Greenwich foot tunnel

condorman

I shall shortly need to start commuting from Bromley to Stratford and the most direct route seems to be to use the Greenwich foot tunnel. Does anyone else use the foot tunnel on a daily basis? I've seen some previous threads that suggest that everyone cycles through it anyway but I was intending to wheel the bike through the tunnel. Does it ever close for maintenance or "incidents"? Google maps seems to suggest a rather circuitous route through Canary Wharf but I suspect that's because I ticked the cycling option which tends to throw up some odd routes.

Any advice or suggestions from regular users of that route or foot tunnel?

cookeeemonster

Commuting chat might get you a quicker response tbh

saladdays

Just give a go and see how you feel. Here's a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62lF54Lk4Ro

daddy0

I used the tunnel a couple of times this summer. People do ride through it, but of course you're not meant to. I didn't really enjoy using the tunnel though, waiting for the lifts seemed to take an age, so preferred to use Tower Bridge.

perfectmark

They do sometimes close it, but then you have the option of getting the Thames Clipper, Woolwich tunnel or Tower Bridge. The nicest route up to Stratford from there is probably via the Limehouse Cut (canal).

JackPozzi

Is there still an operator in the lift? I was under the impression they would sometimes not allow people into the lift if they had seen them riding through?

curto80

They got rid of the operators last year when they replaced the lifts.

Every fecker rides through. The aholes ride fast but most people have the decency and common sense to at least ride with caution.

I've only ever seen the police in the middle booking people for riding through once and I commuted Greenwich to CW for 4 years.

condorman

Thanks for all the replies. I shall give it a go and see how I get on.