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This is an archive of walks done by the Saturday Walker's Club. You should only need to use this page if the SWC website is down.

Thursday, 27 July 2023

Evening Walk: Queen Elizabeth Park (AKA Olympic Park) Exploration

An Evening Exploring the Former Olympic Park and Surrounding Areas t=short.27

Distance:         Approximately 5.3 or 5.8 miles or 8.5 or 9.3 km for those more metrically minded

Difficulty:       1 out of 10

Meet:               18:30 at Robert, the heritage train engine in the forecourt of Stratford DLR/Tube/Mainline Station (town side), see walk notes for instructions if unsure

Return:             Stratford DLR/Tub/Mainline Station

This is an easy and varied walk exploring the former Olympic Park and its surrounding areas, Hackney Wick and Fish Island. The area is continually transforming and has changed a fair bit since the Olympics. It is part urban development with sports facilities and part varied parkland with gardens and wetlands. Leaving the Olympic Park, the route then explores neighboring Hackney Wick and Fish Island, formerly industrial areas, now the home of artists and microbreweries, before returning to Stratford.

Plenty of options in Hackney Wick and back at Stratford for refreshments.

More information about the route can be found here.  

Enjoy the walk!

1 comment:

Sandy said...

Just #4 set out from Stratford on a #cloudy-and-muggy evening. The Olympic park's wild flowers were resplendent. We looked into the velodrome. Drinks and some food at the Beer Merchant's Tap in Hackney Wick, then as the hour was getting late we all got the overground and tube home from there.