The Docklands Dreamy Riverside Hangout | Trinity Buoy Wharf

Last updated on April 6th, 2021 at 03:17 pm

Trinity Buoy Wharf: 64 Orchard Place, London, E14 0JW

Having a beer in a Grade II listed building overlooking Canary Wharf, The O2 and London’s only lighthouse, with a burger and chips from an American Diner hand delivered to your deckchair sound a bit unrealistic? Well it was until July 2020, when Trinity Buoy Wharf opened the doors to Trinity Riverside bar, East London’s dreamy new riverside venue.

What is Trinity Buoy Wharf?

Not only home to London’s only lighthouse, Trinity Buoy Wharf is a quirky arts hub in London’s Docklands with a ton of character and history. Standing since 1866, the lighthouse was used as a training base for prospective lighthouse keepers as well as testing new equipment, until the wharf was closed in 1988. Long since functioning, you can now climb to the top of the lighthouse and listen to Longplayer’s 1,000 year long piece of music. Yep you read that right, one thousand years long with no repetitions. Longplayer was switched on for the millennium celebrations and will run uninterrupted until midnight on 31st December 2999; just don’t blame us if you feel a bit eerie up in the lighthouse with that music running!

Not satisfied with London’s only lighthouse, two cafes, a recording studio and events venue; Trinity Buoy Wharf is also home to a workshop of the English National Opera, two dance studios, a Parkour Academy, an art gallery and The Faraday Effect, one of London’s smallest museums. They don’t call it a cultural hub for nothing. Oh, and Container City, an aptly named complex of containers used as office and studio space. Obviously.

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If all that Thames air is making you hungry, Trinity Buoy Wharf is home to two eateries: The Orchard Cafe and Fat Boys Diner. With a taxi perched atop of it, The Orchard Cafe serves more traditional cafe food: breakfasts, sandwiches, paninis, salads and ‘lunch boxes’ including katsu curry, spag bol and jacket potatoes. Fat Boys Diner on the other hand may be more welcome after an afternoon spent at Trinity Riverside Bar, with eleven different burgers, hot dogs, pancakes and milkshakes featuring on the menu. We can’t help but think they missed a trick not calling it ‘Fat Buoys Diner’ though…

Further adding to the quirky creativity of Trinity Buoy Wharf, the red ship that you see below is not just a decommissioned boat. The 550 tonne ship is home to one of the busiest recording studios in London, with Ed Sheeran, George Ezra and Slaves to name a few that have made sweet sweet music there.

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Trinity Riverside Bar

Covid information: Trinity Riverside bar is open and fully operational. Order and pay for drinks and food on your phone at trinityriversidebar.com, which will give you a time to collect from the bar to minimise contact with staff. Tables are spaced out, and can be booked for a maximum of six people.

With the current circumstances putting a halt to large gatherings, wedding and event space The Chainstore are making use of their Grade II listed brick building with a satellite bar, sofas, picnic benches and even a disco ball. With deckchairs outside overlooking The O2 and Canary Wharf, this is the perfect hangout in the sunshine. However if it’s chilly and drizzly (as was the Great British weather when we visited) then the picnic benches and sofas inside give the ultimate cosy vibe. Check out what’s on for the chance to catch an evening of live music in the bar.

Trinity Riverside Bar have teamed up with The Orchard Cafe and Fat Boys Diner, to bring you burgers or katsu curry to your deckchair or sofa. The menu is smaller than if you visited the cafe or diner yourself, however that’s the price you pay for having lunch delivered with your beer. The drinks menu is modest but contains all the options you could want: three beers, six spirits, Aperol Spritz or Pimms and a choice of rose, white, red or prosecco as well as all the usual softs.

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Events at Trinity Buoy Wharf

A peek at the Trinity Buoy Wharf location tag on Instagram shows your city weddings of dreams held at the venue. Just imagine the photo opportunities; the whole squad in front of The O2, or black and white shots in the industrial setting. Holding up to 600 people for a reception, and licensed for music, alcohol, performance, films and dance until 1am, the Chainstore at Trinity Buoy Wharf is the perfect blank canvas for any event.

Location: 64 Orchard Place, London, E14 0JW
Nearest tube: Canning Town / East India DLR
Website: http://www.trinitybuoywharf.com/

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