Captain Castro wrote: “Follow in the footsteps of Samuel Pepys, Charles Dickens, I.K.Brunel, the Pilgrim Fathers and countless pirates on Saturday the Sixth of July by joining the London Wolves walk. Travel from the historic South Bank by shanks’ pony, omnibus, train and boat via the North Bank to a destination towards (and beyond?) the Prime Meridian Line dividing east from west. Plus, for those of us who like a beer or two (too numerous to count), there are many historic hostelries along the way selling beers which will help you walk (Wainwright ale) and keep you seaworthy (Scurvy Ale). What more could you ask for? Come and join us! Meeting place: Market Porter, 9 Stoney Street, Borough Market, London Bridge, SE1 9AA at 11am. To fortify yourselves for the voyage you might like to try Maria’s Market Cafe in the Borough Market (opposite the Wheatsheaf in Stoney Street by the Market Porter) especially if you fancy a bubble and squeak bap for breakfast,

        

So Capn Castro led us a merry dance through the byways of the Thames Walkway.

        

Maria’s Cafe did the party very well to fortify us for the journey.  Early arrivals found that the Market Porter didn’t open until noon - but Jeff had fixed that by getting them with a personal visit to open at 11am.  So some brave souls started off in the Wheatsheaf before attending the official start in the Porter.  

        

The itinerary then: map

        

    1. Wheatsheaf, Borough Market (unofficial prologue) link

       

    2. Market Porter, Borough Market link

        

    (2a) The Barrowboy & Banker (London Bridge) - full - as the Lions were beating the convicts link

    2b The Walking starts

    3 The Horniman at Hays (nr HMS Belfast) link        

    4 The Anchor Tap - proper pub in Horselydown Lane link

        

    5 The Bridge House (Tower Bridge) link

    5a we walked past a pub!  The Justice (boarded up) link

    5b we walked past a pub!  The Angel, Bermondsey Wall, near the Kings Stairs.  Well Jack didn’t link

        

    6 The Mayflower - oldest pub on the Thames where Nick the barman turned out to be a Wolves fan serving a great pint of scurvy ale link

        

    6a a quick London Overground trip through the oldest tube train tunnel from Rotherhithe to Wapping link

    7 The Prospect of Whitby - “Hanging” Judge Jeffreys’ favourite hostelry link

        

    8 The Grapes at Wapping link

    9 The Cat and Canary. It’s a Wetherspoons. link

  10.  Not sure whether we can count this one as a pub. The Monsoon Clipper link

 

  11   Sunset link

        

Pictures:

        

The Route map, thanks to maps.google.co.uk

        

        

    1. Wheatsheaf, Borough Market (unofficial prologue)

        

        

        

    2. Market Porter, Borough Market (pic from Charlton match)

        

(2a) The Barrowboy & Banker (London Bridge) - full - as the Lions were beating the convicts; so we followed the road signs to the walk

        

In spite of this omen, Mark refuses to move from the North Bank

 Horniman at Hays (nr HMS Belfast)

 

4 The Anchor Tap - proper pub in Horselydown Lane

5 The Bridge House (Tower Bridge)

Where to next?  How about going back in here?

Tower Bridge opens for us

 5a we walked past a pub!  The Justice (boarded up)

5b we walked past a pub!  The Angel, Bermondsey Wall, near the Kings Stairs.  Well Jack didn’t

    

6 The Mayflower - oldest pub on the Thames where Nick the barman turned out to be a Wolves fan serving a great pint of scurvy ale       

            

             

 6a a quick London Overground trip through the 1843 train tunnel from Rotherhithe to Wapping courtesy of IK Brunel

  6b London Overground trip through the 1843 train tunnel from Rotherhithe to Wapping

Wapping and The Prospect of Whitby - “Hanging” Judge Jeffreys’ favourite hostelry

    8 The Grapes at Wapping

Finale - Canary Wharf and Cat & Canary

Pub 10  - Taxi    10.  Not sure whether we can count this one as a pub. The Monsoon Clipper

Monsoon Clipper

SUNSET

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Our thanks to Geoff Castro

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