Thames Path National Trail

Thames Path National Trail The Thames Path runs practically the full length of the River Thames from Source through to Sea. Through this page we aim to bring it closer to you.
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The Thames is a major river flowing through southern England. While best known because its lower reaches flow through central London, the river flows through several other towns and cities, including Oxford, Reading and Windsor. The river gives its name to the Thames Valley, a region of England centred around the river between Oxford and West London, the Thames Gateway, the area centred around the

tidal Thames, and the Thames Estuary to the east of London. The River Thames is the longest river entirely in England, rising officially at Thames Head in Gloucestershire, and flowing into the North Sea at the Thames Estuary. It has a special significance in flowing through London, the capital of the United Kingdom, although London only touches a short part of its course. The river is tidal in London with a rise and fall of and becomes non-tidal at Teddington Lock. The river contains over 80 islands, and having both seawater and freshwater stretches supports a variety of wildlife.

15/03/2023
09/02/2023

✈️ A bird's eye view of Greenwich Park.

📸 Rob, Hyde Park Nursery Manager



Greenwich Park Revealed is an £8m 4-year project to invest in the park supported by The National Lottery Community Fund and National Lottery Heritage Fund.

04/02/2023

New month, new beginnings 🌅

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04/02/2023
04/02/2023

The weekend is only a couple of hours away. ⌛

Enjoy the weather to take a stroll along the riverbank and visit inside Tower Bridge.

Pre-book your ticket now: bit.ly/Discover-Inside

📸 Antoine Buchet

04/02/2023

Our new location as of two months ago - still a work in progress, but very happy to be here.

08/10/2022

The Environment Agency (EA) has launched a public consultation on updating the Thames Estuary 2100 Plan, established in 2012.

It is seeking views on what measures are needed to address rising sea levels, linked to increasingly volatile weather patterns, and their impact on communities and wildlife.

Find out more: https://hubs.la/Q01nNHGd0

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Photo credit: National Police Air Service

08/10/2022

A throwback to when the Götheborg of Sweden passed through Tower Bridge on 8 August 2022.

The Götheborg of Sweden is one of the world’s largest ocean-going wooden sailing vessels. It is a replica of an 18th-century ship that sank off the coast of Sweden in 1745.

Find out the time of all Bridge Lifts taking place this weekend: bit.ly/bridge-lifts

📸 LundonLens

02/10/2022

Frozen river Thames c1895

26/09/2022

OPEN ALL WEEK! A reminder that during our final week before temporary closure, we will be open from today (Sunday) until Friday inclusive. Don’t forget to pop in to see our free Artists at the Museum exhibition (open everyday) or have fun with Maddy and Mr Toad at Toddler Time on Thursday between 10 and 12 🐸

13/09/2022

A double rainbow over the Tower of London on Thursday 8 September 2022. 🌈🌈

05/09/2022

📢 Pop down to Greenwich tomorrow morning to share your views on our draft .

🕙 Our team are by Cutty Sark from 10am to 12pm to talk to local people about how we can improve our transport network 🚘🚲🚶

We want to make transport in
✅ cleaner
✅ greener
✅ safer

👉 Visit royalgreenwich.gov.uk/transport-strategy for more information, details of more events around the borough and to have your say.

05/09/2022

A new excavation at an 8th century monastery on the banks of the Thames in Cookham has revealed that it could have served as a trade and production centre to larger settlements such as London and Southampton.

05/09/2022

That evening glow 😍 📷 Thanks to MarkLeishman23 on Twitter for this moody !

05/09/2022

1666, the began. Two days later it reached the medieval Cathedral of Old St Paul's, as a piece of burning wood landed on the roof and the flames quickly took hold.

Writer and eye-witness John Evelyn wrote, ‘the stones of [St] Paules flew like grenados [grenades]…’, that the lead roof melted and flowed like a stream down Ludgate Hill, and that the pavements glowed red with the heat of the inferno.

By the night of Wednesday 5th September the wind dropped, and by Thursday 6th the fire had eased off enough that Londoners could properly see the damage. 87 churches were destroyed, along with the Royal Exchange, the Guildhall, 13,000 homes – and Old St Paul’s was a ruined shell.

Image: Lieve Verschuier (second half of 17th-century) / The Great Fire of London in 1666 / Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest. This shows Old St Paul's in the centre of the painting.

05/09/2022

So lucky to call London home! 😍

Head our way this weekend and visit inside Tower Bridge: bit.ly/discover-inside

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05/09/2022

Tower Bridge in action ⛵

04/09/2022

A stained glass masterpiece 🪞✨ Installed in 1845, Thomas Willement's window in the Great Watching Chamber shows the heraldry of Cardinal Wolsey, Henry VIII and the Tudor royal family 👑

03/09/2022
03/09/2022

London, you have our heart 🥰

03/09/2022

Did you know that the Thames Barrier is 520 metres long and 20.1 metres tall? Or that is the Thames Barrier that protects Tower Bridge from tidal surges?

Learn more about our history: bit.ly/towerbridgehistory

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