After exploring the north of the Isle of Dogs a couple of weekends ago, we ventured further south, across Millwall Dock and up onto the Mudchute, which was constructed out of the mud removed from the dock, which stank and caused diphtheria. It was sold off by the Port of London Authority in the early 1970s and converted into a farm and nature reserve:-
| Charles | Saumarez | Smith | 
The creation of Michael Barraclough – a great idea, wonderfully realised.
A splendid oasis of calm away from the buzz of capitalism
I should added a fun place for picnics with 4 year olds
Dedham Vale with Distant Skyscrapers!
(I’ve just been doing the Flatford/Dedham walk)