Guide to walking in the Thames Valley, southern England
Walking in the Thames Valley
by Steve Davison
Walking in the Thames Valley offers 25 challenging circular walks around the River Thames and River Kennet in the south of England, taking in the Southern Chilterns, the Berkshire and North Hampshire Downs, Southern Oxfordshire and the eastern edge of Wiltshire. All routes are within easy reach of Reading, Newbury, Abingdon and London. More...
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Activities
Walking, backpackingSeasons
Spring and autumn offer the best walking conditions and clearer skies. In winter some paths may Read More... become impassable after heavy rain due to flooding, especially along the Thames.Centres
Reading, Newbury, Abingdon, LondonDifficulty
Walks range from 10 to 18 miles, with one 26-mile, 2-day option, all on good paths. Many routes Read More... also have shorter options.Must See
The Chilterns and North Wessex Downs Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the World Heritage Site Read More... at Avebury, the Uffington White Horse, lots of cosy pubs and ancient churchesAckroyd, Peter. Thames: Sacred River (Chatto & Windus, 2007)
Corrie, Euan. Kennet and Avon Canal: From the Thames to Bristol (Waterways World Ltd, 2002)
Draper, Jo. Hampshire – the Complete Guide (The Dovecote Press, 1990)
Goldsack, Paul. River Thames – in the Footsteps of the Famous (Bradt, 2003)
Graham, Morris A. The Vale of White Horse (Sutton Publishing Ltd, 1993)
Jenkins, Simon. England’s Thousand Best Churches (Penguin, 1999)
Mills, A.D. Oxford Dictionary of English Place Names (Oxford University Press, 2003)
Pevsner, Nikolaus. The Buildings of England – County Series (Penguin, various dates)
Sale, Richard. A Guide to the Chilterns, Marlborough Downs and Oxford (The Crowood Press Ltd, 1999)
Whitehead, David. Henley-on-Thames: A History (Phillimore & Co Ltd, 2007)








