Exploring the Thames Rivers and Streams

Introduction

Part 1: The rivers entering the Thames in Gloucestershire and Wiltshire

Chapter 1: Swill Brook
Walk 1: Lower Mill Farm and Swillbrook Nature Reserve; 4.5 miles (7km)

Chapter 2: River Churn
Walk 2: Around the Seven Springs; 5.8 miles (9km)
Walk 3: Cirencester to Baunton; 5 miles (8km)

Chapter 3: River Key (no favourite walk)

Chapter 4: Ampney Brook
Walk 4: Cricklade and Down Ampney; 5.5 miles (9km)

Chapter 5: River Ray (Wiltshire)
Walk 5: Shaw Forest to Purton Wood via Mouldon Park; 5 miles (8km)

Chapter 6: River Cole
Walk 6: Coate Water to Chisledon; 3 miles (4.8km)

Chapter 7: River Coln
Walk 7: Chetworth Roman Villa to Fossebridge; 6.5 miles (10km)
Walk 8: Bibury to Coln St Alywns; 5 miles (4km)

Chapter 8: River Leach
Walk 9: Northleach to Hampnett and Upper End; 6.5 miles (10.5km)

Part 2: The rivers entering the Thames in Oxfordshire

Chapter 9: River Windrush
Walk 10: Sherbourne to Windrush village; 5 miles (8km)
Walk 11: Minster Lovell; 3.5 miles (5.6km)

Chapter 10: River Evenlode
Walk 12: Charlbury, Chilson and Pudlicote; 7 miles (11km)
Walk 13: East End Roman Villa; 3.5 miles (6km)

Chapter 11: River Cherwell
Walk 14: Charwelton and Hellidon; 4 miles (6.4km)
Walk 15: Kirtlington; 5 miles (8km)

Chapter 12: River Ock
Walk 16: Letcombe Brook; 5 miles (8km)

Chapter 13: River Thame
Walk 17: Dorchester to Long Wittenham; 8 miles (13km)

Part 3: The rivers entering the Thames in Berkshire and Buckinghamshire

Chapter 14: River Pang
Walk 18: Stanford Dingle to Bradfield; 5 miles (8km)
Walk 19: Pangbourne and Moor Copse; 4.5 miles (7km)

Chapter 15: River Kennet
Walk 20: Avebury to Silbury and East Kennet; 5 miles (8km)
Walk 21: Speen to Donnington Castle and Bagnor: 5.3 miles (8.5km)
Walk 22: Thatcham to the River Enborne and Greenham Common; 8 miles (13km)

Chapter 16: River Loddon
Walk 23: The Basing Trail at Basingstoke; 7 miles (10km)
Walk 24: Dinton Pastures to Twyford and back; 7.7 miles (12km)
Walk 25: North Warnborough to Greywell and Odiham Castle; 4 miles (6km)

Chapter 17: River Wye
Walk 26: West Wycombe; 3 miles (5km)

Part 4: The rivers entering the Thames in Surrey

Chapter 18: River Colne
Walk 27: Rickmansworth to Black Jack's lock, near Mount Pleasant; 6 miles (9km)
Walk 28: St Albans to Childwickbury and Redbournbury; 7.5 miles (12km)
Walk 29: Chess Valley at Chenies; 6.8 miles (10km)

Chapter 19: River Bourne
Walk 30: Chertsey Meads to Weybridge; 5 miles (8km)

Chapter 20: River Wye
Walk 31: Tilford to Frensham Little Pond and Pierrepoint Farm; 5.5 miles (9km)
Walk 32: Camelsdale to Black Down; 6 miles (10km)
Walk 33: Godalming to Guildford; 5 miles (8km)

Chapter 21: Mole
Walk 34: Brockham Village Circular Walk; 5 miles (8km)
Walk 35: Dorking to Leatherhead, via Box Hill and the Mole Gap Trail; 7 miles (12km)
Walk 36: Cobham Circular Walk; 4 miles (6.5km)

Part 5: The rivers entering the Thames in West London

Chapter 22: River Hogsmill
Walk 37: Riverside Walk from Ewell (source) to the Thames; 8 miles (12.8km)

Chapter 23: River Crane
Walk 38: Crane Park and Kneller Gardens; 5 miles (8km)

Chapter 24: River Brent
Walk 39: Horsenden Hill to Brent River Park; 8.3 miles (13km)

Chapter 25: Beverley Brook
Walk 40: Richmond Park to Putney and back to Wimbledon, using a bus from Putney to Wimbledon; 9.2 miles (15km)

Chapter 26: River Wandle
Walk 41: Waddon Ponds to Morden Hall; 6.5 miles (10.4km)

Part 6: The rivers that meet the Thames in and near East London

Chapter 27: River Ravensbourne
Walk 42: Keston Common; 3 miles (5km)

Chapter 28: River Lea
Walk 43: Hertford to Rye House; 7 miles (12km)
Walk 44: Cheshunt, Fishers Green and Waltham Abbey; 5 miles (8km)
Walk 45: Walthamstow Marshes to Hackney Marsh; 6 miles (10km)

Chapter 29: River Roding
Walk 46: Loughton; 4 miles (6.4km)

Chapter 30: River Rom and Beam
Walk 47: Dagenham; 5 miles (8km)

Chapter 31: River Ingrebourne
Walk 48: Hornchurch Country Park; 6 miles (9.6km)

Chapter 32: River Darent
Walk 49: Otford to Shoreham and Eynsford (return by train); 5.5 miles (8.8km)

Chapter 33: The Mardyke
Walk 50: Davy Down and North Shifford; 3.5 miles (5.6km)