The Living Thames
A one-hour string quartet concert inspired by rivers and water.
Why come?
Part of Totally Thames 2026. Orchestra for the Earth play a one-hour string quartet in this unlikely concert hall, music of rivers and water (Dvořák, Handel, Smetana and Strauss) woven with short Thames field recordings.
Doors open from 5pm so you can look around the Beam Engine House and The Great Stink exhibition before the performance.
On the evening
- One-hour string quartet
- The Beam Engine House open before the performance
- The Great Stink exhibition
- Free vintage bus from Abbey Wood Station
Ask when booking if you need seating advice.
Getting Here
Catch the free vintage shuttle bus from Abbey Wood Station. Open a tab below to see the best way of getting to us.
Abbey Wood Station is the closest station (Elizabeth Line, Southeastern and Thameslink).
- Take the free vintage bus from the station. Times are here.
- If you prefer to walk from the station, see information here.
The bus to use is our free vintage service from Abbey Wood Station.
From Abbey Wood Station: 5pm, 5:30pm, 6pm and 6:30pm
From Crossness: 8:30pm and 9pm
Park in the visitor car park on Bazalgette Way, then walk in through the pedestrian entrance. Taxis can use What3words charmingly.cure.tone (opens in a new tab).
- This is the car park for this event. Walk in through the pedestrian entrance.
Walking from Abbey Wood Station takes about 40–45 minutes.
We are within cycling distance of Woolwich, with Uber Boat, DLR and Elizabeth Line connections. The Thames Path is a pleasant ride along the river.
There is secure cycle parking on site, by the large pond next to the Thames Path.
- The Thames Path Gate (opens in a new tab) is open for this event.
- You can also follow the pedestrian way in from Abbey Wood Station or the visitor car park.
Blue Badge bays sit beside the pedestrian gate in the visitor car park on Bazalgette Way. From there, a handrail path leads towards the railway when it is running.
If you need to park beside the museum, email us when you book at [email protected]. Tell us about access needs so we can plan the best route with you.
