Thames Explorer
@ThamesExplorer
The Thames Explorer Trust encourages people to learn about, enjoy and look after the River Thames through a variety of activities and events.
📢Calling all creative young people, aged 11-18 years, can you imagine the ships and boats of the future? The Port of London Authority want your ideas. To enter their competition (no experience necessary) go to: pla.co.uk/thames-visiona…
A great day exploring the river with us - made possible thanks to a generous grant from @ChiswickPier helping Hounslow's primary pupils get involved in river fieldwork. Hope to welcome you back next year!
Yesterday, Evergreen spent a wonderful day on the River Thames, after heading to the Thames Explorer Trust’s headquarters at Chiswick Pier. Their round trip sailed from Chiswick all the way to Westminster. #thamesexplorertrust #chiswickpier
🤩Don't miss out on our family mudlarking session at Wapping on Saturday 22 Feb to explore the fascinating history of the Thames! Limited spots available - sign up now! #ChildrensFootsteps #ThamesHistory #FamilyFun #Wapping #Feb22nd eventbrite.co.uk/e/childrens-fo…
📢#Mudlarking at Wapping tomorrow 10am-12pm. Tickets available now⬇️Grab your wellies and join us on the banks of the River #Thames, to discover pieces of London's past🌟Tickets £25 eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-the-foots…
Party on the Pier 2024🎉: Join our free River Dipping sessions @ChiswickPier next Sunday 11am (Jul 21) 11am🦀Discover the fascinating creatures living beneath the River Thames - providing a vital food supply for our more familiar creatures...
🌟Great work Year 4s! Glad you enjoyed your @ThamesExplorer boat trip - aboard the Golden Salamander, hope to welcome @SHHSforGirls for some more fantastic #fieldwork next year. #riverfieldwork #KS2Geography #fieldtrips
Year 4 embarked on some fieldwork with @ThamesExplorer this week, focusing on mapping, river usage, local wildlife, history and physical geography #openingdoors #openingminds
📢Come #Mudlarking with @ThamesExplorer 11am this Sunday (Apr 20) at our Limehouse site - 2mins from the DLR - and discover history beneath your feet!😀 Tours last 2hrs. Tickets £25: eventbrite.co.uk/e/124712607064…
Upcoming @ChiswickPier talk. chiswickpier.org.uk/local-flood-re…
📢Come #mudlarking beside the River Thames - 2.30pm on Tuesday 25th March, and immerse yourself in London's fascinating past! Tickets £25 …niumBridge-25thMarch.eventbrite.co.uk
🌟Mudlarking tours with Thames Explorer - new tour dates just released🌟Tickets on sale now➡️eventbrite.co.uk/o/thames-explo…
Thank-you Emily - glad you enjoyed our tour 💫
FYI: you need to have a permit to mudlark but @ThamesExplorer run AMAZING guided tours that you can buy tickets for (link below!). Perfect for the family: we learnt SO much and then rightfully returned everything we found to the river ✨ 🌊 thames-explorer.org.uk/guided-tours/
Today, our courts sided with the model of profiting off pollution by permitting failing Thames Water a £3 billion bailout. And we are furious. 😡 We believe this judgement is a massive missed opportunity for making an example out of our failing water industry and taking a step…
🚨 The Water Commission lineup is out. 🚨 It looks like our voices have been heard. 🙌 ✅ We’ve secured strong representation for the environment and public health with Richard Benwell and Chris Whitty appointed to the commission. And while we can’t say for sure yet, some of the…
🐟#EDF want to cancel plans for an Acoustic Fish Deterrent that would help prevent millions of fish in the Severn Estuary being sucked into & killed in the water intake pipe. #Biodiversity is in decline. This isn't good enough. Agree? Sign the petition: win.newmode.net/hinkley-point-…
Mudlarking fans are in for a treat! Book your tickets for Tom’s talk at The Pier House here ➡️ buytickets.at/chiswickpiertr…
I have some events coming up: 📌 Jan 29: Portals to Another London @AuthorsClub at National Liberal Club 📌 Feb 3: Colchester Archaeological Group 📌 Feb 25: @ChiswickPier 📌 @LonMidArchSoc annual conference @LDN_Museum Docklands 📷 Photo by Peter Jones
tickets available for mudlark tour on 21st November @ThamesExplorer and more dates to be released at 5pm today. To book check our website here: thames-explorer.org.uk/guided-tours/
😀Very glad your Year 5s enjoyed learning about the river with us! Thanks to @LondonPortAuth, we can offer this great outreach programme free to state-funded primary schools across London, Kent and Essex. More info: thames-explorer.org.uk/school-outreac…
Coelho class had an amazing opportunity to learn about trade and the River Thames through an engaging workshop led by Thames Explorer. We participated in a variety of fantastic activities, including transporting cargo from one country to another.
So lucky!🐡🐠🐟Thank you @EnvAgency for sharing your knowledge of river fish during @ThamesExplorer fieldwork session for @RPPSlondon. Pupils were learning about environmental issues @ChiswickPier and discovered elvers, crabs, flounder, Goby fish, Sticklebacks, and even a Bass!
📢Extra mudlarking dates just released! Get your boots on for our extra two-hour Thames foreshore tours *⃣Tues 2nd October from 8am *⃣Tues 22nd October from 10.30am *⃣Thurs 24th October from 12pm - at our Millennium Bridge site. Book tickets here: eventbrite.co.uk/o/thames-explo…
🎉BIG thank-you from Chalkhill Primary School! Y6 enjoyed a @ThamesExplorer boat trip aboard the Golden Salamander, thanks to funding from @ChiswickPier as part of their drive to encourage #Hounslow Schools to get involved in river fieldwork on the River Thames at Chiswick.