The Thames Path - A Walker's Guidebook

This guide leads the walker from the Thames Barrier in London to the source of the Thames 180 miles away. Opened as a national trail in 1996, the ‘towpath’ route leads past a string of London’s historic buildings and through tranquil countryside to the river’s source in Gloucestershire.

The Thames Path

From the Sea to the Source

Author

Leigh Hatts

Cover

Paperback - Laminated

Edition

Second

ISBN_13

9781852844363

Availability

Published

Price

£12.00

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Front Cover (1)
Location Map (1)
Overview Maps (1)
Sample Routes (1)
Sample Photos (2)

Seasons

Throughout the year.

Centres

Windsor, Maidenhead, Marlow, Henley, Dorchester, Abingdon, Newbridge, Oxford, Cricklade

Difficulty

Easy riverside walking. 180 miles in 20 stages, described in sections between 4 and 16 miles long.

Must See

Royal Naval College, Greenwich; Hampton Court; Runnymede; Windsor; Cliveden; Hardwick House; Oxford; Kelmscot Manor

Summary Map

Introduction

The Route
1. Thames Barrier to Tower Bridge (9 miles; 14.5km)
2. Tower Bridge to Putney (10 miles; 16km)
3. Putney to Kingston (13 miles; 20.9km)
4. Kingston to Chertsey (11 miles; 17.7km)
5. Chertsey to Staines (4 miles; 6.4km)
6. Staines to Windsor (71?2 miles; 12km)
7. Windsor to Maidenhead (61?2 miles; 10.5km)
8. Maidenhead to Marlow (7 miles; 11.2km)
9. Marlow to Henley (81?2 miles; 13.6km)
10. Henley to Reading (9 miles; 14.5km)
11. Reading to Pangbourne (7 miles; 11.2km)
12. Pangbourne to Goring (4 miles; 6.4km)
13. Goring to Wallingford (7 miles; 11.2km)
14. Wallingford to Dorchester (5 miles; 8km)
15. Dorchester to Abingdon (9 miles; 14.5km)
16. Abingdon to Oxford (91?2 miles; 15.2km)
17. Oxford to Newbridge (131?2 miles; 21.7km)
18. Newbridge to Lechlade (16 miles; 25.7km)
19. Lechlade to Cricklade (101?2 miles; 16.8km)
20. Cricklade to Source (121?4 miles; 19.7km)