Information
On this page there is practical information for LINKED, including how to get to the route, and how to borrow a receiver. A detailed map and information sheets carrying all the details below are available at receiver pick-up points.
Pick-up points
You can experience LINKED by borrowing a receiver and map available free at the following pick-up points. You can keep and use your receiver for as long as you require up to three months and then return it by post in the envelope provided.
1. Leyton Library, High Road Leyton, E10 5QH. Tel: 020 8496 1090. Open: Monday 10am-6pm, Tuesday-Friday 9.30am-6pm, Saturday 9.30am-5pm. Closed Sunday.
2. Harrow Green Library, Cathall Road, Leytonstone, E11 4LF. Tel: 020 8496 1063. Open: Monday 10am-6pm, Tuesday & Thursday 9.30am-8pm, Wednesday & Friday 9.30am-6pm, Saturday 9.30am-5pm. Closed Sunday.
3. Leytonstone Library, 6 Church Lane, E11 1HG. Tel: 020 8496 1190. Open: Monday 10am-8pm, Tuesday & Thursday 9.30am-8pm, Wednesday & Friday 9.30am-6pm, Saturday 9.30am-5pm. Closed Sunday.
4. Wanstead Library, Spratt Hall Road, E11 2RQ. Tel: 020 8708 7400. Open: Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 9.30am-8pm, Friday 9.30am-5pm, Saturday 9.30am-4pm. Closed Wednesday & Sunday.
Museum of London (off map), 150 London Wall, London, EC2Y 5HN. Tel: 0870 444 3852. Open Monday-Sunday 10am-6pm.
Redbridge Museum (off map) Central Library, Clements Road, Ilford, IG1 1EA. Tel: 020 8708 2317. Open: Tuesday-Friday 10am-5pm, Saturday 10am-4pm. Closed Sunday & Monday.
Vestry House Museum (off map) Vestry Road, Walthamstow E17 9NH. Tel: 020 8509 1917. Open: Wednesday (School holidays only) Midday-4pm, Thursday & Friday Midday-4pm, Saturday & Sunday 10am-5pm.
Transmitter Status
Update August 2008: There are currently problems with three of the twenty radio transmitters originally installed for LINKED:
The transmitter at the far southwestern end of the route is currently inaccessible to the public, due to road closures for Olympic Park development. Therefore there is currently only one accessible transmitter between the southwestern end of the walking route and Leyton Tube Station; this transmitter is sited on Marshall Road.
The radio transmitter situated by the northern part of Dyers Hall Road has a faulty aerial. We are arranging for this to be fixed in August/September 2008.
The final transmitter with problems is normally sited on Grove Green Road close to Leytonstone Tube Station, but due to ongoing problems is currently not installed.
Because of the problems with these last two transmitters you will not hear any audio in the central section of the walk between the southern end of Dyers Hall Road, and the corner of Kingswood and Gainsborough Roads. However the other 17 transmitters are functioning well and the missing transmitters do not significantly detract from the experience of walking LINKED. We hope to resolve all of the above problems in the next months.
Transport
Tube: London Underground Central Line stations Leyton, Leytonstone, Wanstead and Redbridge tube stations, are all on or near the Linked route.
Rail: Hackney Wick and Leytonstone High Road mainline rail stations.
Bus: The following selected bus routes travel along sections of the route:
308 from Hackney Wick (Waterden Road) to Wanstead Station via Eastway, Temple Mills Lane, Stratford, Wanstead Flats, Blake Hall Road and Cambridge Park.
W14 from Leyton (Asda) to Woodford Bridge via Grove Green Road, Cathall Road, High Road Leytonstone, Green Man Roundabout, Cambridge Park and Wanstead High Street.
W15 from Hackney Central to Walthamstow (Cogan Avenue Estate) via Eastway, Ruckholt Road, Grove Green Road and Fairlop Road.
66 from Leytonstone (Bus Station) to Romford via Green Man Roundabout, Cambridge Park, George Green, Eastern Avenue and Redbridge Roundabout.
145 from Leytonstone (Bus Station) to Dagenham (Asda) via Green Man Roundabout, Cambridge Park, George Green, Eastern Avenue and Redbridge Roundabout.
The Route
The full route is just under 4 miles long, and passes all 20 transmitters that make up LINKED. It is possible to walk shorter sections of the route, and pass fewer transmitters. Details are available on maps given out at pick-up points.
The recommended route is accessible for wheelchair users.
Please be aware of your safety on the route. Remove your headset when crossing roads.
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