At 4am on Thursday morning the Thames was flooding over the towpath at Richmond. At midday it was still muddy and wet despite the sun but the tide was very low. Teams were out exploring the riverbed for rubbish and anything interesting. Each November Richmond enjoys tides experienced in early days, before the invention of […]

The 30th annual Pickle Festival takes place at The Dog & Bell this Saturday. The award-winning pub is on the Thames Path as it passes through Deptford having turned inland round Convoys Wharf into traffic-free Prince Street. Open from 9am.

Those wishing to attend should RSVP Abi Reynolds at abireynolds77@gmail.com

Today, Sunday 23 August, is the 250th anniversary of Humphrey Gainsborough’s death. His brother, the painter Thomas who lived for another twelve years, is buried in Kew churchyard. Engineer and inventor Humphrey Gainsborough lived in Henley where he was a Congregational minister for almost thirty years. Towards the end of his ministry he helped to […]

The Thames path is now closed between Isis Farmhouse pub and Donnington Bridge near Oxford. Short signed diversions are in place. The closure is to allow for towpath bank repairs. The riverside path is expected to reopen in November.

Famous Thames mudlark Lara Maiklem has been appointed Southwark Cathedral’s first Mudlark-in-Residence. Lara Maiklem curates the permanent free-to-view mudlarking display inside the cathedral’s main entrance on the Thames Path. It is a changing display showcasing recent finds. Admission to the Cathedral is also free. Lara has been mudlarking on the River Thames for almost 25 […]

The Thames Path is being diverted for a year on the west side of the Greenwich Peninsula. Shortly after the O2 and the drawdock, the path enters Delta Wharf. However, Victoria Deep Water Terminal beyond is closed to walkers as is Bay Wharf and Morden Wharf. The diversion is left, inland, at the end of […]

A month after leaving the Source in Gloucestershire, the Thames Path 30th Anniversary baton has arrived in Woolwich. The baton relay has involved hundreds of walkers and path volunteers and taken 24 days to complete. The first party set out from the Source on Friday 5 June. Those there included Kate Ashbrook, Open Spaces Society […]

The Tunnel House Inn near the Source of the Thames has reopened. In the early days of the Thames Path this was where many walkers would rest after completing their walk. Instead of turning back towards Kemble, or climbing up to The Thames Head pub, there was the option of walking a mile along the […]

Today the village church in Kemble, the last (or first) village on the river, is hosting the wedding of Princess Anne’s son Peter Phillips. His bride is Harriet Sperling, a nurse who is coming upstream from St Thomas’ Hospital in London. All Saints has the welcome landmark spire seen by walkers about to complete their […]