Highlights of my part 2 Walk along River Thames Barrier extended to Erith UK Made by Huggie2love

Highlights of my part 2 Walk along the Thames extended to Erith My Thames path walk from The Thames Barrier extended to Erith Crayford Ness This walk follows the Thames Path extension east. Although not officially a part of the Thames Path National Trail it is an obvious extension of the route. The walk follows the south bank of the river past the famous. Sir Joseph Bazalgette Crossness Pumping Station is an unexpected hidden gem in east London. Crossness Pumping Station opened in April 1865 and was a fully functional, and frankly stunning, sewage station until the 1950s. Continuing east you pass the apartments of Thamesmead. East from here the river passes through a far more industrial landscape and the path passes right through the middle of it. You emerge into Erith and onwards through the marshes of Crayford to end at Crayford Ness. My featuring Videos and Pictures. Sir Joseph Bazalgette Crossness Pumping Station Tripcock Ness Thamesmead Pumping Station. Cross Ness Light. Riverside Golf Club Cross Ness Sewage Works. Cross Ness Beam Engines House. Jenningtree Point. St Johns Norman Church. Erith Oil Works. William Cory Promenade. Erith Pier. And Deep Water Jetty. Erith Yacht Club. Then the path is shared with the London Loop walk. To the End of the The Thames Barrier extended walk to Erith Crayford Nessat Erith Yacht Club Crayford Ness Light River Darent Flod Barrier the finish awesome views of Queen Elizabeth II bridge. Crossness Pumping Station is an unexpected hidden gem in east London. Crossness Pumping Station opened in April 1865 and was a fully functional, and frankly stunning, sewage station until the 1950s. After the site fell into disrepair, a group of volunteers kept the engines looking lovely, and funds from the Heritage Lottery Fund and the English Heritage have meant that you can still visit today. Sir Joseph Bazalgette made probably the single biggest contribution to the health of Victorian Londoners. It is because of his work that the Thames is now the cleanest metropolitan river in the world. He constructed an extensive network of 82 miles of enclosed sewers culminating on the south side of the river at Crossness Pumping Station. Erith Pier is modern pier replacing the original. Unusually it is owned and maintained by the Morrison's supermarket nearby and is popular with fisherman and worth a walk along to enjoy the views of the Thames estuary. To the east the marshes can be seen with the next Thames crossing the QE2 bridge linking the M25 clearly visibly beyond. Erith. pier replacing the original. and worth a walk along to enjoy the views of the Thames estuary. To the east the marshes can be seen with the next Thames crossing the QE2 bridge linking the M25 clearly visibly beyond. along this riverside path to Crayford Ness, with the revolving radar and the chimney of Dartford power station beyond. Here the Thames Path extension ends at the mouth of the river Darent. From here you have a choice to continue on the London LOOP ahead into Crayford or re-trace your steps back to Erith. The London LOOP is another long distance path that encircles London and takes a loop beginning from Erith and ending at Coldharbour point on the other side of the Thames. The Thames Path Extension doesn’t quite make it all the way to the Thames Estuary. It only goes ten miles, ending at Crayford Ness, right on the edge of Greater London. It ends at the point the River Darent meets the Thames, and there’s no easy way to get across the Darent to continue further downs the Thames. Erith Yacht Club – the Premier Sailing Location on the tidal River Thames. The tranquillity of the River Thames is great way to experience the outstanding places of natural beauty and a rich diversity of wildlife all along the River Thames.” That’s what made the walk more interesting and well worthwhile. My next River Thames Esotery walk will be a walk from Gravesend it’s called The Saxon Shore Way walk goes for more than 160 miles from Gravesend, right round the coast of Kent to Hastings. Some of it is inland! River walking And the Thames estuary at Gravesend, to the North Kent Coast, Sandwich and Deal, Dungeness and Hastings. I already done this most beautiful walk some time ago and I have still to make the 10 videos to upload on to my Youtube Channel sometime in 2019 to 2020? Another walk I have done is The London LOOP is another long distance path that encircles London and takes a loop beginning from Erith and ending at Coldharbour point on the other side of the Thames This walk god knows when I will get time to make 10 videos maybe I make quick Highlights of this walk I do hope you like and enjoy this new Part 1&2 video’s. The Thames Barrier extended to Erith to end at Crayford Ness I want to thank you so much for your great support and I am so glad you enjoyed watching my videos. Much love Hugs from Huggie xoxo Made by Huggie2love .