Canada Water to Cutty Sark Walking Tour

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The weather was starting to change as we set out on this picturesque 4km walk from Canada Water to Cutty Sark. This is a beautiful route looping through lush forests, under bridges and along canals. 


It forms part of the Thames Path, a long distance walking trail, following the Thames river for 294 km from the source in a Cotswold meadow to the Thames Barrier in Woolwich. Starting off at Canada Water station we head across to the Stave Hill Ecological Park, passing via Greenland Dock and finally finishing at Cutty Sark. There were so many great pitstops along this route that I'd love to go back and visit, definitely one to add to your list. 

📹 Check out these and other attractions in our Canada Water to Cutty Sark Walking Tour video on our Skint Adventure YouTube channel. 

📸  See photos from this walk on our Skint Adventure Instagram account. 

📍 Check out these key attractions on the route, in the video:

  • Canada Water station
  • Canada Dock
  • Stave Hill
  • Stave Hill Ecological Park
  • Waterman's Walk
  • Globe Pond Nature Reserve
  • Globe Pond Walk
  • Nelson Dock Pier
  • Durand's Wharf
  • Surrey Docks Farm
  • New Caledonian Wharf
  • Queen of Denmark Court
  • Greenland Dock
  • Greenland Pier
  • South Dock
  • Circumsphere sculpture near Deptford
  • Pepys Park
  • Cutty Sark


📖 FUN FACT: Cutty Sark is a British clipper ship and one of the last tea clippers to be built. The ship was damaged by fire in 2007 and in 2014, but has since been restored and is open to the public.


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Location: South London, London, UK

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