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Explore Blackheath
Blackheath in Greater London (England) with it's 25,116 inhabitants is a city in United Kingdom a little south-east of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Blackheath is now 01:13 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Blackheath, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is London City Airport in a distance of 3 mi (or 6 km), North-East. 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 Tower of London in a distance of 4 mi (or 7 km), North-East. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. We found 4 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: Catford, Poplar, Bromley, Woolwich and East Ham. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 16°C / 61 °F
Morning Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
Evening Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
Night Temperature | 14°C / 58 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 6% |
Air Humidity | 77% |
Air Pressure | 995 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from North |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 81% of sky |
General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Wednesday, 9th of October 2024
15°C (58 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 10th of October 2024
9°C (48 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Friday, 11th of October 2024
10°C (51 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Lincoln Plaza London Curio Collection by Hilton
Greenland Villa - Guest house
SACO Canary Wharf
Britannia International Canary Wharf
ABILITY PLACE APARTMENTS
BALTIMORE WHARF APARTMENTS
De Vere Devonport House
DoubleTree by Hilton London - Greenwich
Novotel London Greenwich
The Pilot
Videos from this area
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Greenwich, England - Time To Travel
Time to Travel visits Greenwich. The trip from Westminster Pier to Greenwich via the Thames River takes about one hour. Boatman offer a tongue and cheek narrative about history and points...
Blackheath Village Day Parade from The Conservatoire 2014
After making our Christmas lanterns, we paraded down to see the Blackheath Christmas lights come on and join in the festive glow.
Solicitors Lewisham - Best Immigration Solicitors Lewisham - 020 8297 4000 - Lewisham Solicitors
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Plumbing Lewisham - Toilet Cistern Repair
If you need a plumber to fix your leaks in bathrooms, kitchens we have a great team of plumbers that can help, our services carried out on a typical day are blockages, toilets, sinks, basins,...
Amica Washing Machine - Leaking Appliance - Lewisham - London
Paul from A.Brassett is called out to repair a leaking Amica Washing Machine. The fault is diagnosed as detached hose, this is remedied and the unit is up and working correctly again.
Blackheath - then and now
Blackheath in 1900 and 2008. Find more about Blackheath, London, in the Blackheath Bugle: http://blackheathbugle.wordpress.com.
Traffic and London's Sunny Blackheath
This clip is of me driving through Blackheath; a part of London that I quite like. It was a sunny Saturday (the first day of summer) and a lot of other people seemed to have decided to do the...
Carl Wright - Blackheath Kite Festival, London, 13 June 2009
Carl Wright is part of Team SPECTRUM - Kite Display Team (http://www.teamspectrum.org.uk). Carl flew two delta two-line kites that were connected by a single tail. This demonstration was...
OLLiE-the-DOG on BlackHeath 3D anaglyph test FujiFilm W1 video 3Dru Zed
Using the Fuji W1 stereo 3D camera - short test anaglyph footage of Ollie the dog view this video with RED & BLUE 3D glasses, with the red lens on the left After watching me eating the hottest...
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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.
Greenwich Park
Greenwich Park is a former hunting park in Greenwich and one of the largest single green spaces in south-east London. One of the Royal Parks of London, and the first to be enclosed (in 1433), it covers 74 hectares, and is part of the Greenwich World Heritage Site. It commands fine views over the River Thames, the Isle of Dogs and the City of London. The park is open from 06:00 for pedestrians all year round and closes at dusk.
River Quaggy
The River Quaggy (often the Quaggy River or simply Quaggy) is a river, 17 km in length, passing through the south-east London boroughs of Bromley, Greenwich and Lewisham; in its lower reaches it is an urban river, in its upper reaches further from London it is more natural and known as the Kyd Brook. The river rises from two sources near Farnborough Hospital at Locksbottom and is a tributary of the River Ravensbourne which it flows into near Lewisham station in Lewisham.
Morden College
Morden College is a long-standing charity which has been providing residential care in Blackheath, south-east London, England for over 300 years. It was founded by philanthropist Sir John Morden in 1695 as a home for 'poor Merchants... and such as have lost their Estates by accidents, dangers and perils of the seas or by any other accidents ways or means in their honest endeavours to get their living by means of Merchandizing.
Ranger's House
Ranger's House is a medium-sized red brick Georgian mansion in the Palladian style, adjacent to Greenwich Park in the south east of London. It is situated in Blackheath and backs directly onto Greenwich Park. Presently there is a rose garden behind it. Since 2002 it has housed the Wernher Collection of art.
South East London Green Chain
The South East London Green Chain, also known as the Green Chain Walk is a linked system of open spaces between the River Thames and Crystal Palace Park in London, England. In 1977 four London Boroughs and the Greater London Council created this Green Chain of 300 open spaces to protect them from building activity. The four London boroughs are Bexley, Bromley, Lewisham and Greenwich. Many parts of the system are also part of the Capital Ring route.
John Roan School
The John Roan School is a secondary comprehensive school in Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, south-east London.
A2212 road
The A2212 road is a 4-digit, non-primary A road in southeast London, England; it is 5.7 km long and runs in a north to south direction from Lee Green, to Bromley passing through Grove Park, Downham, Plaistow and Sundridge. Bromley is the only one of these places which is a primary destination. The road begins at Lee Green cross roads coming off the A20 road, ends in Bromley joining the A21 road, and is crossed by the A205 road about 1.2 km south of Lee Green.
Christ the King Sixth Form College
Christ the King Sixth Form College (CTK) is a sixth form college based over three sites in the South London borough of Lewisham. Founded in 1992 by the Catholic Church on a site site owned by the Diocese of Southwark, it welcomes students from all religions and backgrounds. The college regards itself as a free-standing institution responsible for its own affairs. The college is run by its Principal and senior staff, whose appointment is one of the tasks of the overall governing body.
Peter Harrison Planetarium
The Peter Harrison Planetarium is a 120-seat digital laser planetarium, situated in Greenwich Park, London and is part of the National Maritime Museum. It opened on May 25, 2007. The planetarium uses Digistar 3 software with blue, red and green lasers and grating light valve (GLV) technology to create a 4,000 pixel strip. This strip is swept to produce a 5,000 by 4,000 pixel image, refreshed 60 times per second. The image is projected through a fisheye lens onto the dome of the planetarium.
John Ball Primary School
John Ball Primary School is a state primary school in Blackheath in the borough of Lewisham, London, England. It is named after the 14th century Lollard priest, John Ball, who preached to participants in the Peasants' Revolt on Blackheath. The school has approximately 450 pupils aged 3–11 on its roll. The main building was opened in 1953, and a purpose-built Early Years Unit was added in early 2001. In 2010 a new Music block was opened, and a new Year 6 block opened in 2011.
The Conservatoire
The Conservatoire (formally The Blackheath Conservatoire of Music and the Arts) is an educational charity in Blackheath, on the border of the London boroughs of Greenwich and Lewisham. The Conservatoire of Music and the Arts took on its current structure in 1991 with the merger of the Blackheath Conservatoire of Music and the Blackheath School of Art, which until that point had operated separately on the adjoining sites, but under the same board.
St Margaret's, Lee
The parish church of St Margaret of Antioch, Lee, was built between 1839 and 1841 in a simple early Victorian style (to a design by Norwich architect John Brown), replacing an older mediaeval church dating to around 1120. It is Anglican and is located on the south side of Lee Terrace/Belmont Hill, in Lee Green, south-east London. Extensive and lavish interior decoration was carried out between 1875 and 1900.