Hackney, London
A wonderful wander to Westfield from Kingsmead Estate. Past the River Lee, Here East and the former Olympic Park.
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Step 1: Kingsmead Estate was built in 1936-8 on the site of a projectile factory and, before that, marshes.
Step 2: Head through the centre of the Estate and take a right onto Kingsmead Way.
Step 3: Up the ramp to Matchmaker's Wharf. Take a peek inside.
Step 4: Matchmaker's Wharf stands on the site of a die-cast factory that made Matchbox toy cars here until 1982.
Step 5: Over the canal
Step 6: The Hackney Cut was built in 1769 to straighten the navigation of the River Lee.
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