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Name: | Bethnal Green |
Hill number: | 5595 |
Height: | 17m / 56ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2874 Wendover Woods [Haddington Hill] |
RHB Section: | 39: Central and Eastern England |
County/UA: | Greater London |
London Borough: | Tower Hamlets (LB) |
Catchment: | Thames |
Class: | Unclassified (Un) |
Grid ref: | TQ 34840 83510 (est) |
Drop: | 1m |
Col: | 16m TQ348835 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 176 177 (1:25k) 173 |
Comments: | Replaced by hill 19303 as Tower Hamlets LB top in March 2017 |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 82 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Walked from Bethnal Green railway stn and back | colinfielding | 20/03/2024 |
On the road above the canal | Vulcan | 03/05/2023 |
Walked along Regents Canal after ringing the bells at St James, Islington. Visited several highpoints of road above the canal. | PGCE | 15/01/2023 |
Virtual Blaf | BrotherOzwin | 02/01/2023 |
Enjoyed a pleasant walk from Liverpool street station for 2 'hills' - Swanfield street and Bethnal Green. neither were that exciting but Columbia road flower market, Shoreditch and Hackney were enjoyable. | Buck | 13/11/2022 |
While on run along canal to Victoria Park from home | lerritt | 12/09/2020 |
In town for a gig at a place in Hackney. Drove over after. Not much to see at night, might be a nice canal walk in the day. Odd a canal being on a hill top. | MysteriousSue | 21/05/2019 |
Walked up from Cambridge Heath Station. Enough said. | Ramblingpaul | 18/10/2018 |
A canal at the top of a hill - an unusual juxtaposition. | summitter | 30/11/2017 |
From Bethnal Green tube to Bethnal Green then Swanfield Street then Whitechapel and back to St Paul's Cathedral where I was working. | clivevilla | 24/07/2017 |
Took the King's Head Theatre Run Club with me to go quickly bag this one. Ran down the canal from Islington and back. | Fionalevey | 04/04/2017 |
Parked just into Northam St, wandered back to Mare St and took a GR on the narrow traffic island which could be the HP. Traffic still moderately heavy so a little care was required. | jonglew | 06/02/2017 |
Walked here from Whitechapel past the Blind Beggar and the Museum of Childhood. Again not easy to identify any natural high ground. Walked along the canal to Mile End tube. Lot's of Parks | Sixtyplus | 28/10/2016 |
Run from hotel near Barbican. | stever | 12/10/2016 |
5/12 In London for weekend so did some Borough Bagging Fifth of Twelve (College Park/Harrow Road/St Johns Wood Park/Seven Sisters Road/Bethnal Green/Whitechappel/Shooters Hill/Langdan Shaw (Sidcup)/Sydenham Hill/Weston Hill/Sansterstead Plantation/Clock House) | Fergalh | 01/10/2016 |
A stroll from Bethnal Green tube along Cambridge Heath Road to the highest land by and on the bridge. A very urban experience, but there is a poignant juxtaposition between the memorial to those killed in the wartime crush to get into Bethnal tube air raid shelter mentioned by Chris Pearson and the emergency warning lights in use to stop people entering the tube. | Nick Down1 | 22/09/2016 |
A fascinating walk from Bethnal green tube on a vibrant warm summer's evening. Cosmopolitan London at its best with so much contrast to see- street alive with people chatting, cycling -some on Boris( now Khan?) bikes ,and eating in 'every nationality' of restaurant and bars.(Germany v France semi-final of Euro 16 on many big screens). Quick look at the 9 mile Regents Canal which offers a pleasant and 'secret walking/ cycling route linking the Thames with The Grand Union Canal. A sad & reflective day to be on the packed and sweltering tube being the 11th anniversary of the 2005 tube bombings. One outcome has been the increase in cycle commuting since then (e,g along Regents Canal). During WWII 173 civilians were crushed to death in a panic to reach the air raid shelter at Bethnal Green tube -kept secret by the War Dept at the time for public moral. | Chris Pearson | 07/07/2016 |
Canal bridge close to Cambridge Heath | Mark Jackson | 09/06/2016 |
TD, C & H by tube and bus. | This Dog | 23/02/2016 |
Walked from tube station, no green to be seen, but it was dark. | PeterD | 30/10/2015 |
Top is on the canal bridge and is in stark contrast to the Munros of the Fannich Forest. | trimarc2 | 15/10/2015 |
2nd of 9 London Borough Tops - linked up through a combination of walking and Tube. | mcallmar | 11/09/2015 |
Hackney Half | chelec | 10/05/2015 |
1:10k has 17m spot ht on road at TQ 34841 83588, also 16m at 34857 83330 | RHW | 25/01/2015 |
Did a circuit of the bridge. | simon and co | 26/02/2014 |
4th of 12 LBTs today. 
Not sure how a canal can be a top of anything and the bridge is clearly not a natural feature, but whole area so flat I don't suppose it makes much difference. Then caught a red bus - first time for over 40 years. | Hillsidenick | 14/05/2013 |
After walk sortie via tube/train around E London tops. This from tube station and road plod to canal bridge. Towpath looked nice but no time to investigate as on to Wanstead flats. | nordicstar | 30/04/2013 |
Visited With Darren while trying to visit all the high points on London in one day. | magirob | 10/01/2013 |
Yep, on canal bridge although you can barely see the canal past the barriers! The Museum of Childhood to the south sounded like it might be worth a trip back with my daughter, but it gets a bit run down between the museum and the bridge. Not great. | wheresthepath | 29/12/2011 |
Fifteen of London Borough tops in 14 hours by bike from Kew. By the canal. | NilsOS | 09/10/2010 |
Strolled through Victoria Park & along the canal tow path. | Smudge | 25/09/2010 |
Picked up whilst walking Regents canal | BazWylie | 21/09/2010 |
We were geocaching along Regent's canal. Nothing here. | CandS37 | 28/12/2009 |
One for the completists only. | Overthehilljill | 21/10/2009 |
Walked north from the tube station and started to question my sanity as I did so. | Richard | 18/07/2009 |
Should have gone to Waun Lefrith. 
34840 83510 is very close to the canal - almost on the bridge. Bridge highest bit! | destaylor | 12/05/2008 |
Not a lot to see around here. | Nick | 27/04/2008 |
Walked along Regents Canal from Baker Street; came off here for Cambridge Heath Station | rjf35 | 13/05/2001 |
Seriously? Bethnal Green? Man. | tonibunny | 09/09/1999 |
Virtual Blag | BrotherOzwin | blank |
FinnTumps | 30/07/2023 | |
BrianMatthews | 17/01/2023 | |
Matt | 31/08/2022 | |
arjh | 06/07/2022 | |
PaulOnFoot | 07/05/2022 | |
stodd | 17/05/2019 | |
Bigmiggy | 30/12/2018 | |
Andrew Pearson | 24/02/2018 | |
Martin R | 13/11/2017 | |
DanKanaris | 25/10/2017 |