South Quay Plaza

There are some 90 restaurants and bars within a mile or so of Canary Wharf, ranging from waterfront gastropubs, such as The Gun, and sophisticated spots, such as Plateau, for champagne with a view. There are London institutions such as the whisky-lovers' Boisdale and popular new names such as Thomasina Miers' Mexican restaurant Wahaca.

Canary Wharf is the place to come to enjoy a weekend brunch, lunch created by a two-Michelin-starred chef, or sit back and listen to jazz. Every cuisine is catered for. You can be traditionally English in your dining, get a taste of Madrid at Ibérica or the flavours of contemporary Mumbai in the Dockmaster's House.

Canary Wharf is also famed as a first-class shopping destination. With an array of luxury retailers, including Tiffany & Co, Monica Vinader, Michael Kors, Boss and Jo Malone, along with the best high-street boutiques and cafés and a John Lewis department store.

The Elizabeth Line station, and the extension of Jubilee Place also brings 160,000 sq ft of new retail space set on four floors, including shops, restaurants, an Everyman cinema and other leisure facilities. 

Canary Wharf Shopping Centre offers a relaxed and sophisticated environment for shopping, eating and browsing. The centre's three arcades - Canada, Cabot and Jubilee Place - encircle Jubilee Park and the Tube station, and house there are over 300 shops, café's, bars and restaurants.

There are pockets of greenery throughout Canary Wharf and the wider Docklands area - places for those who work locally to relax and recharge at lunchtimes and areas for those who live or visit the area to enjoy, socialise and play.  Each has more to it than you may at first realise.  Amongst them are the state of the art, world famous O2 Arena, Canada Square Park, The Sir John McDougal Gardens, Mudchute Park and Farm, Millwall Park, and Island Gardens.

South Quay Plaza breathes new life into a historic part of the waterway that sits just minutes away by foot from the heart of Canary Wharf. And with beautifully landscaped open areas around the towers, residents, visitors and the local community can congregate here to relax, play and socialise.

The design is all about inviting people in. The building is welcoming from all sides, from the way it sits at a 45-degree angle to surrounding buildings and the waterfront, to the lack of a discernible back or front entrance. Its ground floor shops and restaurants overlook the green spaces and waterfront.

With six universities in the top 100 (and four in the top 40), London is seen to be the world's top city for higher education. Imperial College and the London School of Economics and Political Science rank among the very best universities in the world, and there are hundreds of first-class private and state schools that see fierce competition for places.

The University of East London has a Docklands campus and Canary Wharf College is among the local schools rated outstanding by the UK's Office for Standards in Education. Superb transport links make it easy to travel to other colleges and schools in central London.

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SQP is just moments from the Elizabeth Line, which has transformed travel across the Capital by dramatically improving transport links and reducing journey times. From SQP, via Canary Wharf station you can reach Bond Street in just 15 minutes.