Greenwich Park and the Spark T=short.12
Distance: Approximately
4.0 miles or 6.4 km for those more metrically minded
Difficulty: 2 out of 10
Meet: Island Gardens (DLR) at 18:45
Return: Greenwich
mainline train, DLR or even Thames Clipper
This interesting exploration of Greenwich Park
is being posted by special request to coincide with the Spark, a
free art installation taking place on Friday night at 9pm on the grounds of the
Queen’s House. It is part of the Greenwich and Docklands International Festival -- GDIF 2022, an annual outdoor
performance art festival. You should have plenty of time to complete the walk route and
grab a drink and/or bite at one the many watering holes in Greenwich (in the past
we have found the Old Brewery, on the grounds of the Old Royal Naval
College, a pleasant outdoor venue) before the performance.
More information and the walk route can be found here.
Enjoy the walk and the Spark!
6 comments:
This looks great! Will be there. Hopefully weather holds up.
Mishlin
What time will the walk start?
The walk starts at 18:45 at the Island Gardens DLR station.
Some of us arrived awfully late at Island Gardens (after 7 pm). We set off along the Greenwich Foot Tunnel which was full of youngsters revelling in the acoustics of the tunnel accompanied by cyclists whizzing past us. It was a relief to emerge and after a brief stretch on the Thames Path, enter Greenwich Park.
Here tranquillity returned in the windless, slightly sultry evening as we walked up One Tree Hill. At the top of the hill, the Sun was about to set and four or five photographers stood by to capture the image as it set in the centre of the London Eye - this night only?. We continued on a slightly shorter route seeking other attendees before retiring to The Old Brewery for a welcome tipple. The "fireflies" were illuminated biodegradable bubbles which didn't hold our attention for long and we returned to the audio-visual presentation of the devastating effect the war in Ukraine is having on its rich cultural heritage. The video was projected onto the long wall of one of the Royal Naval College buildings and that certainly did get our attention. (This AV exhibit will continue over the Bank Holiday (including Monday) and starts at 8:30pm repeating at half hourly intervals should you wish to visit)
So all in all this walk was quite serendipitous with a stunning orange sunset, great views of the City and Docklands and a poignant reminder of the war in eastern Europe. Many thanks to Stargazer for posting.
Just to add, a further 6 did the walk nearer the appointed hour, 1 of whom had walked from Canary Wharf, and 1 of whom we picked up by the entrance to the foot tunnel at Greenwich. Funnily enough we also had a splendid sunset. Quick trip to the pub before heading out to see the fireflies, but by this time the queue was enormous, though quite fast moving. 1 decided to join the queue; the others headed to another pub. By the time we got out (10:15pm) the queue had gone and we walked straight in. The fireflies grew on us - if fireflies can do that...
A great evening in good company
I understand there were three latecomers, so for the metricians that'll be #9 in total with the weather being #sultry_and_a_bit_orange
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