Dark and untold history
Limehouse: London's Lost Chinatown
Limehouse: London's Lost Chinatown is a 14-minute self-guided audio walk through 4 stops around Limehouse and West India Quay. 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
- Limehouse and West India Quay
- Neighbourhood
- Limehouse
- Stops
- 4
- Total time
- About 14 min
- Walking
- About 10 min
- Distance
- 0.5 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 Anne's Church, Limehouse
You start at St Anne's Church, Limehouse, the first of 4 stops, and Limehouse Causeway is next.
- 02
Limehouse Causeway
You reach Limehouse Causeway after St Anne's Church, Limehouse, and the next stop is Pennyfields.
- 03
Pennyfields
Pennyfields is between Limehouse Causeway and Museum of London Docklands.
- 04
Museum of London Docklands
Museum of London Docklands is your last stop, and you come to it after Pennyfields.
Who it is for
This walk suits people who want an ordered story
Choose this route for dark and untold history around Limehouse and West India Quay. The stops follow a set order, and you can walk without a tour group.
About this walk
Is this a walking tour app?
Limehouse: London's Lost Chinatown is a self-guided Wanderwalk audio walk for iPhone in Limehouse and West India Quay, 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. Limehouse: London's Lost Chinatown 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 Limehouse and West India Quay. 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?
Limehouse: London's Lost Chinatown takes about 14 minutes, covering 4 stops around Limehouse and West India Quay.