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The historic Royal Borough of Greenwich. A calm early morning walk.

Buying a virtual coffee is greatly appreciated and helps the channel: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/imagined This text is an abridged version of the subtitles. Enable CC to read along during the walk. Greenwich is a Royal Borough in south-east London along the River Thames. It is in the historic county of Kent and the ceremonial county of Greater London. Greenwich train station is served by the Thameslink and southeastern services. The DLR (Docklands Light Railway) also stops at Greenwich, if sightseeing I would recommend getting of at the Cutty Sark station. There are also plenty of regular bus services. If you walked from Westminster (Central London) it would be around a 10km walk. You can also get the speedy Uber Boat by Thames Clippers from Westminster. The 2011 census recorded 254,557 residents in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. From March 2021 to 2022 the average house price was £515,429. We started this morning’s walk in Greenwich Market, established 1737. An indoor market selling antiques, art, jewellery, drinks, food and much more. There is also Greenwich Vintage Market very close-by. When I lived in London I would regularly visit the markets at the weekend. Spending many hours searching for old books, postcards and picture frames. Now we are along the banks of the River Thames. There can be great comfort in water, rivers… meandering walks, following the ebb and flow. The River Thames starts near where I live now in the Cotswolds, it then travels 210 miles passing through four towns, including: Oxford, Royal Windsor, London and Southend, before it reaches the North Sea on England’s East Coast. Have you noticed the building with the lit dome? This is the southern entrance to the Greenwich foot tunnel. You can walk down the 100 stepped spiral staircase, walk 370 metres through the foot tunnel under the river, and up another 87 stepped spiral staircase to the Isle of Dogs. There used to be a lift, I do not know when this was last operating. Work on building the foot tunnel began in 1899 and was opened in August 1902. The tunnel allowed workers to access the docks and shipyards around the Isle of Dogs. It is hard to imagine the lit skyscrapers of Canary Wharf as once bustling docks. Did you see the boat on land? We have to mention the Cutty Sark. The Cutty Sark is the last remaining British tea clipper. Built in Scotland in 1869 it was the fastest of the tea clippers. Clipper ships were designed for speed… for trade. They sailed all over the world but mainly trade routes between Britain and China, trading tea from China, the British do love their tea! The Cutty Sark is now a museum and a popular attraction. As we carry on down river we walk past and then pause outside the gates of the the Old Royal Naval College, the centrepiece of the World Heritage Site known as - Maritime Greenwich. UNESCO described the area as having: ‘outstanding universal value’ and the ‘finest and most dramatically sited architectural and landscape ensemble in the British Isles’. The grounds and some of the buildings are open to visitors. As we look through the gates in the middle distance is the Queen’s House. Designed by architect Inigo Jones, for Anne of Denmark, the Queen of King James I. It was the first classically designed building in the country, built between 1616 and 1635. The Queen’s House is open to the public, it is free but you must book tickets. There is also the beautiful Chapel in the Queen Mary Court, the grand Painted Hall in King William Court and The Admiral’s House (built as Charles II new royal palace in 1660), can be hired. I’ll put a link in the description to the Old Royal Naval College website, there is lots to explore. Now we are down on the shore of the Thames. During the 1930s the shores of the Thames were a popular “beach” destination. Including the area around Tower Bridge, Hammersmith and Greenwich. Children built sandcastles and would swim in the river. People would also hire rowing boats. As we carry on our walk today we will end up in the grounds of the Old Royal Naval College, closer this time to the Queen’s House - a popular filming location. Netflix’s drama series Bridgerton and The Crown used locations in and around the house. You may also recognise the grounds from the final battle scene in Thor: The Dark World. Other films that have used locations around Greenwich include: Les Misérables, Four Weddings and a Funeral, The Dark Knight Rises, Skyfall and The King’s Speech.We end the walk today looking over Greenwich Park, one of the Royal Parks. In the 15th century Henry VIII introduced deer there for hunting. Today the park is mainly used for recreation - exercising, socialising and if the weather is kind - picnics. A walk up the hill will reward you with some of the best (free) views you can get of London. At the top of the hill is the Royal Observatory where Greenwich Meantime originates. We will save that for another day. Old Royal Naval College: https://ornc.org