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Canary Wharf - June 2009

About Canary Wharf

This is London's newest and brightest business district. It offers luxurious office buildings with up to the minute facilities, and a range of smart shops, cafe's, pubs and restaurants. It also houses three of the U.K's tallest buildings, these being the HSBC Tower, The Canary Wharf Tower and the Citigroup Centre.

The new development of Canary Wharf has been an outstanding success, as it continues to expand new housing is being provided along with further leisure facilities including provision for the arts.

Canary Wharf is situate in the Tower Hamlets region of London, it is centred around the old West India Docks in London's Docklands, the development began in 1988 and as previously stated, it continues to grow.

A boat shuttle service runs from Canary Wharf Pier to Greenwich, the City of London and the West End.

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Nearby travel help

Canary Wharf Tube Station(0.0 miles, 0.1 km)
West Ferry Quay Station(0.1 miles, 0.2 km)
Canary Wharf Station(0.2 miles, 0.3 km)
North Greenwich Tube Station(1.1 miles, 1.8 km, direction E)
London City Airport(3.5 miles, 5.6 km, direction E)
M11 Junction 4(6.6 miles, 10.6 km, direction N)
M1 Junction 1(9.9 miles, 16.0 km, direction NW)
London Heathrow Airport(18.6 miles, 30.0 km, direction W)

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Britannia International Hotel(0.2 miles, 0.4 km)
Hilton London Canary Wharf(0.4 miles, 0.6 km)
Fraser Place Canary Wharf(0.5 miles, 0.8 km)
Hilton London Docklands(0.5 miles, 0.9 km)
Express By Holiday Inn London Limehouse(1.0 miles, 1.7 km)
Express By Holiday Inn London-Royal Docks/Docklands(1.5 miles, 2.4 km, direction NE)
Express By Holiday Inn Greenwich(1.6 miles, 2.6 km, direction SE)
Sunborn Yacht Hotel(1.6 miles, 2.6 km, direction E)
Ibis London Excel(1.6 miles, 2.6 km, direction E)
The Central Hotel(1.7 miles, 2.8 km, direction NE)
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