Thames Town
Thames Town is a Shanghai satellite development built to resemble a British market town, with cobbled streets, Victorian terraces, corner shops, and red telephone boxes. Completed in 2006 in Songjiang District, it drew early attention as a curiosity of themed architecture but high house prices left it largely empty for years, earning it a reputation as a ghost town. It sits on the water, roughly a half-hour from central Shanghai.
Description drafted with AI from public sources such as Wikipedia and OpenStreetMap. How this works
- Nearest water from center 0.1 km0.0 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 5.2 km3.2 mi
Nearest airports
Thames Town: quick answers
Where is Thames Town?
Thames Town is in Shanghai Municipality, China, about 33 km20 miles in a straight line from Shanghai.
How do you get to Thames Town?
The nearest airport is Shanghai (Minhang) (SHA), about 43 min away by road. The nearest train station is 上海虹桥, about 40 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Thames Town?
The warmest month is July, averaging 28°C83°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 5°C40°F. The wettest month is June, with about 291 mm11.4 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Thames Town?
OpenStreetMap lists 3 museums, 1 restaurant, 6 cafés and 2 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Thames Town?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Jiaxing, Zhouzhuang and Zhujiajiao.