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1 December 2014

Walk the Thames to North Greenwich

There are changes afoot along the Thames in North Greenwich, and where there were once industrial sites beside the Thames they are now being slowly swallowed up by 'luxury' flats. Whilst not all change is bad, your author has long been a fan of the quiet of this stretch of the river in the early evening, and on Saturday witnessed the most spectacular sunset over the river here, separated by the hustle and bustle of London traffic.


Now is very much the time to go and walk this stretch of the river, for it has already changed and within a year much of it will be gone. The best way to do so is to catch the DLR to Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich and walk along the river to the O2 and North Greenwich tube station. If you allow enough time, you may even get to enjoy a half at the Cutty Sark, one of London's best riverside pubs.

For more, see http://853blog.com/2013/04/01/greenwichs-thames-path-has-fully-reopened-for-now/

2 comments:

  1. I have taken the DLRailway to Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich before, and have had one or two glasses in the pub!! But I always fear change for change's sake. Blocks of luxury flats will take all the good views of the water, block out the sun and end hundreds of years of historical cityscape.

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  2. It's a great walk, lovely to recommend.

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