STUNNING £5 WALK🌲🌳🌱: BREATHTAKING VIEWS, THAMES 💧 BARRIER, & HISTORIC WOOLWI

THAMES RIVER, THAMES BARRIER PARK,DOCKS, BREATHTAKING VIEWS, HISTORIC BUILDINGS, FOOT TUNNEL, plus PUB SOCIALISING with CHEAP FOOD and DRINKS.

The main theme of today's walk is water.

Note that this walk may not be suitable for vertigo sufferers.

WALK START: Meet at PONTOON DOCK station (Zone 3 DLR City Airport branch). Use Jubilee line to Canning Town or National Rail to Woolwich Arsenal and change onto DLR for short hop to PONTOON DOCK.

WALK ROUTE: Starting at the Thames Barrier we continue past the site of the 1917 Silvertown explosion (heard as far as Southampton) around Royal Victoria Dock (the largest Royal Dock in east London opened 1855) taking in a modern inverted fink truss bridge allowing breath taking views, Royal Victoria Gardens, riverside path and Historic Woolwich Arsenal.

WALK FINISH: Finish at Woolwich Arsenal station (Zone 4 DLR & National Rail). To return to Central London either catch the DLR or National Rail or Elizabeth Line from Woolwich Arsenal stations.

Enjoy London! Get out and about and see your city in the company of new people! Explore and enjoy London's abundant green spaces and surprising surrounding countryside. Give up the city streets and breathe some fresh air. Improve your overall fitness levels and make some great new friends. Take this opportunity to visit green parts of London, unknown to most people, that you would not otherwise have a reason to see.

Social Event:
Our walks are social walks, where the emphasis is on meeting new people, enjoying nature, healthy exercise, and fresh air. Our walks are not interrupted with running commentaries or historical lectures, although occasionally features of significance may be pointed out. As such our walks will be continuous with few stops and it is your responsibilty to keep walkers ahead in view and to follow the direction of the walk. WE ALWAYS END THE WALK AT A PUB WHERE THE SOCIALISING CAN CONTINUE.

RISKS for all walks: Please dress appropriately for weather conditions and carry a bottle of water and necessary medication. You need to be moderately fit for this walk and be able to walk for four miles without a break. In these walks we use; pavements, cross busy roads, public parkland, towpaths alongside water, other public paths, rights of way, bridlepaths, country lanes and other established paths and tracks through woodland, bush and countryside. Please only wear good sturdy shoes, preferably walking boots and take care as surfaces may be uneven, tree roots may protrude, there may be low overhanging branches and some paths are also used by joggers and cyclists and sometimes cars (country lanes). Some tracks may be muddy and slippery. On occasion wild,domestic and farm animals may also encountered. If you require insurance for these walks then you must arrange this yourself.
No large dogs or small children please.

Please arrive in good time to allow opportunity to use toilets at the start of the walk as there may not be any toilet breaks available during the walk.

WANT TO COME ON ANOTHER WALK?
For a list of future walks go to[ https://www.meetup.com/KENS-EVENTS-EXPLORE-LONDON-SECRETS/events/](https://www.meetup.com/KENS-EVENTS-EXPLORE-LONDON-SECRETS/events/)

DISCAIMER
All Ken's Events are subject to a disclaimer. Please click here
https://www.meetup.com/kens-events-explore-london-secrets/
to find out more about Kens Events/Walks and click on 'read more' to see full disclaimer.

COST of EVENT: A £5 meetup organiser's contribution will be collected from attendees who do not hold the Ken's Events Membership Card. The walk is free for holders of this card.

Please post no pre-event messages unless you are posting something relevant for the whole group and only post photos of other members with their consent.

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Kens Events also has a Facebook Group that you can join.
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If weekday and evening walks are your thing, then you should join Ken's Weekday and Evenings Walking Group. Click here for more information. [(https://www.meetup.com/KENS-WEEKDAY-EVENING-WALKS/)](https://www.meetup.com/KENS-WEEKDAY-EVENING-WALKS/)

RAIN POLICY: Our walks normally go ahead as planned even if it rains. Light rain is not usually a problem . However if torrentail rain is forecast, please check back to this webpage on the morning of the event around for the latest update.

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