The Thames Path
National Trail from London to the river's source in Gloucestershire
3rd Edition
Published on 13. May 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-85284-829-3 (ISBN)
Description
A guidebook to walking the Thames Path, a National Trail covering 180 miles between London's Thames Barrier and the river's source in Gloucestershire, passing through Windsor, Oxford and rural countryside. Provides full information for this easy riverside route that takes around two weeks to complete. Includes a 1:25K OS map booklet.
More details
Series
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Kendal
United Kingdom
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Laminated cover
With flaps
Illustrations
57 colour photos and 30 maps
Dimensions
Height: 17.2 cm
Width: 11.6 cm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
390 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85284-829-3 (9781852848293)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
New editions
Book
04/2023
4th Edition
Cicerone Press
€27.90
Shipment within 3-4 weeks
Person
Leigh Hatts has been walking the Thames towpath and exploring the river and Docklands since 1981, when he worked on the feasibility study that resulted in the decision to establish the route as a National Trail. He worked as a reporter with the walker's magazine TGO and as arts correspondent of the Catholic Herald. He is co-founder of Bankside Press.
Content
Overview map
Route summary table
Map key
Introduction
Towpath to National Trail
The Path today
Wildlife
Looking after the river
Accommodation and transport
Maps
Safety
Using this guide
The Thames Path
Stage 1 Thames Barrier to Tower Bridge
Stage 2 Tower Bridge to Putney
Stage 3 Putney to Kingston
Stage 4 Kingston to Chertsey
Stage 5 Chertsey to Staines
Stage 6 Staines to Windsor
Stage 7 Windsor to Maidenhead
Stage 8 Maidenhead to Marlow
Stage 9 Marlow to Henley
Stage 10 Henley to Reading
Stage 11 Reading to Pangbourne
Stage 12 Pangbourne to Goring
Stage 13 Goring to Wallingford
Stage 14 Wallingford to Dorchester
Stage 15 Dorchester to Abingdon
Stage 16 Abingdon to Oxford
Stage 17 Oxford to Newbridge
Stage 18 Newbridge to Lechlade
Stage 19 Lechlade to Cricklade
Stage 20 Cricklade to Source
Appendix A Optional Prelude: Erith to the Thames Barrier
Appendix B Further reading
Route summary table
Map key
Introduction
Towpath to National Trail
The Path today
Wildlife
Looking after the river
Accommodation and transport
Maps
Safety
Using this guide
The Thames Path
Stage 1 Thames Barrier to Tower Bridge
Stage 2 Tower Bridge to Putney
Stage 3 Putney to Kingston
Stage 4 Kingston to Chertsey
Stage 5 Chertsey to Staines
Stage 6 Staines to Windsor
Stage 7 Windsor to Maidenhead
Stage 8 Maidenhead to Marlow
Stage 9 Marlow to Henley
Stage 10 Henley to Reading
Stage 11 Reading to Pangbourne
Stage 12 Pangbourne to Goring
Stage 13 Goring to Wallingford
Stage 14 Wallingford to Dorchester
Stage 15 Dorchester to Abingdon
Stage 16 Abingdon to Oxford
Stage 17 Oxford to Newbridge
Stage 18 Newbridge to Lechlade
Stage 19 Lechlade to Cricklade
Stage 20 Cricklade to Source
Appendix A Optional Prelude: Erith to the Thames Barrier
Appendix B Further reading