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Hotel in Isle of Dogs

The Ship Inn, London

Consider this hotel mainly for its position in Isle of Dogs, about 0.7 miles in a straight line from the centre of Greenwich. That makes it a Greenwich base rather than a general London one.

Hotel details

Hotel details for The Ship Inn.
DetailWhat we found
Property typehotel
Address290 Westferry Road, Tower Hamlets, London, E14 3AG
LocationIsle of Dogs, London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Postcode districtE14
Observed rateAverage price £88 per night

StayLogic: does this address suit your trip?

  • Destination fitMixed

    Greenwich is about 0.7 miles in a straight line. Street routes will be longer than the straight line, so allow for that.

  • Walking realityGood fit

    One station within 500 yards of the door. We publish straight-line distances only, because we have not measured the pavement routes.

  • Transport fitContext

    The three nearest stations cover DLR. Check that this matches the line you actually need.

  • Area fitContext

    Isle of Dogs, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The E14 postcode district sets the expectation for the street around the property.

  • Value contextStrong fit

    The observed rate is about £20 below the median for our Greenwich selection.

Route-to-Room

  • Greenwichabout 0.7 miles in a straight line
  • MudchuteDLR, about 500 yards in a straight line
  • Island GardensDLR, about 600 yards in a straight line
  • Cutty Sark for Maritime GreenwichDLR, about 0.6 miles in a straight line
  • Isle of Dogs, E14London Borough of Tower Hamlets

Every figure here is a straight line from the property postcode. Pavement routes are longer. We do not publish walking times we have not measured.

What is around the corner

Schematic map of the streets, stations and landmarks around The Ship Inn in Isle of Dogs
Streets, stations and landmarks around this address. Drawn from OpenStreetMap. Distances are straight lines.
  • SS Great Eastern Slipway200 yards west, in a straight line
  • The Space650 yards north-west, in a straight line
  • Saint Nicholas800 yards south-west, in a straight line
  • Pets Corner800 yards north-east, in a straight line
  • Cutty Sark0.5 miles south-east, in a straight line

Landmarks and their positions come from OpenStreetMap. Distances are straight lines from the property postcode, not walking routes.

Best for

  • Trips centred on Greenwich rather than on central London sightseeing.
  • Travellers putting the nightly rate ahead of the address, at the rate we observed in August 2026.

Skip it if

  • Most of your evenings are in the West End. This address points the other way, towards Greenwich.

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Closer to Greenwich

0.6 miles from Greenwich against 0.7 miles here.

Greenwich, 250 yards away in a straight line

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Closer to a station

Crossharbour is 250 yards from that door.

Isle of Dogs, 0.6 miles away in a straight line

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Closer to Greenwich

800 yards from Greenwich against 0.7 miles here.

Greenwich, 0.5 miles away in a straight line

Common questions

Which stations are closest to The Ship Inn?

The three nearest stations are Mudchute (DLR), about 500 yards in a straight line, Island Gardens (DLR), about 600 yards in a straight line and Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich (DLR), about 0.6 miles in a straight line. All figures are straight-line distances from the property postcode, so the pavement route will be longer.

How far is The Ship Inn from Greenwich?

0.7 miles, measured in a straight line from the property postcode to Greenwich. We do not publish a walking time for this route because we have not measured it on the ground.

What does a night at The Ship Inn cost?

A rate from around £88 per night appeared in our August 2026 source data. London hotel rates move with the date, the event calendar and the room type, so use that as context and check live rates for your own dates.