The Line Modern Art Walk (Stratford to Greenwich) with optional warm-up down The Orbit Slide (world's longest tunnel slide) T=Short.21
Meet:
18:45 hours prompt outside
Stratford Station, next to ‘
Robert’, a heritage locomotive displayed on the station forecourt (on the town side -- not the Westfield side)
OR 18:00 hours (even more prompt) outside the
ArcelorMittal Orbit Slide in the
Olympic Park (for those interested in sliding down this piece of artwork).
Distance: Up to 5 miles or 8.2 km, including a few stops on the DLR and ride over the Emirates Air Line Cable Car.
This walk walks "
the Line" -- London's first modern art walk. It seems to have missed an outing last summer and although I do not believe that there are any new pieces of art work this year, it makes for a very pleasant evening walk with lots to enjoy. As an added twist this year for anyone interested, we will have a
pre-walk warm-up slide down the
Orbit Slide (
advancing booking required (18:00-18:15 slot)). The sliders will then either meet the main group at Robert (or, if we are delayed, catch the group along the way with a slightly alternate start from the Orbit).
The walk initially follows the River Lea, takes a DLR journey, a flight on the Air Line and ends along the Thames with about a dozen pieces of art speckled along the way...More information and the instruction for the walk can be found
here.
Enjoy the walk (and the slide)!