Bostall Hill Park is located on top of a large hill on the edge of Plumstead in south east London. The large area of open parkland has been left to grow naturally in places in an attempt to attract...

Franks Park is a large public park on the edge of Plumstead, close to the areas of Thamesmead and Erith in south east London. The large park has for many years attracted many visitors because it allows an escape...

The Greenwich Hindu Temple is actually located in Plumstead, the name referring to the London Borough rather than the town of Greenwich which is a few miles along the river. The temple is one of the main Hindu places...

Harvel Crescent Spiritualist Church is named after the small residential estate in which it is located on the edge of Plumstead in south east London. The simple church building is home to a large and loyal Christian congregation who...

This is a large woodland area close to Plumstead at the top of Bostall Hill in south east London. The area is extremely popular with walkers and nature lovers. The woods which have several well trodden paths within...

St. Nicholas Gardens are situated outside the parish church at the heart of Plumstead and effectively form one of the main parks in the centre of the south east London suburb. Well wooded around the edge, the gardens are...

St. Nicholas’ Church is a beautiful parish church located at the very heart of the Plumstead community in south east London. The building has grown up over several centuries and is noted for its fine stained glass and internal...

This arch is all that remains of Dial Square, one of John Vanburgh's earliest buildings. Completed between 1717 and 1720, it housed the Royal Gun Factories, where gun barrels were machined and bored. In 1886, the workers formed a football...

Firepower takes you from slingshot to supergun, staring in the Field of Fire where big screens, dramatic sound and moving eye-witness accounts illuminate the conflicts of the 20th Century. See and touch artillery from early cannon to modern missile systems....

An old set of cannons left over from the days of the original Woolwich arsenal, these now-unused weapons of war lie guarding an old wall that was once used as a military base during maritime days. The site is...

The Greenwich Heritage Centre brings the history of Greenwich to life. It combines the former Borough Museum and the Local History Library, and its collections include extensive 17th century maps, historical records dating from the 1600s, old newspapers and old...

The Thames Barrier has been described as the eighth wonder of the world and is, without doubt, an exceptional work of engineering. Nearby is the Thames Barrier Information and Learning Centre which has an auditorium and two classrooms. In addition...

The Rotunda started life as a bell tent in St James' Park. Constructed by John Nash, it was used for the 1814 celebrations of the Allied Sovereigns. It was moved here six years later when a permanent Chinese-style lead roof...

Woolwich Common is a vast area of public land on the edge of the south east London suburb next to the River Thames. The common has historically provided a place for local people to meet with each other and...

Woolwich Common is a n ancient and vast piece of public land in the south east London suburb of Woolwich. The area has for generations provided a place of rest and recreation for local and visiting people. The...

Woolwich Markets date back to the 1600s and they are among the best in Southeast London. From Monday to Saturday, Beresford Square and Plumstead Road in Woolwich are lined with over 100 stalls, selling everything from socks to satsumas at...

Woolwich Polytechnic was the second to be opened in Britain after the Regent Street Polytechnic. Founded in 1891, it started out as the Woolwich Polytechnic Young Men's Christian Institute and this was its first home. Designed by HH Churdy, the...