Guided art tours

Book onto one of our guided art tours, happening every Saturday during the summer months! These free walks will be led by artist and educator, Gisela Torres, and guide you along The Line to discover the art, nature and history along the route.

Tours by Gisela will introduce the artworks along the route, and explore creative responses to themes including photography, architecture, history and sculpture. Tours will also reveal the nature and heritage contexts of the area.

Some of the walks will be co-hosted by external groups, which can be found in the Guided Art Tours collection. These may have specific focuses and alternative arrangements.

Details

• Start: meet at11am outside London Aquatics Centre at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The meeting point is directly under the roof of the Aquatics Centre on the bridge between Endeavour Square and the river. Please arrive 5-10 minutes early to ensure you join the group.

• Tour: lasts approximately 90 minutes

• End: the walk ends at 12.30 at Cody Dock. There is a cafe, toilets and outdoor seating at Cody Dock.

Transport

• Start: the closest station to the start point, London Aquatics Centre, is Stratford. Stratford is connected by the Jubilee Line, Elizabeth Line, Central Line, London Overground, National Rail, Stansted Express and DLR.

• End: the closest station to the end point, Cody Dock, is Star Lane. Star Lane is on the DLR.

What to expect

• Most of the tours are led by Gisela Torres, an artist and educator. Trained as a photographer and filmmaker, her practice engages with self-portraiture, performance, printmaking, sculpture and emerging media technologies.
• The tour passes 11 different artworks, and goes via The House Mill heritage site and along the River Lea.
• From 15 July, the walk will also include a 15 min stop at the House Mill, where we are hosting Tributaries, an exhibition of moving image works on the theme of water.
• Please wear appropriate footwear and weather appropriate clothes.
• Please bring water with you for the walk and suncream if it is hot.

Accessibility

There are sections of this route that may not be accessible for a wheelchair user due to the gradient, surface or narrowness of the paths.

There will be opportunities to stop and rest along the way, however the tour is reasonably paced and covers changes in level. If you have access needs, please get in touch prior on info@the-line.org. We want our tours to be as inclusive as possible and will adapt where possible, but recognise we may fall short in meeting all accessibility requirements.