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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 source-backed 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.

Stops
4
Total time
About 5 min
Walking
About 2 min
Distance
0.1 miles
Access
3-Day Pass, 7-Day Pass or Annual
Download on the App Store

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.

  1. 01

    St John on Bethnal Green

    St John on Bethnal Green is the first stop. This Bethnal Green walk has 4 stops and focuses on dark and untold history.

  2. 02

    Stairway to Heaven Memorial

    Stairway to Heaven Memorial is stop 2 of 4. This Bethnal Green walk focuses on dark and untold history.

  3. 03

    Bethnal Green Underground Station

    Bethnal Green Underground Station is stop 3 of 4. This Bethnal Green walk focuses on dark and untold history.

  4. 04

    Bethnal Green Library

    Bethnal Green Library is the last stop. This Bethnal Green walk has 4 stops and focuses on dark and untold history.

Who it is for

This walk suits people who want an ordered story

Choose this route for dark and untold history aroundBethnal 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.