Poplar Baths, London

Name: Poplar Baths
Address: London, United Kingdom

#471 among attractions in London

Watersports, Swimming pool, Swimming

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Facts and practical information

Poplar Baths on the East India Dock Road in Poplar, London is a former public bath house and Grade II listed building that was constructed in 1933 and closed to the public in 1988. The Baths are adjacent to All Saints DLR station. A campaign to restore the baths won the support of Tower Hamlets Council in 2010 and the construction company Guildmore was appointed to complete the works to create a new leisure centre incorporating a swimming pool, gymnasium and affordable housing on adjacent land. The site reopened in July 2016. ()

Coordinates: 51°30'39"N, 0°0'50"W

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Tower Hamlets (Limehouse)London United Kingdom

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Day trips

Poplar Baths – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The O2, One Canada Square, The Grapes, A Slice of Reality.

0.9 miSE
Riverside arena hosting music and sports
The O2, London
24 min walk • The O2 Arena, commonly known as simply The O2 is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the centre of The O2 entertainment complex on the Greenwich Peninsula in southeast London. It opened in its present form in 2007.
0.5 miSW
Skyscraper, Architecture, Restaurant
One Canada Square, London
12 min walk • One Canada Square is a skyscraper in Canary Wharf, London. It was completed in 1991 and is the third tallest building in the United Kingdom at 770 feet above ground level containing 50 storeys.
0.9 miW
Nightlife
The Grapes, London
23 min walk • The Grapes is a Grade II listed public house situated directly on the north bank of the Thames in London's Limehouse area, with a veranda overlooking the water. To its landward side, the pub is found at number 76 in Narrow Street, flanked by former warehouses now converted to residential and other uses.
0.7 miSE
Monuments and statues
A Slice of Reality, London
19 min walk • A Slice of Reality is a work of modern art by Richard Wilson sitting by the Millennium Dome on the north-western bank of the Greenwich Peninsula. It consists of a 9-metre sliced vertical section through the former 800-ton 60-metre sand dredger Arco Trent and exposes portions of the former living quarters of the vessel to the elements.
0.5 miSW
Museum, History museum, Maritime museum
Museum of London Docklands, London
13 min walk • The Museum of London Docklands, based in West India Quay, explains the history of the River Thames, the growth of Port of London and the docks historical link to the Atlantic slave trade.
~1610 ftS
Shopping, Market, Fish market
Billingsgate Market, London
8 min walk • Billingsgate Fish Market is located in Canary Wharf in London. It is the United Kingdom's largest inland fish market. It takes its name from Billingsgate, a ward in the south-east corner of the City of London, where the riverside market was originally established.
0.7 miSW
Park
20 Bank Street, London
17 min walk • 20 Bank Street is a 14-storey office building in the Canary Wharf development in London, United Kingdom. Completed in 2003, the building was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. It is 68 metres tall with a floorspace of 47,565 square metres.
~1930 ftSW
Harbor
London Docklands, London
10 min walk • London Docklands is the riverfront and former docks in London. It is located in inner east and southeast London, in the boroughs of Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Lewisham, Newham, and Greenwich.
~1270 ftE
Park
Robin Hood Gardens, London
7 min walk • Robin Hood Gardens is a residential estate in Poplar, London, designed in the late 1960s by architects Alison and Peter Smithson and completed in 1972.
0.7 miE
Park
Bow Creek Ecology Park, London
20 min walk • Bow Creek Ecology Park is a small open space along Bow Creek tidal estuary of the River Lea in Canning Town in Newham, in east London. It is operated by the regional Lee Valley Park system.
0.5 miSW
Square, Shopping centre
Cabot Square, London
13 min walk • Cabot Square is one of the central squares of the Canary Wharf Development on the Isle of Dogs. The square includes a fountain and several works of art, and is the address for the London Offices of Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Poplar Baths?

Nearby attractions include Chrisp Street Market, London (1 min walk), St Matthias Old Church, London (4 min walk), Poplar Recreation Ground Memorial, London (4 min walk), Robin Hood Gardens, London (7 min walk).

How to get to Poplar Baths by public transport?

The nearest stations to Poplar Baths:

Light rail

All Saints Platform 1 • Lines: S-L (1 min walk)
Poplar Platform 1 • Lines: B-Wa, Tg-B (6 min walk)

Bus

Chrisp Street Market • Lines: D6 (2 min walk)
Poplar / All Saints Church • Lines: D6 (3 min walk)

Metro

Canary Wharf • Lines: Jubilee (14 min walk)
Bromley-By-Bow • Lines: District, Hammersmith & City (25 min walk)

Ferry

Canary Wharf • Lines: Rb1, Rb1X, Rb4, Rb6 (19 min walk)
Doubletree Docklands Nelson Dock • Lines: Rb4 (23 min walk)

Train

Canning Town (25 min walk)
Limehouse (28 min walk)