Connect Thamesmead with Slow Ways
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Thamesmead’s three Slow Ways are 75% checked
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Many Slow Ways have several route options. Some will be better than others, or good for different reasons.
Our goal is for each Slow Way to have at least one route that is verified and surveyed. To be verified – and get its snail badge – a route needs at least three positive reviews.
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Walk to Thamesmead from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Thamesmead—Abbey Wood
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Thaabb one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 5km/3mi | Ascent 18m | Descent 15m | ||
Thamesmead—Abbey Wood
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Thaabb two |
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U U |
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Survey me | Distance 4km/2mi | Ascent 26m | Descent 26m | ||
Thamesmead—Erith
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Thaeri one |
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U U |
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Survey me | Distance 8km/5mi | Ascent 30m | Descent 33m | ||
Woolwich—Thamesmead
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Wootha one |
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U U |
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Survey me | Distance 5km/3mi | Ascent 17m | Descent 27m |
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Collective progress
63% of Thamesmead’s three route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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5 people have contributed to Thamesmead’s Slow Ways
0 people have pledged to walk and review a route
0 people have surveyed a route in Thamesmead
16km out of 21km have been walked and reviewed
48km of reviews have been shared in Thamesmead
Latest Updates
Walked Abbey Wood to Thamesmead. As the previous reviewer points out, if approaching Abbey Wood from Thamesmead and you want to connect with the Lesnes Abbey area (and maybe even go on to Erith on Abberi) then you can walk straight there by continuing along the Abbey Way footpath, without going all the way to Abbey Wood station and back out again....
Jane Taylor
It is a great tribute to the planners and developers of Thamesmead that there are pedestrian/cycle routes under or over all of the intervening thoroughfares on this 3 mile route right across (not around) Thamesmead. There are even further footbridges which take you over the railway to the ruins of medieval Lesnes Abbey, and the delightful Abbey Wood beyond....
Andrew
This is a straightforward route that follows the Thames Path/England Coast Path National Trail alongside the River Thames for most of the route....
Andrew
I really liked this route combination and the mix of old, new, industrial, residential & natural you see on the way. It was easy to navigate and fairly quiet too despite it being part of the Thames Path. Recommended!...
Dan Barron
I really liked this route combination and the mix of old, new, industrial, residential & natural you see on the way. It was easy to navigate and fairly quiet too despite it being part of the Thames Path. Recommended!...
Dan Barron
Yes, it is a bit smelly (for about half a mile) at Crossness, but it's not exactly the great stink, and only for about half a mile. There are few exit points from the eastern part of the route, until the Thamesmead residential section starts after Crossness, and it is isolated, but there was a steady trickle of (weekend?) cyclists, runners and dogwalkers, so it wasn't lonely....
Daisy C
Long views across the Thames, old industries, new developments, huge skies, more wildlife than you might think and statues by Anthony Gormley (turn off point for Woolwich). Both ends are very close to the Thames Path (English Coastal Path!), so it's very easy to navigate, despite the occasional fingerpost pointing the wrong way. The only one that matters is "Town Centre via Central Way", at the turnoff point for Thamesmead....
Daisy C
Follows small canals, small parks and round Southmere Lake, which was beautiful at sunset. The area is designed with pedestrians in mind and I barely saw a road until a few hundred metres before Abbey Wood station....
Daisy C
Daisy C added Thaabb two, a new walk from Thamesmead to Abbey Wood
Walk this routeIt’s also interesting to note that much of this stretch is part of the England Coast Path....
John Pestle
Slow Ways added Thaabb one, a new walk from Thamesmead to Abbey Wood
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Wootha one, a new walk from Woolwich to Thamesmead
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Thamesmead’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
TQ4637780781
Lat / Lon
51.50701° / 0.10780°
Easting / Northing
546,377E / 180,781N
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Facilities
Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Thamesmead's meeting point
Public toilet
Wheelchair accessible toilet
Supermarket or convenience shop
Restaurant, cafe or pub
Accommodation
Accommodation for under £50 a night
Campsite
Bothy
Free wifi
Mobility scooter hire
Off-road wheelchair hire
Disabled Parking
Train station
Bus stop
Ferry
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