I walked this route from Greenwich to Canada Water on a rather misty winters day. The route starts near the Cutty Sark and the early stages of the walk provides a rich background of architectural and memorial narrative to British naval history. It is the type of route that one should devote the whole day to, ignoring the distance, just meandering through history and enjoying the views of the River Thames....

J M

It’s a bit of a shock coming out of Peckham Rye station on to Peckham High Street....

J M

From here, you follow Surrey Canal walk, formerly a, er, canal, before turning right and into the wonderfully named Bird-in-Bush Road. A walk full of contrast, from busy high street to quiet back streets, and a tree-filled park to the swans swimming at Surrey Quays....

KSM

A good walk with lots of shops restaurants and views across the Thames....

Strider

If the route seems a little indirect on occasion its because it avoids steps and is very well suited for wheelchairs....

Strider

This is a very enjoyable way of walking between Canada Water and Lewisham....

Charles Hedley

Not as nice as the other Canada Water-Peckham walk, walking mainly along busy roads....

Loz Flowers

Several nice green spaces between various building sites at Peckham, Old Kent Road and Canada Water. It can be quiet between Surrey Canal Road and Oldfield Grove. There are no access issues....

Loz Flowers

A pleasant walk through old warehouses and following Thames Path. Very accessible with flat cobblestones. Nice views of the river....

Lizbiz70

Some nice green areas but a lot of pavements and twist and turns....

Lizbiz70

After the park, it follows quite back streets to end up on a path alongside a railway with a great view of the South East London Combined Heat & Power plant (photo #3), where it then soon goes past a football ground....

Derick Rethans

The most spectacular include Tower Bridge and the Tower of London, but in the dark the towers of the City and Docklands look especially good. The bright side of light pollution....

Daisy C

It links a chain of parks and docks and uses riverside paths and generously landscaped footways through residential areas....

Daisy C

This 3.5k route starts off quite busy between London Bridge station and Tower Bridge, but once you pass all the tourists (on the weekends), you end up on a lovely route that is side by side with the cycle route to Canada Water. There are a few traffic spots and roads to cross to watch out for, but on a nice day this route can be done in 30-40 minutes on foot. I would walk it again and it's as safe as any walking route in London....

Samuel Lefevre

I walked from Canary Warf to Canada Water. The walk starts alongside the Wharf between glass towers, then a detour, the way is temporarily blocked (I took the orange line on the map photo) but there are alternative ways to get to Canary Wharf Pier to catch the ferry across the river to the Double Tree Hilton. There is then a conical hill which if 60 steps does not put you off has amazing views of the surrounding city....

Strider

This is a series of busy streets, walkways and cycle paths joining three parks. A lovely walk with plenty to hold your attention or distract the eye; bustling highstreets, quiet roads, open fields; tarmac paths and lovely green spaces; markets and supermarkets....

Strider

It's a relaxing mixture of quiet back streets, Thames Path, green and blue spaces before arriving in historic, bustling Greenwich....

Intrepid Rabbit

I would get onto the Thames Path as soon as possible, once you either leave London Bridge Station, or, as I did, get off a bus....

Intrepid Rabbit

After a very unpromising start - busy, major roads and a bus terminus to negotiate, things improved significantly as I walked through quiet back streets and estates, and a series of green spaces, including alongside the Ravensbourne and around Greenland Dock. Plenty of shops and other facilities at either end of the route....

Intrepid Rabbit

Straight forward route involving foot paths, parks and quiet roads. There is one section that goes past an industrial estate and Millwall football stadium which may not be safe to walk at night because it feels quite isolated. Otherwise, no obvious problems....

Intrepid Rabbit

Very pleasant route through the docks in Rotherhithe and along the river. Mostly traffic free....

Charles Hedley

Lovely route along the river, mostly traffic free....

Charles Hedley

More direct route than Loncan one along a busy road....

Charles Hedley

Close to Canada Water there are steps up to Surrey Quays Road which can be avoided with a simple detour around the Decathlon building (follow the lake past the Decathlon store entrance, turn left along the service road to rejoin the mapped route on Surrey Quays Road). The only busy main road is a short stretch along Evelyn Street - this can be avoided with a detour through Sayes Court Park (from Grove Street turn left into the park, follow the Thames Path signs ahead and right emerging into Sayes Court Street. Head straight on towards the main road, rejoining the mapped route at Prince Street)....

JHWalking

For the second two-thirds (between Greenland Dock and Greenwich), the route follows the Thames Path National Trail, and National Cycle Route 4, and is well signposted and waymarked....

Andrew

As noted by a previous reviewer, there are significant sections alongside very busy main roads, in particular between Surrey Quays Station and Folkestone Gardens (Lower Road, Bush Road and Trundleys Road), and the A2 New Cross Road....

Andrew

There is a lot of construction work around Canada Water and the route was blocked by a small diversion shortly after the start, then I found that there is no footpath along the route indicated on Deal Porters Way - the route needs to be changed to follow the other side of the large car park along the edge of Surrey Quays Shopping Centre. There are plenty of public transport options all through the route which passes by Surrey Quays, New Cross, Deptford Bridge and Elverson Road stations....

porcovolente

The ferry could be quite expensive (£4.60) for a short journey and does not always operate....

v199629

The only downside of it is the need to use a ferry to cross the Thames for which you will have to pay, and should this be out of service for any reason then the route is impossible. I started from Canary Wharf and the first part of the route is identical to 'Betcan' until you get to the ferry. There are a couple of points where you need to ignore the signposts for Canada Water if you want to follow the Slow Ways route - I had to retrace my steps a couple of times because of this....

porcovolente

Apart from the section going Lower Road near Canada Water, this is a nice walk along the river....

Steff

The pavements can get busy, but otherwise there should be no issues navigating with a wheelchair or buggy....

Steff

Traffic is very light and there are lots of pedestrians and cyclists using the road, so I don’t see this as a big issue....

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