Exploring the Thames Rivers and Streams

Richard Mayon-White has lived in the Thames Valley for the last 60 years, and has always enjoyed walking and exploring rivers. As a volunteer, he helps to maintain and monitor the Thames Path and lead riverside walks.Wendy Yorke is an active river explorer, finder of river sources, wild swimmer and nature photographer. She is a professional literary agent, author coach, book manuscript editor, international speaker and leader of author coaching writer retreats in southern France.

• IntroductionPart 1: The rivers entering the Thames in Gloucestershire and WiltshireChapter 1: Swill BrookWalk 1: Lower Mill Farm and Swillbrook Nature Reserve; 4.5 miles (7km)Chapter 2: River ChurnWalk 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 BrookWalk 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 ColeWalk 6: Coate Water to Chisledon; 3 miles (4.8km)Chapter 7: River ColnWalk 7: Chetworth Roman Villa to Fossebridge; 6.5 miles (10km)Walk 8: Bibury to Coln St Alywns; 5 miles (4km)Chapter 8: River LeachWalk 9: Northleach to Hampnett and Upper End; 6.5 miles (10.5km)Part 2: The rivers entering the Thames in OxfordshireChapter 9: River WindrushWalk 10: Sherbourne to Windrush village; 5 miles (8km)Walk 11: Minster Lovell; 3.5 miles (5.6km)Chapter 10: River EvenlodeWalk 12: Charlbury, Chilson and Pudlicote; 7 miles (11km) Walk 13: East End Roman Villa; 3.5 miles (6km)Chapter 11: River CherwellWalk 14: Charwelton and Hellidon; 4 miles (6.4km)Walk 15: Kirtlington; 5 miles (8km)Chapter 12: River OckWalk 16: Letcombe Brook; 5 miles (8km)Chapter 13: River ThameWalk 17: Dorchester to Long Wittenham; 8 miles (13km)Part 3: The rivers entering the Thames in Berkshire and BuckinghamshireChapter 14: River PangWalk 18: Stanford Dingle to Bradfield; 5 miles (8km)Walk 19: Pangbourne and Moor Copse; 4.5 miles (7km)Chapter 15: River KennetWalk 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 LoddonWalk 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 WyeWalk 26: West Wycombe; 3 miles (5km)Part 4: The rivers entering the Thames in SurreyChapter 18: River ColneWalk 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 BourneWalk 30: Chertsey Meads to Weybridge; 5 miles (8km)Chapter 20: River WyeWalk 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: MoleWalk 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 LondonChapter 22: River HogsmillWalk 37: Riverside Walk from Ewell (source) to the Thames; 8 miles (12.8km)Chapter 23: River CraneWalk 38: Crane Park and Kneller Gardens; 5 miles (8km)Chapter 24: River BrentWalk 39: Horsenden Hill to Brent River Park; 8.3 miles (13km)Chapter 25: Beverley BrookWalk 40: Richmond Park to Putney and back to Wimbledon, using a bus from Putney to Wimbledon; 9.2 miles (15km)Chapter 26: River WandleWalk 41: Waddon Ponds to Morden Hall; 6.5 miles (10.4km)Part 6: The rivers that meet the Thames in and near East LondonChapter 27: River RavensbourneWalk 42: Keston Common; 3 miles (5km)Chapter 28: River LeaWalk 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 RodingWalk 46: Loughton; 4 miles (6.4km)Chapter 30: River Rom and BeamWalk 47: Dagenham; 5 miles (8km)Chapter 31: River IngrebourneWalk 48: Hornchurch Country Park; 6 miles (9.6km)Chapter 32: River DarentWalk 49: Otford to Shoreham and Eynsford (return by train); 5.5 miles (8.8km)Chapter 33: The MardykeWalk 50: Davy Down and North Shifford; 3.5 miles (5.6km)

Delightful... beautifully illustrated