Historic walk of East Londons Wapping Docks and its famous Pubs

We start off in the futuristic Docklands

Once the docks where ships from the Canary Islands plied their trade.

We will pass by the Museum of London Docklands and learn of the history of these old buildings and wharves.

leigh set sail and with links to Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde, Sherlock Holmes and many others.

Sat right by the river, we can go down onto the shore if the tide is out.

r set off to discover The Northwest Passage.

The 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.

s before hearing about William Peckover who perhaps performed the most incredible piece of maritime navigation in history.

Before that it was the site of witchcraft!

anthropist who set up a school for the poor girls and boys in Wapping which is now one of the finest in the country.

river Thames down the steps that we will be visiting shortly. Then on to St Johns Church with connections to Captain Cook and President Jefferson

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.

The 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.