Finally, time to complete another section of the Jubilee Greenway walk, which we started in 2018! We caught the slow train from Orpington to Lewisham, then a second train to Woolwich Arsenal station.

Nearby is the Elizabeth Line station and the Dial Arch Open Space where Rocco could burn off some energy:

Time for a coffee in a nice comfy chair:

We then headed through new housing developments to the River Thames – a nice attractive space and so much better than walking along busy roads:

This is the river bus pier in the background:

Finally on the Thames Path, we headed east:

And watched the (new) Woolwich Ferry dock:

Further on, the path goes through an industrial estate past the old Siemens factory, with information on past activities. I had a client many years ago whose factory was in this estate!

Soon we came to the Thames Barrier and views across the river to Docklands:

We saw some umbrellas and tables by the path, and only just noticed an open pub beside them. So a good opportunity to get out of the wind for a while and have a beer:

Further on, we passed through an aggregates site at Angerstein Wharf; rather noisy and dusty:

Things got quieter again, and we found somewhere to have our sandwiches:

Yet more new housing as we approach North Greenwich, which is the southern terminus of the cable cars:

The path now goes around the Greenwich Peninsular (and O2 dome), with odd bits of artwork dotted around:

We had to wait for an excavator loading gravel before being able to continue on this bit:

Further on, the area becomes a lot more industrial (as I remember Blackwall before it got redeveloped and renamed Greenwich Peninsular):

A bonus further on was another pub (also dog friendly):

It turned out that this was on the site of the Greenwich STC factory (another of my clients); remembered with a bit of art and a sign:

Further on was a decorated wall and the rather garish Trafalgar Tavern:

And not far away, the Cutty Sark and the nearby DLR station:

From here, it was a DLR train to Lewisham, and after a short wait on a windy platform, the slow train back to Orpington, with a tired Rocco:

Today was a much more interesting walk than we’d expected!