Our '2012 Routemaster Tour' was featured in both The Evening Standard and Time Out London

The Olympic Games of 2012 will centre on an area of London which has been instrumental to its growth and wealth for hundreds of years. The River Lea, linking to the rest of England via canals and the River Thames, was for many years a key industrial zone providing not just transport links but bakeries, distilleries and energy plants. As the industries declined so did the area but the past few years has seen a regeneration begin. The distilleries and granaries are film studios, the waterways a haven for wildlife and the disused sewage channel is now a wonderful pedestrian Greenway. Building on the new transport links the renaissance of the area will continue with the development of the Olympic village and sporting facilities.

Go East London's Olympic tours will provide an opportunity to see the vision take shape, taking you around the Stratford area to show you the extent of the plans. Depending on the size of your group you will travel in a coach or minibus. Using towpaths and the Greenway we can also provide a walking tour if you prefer. Half day and whole day options are available depending on your timetable and if you want to visit a particular site then do tell us and we will try and accommodate your particular needs. The Olympic Games will not just take place in and around the River Lea ... nearby are planned sites in the Docklands, Greenwich and Woolwich. All of these areas have a rich heritage which you can also explore.

Our tours take a look at the future but also the past of these London districts connected with London 2012 and there are options for tours by coach or on foot.

PUBLIC TOUR  - WALKING TOUR WITH LUNCH AT FORMAN'S

Thursday 22 July 2010 ** SOLD OUT **

** ADDITIONAL DATE ** Thursday 5 August 2010

Our walking tour leads you along the tow path that skirts the Olympic site area and also along the Greenway which goes through what will be the Olympic Park and from where you get a marvellous view of the Olympic Stadium and Aquatics Centre, both currently nearing completion. The area has a rich history and en route you will hear about its fascinating industrial past and, of course, the plans for the 2012 Olympic Games themselves, the massive construction and remediation project and also the the legacy that the Games will leave behind. Not forgetting 1908 and 1948, when London also hosted The Games.
Booking in advance essential - contact info@goeastlondon.co.uk / 020 8883 4169
10.30am. £32 to include walking tour, smoked salmon bagel lunch at Formans with coffee and cake, talk on the smoked salmon industry and a tour of the factory with a demonstration of how to slice a side of smoked salmon, swiftly and with no cut fingers!!

	View The Sporting Vision (Full Day Tour on a bus or coach)
	For those of you with transport this guided tour of the proposed Olympic sites starts with a drive around the disused rail depot of Stratford, soon to be transformed into the Olympic Park, the showcase stadium and Olympic Village. We will show you where major events will be taking place and explain the regeneration plans for the area. Travelling to the Royal Docks, we'll see the Excel Centre where martial arts, weightlifting and boxing events are planned. After a lunch break in Stratford we move south of the river courtesy of the Woolwich Ferry. Shooting tournaments will take place in the Royal Artillery Barracks on Woolwich Common and we hear of this area's past connections with the military, navy and sport. We then move on to Greenwich where the Millennium Dome will play host to basketball and gymnastics. The tour finishes in picturesque Greenwich where the park, once a royal hunting ground, is now the proposed scene of equestrian events. Greenwich has good transport links and a varied array of eating places for refreshment at the end of your tour.
	View The Sporting Vision (Walking Tour)
	Our walking tour leads you along the tow path that skirts the Olympic site area and also along the Greenway which goes through what will be the Olympic Park and from where you get a marvellous view of the Olympic Stadium currently under construction. The area has a rich history and en route you will hear about the area's fascinating industrial past and, of course, the plans for the 2012 Olympic Games themselves, the massive construction and remediation project and also the the legacy that the Games will leave behind. PUBLIC TOUR  ** FULL DAY OUT** Thursday   22nd July 2010, 10.30am Booking in advance essential - contact info@goeastlondon.co.uk / 020 8883 4169 £32 to include our walking tour, smoked salmon bagel lunch at Formans, talk on the smoked salmon industry and a tour of the factory with a demonstration of how to slice a side of smoked salmon, swiftly and with no cut fingers!!
	View The Sporting Vision (Half Day Tour on a bus or coach)
	View the Sporting Vision by coach also works well as a half-day tour. Contact us for the options we can offer you.
	Rail Lands to Regeneration -  Discover Stratford East
	In 2012 this area of East London will take centre stage for the Olympics. Discover Stratford East before the crowds start flocking. Hear the plans for regeneration and also the history of Stratford which was once London's bakery and perfumery. An impressive town hall, two Victorian theatres, an area which was once a trainspotter's paradise and a new cultural quarter all feature on this tour and personalities you will 'meet' include the first Labour MP, a maverick theatre director, a poet and the gentleman who campaigned against slavery. PUBLIC TOUR DATES Saturday 25th July 2009, Saturday 1st August 2009 £8.00 / 10.30am                                                                  Meet outside Stratford station (tube, DLR, train)
	.... and lunch overlooking the Olympic Stadium
	Formans, the long established east London salmon smokery is now situated in view of the Olympic site. We can arrange a lunch for you while overlooking the Olympic Stadium.There is something for every budget from smoked salmon bagels to a salmon carvery ... and with home made cakes to follow. Please contact us for details and how we can arrange the lunch and/or a tour of the facillity for you.
We are independent London Registered Guides and this tour is not run by the London 2012 Organising Committee