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.
We will take a brisk pace along the river from London Bridge to Greenwich, with lunch at Canary Wharf. This is a feature-(and flat!)-packed walk which picks up numerous points of interest. We set off from London Bridge and soon cross the world-renowned feat of Victorian engineering that is Tower Bridge to spend most of our walk on the north bank, enjoying scenic views of the river and its architectural heritage, occasionally detouring from the Thames Path to avoid work on London's latest mega project, the Thames Tideway Tunnel.
When we reach Canary Wharf it will be time to slow down and marvel at a selection of the estate's 100 plus works of public art and enjoy our picnic lunch up on the hugely impressive roof garden above the Elizabeth line station. We then wind our way back to the river and pass the slipway where the largest ship of its time, Brunel's SS Great Eastern, was launched. When we reach Island Gardens we cross back under the Thames via Alexander Binnie's Greenwich foot tunnel, ramble through the Royal Naval College Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site and end our route at one of Greenwich's stations.
No booking required.
Lots of drop out points.
Lots of different public transport options from start and finish points.
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 number of stops we take, particularly to view specific points of interest.
For more info on art at Canary Wharf during the walk, you can download the Art map from Canary Wharf's website to your phone.
Please use WC facilities at London Bridge station before joining the walk. Lots of food options at Canary Wharf as well as WCs.
Meet opposite London Bridge station outside Evans Cycles bike shop on the corner of Duke Street Hill and Borough High Street (the approach to London Bridge itself)
Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich DLR station
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