Plumstead
in Greater London of England, United Kingdom

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
51.483 and 0.083 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 51° 28' 59" and E 0° 4' 59"
Currency and Currency Code:
Pound - GBP
Spoken languages:
English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 02:29 PM (Thursday)
Timezone: Europe/London
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:29 am and 4:02 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-43.954 and -176.560 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Waitangi
References
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Current travel safety evaluation for United Kingdom in Northern Europe

Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Explore Plumstead

Plumstead in Greater London (England) is a city in United Kingdom a little east of London, the country's capital.

Local time in Plumstead is now 02:29 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Plumstead, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is London City Airport in a distance of 2 mi (or 3 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church in a distance of 2 mi (or 4 km), North-East. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. We found 3 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Woolwich, Bexleyheath, East Ham, Ilford and Poplar. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 3°C / 37 °F

Morning Temperature 2°C / 35 °F
Evening Temperature 2°C / 36 °F
Night Temperature 2°C / 36 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 44%
Air Pressure 1000 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from East
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Overcast clouds

Friday, 22nd of November 2024

5°C (41 °F)
3°C (38 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.

Saturday, 23rd of November 2024

7°C (44 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.

Sunday, 24th of November 2024

16°C (60 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

DoubleTree by Hilton London Excel

Address
2,6 mi
Excel 2 Festoon Way Royal Victoria
E16 1RH London
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Aloft London Excel

Address
2,7 mi
ONE EASTERN GATEWAY ROYAL VICTORIA DOCK
E16 1FR London
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


TRAVELODGE LONDON WOOLWICH

Address
1,1 mi
129 POWIS STREET WOOLWICH
SE18 6LQ WOOLWICH
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


TRAVELODGE LONDON EXCEL

Address
2,3 mi
1016 DOCKSIDE ROAD
SE10 8DA London
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


TRAVELODGE LONDON CITY AIRPORT

Address
2,3 mi
1 CONNAUGHT ROAD
E16 2DB LONDON
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


MOXY London Excel

Address
2,5 mi
1014 Dockside Road
E16 2FQ London
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Hampton by Hilton London Docklands

Address
2,5 mi
Dockside Road London E16 2QT
E16 2QT London
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Connaught House Hotel

Address
2,6 mi
Lynx Way
E16 1JR London
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Prince Regent Hotel Excel London

Address
3,1 mi
Prince Regent Lane 361
E16 3JP London
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


London Beckton

Address
2,4 mi
1 WOOLWICH MANOR WAY
E6 5NT London
United Kingdom

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

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Crossrail TBM Sophia Launched

Published: February 07, 2013
Length: 46:45 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Crossrail Project

Sophia, Crossrail's fifth tunnelling machine, has begun her journey from Plumstead to North Woolwich as part of the construction of a tunnel under the River Thames for London's new rail link....


Severndroog Castle promotional video | Save the Dog Productions

Published: April 02, 2015
Length: 49:49 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: savethedogproduction

Severndroog Castle on Shooters Hill is a Gothic style tower built in 1784. Taking its name from a battle at Suvarndurg in 1755 it was built as memorial to Sir William James by his widow Lady...


Class 66 at Falconwood

Published: May 01, 2013
Length: 02:19 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: UbleyHalt

A Freightliner Class 66 517 passing through Falconwood Station about 19:25 1st May. This is regular daily trip coming from somewhere and going somewhere else!


Chimney Sweeps Kent

Published: July 09, 2014
Length: 44:53 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Apex Chimney Sweeps

APEX CHIMNEY SWEEPS http://apexchimneysweeps.co.uk/ We have been working on chimneys in London & North Kent since 1984. We are respected experts in our field and specialise in not just ...


Honest Petes Coach Sales - 2004 Plaxton Volvo B12B - Exterior

Published: June 27, 2014
Length: 13:50 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Tcl80

www.honestpetesvehiclesales.co.uk.


EABL Final Fours 2014 - Barking Abbey Take the Title!

Published: May 28, 2014
Length: 35:17 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Hoopsfix

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Barking Abbey vs SGS College - 2014 EABL Championship Final FULL GAME

Published: October 06, 2014
Length: 25:11 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: EABL

Watch the 2014 EABL Championship final in full, as Barking Abbey took on SGS College at UEL Sports Dock on May 10th 2014. For more information visit http://www.eabl.org.


Barking Abbey vs SGS College - EABL Championship Final Highlights

Published: October 04, 2014
Length: 37:14 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: EABL

Read the full game report here: http://www.eabl.org/2014/05/barking-abbey-crowned-2014-eabl-national-champions/ Highlights of the 2014 EABL championship final between Barking Abbey and SGS...


Towed Car Crashes Into the Woolwich Free Ferry Ramp

Published: July 16, 2014
Length: 29:08 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: MedEighty

I had a bad feeling about the old Audi A4 being towed in front of me. Luckily, its tow rope didn't break (again) and it didn't back up into me, but it did crash into the Woolwich Free Ferry's...


Class 465 Woolwich Arsenal

Published: March 31, 2013
Length: 46:26 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: UbleyHalt

08:32 Charing Cross train at Woolwich Arsenal Station - it was 5 minutes late.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Royal Arsenal

The Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, originally known as the Woolwich Warren, carried out armaments manufacture, ammunition proofing and explosives research for the British armed forces. It was sited on the south bank of the River Thames in Woolwich in south-east London, England.

Located at 51.4912, 0.069937 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
1671 establishments, Military units and formations established in 1671, Buildings and structures in Greenwich, Engineering ROF, Filling factories, Government munitions production in the United Kingdom, History of Greenwich, Military history of London, National government buildings in London, Royal Ordnance Factories, Grade I listed buildings in London, Woolwich

HM Prison Belmarsh

HM Prison Belmarsh is a Category A men's prison, located in the Thamesmead area of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, in south-east London, England. Belmarsh Prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service. Isis Prison and Thameside Prison are situated next to Belmarsh Prison.

Located at 51.4964, 0.0929 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Prisons in London, Buildings and structures in Greenwich, Category A prisons in England, 1991 establishments in England

Plumstead Common

Plumstead Common is a common in Plumstead, (SE18) in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, south-east London. It is bound to the north by Old Mill Road and to the south by Plumstead Common Road. To the east lies Winn or Winn's Common. Substantial remains of the Old Mill still stand and have been incorporated into the public house of the same name. The common contains deposits of puddingstone, a conglomerate rock formed during a period of global warming 60 million years ago.

Located at 51.4808, 0.0852778 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Parks and open spaces in Greenwich, Common land in London

Greenwich Community College

Greenwich Community College is a post-secondary educational institution located in Plumstead in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, in southeast London, England. It was founded in 1921 as Woolwich College of Further Education, which became Greenwich Community College in 1998.

Located at 51.4909, 0.07881 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Further education colleges in London, Education in Greenwich, Learning and Skills Beacons, Educational institutions established in 1921, 1921 establishments in England

Manor Ground, Plumstead

The Manor Ground in Plumstead, south east London was a football stadium which, between 1888 & 1890, and 1893 & 1913, was the home of the football club formerly known as Royal Arsenal, renamed Woolwich Arsenal in 1893, and later simply Arsenal F.C. soon after they moved across London to Arsenal Stadium, Highbury.

Located at 51.4914, 0.0872222 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Arsenal F.C., Defunct football venues in England, Sports venues in London, Sport in Greenwich, 1888 establishments in England

Broadwater Green

Broadwater Green is a mixed council/private estate in Thamesmead, London. It was originally only two long roads, but since 1999 has grown into a very large estate. Unlike many council estates, there are no towerblocks in Broadwater Green. It has been commonly referred to as "The Yellow Brick Houses" by local residents in the immediate vicinity. There is a restaurant/public house named "The Princess Alice" at the entrance to the estate.

Located at 51.4938, 0.0853 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Areas of London, Buildings and structures in Greenwich

Royal Arsenal Railway

The Royal Arsenal Railway was a private military railway. It ran inside the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, south east London. The earliest parts of this railway system proper were constructed to standard gauge from 1859 onwards as a to replace an ad hoc arrangement of individual plateways. Laying of plateways had started in 1824 and was completed by 1854-5; they then came under the control of the Corps of Royal Engineers.

Located at 51.4931, 0.0743 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Government munitions production in the United Kingdom, 18 inch gauge railways, Military railways in the United Kingdom, Rail transport in London, Narrow gauge railways in England

Woolwich Crown Court

Woolwich Crown Court, located at 2 Belmarsh Road, Thamesmead is one of twelve Crown Courts serving Greater London. It stands adjacent to both HM Prison Belmarsh and Belmarsh Magistrate's Court. Operational from 1993, it has 12 courtrooms and deals with more than 750 cases a year. Until recently, terrorist cases in the London area would be heard at the Old Bailey. However, Woolwich Crown Court has been designed as a high security courtroom and so now is the preferred venue for such trials.

Located at 51.4967, 0.09 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Crown Courts, Buildings and structures in Greenwich, Courts in London

Winn's Common

Winn's Common is a public open space in Plumstead in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, England.

Located at 51.4811, 0.0930556 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Parks and open spaces in Greenwich, Common land in London

Invicta Ground

The Invicta Ground was a football stadium in Plumstead, south-east London, that was the home of Royal Arsenal (today known simply as Arsenal) between 1890 and 1893. Named after Invicta, the motto of the county of Kent (which was the county Plumstead was located in at the time), the ground was Arsenal's first proper stadium, being equipped with a stand, a row of terracing and changing rooms.

Located at 51.4875, 0.0880556 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Arsenal F.C., Defunct football venues in England, Sports venues in London, Sport in Greenwich

85-91 Genesta Road

85-91 Genesta Road are four terraced houses, in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, located south of Plumstead, north of Shooter's Hill near Plumstead Common, and are the United Kingdom's only modernist terrace, designed by the architectural pioneer Berthold Lubetkin. The houses were among the first attempts to re-design the traditional English house with the benefits of concrete construction. They are listed grade II*. 85-91 Genesta Road was the first domestic project in the U.K.

Located at 51.4787, 0.075 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Grade II* listed buildings in London, Grade II* listed houses, Buildings and structures completed in 1933, Houses in Greenwich

HM Prison Isis

HM Prison Isis is a Category C male Young Offenders Institution, located in the Thamesmead area of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, in south-east London, England. Isis Prison is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service, and is situated next to Belmarsh Prison and Thameside Prison.

Located at 51.4941, 0.08915 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Prisons in London, Buildings and structures in Greenwich, Young Offender Institutions in England, 2010 in London, 2010 establishments in England

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East London: Pier Road/Woolwich Ferry, East London (source)

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Bexley: Pettman Crescent/Western Way, Bexley (source)

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Bexley: A205 Woolwich Common Rd/Ngale pl, Bexley (source)

capture of the webcam Bexley: Grand Depot Rd/John Wilson St

Bexley: Grand Depot Rd/John Wilson St, Bexley (source)

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East London: John Wilson St/New Ferry Approach, East London (source)

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Plumstead