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There are two foot tunnels in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, one in Greenwich and the other in Woolwich. About 1.5 million people use our foot tunnels each year (around 1.2 million in Greenwich and 300,000 in Woolwich). Both foot tunnels are open 24 hours daily. Bicycles or e-scooters should not be ridden in the tunnels.
About. The Royal Borough has two foot tunnels at Greenwich and Woolwich which are used by 1.5 million people a year to cross underneath the river Thames. From Woolwich, you can use the foot tunnel to walk to North Woolwich on the north of the river. The walk takes around 15 minutes. There are stairs and lifts at each entrance.
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The Woolwich foot tunnel crosses under the River Thames in Woolwich, in East London from Old Woolwich in the Royal Borough of Greenwich to North Woolwich in the London Borough of Newham. The tunnel (open 24/7) offers pedestrians and cyclists an alternative way to cross the river when the Woolwich Free Ferry service is not operating.
The 'Friends of Greenwich and Woolwich foot tunnels' (FOGWOFT) was established in September 2013. [7] Following encouragement from FOGWOFT and information from the Institution of Civil Engineers , on 5 July 2016 an interpretative plaque was unveiled near the tunnel's Greenwich entrance by the deputy leader of Greenwich council.
About. The Royal Borough has two foot tunnels at Greenwich and Woolwich which are used by 1.5 million people a year to cross underneath the river Thames. The Greenwich Foot Tunnel crosses beneath the River Thames in East London, linking Greenwich on the south bank with Millwall on the north. Approximately 4,000 people use the tunnel each day.
Dec 21, 2011 · The Woolwich Foot Tunnel has reopened after £11.5m work to bring the structure up to date. New lifts, stairs, lighting and CCTV have been installed in the Victorian structure, while the tunnel itself has been refurbished. It follows the recent refurbishment of the nearby Greenwich Foot Tunnel, also in south-east London.
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The tunnel is lined with 200,000 glazed white tiles. The circular entrance buildings are similar both sides of the river and contain a lift and a long spiral flight of stairs. It is open 24 hours a day, although the lifts do not always run the full time. The Woolwich Foot Tunnel, situated about three miles downstream and opened ten years later ...
