North Woolwich
North Woolwich is an area in the London Borough of Newham in East London, England, on the northern bank of the River Thames, across the river from Woolwich.
North Woolwich is an area in the London Borough of Newham in East London, England, on the northern bank of the River Thames, across the river from Woolwich. It is connected to Woolwich by the Woolwich Ferry and Woolwich foot tunnel.
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Worth seeing in and around North Woolwich
7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01The O2 Arena
The O2 Arena, locally referred to as The O2, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the centre of The O2 entertainment district on the Greenwich Peninsula in south east London, England. It opened in its present form in 2007.
3.8 km · indoor arena in the O2, London · Wikipedia - 02University of East London
The University of East London is a public university located in the London Borough of Newham, London, England, based at three campuses in Stratford and Docklands, following the opening of University Square Stratford in September 2013. The University of East London began as the West Ham Technical Institute and it was officially opened in October 1898 after approval was given for the construction of the site by the West Ham Technical Instruction Act Committee in 1892 following the Technical Instruction Act 1889.
900 m · university in London Borough of Newham, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 03The Valley
The Valley is a football stadium in Charlton, London, England, with a capacity of 27,111, which has been the home of Charlton Athletic Football Club since 1919, with a period of exile between 1923 and 1924, and from 1985 to 1992. Charlton Athletic Women's Football Club has played all of their home matches at The Valley since 2024.
2.2 km · football stadium in London, home to Charlton Athletic FC · Wikipedia - 04Millennium Dome
The Millennium Dome was the original name of the large dome-shaped building on the Greenwich Peninsula in South East London, England, which housed a major exhibition celebrating the beginning of the third millennium. When opened in 1999, it was the fifth largest building in the world by usable volume.
3.8 km · original name of a large dome-shaped building in South East London, England · Wikipedia - 05Charlton House
Charlton House is a Jacobean mansion in Charlton, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich in south-east London. Built between 1607 and 1612, it is widely regarded as one of the finest and best-preserved examples of Jacobean domestic architecture in England, and the only complete Jacobean mansion surviving in Greater London following the destruction of Holland House during the Second World War.
2.7 km · Grade I listed building in Royal Borough of Greenwich, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 06Manor Ground, Plumstead
The Manor Ground located in Plumstead, south east London was a football stadium.
2.3 km · home stadium of Woolwich Arsenal FC between 1888 & 1890, and 1893 & 1913 · Wikipedia - 07Ronan Point
Ronan Point was a 22-storey tower block in Canning Town in Newham, East London, that partially collapsed on 16 May 1968, only two months after it opened. A gas explosion blew out some load-bearing walls, causing the collapse of one entire corner of the building; four people died and 17 were injured.
2.8 km · 22-storey tower block in Canning Town in the London Borough of Newham, which partly collapsed on 16 May 1968 · Wikipedia
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Getting to North Woolwich
- Airports
- London Heathrow (LHR), 36 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 43 km · London Stansted (STN), 44 km
- Stations
- London City Airport, 500 m · Port of London, 600 m · Canning Town station, 3.7 km · North Greenwich tube station, 3.8 km · Woolwich Arsenal, 1.4 km
- London → North Woolwich13 km · quickest by road, 56 min · £1.5–2.5
- London, Essex → North Woolwich13 km · quickest by road, 56 min · £1.5–2.5
- Luton, Luton → North Woolwich54 km · quickest by road, 1h 35m · £7–9
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for North Woolwich
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for North Woolwich. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Go nextPopularly known as the Garden of England due to its green landscape, the county includes a number of attractions that could be included on day trips outside of the capital.
- Go nextFrom the Greenwich Peninsula, take the IFS Cloud Cable Car (formerly Emirates Air Line) – the UK's first urban cable car.
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Next door to North Woolwich
North Woolwich is 12 km from Islington, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- London Borough of Newhamborough in the London Region in England2.4 km
- ExCeL Londonexhibitions and international convention centre in the London Borough of Newham2.1 km
- Woolwichdistrict in southeast London, England1.2 km
- East Hamtown in the London Borough of Newham, England3.5 km
- Charltonarea in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, London, England, UK2 km
- Plumsteaddistrict of South East London located in the Royal Borough of Greenwich2.2 km