Dark and untold history
Stairway to Heaven: Bethnal Green's Wartime Crush
Stairway to Heaven: Bethnal Green's Wartime Crush is a 5-minute self-guided audio walk through 4 stops around Bethnal Green. Hear each story near the place it happened.
Wanderwalk is an iPhone GPS audio guide. Stories typically start within about 40 metres. This is not a live guided tour and not turn-by-turn navigation.
- Area
- Bethnal Green
- Stops
- 4
- Total time
- About 5 min
- Walking
- About 2 min
- Distance
- 0.1 miles
- Access
- 3-Day Pass, 7-Day Pass or Annual. $4.99, $8.99 or $29.99 a year.
The route
4 stories in walking order
This list shows the route in order. Each entry names the mapped place and where it appears in the walk.
- 01
St John on Bethnal Green
You start at St John on Bethnal Green, the first of 4 stops, and Stairway to Heaven Memorial is next.
- 02
Stairway to Heaven Memorial
You reach Stairway to Heaven Memorial after St John on Bethnal Green, and the next stop is Bethnal Green Underground Station.
- 03
Bethnal Green Underground Station
Bethnal Green Underground Station is between Stairway to Heaven Memorial and Bethnal Green Library.
- 04
Bethnal Green Library
Bethnal Green Library is your last stop, and you come to it after Bethnal Green Underground Station.
Who it is for
This walk suits people who want an ordered story
Choose this route for dark and untold history around Bethnal Green. The stops follow a set order, and you can walk without a tour group.
About this walk
Is this a walking tour app?
Stairway to Heaven: Bethnal Green's Wartime Crush is a self-guided Wanderwalk audio walk for iPhone in Bethnal Green, London. Stories play when you come within about 40 metres of the mapped place. It is not a live guided tour and not turn-by-turn navigation.
Does it work on iPhone?
Yes. Wanderwalk is an iPhone app. Stairway to Heaven: Bethnal Green's Wartime Crush plays on iPhone. Wanderwalk is not available on Android.
Do I need to follow a route?
This curated walk has 4 stops in walking order around Bethnal Green. You can also use Wander mode to hear nearby London stories without a start point. Neither mode is turn-by-turn navigation.
How long is the walk?
Stairway to Heaven: Bethnal Green's Wartime Crush takes about 5 minutes, covering 4 stops around Bethnal Green.