Town

Thamesmead

Located in Greenwich, Greater London Coordinates: 51°30′13″ N 0°07′11″ E

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Population: 31,824; 31.8K
Elevation: 4 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: LCY London City Airport4 km; LHR London Heathrow Airport40 km

About Thamesmead

Thamesmead is a town. Location: Greenwich, Greater London. Population: 31,824. Elevation: 4 m.

From Wikipedia

Thamesmead () is an area of south-east London, England, straddling the border between the Royal Borough of Greenwich and the London Borough of Bexley. It is located 11 miles (18 km) east of Charing Cross, north-east of Woolwich and west of Belvedere. It mainly consists of social housing built from the mid-1960s onwards on former marshland on the south bank of the River Thames.

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Photos of Thamesmead

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Places bordering Thamesmead

Belvedere

Climate of Thamesmead

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 4° · Rain 61 mm

Hottest month: July (day 23°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: January (61 mm)
Driest month: February (39 mm)

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Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Thamesmead
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	8°	11°	13°	17°	20°	23°	23°	19°	15°	11°	8°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	3°	4°	7°	10°	13°	12°	10°	7°	4°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	61	39	46	43	46	51	42	48	56	60	61	58

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Thamesmead

The nearest airport is London City Airport (LCY), 4 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: London Heathrow Airport (LHR) (40 km). The nearest large city is Barking, 4 km to the northwest.

Airports

London City Airport (LCY) London 4 kmwest
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) London 40 kmwest
London Southend Airport (SEN) Southend-on-Sea, Essex 41 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Barking Population: 218.5K 4 kmnorthwest
Dagenham Population: 108.4K 6 kmnortheast
Ilford Population: 168.2K 7 kmnorthwest
Bexley Population: 228K 7 kmsouth
Walthamstow Population: 109.4K 14 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Thamesmead

Within 100 km: 820 historic and cultural sites, 578 natural sites, 320 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km329 places

White Hart Lane Landmark 17 kmNW
Rook Island Island 9 kmNW
Duck Island Island 17 kmW
Lincoln Island Island 9 kmNW

25–60 km572 places

Isle of Sheppey Island 51 kmE
Spotlites @ Kings Theatre Attraction 32 kmSE
Yantlet beach Beach 39 kmE
Central Beach Beach 57 kmE

60–100 km817 places

St Nicholas Church Shoreham Attraction 79 kmS
The Marlipins Museum Museum 80 kmS
Camber Sands Beach 79 kmSE
West Mersea Beach Beach 64 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

River Roding River, England
1.5 km N
The Valley Landmark, Greenwich
6.1 km W
Victoria Road Landmark, Barking and Dagenham
5.6 km NE
Upton Park Landmark, Newham
6.5 km NW
North Woolwich Old Station Museum Museum, Newham
4 km W
Shooters Hill Mountain, Greenwich
5.1 km SW
Beckton Alps Mountain, Newham
4.4 km NW
Barking Abbey Historic site, Barking and Dagenham
4.8 km NW