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The Thames Path is one of the Mayor of London's strategic walking routes. [33] The Thames Path Cycle Route is a black-signposted route that follows the river between Putney Bridge in the west and Greenwich in the east. It mostly follows the Thames Path, but diverges in various sections, especially where the path follows a footpath-only route.
The river gives its name to three informal areas: the Thames Valley, a region of England around the river between Oxford and West London; the Thames Gateway; and the greatly overlapping Thames Estuary around the tidal Thames to the east of London and including the waterway itself.
The Thames Path is a National Trail that follows the length of the River Thames for 184 miles (296 km), from its source near Kemble, Gloucestershire, to the Thames Barrier at Charlton, London. From Richmond to the Thames Barrier, some 28 mi or 45 km, it is within Greater London , passing Kew Gardens and the Wetlands Centre at Barnes and ...
Around the year 2000 several were added, as part of the Thames Path or for the Millennium. These include Temple, Bloomers Hole, the Hungerford Footbridges and the Millennium Bridge in distinct, aesthetic but durable, forms. Six ferries cross the river: The Woolwich Ferry is one of two in the Thames Gateway, linking the North and South Circular ...
Follows the path of the Blackwater. Bournemouth Coast Path: 20 32: Dorset and Hampshire: Sandbanks: Milford on Sea: Coastal path connecting the South West Coast Path (via the Sandbanks Ferry) to the Solent Way. Capital Ring: 75 121: London: N/A: N/A: Circular route through inner London, crossing the Thames at Richmond and Woolwich. Celtic Way ...
The Thames Estuary Path was established in 2014, it is part of the King Charles III England Coast Path and runs along the northern (Essex) side of the Thames estuary. [1] It is promoted by Essex County Council and c2c train company. [2] It complements the Saffron Trail from south-east to north-west Essex.
The path runs between locks and is therefore often the main means of access on land. Where the towpath changes from one side of the river to the other ferries were once provided. These have now almost all disappeared and the Thames Path has to be diverted to the nearest bridge, often a considerable distance, to cope with this.
Some of the other planned routes which could be described as greenways are: the Thames Path, the South East London Green Chain, the Ridgeway (Thamesmead), the Capital Ring and the Parkland Walk. The planning of long-distance routes in London began with County of London Plan by Patrick Abercrombie. He saw a deficiency of open space as one of the ...