Shadwell Basin

Very nice spot for a walk, with views of the water and Canary Wharf skyline. There does however seem to be some dodgy people hanging out here fairly regularly, so wouldn’t recommend going at night.

Only yards away from the busy Highway lies the Shadwell Basin. Peaceful, pretty and giving access to the riverside paths to St Katherine’s Docks and Canary Wharf. Brilliant place to jog

Fantastic Shadwell Basin! It's one of my favourite places in London...lovely, peaceful and attractive with its many tonality of colours!! It is often overcrowded in summer time when many people enjoy the sun and the warm season...it is not allowed swimming...

Shadwell and this basin is so unique and not well know of but it is another hidden gem in the city. You have a beautiful view from here to the city of London. and a really nice path by the river.

A residual stretch of the former London Docks repurposed in the late 1980’s as a maritime basin with a large residential component and water related recreational activities including sailing and canoeing. Achtung baby ! swimming is verboten. Little here mitigates the prevailing sense of ennui and enervation. The walkaway draining rather than invigorating, the flora along the water-edge almost exclusively clumps of lilac Buddliea, the unofficial national flower of neglected sites. St. Paul’s above the northern perimeter offers visual relief to a dreary area that’s relapsed into pre-millennium angst and succumbed to the cursory upkeep. Though seemingly good for boating activities.

This is a slightly hidden feature that is peaceful and surprisingly picturesque former dock.

Shadwell has a unique view of The River Thames, as you can view the same side of the River as if was opposite, due to its Loop around ‘The Isle of Dogs’

Scouted well with right weather conditions can produce some good fishing at this venue. Try using bread close to walls on high banks or in shallow areas,surface bread is productive too. Course fish stocks have picked up over the last few years in the way of bream and perch... some of which have been stocked by locals trying to make the place better to fish for all ... maggots over groundbait float tactics work well on the mud bank .... Good luck 🎣