Welcome to Visit Silvertown Places The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Silvertown
Visit Silvertown places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Silvertown places to visit. A unique way to experience Silvertown’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Silvertown as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
Visiting Silvertown Walkfo Preview Silvertown is a district in the London Borough of Newham, in east London. It was historically part of the parish and borough of West Ham, hundred of Becontree and historic county of Essex. The area was named after the factories established by Stephen William Silver in 1852. It is now dominated by the Tate & Lyle sugar refinery and animal rendering plant. When you visit Silvertown, Walkfo brings Silvertown places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Silvertown Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Silvertown
Visit Silvertown – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 391 audio plaques & Silvertown places for you to explore in the Silvertown area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Silvertown places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Silvertown history
In 1852 S.W.Silver and Co moved to the area from Greenwich and established a rubber works, originally to make waterproof clothing. In 1889 Silver’s factory was the scene of a twelve-week-long strike by the majority of its 3,000 workers. Sugar refiners in the area were joined by Henry Tate in 1877 and Abram Lyle in 1881, whose companies merged in 1921 to form Tate & Lyle. The area was part of the ancient parish of West Ham, Essex, from the 12th century onwards.
Why visit Silvertown with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Silvertown places with Walkfo Silvertown to hear history at Silvertown’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Silvertown has 391 places to visit in our interactive Silvertown map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Silvertown, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Silvertown places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Silvertown & the surrounding areas.
Walkfo Silvertown tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Silvertown
Best Silvertown places to visit
Silvertown has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Silvertown’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Silvertown’s information audio spots:
Gilbert’s Pit Gilbert’s Pit is a geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Charlton . It was notified in 1985 and was formerly known as Charlton Sand Pit . It adjoins Maryon Park and is close to Maryon Wilson Park .
North Woolwich North Woolwich is located on the northern bank of the River Thames, across the river from Woolwich. It is connected to Woolwich by the Woolwich Ferry and Woolwich foot tunnel. Despite lying on the north, Essex side of the Thames, the area is within the historic county of Kent. It was part of the parish of Woolwich in the Blackheath hundred.
Charlton cemetery Charlton cemetery is a cemetery, opened in 1855, covering 15 acres of ground in Charlton, south-east London . Situated in Cemetery Lane to the east of Charlton Park, features two 19th-century chapels and numerous military graves .
Victoria House, Greenwich Victoria House, Greenwich on Shooter’s Hill in Greenwich is the former officers mess’ and living quarters for the Royal Army Medical Corps . It is a “Building of Local Architectural or Historic Interest”
Old Woolwich Old Woolwich or Woolwich Central Riverside is an area along the Thames in Woolwich, South East London . It is the oldest inhabited part of Woolwich going back to an Anglo-Saxon riverside settlement . Most of the area was cleared in the 20th and early 21st centuries to make way for large-scale developments .
Greenwich Cemetery Greenwich Cemetery is a cemetery in the Royal Borough of Greenwich in southeast London . It is situated on the southwestern slopes of Shooter’s Hill, on the western side of the A205 South Circular, Well Hall Road .
Mycenae House Mycenae House is a community centre housed in a former convent building adjacent to the Georgian villa, Woodlands House, in Greenwich, London .
Bathway Quarter Most buildings in the Bathway Quarter are Grade II* Grade II or locally listed . The area as a whole is designated a conservation area by Greenwich Council . Several were designed by local architect Henry Hudson Church .
Shrewsbury Barrow Shrewsbury Barrow is a Bronze Age burial mound (also known as a tumulus) in Shooter’s Hill in South East London . It is a Scheduled Monument .
HyMag HYMAG (formerly the Hyman Archive) is a British archive of popular publications based in London . HYMAG was formerly known as HYMAG .
Visit Silvertown plaques
47 plaques hereSilvertown has 47 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Silvertown plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Silvertown using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Silvertown plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
Experience Silvertown audio walks & tours
Walkfo guides for things to do / places to visit in Silvertown allows exploration as you would do an art gallery or museum. Walk close to one of Silvertown’s 391 historic places & our digital tour guide will create an audio story for that spot. With headphone connected, you can explore Silvertown freely by foot, bike or bus – with your own personal tour guide in your pocket.
Explore Silvertown Map App
Our visit Silvertown map shows you things-to-do & places you can visit in Silvertown & surrounding areas using the Walkfo digital audio tour guide app. Each spot has plaque, building, street or area information on history, culture or tourism.
You can set your Walkfo’s Silvertown tourist map to find historic & tourism spots within 1km, 3km & 5km of the Silvertown centre, depending on how far you plan to explore whilst you visit Silvertown area at LONG:0.03, LAT:51.5.
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Things to do & visit in Silvertown / surrounding areas
● Barrier Gardens Pier ● MV Royal Iris ● Charlton Riverside ● Thames Barrier Park ● St Mark’s Church, Silvertown ● Port of London ● Tate Institute ● Hanging Wood, London ● Maryon Park ● Gilbert’s Pit ● Silvertown ● British Hospital for Mothers and Babies ● Silvertown Quays ● Silvertown explosion ● Royal Wharf ● Charlton, London ● Biota! ● Silvertown War Memorial ● Woolwich Dockyard ● London Triathlon ● Unity Cup ● Royal Docks ● Woolwich Fire Station ● New Wine Church ● Charlton Park, Greenwich ● Millennium Mills ● Charlton House ● St Luke’s Church, Charlton ● Bridon Ropes F.C. ● London Regatta Centre
● Meridian VP F.C. ● North Woolwich ● Maryon Wilson Park ● Charlton cemetery ● Woolwich (parish) ● St Mary Magdalene Woolwich ● Meridian Radio ● St John’s Church, North Woolwich ● Royal Marine Barracks, Woolwich ● Royal Victoria Dock ● Eastern Quay ● Shrapnel Barracks ● Queen Elizabeth Hospital, London ● London City Airport ● Rectory Field ● Rotunda, Woolwich ● Woolwich Common ● St Barnabas’ Church, West Silvertown ● Kings Arms, Woolwich ● Woolwich Ferry ● Royal Albert Dock, London ● Angerstein Wharf ● Granada Cinema, Woolwich ● MCM London Comic Con ● Royal Herbert Hospital ● Sun in the Sands ● Victoria House, Greenwich ● London Boat Show ● Fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics ● Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics ● Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics ● Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics ● Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics ● Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics ● Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics ● Barrack Field ● Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich ● Old Woolwich ● 1983 Royal Artillery Barracks bombing ● Queen Mary University of London Boat Club ● Greenwich Cemetery ● Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich ● 61st Battery Royal Field Artillery Boer War Memorial ● St John’s Blackheath ● Eltham Common ● St George’s Garrison Church, Woolwich ● Westcombe Park ● Woodlands House ● Woolwich ● Murder of Lee Rigby ● Mycenae House ● Kidbrooke ● Church Army Chapel, Blackheath ● Gurdwara Sahib Woolwich ● Woolwich Town Hall ● Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich ● East Greenwich Pleasaunce ● St Peter’s Roman Catholic Church, Woolwich ● Bathway Quarter ● Shrewsbury Barrow ● Greenwich District Hospital ● St Alfege’s Hospital ● Auto Stacker ● Woolwich Power Station ● London Marathon ● Royal Arsenal ● Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park ● South East London Green Chain ● Greenwich Millennium Village ● Greenwich Heritage Centre ● Plumstead Common ● Maze Hill ● All Saints’ Blackheath ● North Woolwich Old Station Museum ● Woolwich Arsenal Pier ● Enderby’s Wharf ● Royal Arsenal Railway ● Queen Elizabeth’s Oak, Greenwich Park ● Blackwall Point Power Station ● Greenwich Park ● Peter Harrison Planetarium ● King George V Dock, London ● Greenwich 28 inch refractor ● Cutty Sark (pub) ● Greenwich Power Station ● Greenwich Castle ● Royal Docks Heritage Railway ● Broadwater Green ● University of East London Docklands Campus ● University of East London ● Centre on Human Rights in Conflict ● Gallions Reach ● Cyprus, London ● Docklands Light Railway extension to Dagenham Dock ● 1974 Tower of London bombing ● Gallions Reach Shopping Park ● Beckton District Park ● Beckton ● Beckton Gas Works ● Beckton DLR depot ● Church of the Ascension, Victoria Docks ● Albert Dock Seamen’s Hospital ● Metropolitan Borough of Poplar ● Bartlett Park ● Spratt’s Complex ● Lansbury Estate ● Coventry Cross Estate ● Trinity Independent Chapel ● East London Arts & Music ● Bromley Stop Lock ● Church of St Michael and All Angels, Bromley-by-Bow ● Bromley Hall ● Poplar Recreation Ground Memorial ● West India Pier ● Cascades, Isle of Dogs ● Riverside South (Canary Wharf) ● Westferry Circus ● Landmark Pinnacle ● 24 Marsh Wall ● 15 Westferry Circus ● Newfoundland, London ● 11 Westferry Circus ● Barkantine Estate ● 25 Cabot Square ● 40 Marsh Wall ● 1 Cabot Square ● Heron Quays West ● Spire London ● Columbus Tower (London) ● Heron Quays ● Wardian London ● Consort Place ● Statue of Robert Milligan ● Museum of London Docklands ● Cabot Square ● Phoenix Heights ● 54 Marsh Wall ● Canary Wharf ● International Sugar Organization ● West India Quay ● 30 South Colonnade ● Marriott Canary Wharf ● 1 West India Quay ● 25 North Colonnade ● Maine Tower ● World Trade Centre London ● Canada Square ● Lincoln Plaza (London) ● 5 Canada Square ● The Space (theatre) ● 1996 Docklands bombing ● London Docklands ● Citigroup Centre, London ● Pan Peninsula ● North Quay, London ● South Quay Plaza ● West India Docks ● Clifford Chance ● 8 Canada Square ● City Canal ● Poplar, London ● Crossrail Place ● 20 Canada Square ● Abbey Mill, West Ham ● Channelsea Island ● Abbey Creek ● Memorial Grounds ● Three Mills Wall River Weir ● Three Mills Lock ● Big Brother (British series 2) ● Celebrity Big Brother (British series 1) ● Big Brother (British series 1) ● Northern Outfall Sewer ● 3 Mills Studios ● East London Cemetery ● Bromley-by-Bow gasholders ● Three Mills ● St Katherine’s Church, Plaistow ● St Matthias’ Church, Canning Town ● Voice of Africa Radio ● London Gas Museum ● Bow Locks ● St Mary’s Church, Plaistow ● St Philip and St James’ Church, Plaistow ● St Gabriel’s Church, Canning Town ● The Line (sculpture trail) ● West Ham Power Station ● Greengate, London ● Plaistow, Newham ● Holy Trinity Church, Canning Town ● St Thomas’ Church, Plaistow ● Memorial Community Church ● Poplar Baths ● All Saints Church, Poplar ● Poplar Rates Rebellion Mural ● Poplar DLR depot ● Glenkerry House ● Robin Hood Gardens ● Elevator Gallery ● Balfron Tower ● Poplar Hospital ● Traffic Light Tree ● Tower Hamlets Town Hall ● Billingsgate Fish Market ● East India Dock House ● Aberfeldy Village ● Republic (office campus) ● One Churchill Place ● Charrington Tower ● London Internet Exchange ● Poplar Dock ● Ontario Tower ● 25 Churchill Place ● New Providence Wharf ● Blackwall Yard ● Jamestown Harbour ● Wood Wharf ● Blackwall Rock ● Coldharbour, Tower Hamlets ● One Park Drive ● Blackwall Tunnel ● East Ham ● St Bartholomew’s Church, East Ham ● St Mary Magdalene’s Church, East Ham ● St Alban’s Church, Upton Park ● St George and St Ethelbert’s Church, East Ham ● Greenway footpath, London ● Boleyn Ground ● St Mark’s Church, Beckton ● Athletic Newham F.C. ● Clapton F.C. ● Fire United Christian F.C. ● West Ham Stadium ● London Borough of Newham ● Newham University Hospital ● St Martin’s Church, Plaistow ● World Cup Sculpture ● ExCeL London ● Boleyn Tavern ● St Matthew’s Church, Custom House ● Limehouse Causeway ● St Cedd’s Church, Canning Town ● Our Lady of Compassion Church, Upton Park ● St Andrew’s Church, Plaistow ● Royal Victoria Dock Bridge ● Royal Victoria Square ● Ronan Point ● The Crystal ● Queen’s Market ● Montagu House, Blackheath ● Ranger’s House ● Statue of Yuri Gagarin, Greenwich ● Vanbrugh Castle ● Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Olympics ● Fan Museum ● Baltic Exchange Memorial Glass ● Queen’s House ● Greenwich Town Hall, London ● GSM London ● Greenwich Theatre ● Prince Frederick’s Barge ● National Maritime Museum ● The Mitre, Greenwich ● Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance ● St Alfege Church, Greenwich ● Palace of Placentia ● Greenwich Hospital, London ● JASON reactor ● Greenwich Playhouse ● Seafarers Hospital Society ● Greenwich Maritime Centre ● Spanish Galleon, Greenwich ● Up the Creek (comedy club) ● Trafalgar Tavern ● Trinity Hospital, Greenwich ● New Zealand Memorial ● East India Docks ● Brunswick Wharf Power Station ● A Slice of Reality ● The Gun, Coldharbour ● Matter (venue) ● Millennium Dome ● The O2 Arena ● The O2 ● Bow Creek Ecology Park ● Orchard House Yard ● Container City ● Trinity Buoy Wharf ● Silvertown Tunnel ● Cubitt Town ● River Lea ● Limmo Peninsula ● Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company ● East Greenwich Gas Works ● St John’s Estate ● Baltimore Tower ● North Greenwich Pier ● Quantum Cloud ● London Arena ● Glengall Grove ● Greenwich Peninsula ● Westwood, Baillie ● London Yard ● Glengall Bridge ● Millwall Dock ● J & W Dudgeon ● Mudchute Park and Farm ● Deptford Power Station ● Masthouse Terrace Pier ● Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards ● Burrells Wharf ● Greenwich Pier ● Millwall Iron Works ● Poplar Blackwall and District Rowing Club ● Island Gardens ● Lord Nelson Ground ● Island History Trust ● Millwall ● North Greenwich, Isle of Dogs ● Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich ● Thames Barrier ● The Valley (London) ● Woolwich foot tunnel ● Brook General Hospital ● Custom House, Newham ● Blackheath, London ● Greenwich ● Royal Observatory, Greenwich ● Prime meridian (Greenwich) ● NHS Nightingale Hospital London ● Charlie Brown’s, Limehouse ● SS Robin ● One Canada Square ● Limehouse Studios ● Abbey Mills Mosque ● Channelsea River ● Prescott Channel ● St Matthias Old Church ● Blackwall, London ● Canning Town ● Upton Park, London ● Shepherd Gate Clock ● Cutty Sark ● Greenwich foot tunnel ● Leamouth ● Ravensbourne University London ● Bow Creek (London) ● Samuda Estate ● Emirates Air Line (cable car) ● River Ravensbourne ● Isle of Dogs ● Massey Shaw ● Knocker White ● Liberty Grip ● Metropolitan Police Heritage Centre ● Here (sculpture) ● Woolwich pub bombing ● Greengate House ● London Otters Rowing Club
Getting to / around Silvertown – transport link, station & street map
Getting around in Silvertown using public transportation may include road, street, train, underground, bus or tram transport options. Walkfo has identified the following Silvertown places with historic / cultural / factual content when you visit:
Local Silvertown Public Transport Stations
Silvertown Notable Streets & Road Destinations
Silvertown railway station
Pontoon Dock DLR station
London City Airport DLR station
Woolwich Dockyard railway station
Charlton railway station
Connaught Road railway station
Royal Albert DLR station
West Silvertown DLR station
Westcombe Park railway station
Woolwich railway station
North Woolwich railway station
Maze Hill railway station
King George V DLR station
Plumstead railway station
Manor Way railway station
Gallions railway station
Cyprus DLR station
Gallions Reach DLR station
Central railway station (London)
Beckton Park DLR station
Beckton DLR station
Beckton railway station
Prince Regent DLR station
South Bromley railway station
Bromley-by-Bow tube station
Langdon Park DLR station
West India Docks railway station
Heron Quays DLR station
Canary Wharf DLR station
West India Quay DLR station
Canary Wharf tube station
Poplar DLR station
South Quay DLR station
Abbey Road DLR station
West Ham station attack
West Ham station
Plaistow tube station
Star Lane DLR station
Poplar (East India Road) railway station
All Saints DLR station
Millwall Junction railway station
Canary Wharf railway station
Blackwall DLR station
Poplar railway station
East India DLR station
South Dock railway station
Blackwall railway station
Custom House for ExCeL DLR station
Upton Park tube station
Royal Victoria DLR station
Tidal Basin railway station
Greenwich Park railway station
Greenwich station
Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich DLR station
North Greenwich bus station
North Greenwich tube station
Canning Town station
Thames Wharf DLR station
Millwall Docks railway station
Crossharbour DLR station
Mudchute DLR station
North Greenwich railway station
Island Gardens DLR station
Woolwich Arsenal station
History of the Old Kent Road
Powis Street
85–91 Genesta Road
St Michael and All Angels Church, Beckton Road
Chrisp Street Market
20 Bank Street (London)
25 Bank Street
40 Bank Street
10 Upper Bank Street
Hermit Road
105 Barking Road
East India Dock Road
Poplar High Street
Green Street House
Green Street, Newham
A1206 road (Great Britain)
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Local Silvertown historians & Silvertown tour guides
Trying to encourage visitors to Silvertown? Walkfo has millions audio places already available but Walkfo Creator gives Silvertown’s places, attractions & landmarks ability to create their own unique outdoor audio museums & using our simple & easy to use Walkfo Creator. – Creating a new audio experience for your Silvertown place is free* and quick (15+ minutes if you prepare text content) to use, with Walkfo Creator doing the hard work of generating AI audio files for geo-spots from the text you provide with a simply click on a map. – The 100 Amazing Silvertown Places is just one example of an outdoor museum created using Walkfo Creator (pictured to the left) for people to safely explore during Covid-19 times whilst visiting a city. Our tool is open to tourism organisations, travel destinations & National Trust locations to create their own audio walks to offer free when people visit Silvertown destinations. – Walkfo itself is looking to partner with websites offering things-to-do / what’s on events listings to enhance the content of our ‘visit-Silvertown’ web pages (for example: www.visitSilvertown.com). If you are interested in partnering, please contact us to discuss options.
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