Length: 4.8 km Height Gain: negligible
Take the 18.32 Slade Green train from Cannon Street to
Greenwich (calls London Bridge 18.37 and Deptford 18.43), arrives 18.45.
You can also get to Greenwich by DLR from Bank
via Canary Wharf.
Note: the start of the walk is not outside the main
station entrance but down some steps from the rear end of the platform from
London.
One of three variants of a new short walk across the Isle of Dogs.We will be walking the third option mentioned below.
Follow quiet lanes
from Greenwich Station to the Thames by the Cutty Sark, walk through the
Greenwich Foot Tunnel onto the Isle of Dogs and follow any of three routes
across the Isle to Canary Wharf.
The main route turns
west along the Thames Path along Millwall’s riverside. Formerly the site of seven
windmills, mainly for milling corn, later harbouring numerous port and heavy
industry related enterprises, the path now leads mainly past new or recently
built residential estates, scattered with remnants of the previous usages,
while offering fine views across to Greenwich, Deptford and Rotherhithe.
A longish stretch though
leads along a busy road where the right-of-way along the river has been closed
a long time ago after petitioning by the former heavy industries located along
that stretch.
Finally, you turn
inland past the site where Millwall FC was founded and walk on to the South
Dock where you cross a footbridge into Canary Wharf.
Alternative routes
through the Isle of Dogs are described, either inland through Millwall Park and
Mudchute Park and along Millwall Outer and Inner Docks or along the easterly riverside
path through Cubitt Town.
Refreshments:
The Gun (Fuller’s), historic
pub on the Thames, a few minutes before the end of the walk: https://www.thegundocklands.com
Numerous options in Canary Wharf.
For detailed route maps, gpx/kml files, photos and walk
directions here.
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2 comments:
A table has been booked at The Gun for 19.45
A surprisingly high attendance of n=8 assembled at the steps at the rear of the platform to commence the walk, on an w=overcast-but-dry evening. That needed calling The Gun and changing the booking but was dealt with while walking.
All but one of the others hadn't walked along this side of the Isle of Dogs before, and - it is fair to say - everyone thought it was a very interesting route, despite the dark skies somewhat restricting what we could see across the river.
We got to The Gun only a couple of minutes after the booked slot and they had a long table prepared for us on the terrace (under cover and with heaters), looking across The Thames. This used to be my favourite pub when I worked in The Wharf, and it still is a special place.
The food and drink were very good (in the main) and we stayed for 75 minutes at least.
Cue the Coldharbour conservation area, Blackwall Basin and the Wood Wharf area of Canary Wharf, and - at or just before the easterly entrance to Canary Wharf tube station - four took their leave of absence, while the other four went into 640 East, an on-trend drinkery, for a snifter or two.
Great evening out, all in.
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