Coton & Hamblin Optometrists, Blackheath & Woolwich

Coton & Hamblin Optometrists, Blackheath & Woolwich Optometrists - friendly professional service for all. Located at Blackheath & Woolwich

Community Optometrists located in Woolwich and Blackheath Standard offering friendly professional eye care for people of all ages with a variety of visual needs. We keep up to date with the latest technology advances in eye care to examine eye health to a high standard and continue this theme with the spectacles frames and spectacle lenses and contact lenses which we supply.

1959 Wellington Street - looks like when we were on opposite side of the rd.
25/10/2025

1959 Wellington Street - looks like when we were on opposite side of the rd.

We offer Stellest lenses - watch this space for our evening about children’s vision and myopia (short sight)
25/10/2025

We offer Stellest lenses - watch this space for our evening about children’s vision and myopia (short sight)

16/10/2025

Running a small business is really hard.
The stress, the heartache, the worries — they can all feel like a lot at times.

But what makes it all worthwhile are the people.

If you know me, you’ll know I’m not usually one to share my feelings so openly… but over the past few months, both as a practice and personally, we’ve lost some of our biggest supporters — and I just wanted to say thank you.

There are two patients — AB and AW — who I’ll be forever grateful to for believing in me when I first took over Coton & Hamblin back in 2008.
Their support never wavered. Their visits always felt like catching up with old friends — chatting about family, holidays, books… you name it.
Losing them both was such a shock, and there were definitely tears from me and from the team who had known them even longer.

Then, on a personal level, I recently lost my Aunty Tina — our Facebook top supporter.
She never missed a post. Always liking, always commenting, always positive.
Even though I didn’t see her often (she was back home in Wales), every time we did meet she was smiling, laughing, and asking about my family — despite going through so much herself with kidney dialysis three times a week.

It’s been five weeks since she passed, and I still find it hard to write a post without crying — because that little notification from her won’t pop up anymore.

But people like Aunty Tina, AB, and AW are what make it all worthwhile.

So this is a heartfelt thank you —to them, to all of our wonderful patients and supporters, and to my fabulous Coton & Hamblin team, who truly are a lottery win in staff terms.
If there’s one thing I’ve learned through all of this…
it’s that we could all do with being a little more like Aunty Tina, AB, and AW — loyal, kind, and full of encouragement and ready with a smile.

14/10/2025

Important Notice
Our Coton & Hamblin Blackheath branch will be closed today due to staff shortages.

All queries can be handled by our Woolwich practice — please call 020 8854 1491 for assistance.

We apologise for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

—The Coton & Hamblin Team

09/10/2025

Blackheath closed today - all staff at Woolwich and able to make appts etc. 02088581858

20/09/2025

Blackheath will be closed on Monday 22nd September as some staff attend training. Woolwich will be open on 02088541491 to make appts etc.

08/08/2025

Blackheath is closed today - Woolwich are open and able to book appointments etc. Apologies for an inconvenience caused.

Woolwich 02088541491

Address

11 Wellington Street
London
SE186PQ

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 5:30pm
Thursday 9am - 5:30pm
Friday 9am - 5:30pm
Saturday 9am - 1pm

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