Woolwich Ferry
The Woolwich Ferry is a free vehicle and pedestrian ferry across the River Thames in East London, connecting Woolwich on the south bank with North Woolwich on the north.Photo: Kleon3, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Ferry
- Description: ferry across the River Thames in east London
- Also known as: “Woolwich Free Ferry”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include London City Airport and North Woolwich railway station.
London City Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0.
London City Airport is an international airport in London, England. It is located in the Royal Docks in the Borough of Newham, about six miles east of the City of London and three miles east of Canary Wharf.
North Woolwich railway station
Historic building
Photo: Wikimedia, Copyrighted free use.
North Woolwich railway station in North Woolwich in east London was the eastern terminus of the North London Line. The station closed in 2006, to allow for the North London line between Stratford and Canning Town to be converted to Docklands Light Railway operation. North Woolwich railway station is situated 1,000 feet north of Woolwich Ferry.
King George V DLR station
Railway station
Photo: Sunil060902, CC BY-SA 3.0.
King George V is a Docklands Light Railway station in North Woolwich, East London, which opened on 2 December 2005. The station replaced North Woolwich railway station on the North London line and is named after King George V Dock nearby in the London Borough of Newham. King George V DLR station is situated 2,000 feet north of Woolwich Ferry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Woolwich and Woolwich Dockyard.
North Woolwich
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
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.
Woolwich Dockyard
Neighborhood
Photo: Nicholas Pocock, Public domain.
Woolwich Dockyard was an English naval dockyard along the river Thames at Woolwich—originally in north-west Kent, now in southeast London—where many ships were built from the early 16th century until the late 19th century.
Cyprus
Suburb
Cyprus is an area of Beckton in the Docklands area of the London Borough of Newham. It is located west of Beckton proper and north of the eastern end of the Royal Albert Dock.
Woolwich Ferry
- Categories: ferry route and transportation
- Location: Greenwich, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Woolwich Ferry” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “伍利奇渡船”
- Dutch: “Woolwich Ferry”
- French: “Woolwich Ferry”
- French: “Woolwich Free Ferry”
- German: “Woolwich Ferry”
- German: “Woolwich Free Ferry”
- German: “Woolwich-Fähre”
- Hebrew: “מעבורת ווליץ‘”
- Hebrew: “מעבורת ווליץ’”
- Japanese: “ウーリッジ・フェリー”
- Japanese: “ウールウィッチ・フェリー”
- Japanese: “ウリッジ・フリー・フェリー”
- Spanish: “Woolwich Ferry”
- Spanish: “Woolwich Free Ferry”
- Swedish: “Woolwich Ferry”
- “Woolwich Ferry”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Woolwich Riverside and Royal Arsenal West.
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