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Thursday, 29 July 2021

Evening Walk: The Grandeur of Greenwich (Canary Wharf or Island Gardens to Greenwich)

The Grandeur of Greenwich (Canary Wharf or Island Gardens to Greenwich) T=short.12

Distance:          Approximately 4.0 miles or 6.4 km for those more metrically minded (5.5 miles/8.8 km if starting from Canary Wharf)

Difficulty:         2 out of 10

Meet:               Island Gardens (District Line) at 19:00 OR, for those interested in something a bit longer, 18:30 at Canary Wharf Jubilee Line exit (DLR side)

Return:             Greenwich mainline train, DLR or even Thames Clipper

This interesting exploration of Greenwich Park and its surrounds missed its annual outing last year because much of the Old Royal Naval College remained cordoned off…..Looks to be fully open again, so time to give this walk an overdue outing.  Late starters can start from Island Gardens and those wishing for something a bit longer and more varied can start from Canary Wharf…..I will ask that the Island Gardens starters give the Canary Wharf  starters a 5-minute grace on their departure, as we may get distracted by info panels, pigs or llamas en route from Canary Wharf….

More information on the walk and its instructions can be found here.

There are plenty of watering holes in Greenwich for post walk refreshies…..last time we enjoyed a nice meal in the garden of the Old Brewery

Enjoy the walk!

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi all
Island Gardens is on the DLR not the District Line ?
Bridie

Anonymous said...

Beg pardon m'lady, but isn't Island Gardens on the DLR?
Parker

Bridie said...

I will meet you at the Cutty Sark end of the foot tunnel at say 19.10

Stargazer said...

A record five met at the Canary Wharf starting point and were soon caught up by number 6 as we set off on the varied route along docks and through a city farm (where we saw tamworth pigs, a llama, rams and some goats). We then rendezvoused with 3 others waiting near the Island Gardens DLR station (yes, DLR not district line -- apologies for the error in the post). We enjoyed the view of Greenwich from across the river before crossing through the foot tunnel. When we emerged from the tunnel, we were met by two others before exploring both the Old Royal Navel College buildings and then various hidden treasures in Greenwich Park...All this activity called for some refreshment and we just made it to the Old Brewery to catch last food orders at 9pm where all enjoyed drinks and some also had food in their pleasant garden...one more caught us up there as we were ordering, making for a total of n=12 on a w=lovely-mild-sunny-evening.