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Boulangerie Jade is very close to Woolwich Elizabeth Line Station, at 9 Major Draper Street, Royal Arsenal, SE18 6GD. It serves a range of pastries, cakes and meals, and has toilets. After coffee, at 11.00, we begin the optional walk, initially along the Thames. After about 1 mile we reach Broadwater and turn inland, to reach a stop for buses to Woolwich. We continue towards Plumstead Station, which has busy roads around it and more buses (1¾ miles). We then join the Ridgeway footpath and head towards Thamesmead, with further bus stops along the way. The Ridgeway runs on an embankment covering the Joseph Bazaljette Southern Outfall Sewer and is covered with trees and shrubs.
At Southmere we pass the lake, to reach a thin strip of parkland that leads towards Abey Wood Elizabeth Line and National Rail Station. There are toilets in the station and a possibility of tea or ice cream nearby.
Bring a picnic if you plan to walk beyond the Broadwater bus stop.
The route is along good paths, but toilets are sparse after the cafe. However, there are plenty of bushes and a McDonalds at Plumstead, if desperate.
Boulangerie Jade, 9 Major Draper Street, Royal Arsenal, SE18 6GD. The cafe is located in one of the old buildings around the Royal Arsenal. From Woolwich Elizabeth Line Station, turn right and walk slightly downhill for about 30 metres. The cafe is on your right. From Woolwich Arsenal National Rail and Woolwich Arsenal DLR stations, turn right and walk to the main road (Plumstead Road) following signs for the Elizabeth Line. Cross over the main road and walk along a pedestrian area towards the Elizabeth Line Station, with M&S on your right. Continue 30 metres beyond the station and the cafe is on your right.
