tower Hamlets, London E14 | 22 minutes from Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
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 ...More
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
King William Walk, SE10 | 24 minutes from Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
The Old Royal Naval College was built on the site of the Tudor Palace in Greenwich in which Henry VIII and Elizabeth I were born. William ...More
Shopping near Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
London > Shopping > Markets
Trafalgar Way, Tower Hamlets, London E14 | 22 minutes from Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
Originally a general market for corn, coal, iron, wine, salt, pottery, fish and other goods, Billingsgate is now the only London-based market dedicated to fish. From ...More
London > Shopping > Food and Drink Shops
26 Royal Hill, SE10 | 32 minutes from Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
A small but perfectly formed cheese shop in a pretty little street off the main Greenwich High Road. With over 100 different types to choose from, ...More
London > Shopping > Food and Drink Shops
20 Royal Hill, SE10 | 32 minutes from Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
This unusual fruit and veg shop in Greenwich is certainly worth the detour from the main high street. It's just a short walk away, a left ...More
Restaurants near Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
London > Restaurants > South East Asian restaurants
Jubilee Place, 45 Bank Street, Tower Hamlets, London E14 | 15 minutes from Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
Taking inspiration from Japanese ramman-noodle bars, Wagamama is the ultimate in high quality fast food. Huge bowls of steaming, soupy noodles, chicken dumplings with a chilli-soy ...More
London > Restaurants > Indian/South Asian restaurants
22-23 Jubilee Place, Tower Hamlets, London E14 | 15 minutes from Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
Every lunchtime in Mumbai, 200,000 tiffin boxes are delivered to the city's office workers. It's a model that has inspired Tiffinbites which delivers up to 50,000 ...More
London > Restaurants > British restaurants
Mudchute Park & Farm, Pier Street, Isle of Dogs, Tower Hamlets, London E14 | 16 minutes from Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
Next to the farmyard animals on Mudchute Farm you'll find this great, family-friendly restaurant. If you're here with your brood to explore the 32 acres of ...More
Education near Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
London > Education > Adult Education
121 Roman Road, Tower Hamlets, London E2 | 2.6 miles from Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
For 30 years Four Corners has been training, producing and supporting the full range of film and photographic requirements. Services on offer include filmmaking facilities and ...More
London > Education > Evening Classes
10 Sunbury Workshops, Swanfield Street, Shoreditch, London E2 | 3.1 miles from Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
Learn some crafty manouveurs at Making Space where classes on mask making, glass engraving, pyrography (burning patterns into wood or leather), chainmail knitting, and book hollowing ...More
London > Education > Evening Classes
4 Luke Street, Shoreditch, London EC2A | 3.2 miles from Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
National charity for adult learning which also runs an excellent selection of theatre, literature, history and politics evening classes....More
Leisure near Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
London > Leisure > Activities
Arches 422-424 Mile End Park, Burdett Road, Tower Hamlets, London E3 | 1.7 miles from Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
It's not exactly Formula 1 but get behind the wheel of a go-kart and you'll certainly feel like you're ready to give Lewis Hamilton a ...More
London > Leisure > Activities
Unit 4, Wood Wharf, Preston Road, Canary Wharf, Tower Hamlets, London E14 | 19 minutes from Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
This fab game emerged in 1980 and has taken the world by storm. Popular with adrenalin junkies, paintballing is an action-packed, mission-driven past-time that is ...More
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
Romney Road, SE10 | 35 minutes from Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
As a World Heritage Site marking the site of the Greenwich Meridian (the base point for World Time and the location of Longitude 0) Greenwich is ...More
Pubs near Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
London > Nightlife > Pubs
Greenland Dock, off Rope Street, Southwark, London SE16 | 10 minutes from Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
Cute, unpretentious bar housed on a boat docked in the Thames. A world away from the bustling, brash mainstream bars, pubs and clubs of central London, is ...More
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
27 Coldharbour, Docklands, Tower Hamlets, London E14 | 22 minutes from Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
This 250-year-old pub was a sailor's favourite, home to smugglers and site of secret trysts between Lord Nelson and Emma Hamilton. Closed down by ...More
London > Nightlife > Pubs
Park Row, SE10 | 26 minutes from Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
The pub achieved notoriety selling whitebait (still on the menu) but now the Trafalgar Tavern is a refreshment point for the capital's many visitors. It's hardly ...More
Nightlife near Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
London > Nightlife > Wine Bars
31 Fisherman's Walk, Tower Hamlets, London E14 | 19 minutes from Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
At ground floor level on Fisherman’s Walk at Canary Wharf, tables, chairs and merry-makers spill out of doors on to the riverside during the summer months. ...More
London > Nightlife > Nightclubs
338 Boord Street, Greenwich, SE10 | 30 minutes from Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
Formely The House And Terrace, THAT London is a large 1,800-capacity nightclub venue a five minute walk away from The O2 Arena on the Greenwich peninsula. ...More
London > Nightlife > Nightclubs
Peninsula Square, SE10 | 30 minutes from Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
A taste of 22nd century clubbing (with prices to match), Matter is more than just the most futuristic nightspot in London - it's the most advanced ...More
Meeting venue hire near Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
London > Business > Venue Hire
No.1 Warehouse, West India Quay, Hertsmere Road, Tower Hamlets, London E14 | 22 minutes from Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
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 ...More
London > Business > Venue Hire
Greenwich Foundation for the Old Royal Naval College, 2, Cutty Sark Gardens, Greenwich, SE10 | 24 minutes from Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
The Old Royal Naval College was built on the site of the Tudor Palace in Greenwich in which Henry VIII and Elizabeth I were born. William ...More
London > Business > Venue Hire
Creekside, Deptford, SE8 | 26 minutes from Docklands Sailing & Watersports Centre
Tate Modern architects Herzog & de Meuron went for a shimmering, plastic-clad building when tasked with designing the Laban building, a place where excellence in contemporary ...More
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