Hammersmith Bridge Walk

The original hammersmith bridge opened in 1827 and was designed by william tierney clark.
Hammersmith bridge walk. It was the first suspension bridge over the river thames. Allow a good three hours to complete. Juggling a camera and an umbrella is not ideal but i managed to take a few photos anyway. Follow this stree all the way to the very bottom and you ll spot the river thames follow the path right.
Putney bridge to hammersmith bridge cemeteries capped the beginning and end of a long rainy walk one saturday from fulham to hammersmith and back again a loop that took me along the thames and home via ravenscourt park. The current bridge which is grade ii listed and was designed by civil engineer sir joseph bazalgette is the second permanent bridge on the site and has. Take the exit toward hammersmith apollo out of the station cross the road and walk toward the river with the apollo on your left head down queen caroline street. The views over the river are amazing especially as it overlooks.
It enables pedestrians and cyclists to cross between the southern part of hammersmith in the london borough of hammersmith and fulham on the north side of the river and barnes in the london borough of richmond upon thames on the south side of the river. As traffic passes over the bridge it makes a very distinctive rumbling noise. The cause of which is easily seen as it the reason why hammersmith bridge is london s weakest bridge. At the moment people are able to walk and cycle across hammersmith bridge many of them heading to and from tube and bus services at hammersmith station.
The first hammersmith bridge in 1828. Some of the features along the way include a river lock syon house and the site of the original meridian. The view from the bridge to the north bank at hammersmith. Wooden seating between the walkway across the bridge and the road.
This is an easy walk with plenty to see along the way taking in a section of the thames path national trail. Hammersmith bridge is a suspension bridge that crosses the river thames in west london. Hammersmith bridge was the first suspension bridge built over the thames. A london river walk.
See our travel advice for hammersmith. Hammersmith bridge hammersmith bridge is a suspension bridge that spans 210 across the river thames in hammersmith.