Route News No doubt many readers witnessed the latest full moon this week. The April moon is also known as Pink Moon, after the pink flowers that bloom in spring. The moon, of course, affects the tides and this week saw such high tides that the Thames Barrier closed for the 199th time to protect […]
With just over 3 weeks to go before we restart operations, we can’t tell you how excited we are. Itineraries being prepared, labels being printed, packs being sent to customers, hotels being paid. All we need is some warm weather to go with this wonderful sunshine! Route News April has been largely dry and we […]
It’s not often that we’re critical of the route adopted by the Thames Path. But there’s one section that we think could have been planned a little better. And that’s the section from Nosworthy Way, just past Wallingford, all the way to Goring and Streatley. The Thames Path follows the right bank all the way […]
Another major milestone was reached this week with the opening of pubs and restaurants. Finally we can go for a walk and finish in a beer garden. Roll on May 17 when indoor hospitality opens. Route and Transport News Thames River Cruises, based in Caversham, have restarted. They operate a number of routes stopping upstream […]
Readers of our newsletters will be aware that, each week, we write a little about a section of the Thames Path. We have decided to catalogue these so that you can conveniently access them. These are listed, not in chronological order, but from the source to the Thames Barrier. Tadpole Bridge to Newbridge Godstow to […]
Today we commemorate the birthday in 1806 of Isambard Kingdon Brunel, the great engineer who left so many marks along the Thames Path. As the architect of the Great Western Railway, he was responsible for Moulsford, Gatehampton and Maidenhead railway bridges which Thames Path walkers take great delight passing under. He also constructed, together with […]
