Welcome to Capital Walkers, the friendly London Ramblers group for people aged 40+. We walk every weekend and usually at least once during the week.
Robert W.
This linear trail follows the extended English Coastal Path from historical Gravesend with a mix of the quaint and modern; with the River Thames to our right and on the north bank of the Thames, Tilbury Docks. Soon thereafter, we pass cliffs (Gravesend and Northfleet) to our left.
The trail features industries old and new which we leave behind for Botany Marshes, Swanscombe Marshes and after lunch the spectacular Queen Elizabeth II Bridge at Dartford for Dartford Marshes and the River Darent to Dartford Station.
Some paths may be muddy.
This is a full days walk and we will be walking at a brisk pace of approximately three miles per hour. We stop for lunch at Greenhithe which is seven miles into the walk and also an exit point for Greenhithe Railway Station.
Please bring a packed lunch.
No dogs
Travel:
Take the 10:18 train from London Bridge Railway Station (Greenwich 10:27, Woolwich Arsenal 10:41, Abbey Wood 10:47, Dartford 11:00) arrives Gravesend at 11:16.
OR the 10:03 from London Victoria Railway Station (Lewisham 10:27, Dartford 10:57) arrives Gravesend 11:09.
Buy a return ticket to Gravesend.
For 60+/Freedom Pass holders buy a single from Dartford to Gravesend and return from Dartford with Freedom Pass.
No booking required.
The finishing time is an estimate only and will be dependent on a number of factors such as, weather, the speed at which the group walks and the number of breaks taken.
Gravesend Railway Station
Dartford Railway Station
