London’s Royal Docks were built in the mid 19th century – a marvel of Victorian engineering. Thirteen metres deep and 4 kilometres long, they cover an area the size of central London. They closed to commercial vessels in 1981. Now this unique area is coming back to life in a spectacular way. The Royal Docks Management Authority Limited (RoDMA) owns, maintains and manages the water and some of the land across the 13km of dock edge. It maintains the lifting and swing bridges, the lock gates , Pumping houses and other dock infrastructure but is also playing a pivotal role in using the unique waterfront setting to create a new destination for London – a place of culture, fun, cuisine and sport – with space for business, creativity and waterside living. As well as a centre for regeneration the docks are still operational and RoDMA works with business partners on projects that take advantage of the large and deep moorings as well as areas of dockside space. London’s Royal Docks can be accessed 24 hours per day. Unlike most of the other docks in London, we accept low water lock-in/outs; reasonable night-time working and uninterrupted access to the dock edge for loading/unloading by crane or other means. There are a number of long-term moorings for layover berths and facilities for temporary moorings close to King George V Lock.