Sunday 18 September 2016

17/09/16 - The Jubilee Walkway Eastern Loop

Distance - 4.5 Miles
Geocaches - 9
Walk Inspiration
Pubs - Separate Blog

My daughter has booked me an experience for my birthday.  Much more thoughtful than socks, its a visit to the Shard Viewing Gallery.

This means my monthly weekend visit to the smoke will not be the usual long distance walk taking the day but a series of equally enjoyable events, concentrating on completing the Jubilee Walkway.

Shard booked at 1pm, so too early to start a 4ish mile walk when I arrive in Marylebone with half of Warwickshire who are here for the cricket.

A quick tube journey to the nearest location where the most previously unfound caches can be quickly knocked off.  There are 5 in Queens Park, so in a quick 40 minute blast, I have found the lot.

Things made slightly easier by a Buy One Get One Free offer.
Queens Park
Queens Park - Nice little place for caching
Double Caches in Queens Park
BOGOF

Hit the tubes, to get to London Bridge to start the walk proper.  Very handy for the Shard.

Today's Destination
The Shard - Today's raison d'etre
If you want to see the sights of London - The Jubilee Walkway is for you.  There are actually five different walks that kind of interconnect.   This one is probably the most tourist pleasing, taking in a high number of London landmarks.

I take rather a lot of photos.  If you want to see them all, have a look at Ramblr.

These are the highlights.

SOUTH BANK - London Bridge to Tower Bridge

Have a fruitless hunt for a geocache by Hayes Galleria, which involves clambering down to the Thames shore and slopping around like a mudlark.  I was probably in completely the wrong location.

Pass HMS Belfast and City Hall - where I do find a TB Hotel geocache and drop off a TB that my German friends will be delighted to see is still in operation.  Das tut mer leid, for I have mostly been finding micros.

HMS Belfast
HMS Belfast and Tower Bridge

Tower Bridge, St Katharine's Dock, Tower of London and Skimming the City

Over Tower Bridge, where I accidentally get caught up in a Gorilla Marathon.  Streams of joggers are running for charity, dressed as gorillas.

Drop down and take a detour to get a Swan to Canary Cache near Traitors Gate and then retrace steps to go through the oasis of calm that is St Katharine's Docks - well worth a visit to get away from the gorillas.

Around the top of the Tower of London and skirt the edge of the City.  I have a choice to make, should I start the pubs early.  It was a tough choice to walk past the "Hung, Drawn and Quartered" but I abstained.  There is work to be done here later.

Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge from the South Side
St Katerines Docks
St Katharine's Dock and a previously stayed at hotel

Tower of London
Edge of Tower of London
Walkie Talkie
The City Looming over Tower Street
South Bank - Millennium Bridge to London Bridge

Turn left at St Pauls and cross possibly the most photogenic of the London Bridges, Millennium.

Along the South Bank, passing Shakespeare's workplace - the Globe - before hitting where he used to drink - detailed in a later blog.

Head into Borough Market, where the walk ends and all life can be found.

St Pauls
Last of the North Bank Walking
Millennium Bridge
Millennium Bridge
The Globe
The Globe

And just for the sake of completeness, here's the view of the Jubilee Walkway East on a grey murky day.

View from the Shard
View from the Shard

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