[1] Leave the health centre and turn left, then go left across the dead end of a road into Russia Dock Park.
(A)This park obviously gets its name from the dock formerly sited here; the whole area had strong associations with Baltic trade. The park is now habitat for a wide variety of plants and wildlife including kingfishers and herons.
Go right over a bridge, through a gate and follow the path past a pond on the left. Cross another wooden bridge and take the path to the left, following this past some houses and under Salter Road.
[2] Cross Rotherhithe Street by the Deal Porter Pub. Max Bygraves, the entertainer, was born in this street. Go straight ahead up the shallow ramp to the river. Continue right along the river front and follow this for 500 or 600 metres.
(B)Just before you leave the river, you pass Cuckold’s Point. (A cuckold is a man whose wife has cheated on him; in fable, he grew horns as a public sign of his disgrace).It is said that King John cuckolded another man on this point. Whether he did or not, a post surmounted by a pair of horns was erected here; it marked the starting point for the Horn Fair, a riotous procession from here to Charlton, in which men wearing horns grabbed at any woman within reach. The Fair was discontinued in 1874 on grounds of public indecency. A riverside gibbet was also erected here to discourage pirates.
Eventually the path leaves the river and takes you back to Rotherhithe Street.
[3] Go left past the pub and then, opposite an entrance to Russia Dock Park, take the ramp on the left leading up to the Hilton Hotel. At the top go right around the water (where there is always a heron) and after one block of buildings go left back to the river front.
The front here is called Nelson Docks, though it was not named after Admiral Nelson. There is a ferry from here to Canary Wharf.
Go through one set of railings, and then go right by a flagpole to cross Rotherhithe Street and then the footbridge over to Salter Road. Follow the boardwalk going left to the Health Centre.