Dive into the vibrant history of London’s docks with a captivating highlights tour at London Museum Docklands, just steps away from your campus in Canary Wharf! This immersive experience is perfect for curious minds eager to explore the stories that shaped London’s global trade and cultural legacy.
Why you will love this tour
Engaging Storytelling: Journey through 400 years of history across nine fascinating galleries, from the 1802 West India Docks to the modern transformation of Canary Wharf. Discover merchants, sailors, and the pivotal role of London’s port in global trade and the darker chapters of history like the slave trade.
Iconic Artifacts: See unique objects like the beam-scales used to weigh sugar and rum, cast-iron window grilles that guarded valuable cargo, and archival films that bring the bustling docks to life.
Interactive Experience: Step into a recreated Victorian “Sailortown” street, complete with the sights, sounds, and even smells of 19th-century London, and explore the warehouse that once stored treasures from across the British Empire.
Relevant to Your Studies: As future business leaders, uncover how trade, innovation, and economic shifts, like the 1889 dockers’ strike or the 1980s Docklands redevelopment, transformed London into a financial powerhouse, right where you study today.
Please gather at London Museum Docklands, No.1 Warehouse, West India Quay, London, E14 4AL 10 minutes before start of event.
- Lifts on every floor
- Assistance dogs are welcome everywhere in the museum
- Accessible toilets are on the Ground Floor and Third Floor
- Changing Places facilities are on the First Floor