A “reach” is an extended piece of water or land and navigators on the Thames will be familiar with the names of the river’s reaches but for the rest of us, here’s a quick guide to the named sections from Gravesend up to the pool of London.
- Gravesend Reach
- Northfleet Hope
- St Clement’s Reach
- Long Reach
- Erith Rands
- Erith Reach
- Halfway Reach
- Barking Reach
- Gallions Reach
- Woolwich Reach
- Bugsby’s Reach
- Blackwall Reach
- Greenwich Reach
- Limehouse Reach
- Lower Pool
- The Pool
Bugsby’s Reach
