Thames Barrier Park

London

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mrsmollyc

05 Nov 2026

Lovely park next to Thames Barrier

Date of visit: October 2026

I am a disabled person. I have experience of challenges around: accessing toilets and moving around.

I use or have experience of: disabled toilet, wheelchair

A tall sign with Thames Barrier Park is large letters near the top. The sign has three sides and each one has the park name on it

A pathway through the lower part of the park. The path is quite narrow with tall hedges on either side of the pathway. The pathway is made up of compacted gravel or dirt or something similar

A view of some of the green spaces across the park. There are a combination of sculpted hedges and large trees around the park too

A small visitors centre building with a doorway in the centre.

One of the pathways throug the main part of the park. It is a wide pathway and is a smooth tarmac path. There are large trees on either side of the path

A view from above of the lower part of the park. Down the centre there are some long hedges that stretch away from the camera and they have been sculpted to have a wave design all the way down them.

A view of the Thames Barrier on the river. The river takes the majority of the image and there is bright blue sky above it with just a few wispy clouds on the right. On the left of the image are the tall structures of the Thames Barrier.

A decked area next to the river which is covered with a canopy. There are poles in the image which lead to the canopy which is just out of sight in the image. There are also some concrete structures, one can be seen in the centre of the image. These are a good height to sit on should you need to sit.

Some seating available in the park. These long benches are made of horizontal wooden slats for both the seat and the back of the bench and have metal armrests evenly spaced along the bench

Overall Rating

Good

This is a really lovely park with walkways that go along the riverside and have a great view of the Thames Barrier. There are two sections of this park, the main part of the part is a large space with pathways along the riverside and large grassy areas. The pathways are all smooth and mostly flat. There is also a children’s play area, some sports areas and a visitors centre. There is then another smaller part which is slightly lower than the main section. This has some sculpted hedges inside and many different types of plants. The pathways through this part are narrower and much more bumpy. There are different types of seats available around the park, even some wooden lounger style seats that look out onto the river.

Disabled Access In and Around

Good

Most of the pathways throughout this park are wide and smooth. There are some that have a bit of an incline to them but I was able to manage them all with my manual wheelchair. There is a lower section of the park and this has much narrower and bumpier pathways. There were lots of different places to sit around the park. Many of the seating options were made from wood such as benches and lounger style seats. There was a covered area near the Thames Barrier where there was a canopy and some concrete block that could be sat on. There was a visitor centre in the park which said it had an accessible toilet but it seemed to be closed when I visited.

Accessible facilities: Step-free entrance, Seating at regular intervals

Parking & Transport

Average

I travelled to this place by train

I didn’t see much in the way of parking when I visited. I travelled to the park via the DLR line as the DLR stop, Pontoon Dock, stops just next to the park.

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