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London’s public art walk The Line is London’s first dedicated public art walk.

It’s outdoor exhibition programme illuminates an inspiring landscape where everyone can explore art, nature and heritage for free. The route runs between Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and The O2 following the waterways and the line of the Greenwich Meridian. Explore The Line through our digital guide with the Bloomberg Connects app (free to download from the App Store or Google Play).

04/09/2026

Refreshment stops along The Line 🥂⁠
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There are plenty of welcoming places to pause, refuel and enjoy the artworks along the route – whether you’re after a flat white, a long lunch or a drink by the dock. Here are a few of our favourites to explore 👇⁠
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🌿 Riverside East – coffee, food and river views where the park meets the water, with plenty more to discover across Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford and Hackney Wick⁠
🎨 Design District Canteen – independent global street food in a plant-filled food hall near The O2⁠ at Greenwich Peninsula⁠
☕ Coffee Couch – a friendly local stop to fuel up, also at Greenwich Peninsula⁠
🌊 The Good Hotel at Royal Victoria Dock – floating on the dock, with a rooftop bar for golden hour⁠ and inside option for less sunny days⁠
🍽 Cody Dock Café – a waterside spot, great for river wildlife watching⁠
🍸 Jim & Tonic at the Print House – cafe, bar and restaurant at Sugar House Island, Stratford High Street ⁠
🏛 House Mill Café – one of the world’s oldest tidal mills, open on Sundays⁠
🍰 Signorelli - cake, pastries and sandwiches at Stratford Cross⁠
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📍 Free to explore, all year round. ⁠
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Find every stop on our map at the-line.org/map. Link in our bio.⁠
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Greenwich Peninsula Sugar House Island Cody Dock Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park SIGNORELLI BAKERY, LONDON The House Mill JIM & TONIC EAST The Good Hotel Coffee Couch Canteen Food Hall & Bar Riverside East⁠
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07/08/2026

Every summer, The Line employs local young people aged 18 to 22 as Youth Guides along the route between Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and The O2. They share knowledge about our exhibition programme, East London’s heritage, and the power of experiencing art within nature.⁠
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This year, The Line welcomed artist to talk about her co-commission, ‘On WindTides’ as part of the Youth Guides’ training – being able to directly engage with our artists is a highlight.⁠
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The Youth Guides programme is proven to improve employability, build confidence and presentation skills, and open up creative career pathways. For many it’s a first step, with graduates going on to lead our wellbeing walks, guided tours and school workshops.⁠
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“We loved talking to the Youth guides; they were really friendly and knowledgeable and we thought that if they are representative of the next generation then the UK will definitely be ok!”⁠
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– Visitor on The Line⁠
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The Line is free for everyone to explore, and it’s thanks to our supporters that we can keep investing in young people from the boroughs local to The Line.⁠
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You can support The Line at the link in bio 💙⁠
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📽️ Alaa Satir⁠
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@ rshparchitects ⁠
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06/07/2026

🎨 Open today! ⁠
What happens when you let children lead with curiosity, play and imagination?⁠
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Artist Halima Akhtar shares a glimpse of ‘Spaces to Explore’, The Line’s two-year collaborative schools’ project with three Newham primary schools and seven artist-facilitators.⁠
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Halima and the Year 3 and 4 children have explored process-led making: drawing with their whole bodies, looking closely, zooming out, and finding new ways to take inspiration from the world around them. Two years in, that time spent getting to know one another has made space for work that’s even more expressive, playful and full of storytelling.⁠
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The project now comes together in our exhibition, open from today. Come and see what they’ve made.⁠
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🗓️ Exhibition: Monday 6 – Saturday 11 July⁠, 10am - 6pm⁠
📍 UCL Marshgate, 7 Sidings Street, Stratford, E20 2AE⁠
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🎉 Celebration Launch: Thursday 9 July, 4.30–6.30pm⁠
Free and open to all – spaces limited, please RSVP to [email protected]⁠
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🧘 Teachers’ CPD Day: Friday 10 July, 11am–4pm, Sadler’s Wells East⁠
Free – booking via the link in bio⁠
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🔗 Read more about Spaces to Explore at the-line.org – link in bio⁠
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Spaces to Explore is supported by the through their Arts-Based Learning programme.⁠
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🎥 Film by Alaa Satir⁠
Featuring Halima Akhtar⁠
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03/07/2026

☀️ Congratulations to Cody Dock on the opening of The Boat House – a wonderful new addition to their site next to the River Lea.⁠
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Two years in the making, the new building is topped with the restored Frederick Kitchen, the last vessel built by Thames Ironworks, the great boatbuilders of the industrial revolution, right here on the River Lea. A lovely bit of East London’s history, brought back to life on its own doorstep.⁠
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It’s a gem of a spot for a sunny day: a community garden, great cafe (Cody Dock Cafe), various activities for all ages, wildflowers along the water, and a proper green pause beside the river.⁠
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And it’s on the route of The Line – so take your time as you enjoy the art installations on these sunny days. 🌿⁠
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A strong recommend from us. 💙⁠
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📍 Cody Dock (Cody Dock), on The Line⁠
🗺️ Plan your walk – link in bio⁠
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📷 Charlotte Booth⁠
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03/06/2026

Two working cable bridges spanning the River Lea are an unexpected canvas for large-scale public art on The Line, East London's public art trail 🌿⁠
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In collaboration with UK Power Networks the Madge Gill 'Nature in Mind' installation at has been renewed and brought back brighter than ever, on the 60-metre bridge that carries electricity across the river to thousands of East London homes and businesses.⁠
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Further upstream, another bridge carries Helen Cammock's 'On WindTides', a large-scale text work exploring movement, migration and change, developed in 2024 with local people.⁠
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Both art installations are landmarks on the route of The Line in East London. Fabricating and installing art on such a grand scale is both a challenge and an opportunity for all involved.⁠
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With thanks to ukpowernetworks, whose support shows how essential infrastructure can help to celebrate heritage and creativity as well as offering a springboard for outdoor learning, skills development and wellbeing 💡⁠

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📷 Slide 1: Madge Gill at on The Line⁠
📷 Slide 2: Helen Cammock, 'On WindTides'⁠
📷 Slide 3: Refurbishment of the Madge Gill bridge underway⁠
📷 Slide 4: Madge Gill at on The Line⁠
📷 Slide 5: Star Primary School visiting the trail⁠
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20/05/2026

Watch this! Art, social connection, being active and outside in nature and their positive impact on mental health and wellbeing.
Thank you to RSA for this brilliant film and to writer and curator Alison Lo for her article, ‘All the right moves’ in the RSA Journal which inspired it.

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19/03/2026

Spring has sprung, the sun is out, and Cody Dock welcomes a new cafe! are serving breakfast and lunch alongside sweet treats and delicious coffee. A lovely place to refuel and recharge.

Open daily from 8am to 5pm.

The Cody Dock bar is also back and will be open on Fridays from 5pm to 10pm, Saturdays and Sundays from 1pm to 8pm.

Other refreshment stops along the route of The Line can be found on the interactive map on our website.

05/01/2026

It may be cold but we’re enjoying the colours on The Line.

Images:
1. ArcelorMittal Orbit by Anish Kapoor and The Slide by Carsten Holler (.holler )
2. Dreams Are a Language Made of Images by Zineb Sedira ( )
3. Untitled The Line by Rasheed Araeen on the River Lea
4. River Lea between and
5. a cloud + a fence by Katie Schwab
6. Red Women by Madge Gill at Star Lane

22/12/2025

We are hiring 💫 Finance & Operations Director.
Are you a finance and operations whizz looking to work for an arts organisation?

The Line is seeking a Finance and Operations Director to play a pivotal leadership role at an exciting time of organisational development.

This role would suit a mission-driven leader with strong charity finance experience and a proven ability to establish and uphold the systems that ensure smooth, effective operations.

Please go to link in bio or visit www.the-line.org/work-with-us/ for full details and responsibilities of this role.

📆 The closing date for applications is 11pm, Friday 9th January 2026.

First round interviews are expected to take place in person at The Line’s offices at Here East (Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park) on 21st or 22nd January 2026 with second round interviews on Monday 26th January.

Would you suit this role or know someone who would? Feel free to contact us at [email protected] for an informal conversation about the role.

22/12/2025

❄️☀️ Some winter route updates for your visit this month:

The Cody Dock site will remain open during the festive period, with adjusted hours on specific days so you can still enjoy the dock:

🔹 Closed: 25 December (Christmas Day) and 1 January (New Year's Day)
🔹 Adjusted Hours (10:00 am - 4:00pm): all weekends from 26th - 28 December and throughout January
🔹 All Other Days: Open as usual

If you are visiting The Line outside of these times, you can take the alternative route between the river path and Star Lane station via Cody Road. Visit the Visitor Info page on our website for more info.

🚇 Public Transport over the festive period

All TFL public transport services, including the IFS Cloud Cable Cars, will not be running on 25 December and may be operating limited services between 20 December and 5 January. Please visit TFL to check your journey.

Address

Cody Dock, 11C South Crescent, Cody Road, Canning Town,
London

Website

https://linktr.ee/TheLineLondon

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