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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
Aloft London Excel
TRAVELODGE LONDON WOOLWICH
TRAVELODGE LONDON EXCEL
TRAVELODGE LONDON CITY AIRPORT
MOXY London Excel
Hampton by Hilton London Docklands
Connaught House Hotel
Prince Regent Hotel Excel London
London Beckton
Videos from this area
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Crossrail TBM Sophia Launched
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
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
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
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EABL Final Fours 2014 - Barking Abbey Take the Title!
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Barking Abbey vs SGS College - 2014 EABL Championship Final FULL GAME
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Winn's Common
Winn's Common is a public open space in Plumstead in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, England.
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.
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.
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.