Let's Go Outdoors! at Tower Hamlets

Schedule

Sun Dec 14 2025 at 11:00 am to 01:30 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Old Ford Lock (8) | London, EN

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Join us for free family activities along the canal, designed to help you connect with nature, get moving, and enjoy quality time together.
About this Event

About this Event

Discover the magic of your local canal with a FREE hour of fun, where your family can learn amazing skills for wellbeing. These sessions are perfect for families with primary school-age children (4-11), offering a fantastic opportunity to explore the great outdoors, get active and enjoy quality time together. Delivered in partnership with Happy Confident Kids and supported by Sport England, we're excited to bring you an experience that will leave you feeling refreshed and connected.

What to Expect

Our Let's Go Outdoors session will immerse you in nature with engaging activities designed to boost your family's wellbeing.

You can also take part in our Family Wellbeing Trail. You can enjoy this self-guided trail on the day of the event or whenever you revisit us. The route features fun, nature-inspired activities along the way, such as:

· Dragonfly breathing

· Canal art

· Engaging walking trails

These activities are all designed to help you connect with the outdoors and get active.

Book now

Spaces are limited to 40 attendees per session, so book now to secure your spot!

· Please book one time slot per person. For example, a family of four will need four tickets.

· Please arrive no more than 15 minutes before your booked slot.

· While activities are ideal for ages 4-11, older or younger children are welcome to join too!

· Parents and guardians are required to accompany their children during this activity.

· Walk-ins will not be accepted. All attendees must have a pre-booked ticket.

· If you can no longer attend, please cancel your ticket via Eventbrite or contact us directly. This allows other families the chance to participate.


Donate to Let’s Activity!

The Canal & River Trust’s Let’s Activities are free to attend as part of our work as a waterways and wellbeing charity to help everyone get out, get active and make their lives better by water. You can now support the work our teams do and make a donation on our website here.


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Old Ford Lock (8), Victoria Park Road, London, United Kingdom

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