Month: May 2015

This may be the last summer to enjoy the grass and trees on the Thames Path as it passes along the South Bank in front of the ITV studios between Blackfriars and Waterloo Bridges. Here the path is under a lovely canopy of trees but this is the very spot where the Garden Bridge is […]

There are moves to find the body of Henry I who is buried in Reading. The main report is in The Daily Telegraph. Henry I was the son of William the Conqueror and brother of William II. Henry died in France on 1 December 1135 and his body was buried a month later, on 4 […]

The Sunday Times list of 20 top teashops complied by baker Louise Johncox includes two on the Thames Path. The feature in the magazine recommends The Maids of Honour at Kew, famous for its secret recipe Tudor tarts. Also highlighted is Burgers at Marlow which for many is the natural place for tea after a day’s walk.

Thames Path pioneer David Sharp has died at the age of 89. David Sharp, a superb draughtsman, artist and writer, lived yards from the River Thames in Barnes. He was responsible for the look of Ramblers’ Association (as The Ramblers was known) and Open Spaces Society publications but his lasting legacy is the Thames Path. […]

The Tudor Pull today Saturday 16 May 2015 will see Thames Watermen’s cutters rowed down the Thames from Hampton Court Palace to the Tower of London.  Craft include the Royal Barge. More details on the London SE1 website.

Letter in The Daily Telegraph 12 May 2015 SIR – The problem with London’s proposed garden bridge (Letters, May 8) is the location. Its trees would obstruct the splendid views of the towers of the City of London and the dome of St Paul’s Cathedral, seen from all the way across Waterloo Bridge and Hungerford […]