Welcome to Canning Town

Canning Town is a district in east London. It is part of the London Borough of Newham and is situated in the area of the former London docks on the north side of the River Thames. It is the location of Rathbone Market.

Entertainment & Nightlife

The Rathbone Street market and Barking Road represent the main shopping area. Brick Lane Music Hall puts on old-fashioned music hall in a converted church in Connaught Road. The London Regatta Centre at the western end of the Royal Albert Dock is a leading centre for rowing. Furthermore there is a swimming pool, open to the public, at the Crowne Plaza hotel on Western Gateway.

Best place for after work drinks

If you are looking for a good pint The Red House on Barking Road is the place. The pub gives a warm welcome to dogs and their owners, it is a family friendly pub. Red House has a function room that can be booked, a smoking area and most importantly it has free WiFi.

Schools

Schools in Canning Town fall under the Newham Local Education Authority. Primary schools standout, as being particularly good, of note are the outstanding Hallsville and St. Luke’s Primary Schools.
 

Transport & Travel

Canning Town is well server from both the Jubilee line and the Docklands Light railway (DLR).

Canning Town - Jubilee line, DLR

Parks & Recreation 

Trinity Buoy Wharf, on a great curve of the Thames, is one of London’s best-kept secrets: a community of people living and working in recycled shipping containers and a lighthouse. There’s even a recording studio created inside a disused lightship.

Restaurants & Shopping

The Westfield centre at Stratford is two stops away on the Jubilee line. Eating out is limited to the popular American-style Fatboy’s Diner at Trinity Buoy Wharf; Pepenero Italian restaurant and pizzeria on Silvertown Way, and Yi Ban, a big Chinese restaurant with views over Royal Albert Dock.