Assembly is a sculpture made up of 16 hollow figures standing in a cluster in Woolwich's historic Royal Arsenal. Created by the sculptor, Peter Burke, the cast-iron quarter-ton body moulds...

The Capital Ring circles London for 125km taking in many of its best parks, commons and green spaces. Highlights include Oxleas Wood, home to a nature reserve, a Site of...

Charlton Park is on the edge of the south east London suburb of Woolwich close to Charlton. The large sprawling park has been a popular place for local people...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

This church is part of the Redeemed Church of God Network and has several chapels across south east London. This facility is located extremely close to the Thames Barrier...

The New Wine Church is a Pentecostal Church in the heart of Woolwich, located opposite the Woolwich Ferry Terminal. The interesting church building houses a lively and vibrant congregation...

North Woolwich Old Station Museum is a great day out for all the family with a many hands-on activities for youngsters to get involved with. The booking hall and...

Pound Park is located in south east London close to the border between Woolwich, Kidbrooke and Charlton. The large green area is provided by the local authority as a...

The scale of the Royal Artillery Barracks has been compared to St Petersburg. At over 1000 feet in length, its main building has the longest façade of any in Britain....

Sir John Fisher is a Roman Catholic Church on the edge of Woolwich in the Kidbrooke suburb of London. The ecclesiastical facility in south east London is an interesting...

St. Catherine’s Church is on the edge of Woolwich town centre and is a simple chapel style church. It offers a place of worship to the significant sized Roman...

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...

The Raceway Company own the only two indoor go-karting tracks in the capital. This is the newer of the two facilities, the other being in King’s Cross in central...

Overlooking the Thames and Woolwich Docks, this leisure centre boasts a water park with a 65-metre Anaconda Slide, a hot tub, a wave machine, a waterfall, water jets and a...

Winn’s Common is a large area of common land on the edge of Woolwich. It has for many generations been a place of rest and relaxation for the people...

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...

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...

The Woolwich Ferry is a great institution in British transport terms. It is one of the few free ferry services that operates in this country. The primary purpose...

Woolwich Ferry dates from the 1300s, when Woolwich was just a fishing village. In the 1880s, Sir Joseph Bazalgette launched the free ferry service, which today connects the North and...

Woolwich Foot Tunnel runs under the Thames from Woolwich Docks to North Woolwich. It opened in 1912, and with the ferry often delayed by smog or fog, it was a...

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...

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...

The Woolwich Section of the Thames Path is one of the more interesting sections of the river to walk along once out of the most central areas. The well...

Woolwich War Memorial is a simple yet beautiful structure that stands close to the edge of Woolwich Common on one of the major thoroughfares that run through the centre of...