Updates

The future of much loved weeping willows on the Greenwich Peninsula appears to be uncertain. The trees, existing and renewed at least since 1970s, are alongside the Thames Path just as it returns to the river after Bay Wharf. The path with trees is on the former Primrose Wharf at the northern end of Morden […]

There is a temporary (and easily missed) diversion on the Greenwich Peninsula. This is towards the south end of Victoria Deep Water Terminal. The diversion runs parallel to the path before joining the inland path behind Bay Wharf. Also at nearby Paynes Wharf in Deptford Upstream at Deptford Green there is currently no continuous access […]

St Saviour’s Dock footbridge will be closing on Tuesday 3 and Wednesday 4 December from 9am to 3.30pm. This is to allow for further restoration work on the crossing. The alternative route is: At the west end of Bermondsey Wall West, bear left to follow Mill Street past Vogan’s Mill to the main road. Holy […]

The Finnish Church at Rotherhithe is open this lunchtime with lovely food as part of its Christmas Fair. The church is in Albion Street -cross the road from the station near the river- where Friday to Sunday there is a Scandinavian Christmas Market with more food. The Norwegian Church Christmas Fair also runs Friday to […]

The Pilgrim Fathers sculpture at Rotherhithe has been relit by the restoration of its lamp. The artwork, placed at the upstream end of Cumberland Wharf, is encountered by walkers as they turn inland to go through Rotherhithe village. Rotherhithe resident Peter McClean who created the work in 1991 was present on the Thames Path just […]

Twenty years ago the Queen and the President of Hungary dined at the Compleat Angler by the Thames. The hotel terrace is alongside Marlow Bridge which is why the venue was chosen. William Tierney Clark, who had designed Hammersmith Bridge in the 1820s, was the engineer for Marlow Bridge completed in 1832. Budapest’s landmark Széchenyi […]

The Swan at Streatley is one of The Sunday Times 100 Great British Hotels. Most are expensive, especially for a walker wanting just a sleep and not a health club, but The Swan is The Best Budget Hotel winner. “…agreeable nooks, booths with Thames views and a terrace. The menu sounds standard -burgers, pizza, pasta- […]

JMW Turner’s painting The Fighting Temeraire is to feature on the new £20 bank note. Confirmation of the suggestion made three years ago was given this morning at the Turner Contemporary gallery in Margate where Bank of England Governor Mark Carney announced that the note will be issued on Thursday 20 February 2020. The painting, […]

There will be a night-time closure of the Thames Path (9pm to 6am) in Reading from Thursday 22 August to Saturday 24 August. The closure for the annual Reading Festival will start around Caveresham Bridge and end at Scours Lane near Tilehurst. During the day walkers will see a temporary footbridge spanning the river near […]

This year sees the 30th anniversary of the Marchioness Disaster on the River Thames. In the early hours of Sunday 20 August 1989 the Marchioness pleasure boat sank in the River Thames having collided in the dark with the Bowbelle dredger. 51 people died in the water following the accident downstream of Southwark Bridge. There […]