Saturday, 23 September 2023, 12:00am

Celebrate Totally Thames 2023 #ThamesFestivalTrust

Join us for an exclusive walk to uncover London’s maritime past as part of the Totally Thames festival 2023.. This walk will lead you through the history of shipbuilding of Deptford from Henry VIII’s dockyard to the private shipyards of the 19th century, almost three hundred years of maritime heritage. This walk will start at the Cutty Sark before heading over Deptford Creek to explore some of the stories of shipbuilding in the area and its impact on both local and global history and the people who were involved in the industry itself. The walk will last 3 hours and will finish by South Dock in Rotherhithe.

This event involves walking over an uneven surface and is therefore not suitable for young children or people with mobility issues.

The walk will begin at 12:00pm, meet under the bowsprit at the front of the Cutty Sark.  (Find the location on What3Words or Google Maps

Standard tickets are £20 and concessionary tickets at £10 are available for over 65s, under 25s, disabled people or living with long-term health conditions, or people claiming means-tested benefits.

Further Information

Our walks are extremely popular and usually sell out, please cancel your ticket as soon as possible if you’re not able to attend. We’ll refund anyone who cancels their place up to 24 hours before the start of the event.

The foreshore surface can be uneven and muddy – please wear sturdy footwear, boots or wellies are recommended! Waterproof gloves and hand sanitiser are also advisable. In case of bad weather, the walks may be postponed or cancelled.

Read more about what you need to know before you come and foreshore walk accessibility

The TDP leads regular guided walks on the foreshore for adults, and families with older children and teenagers. These walks focus on the history and heritage of the river including those structures and features exposed by the movement of sediment in this dynamic environment, which are monitored and archaeologically recorded by the FROG. Thanks to the kind permission of the Port of London Authority, some surface-only artefact handling may be permitted when attending a TDP foreshore walk, but all finds must be examined by the archaeologist on site, and significant artefacts must be recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme Please be aware that if you wish to regularly search the foreshore for artefacts at other times you must be in possession of a Permit to Search the Foreshore, issued by the Port of London Authority