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Thames Walk
Greenwich, London, England
Greenwich, London, England

Thames Walk

Length8.4 mi
Elev. Gain82 ft
Est. Steps19000
Trail
Created by Chris

Thames Walk Introduction

Thames Walk is a 8.4 mile (19,000-step) route located near Greenwich, London, England. This route has an elevation gain of about 82 ft and is rated as medium. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

Attractions Near Thames Walk

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Cutty Sark

Historical
Cutty Sark is a British clipper ship. Built on the River Leven, Dumbarton, Scotland in 1869 for the Jock Willis Shipping Line, she was one of the last tea clippers to be built and one of the fastest, at the end of a long period of design development for this type of vessel, which ended as steamships took over their routes.

A Slice of Reality

Tourist Attraction
A Slice of Reality is a work of modern art by Richard Wilson sitting by (and commissioned for) the Millennium Dome on the north-western bank of the Greenwich Peninsula. It consists of a 9-metre (30 ft) sliced vertical section through the former 800-ton 60-metre (200 ft) sand dredger Arco Trent and exposes portions of the former living quarters of the vessel to the elements (such as a visible pool table in the lower decks).

Greenwich Church Street

Tourist Attraction
Greenwich Church Street is a street in central Greenwich in South East London. It diverges from Greenwich High Road at St Alfege Church and curves north through the commercial centre of the town until it reaches the Cutty Sark by the River Thames. College Approach branches off it east towards King William Walk and the Old Royal Naval College.

Here (sculpture)

Tourist Attraction
Here is a 2013 artwork created by artist duo Thomson & Craighead. The work, a standard UK road sign pointing northwards, is situated on a riverside path on the west side of the Greenwich Peninsula in south-east London, where it forms part of The Line, a public sculpture trail that very roughly follows the path of the Prime Meridian as it crosses the River Thames.

Liberty Grip

Tourist Attraction
Liberty Grip is a 2008 sculpture in bronze by English artist Gary Hume. The sculpture is today situated on a riverside path on the east side of The O2 at North Greenwich in south-east London, where it forms part of The Line, a public sculpture trail that very roughly follows the path of the Prime Meridian as it crosses the River Thames.

Greenwich foot tunnel

Tourist Attraction
The Greenwich Foot Tunnel crosses beneath the River Thames in East London, linking Greenwich (Royal Borough of Greenwich) on the south bank with Millwall (London Borough of Tower Hamlets) on the north. Approximately 4,000 people use the tunnel (open 24/7) each day. It opened in 1902.

New Zealand Memorial

Historical
The New Zealand Memorial is an obelisk in Greenwich that commemorates 21 British officers and men of the Royal Navy who died in the New Zealand War of 1863–64. The memorial is located near the River Thames, east of the Cutty Sark, close to the Royal Naval College, Greenwich. It became a Grade II listed building in 1973.

Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich DLR station

Building
Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich is a light metro station on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) Bank-Lewisham Line in Greenwich, south-east London, so named for its proximity to the Cutty Sark in the Maritime Greenwich district. It is the most central of the Greenwich DLR stations, being situated in Greenwich town centre.

Greenwich Park railway station

Place
Greenwich Park was a railway station opened in 1888 by the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR) in Greenwich, south-east London. The station was originally called Greenwich and the LCDR intended it to rival a nearby station also named Greenwich which was owned by the South Eastern Railway (SER) and which had opened over 50 years earlier.

Cutty Sark, Greenwich

Food
The Cutty Sark is a Grade II listed public house at 6-7 Ballast Quay, Greenwich, London.It was built in the early 19th century, replacing an earlier pub, The Green Man. It was initially called The Union Tavern, but was renamed The Cutty Sark Tavern when the tea clipper came to Greenwich in 1951.The building comprises three storeys with widely spaced, Georgian bow windows.
Last updated: Mar 1, 2026

Route Details

Length

8.4 mi

Elev. Gain

82 ft

Est. Steps

19000
Created by
Chris
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