{"id":49265,"date":"2025-08-29T12:27:43","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T11:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=49265"},"modified":"2025-08-29T12:27:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T11:27:55","slug":"in-photos-a-beach-walk-by-the-river-thames-between-chelsea-bridge-and-albert-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/in-photos-a-beach-walk-by-the-river-thames-between-chelsea-bridge-and-albert-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"In photos: a beach walk by the River Thames between Chelsea Bridge and Albert Bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/chelsea-battersea-bridges-01.jpg\" alt=\"Augsburg photos: snowy scenes, architecture and the wonderful Grand Hotel Cosmpolis, Germany\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve never managed to walk the stretch of the Thames riverside between Chelsea Bridge and Albert Bridge before, but when we spotted that the gate to the river was open, we hit the beach!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/chelsea-battersea-bridges-02.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: a beach walk between Chelsea Bridge and Albert Bridge\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re walking away from Battersea Power Station, you can find the entrance just as you enter the park.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/chelsea-battersea-bridges-04.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: a beach walk between Chelsea Bridge and Albert Bridge\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We only saw two other people walking this delightfully empty space.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/chelsea-battersea-bridges-05.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: a beach walk between Chelsea Bridge and Albert Bridge\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Albert Bridge in the distance.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/chelsea-battersea-bridges-06.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: a beach walk between Chelsea Bridge and Albert Bridge\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/chelsea-battersea-bridges-07.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: a beach walk between Chelsea Bridge and Albert Bridge\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/chelsea-battersea-bridges-08.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: a beach walk between Chelsea Bridge and Albert Bridge\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/chelsea-battersea-bridges-09.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: a beach walk between Chelsea Bridge and Albert Bridge\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/chelsea-battersea-bridges-13.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: a beach walk between Chelsea Bridge and Albert Bridge\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Looking back at Chelsea Bridge.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/chelsea-battersea-bridges-11.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: a beach walk between Chelsea Bridge and Albert Bridge\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Costa del Thames!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/chelsea-battersea-bridges-12.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: a beach walk between Chelsea Bridge and Albert Bridge\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/chelsea-battersea-bridges-15.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: a beach walk between Chelsea Bridge and Albert Bridge\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/chelsea-battersea-bridges-14.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: a beach walk between Chelsea Bridge and Albert Bridge\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ladder leads up to Battersea Park.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/chelsea-battersea-bridges-03.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: a beach walk between Chelsea Bridge and Albert Bridge\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/chelsea-battersea-bridges-16.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: a beach walk between Chelsea Bridge and Albert Bridge\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Join the forum chat<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.net\/forums\/threads\/the-river-thames-photos-and-stories.323878\/page-22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The River\u00a0Thames \u2013 photos and stories<\/a> (over900 posts)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.net\/forums\/threads\/mudlarking-on-the-thames.233452\/page-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mudlarking on the Thames<\/a>\u00a0(45+ posts)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.net\/forums\/threads\/central-london-photos-parks-buildings-street-scenes-and-london-life.329057\/page-5#post-17082678\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Central London photos \u2013 parks, buildings, street scenes and London life<\/a> (over 300 posts)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve never managed to walk the stretch of the Thames riverside between Chelsea Bridge and Albert Bridge before, but when we spotted that the gate to the river was open, &hellip; 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