A four part comedy drama in which mother and daughter spend two weeks walking the Thames Path starts on Radio 4 this Wednesday 27 July. Episode one of Guilt Trip sees mother and daughter start out at the source. Later the mother offends a camp site warden. Mother and daughter are played by mother and […]
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Lord Davies of Abersoch, chairman of the Garden Bridge Trust, has urged the new Transport Secretary Chris Grayling to back the Garden Bridge project. His appeal comes at the time of astonishing news that the Trust is asking the Department for Transport for an extension to the financial support offered by the Government. A Department […]
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The Thames Path 20th Anniversary Relay Walk has reached London. This Saturday 23 July 2016 the relay will set out from St George Wharf in Vauxhall at 10.30am to cover the twelve miles to the Thames Barrier. The party will be passing the great landmarks including Lambeth Palace, the Houses of Parliament, Tate Modern, Shakespeare’s Globe, St […]
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Swan Upping starts on the Thames today at Sonning. This week walkers will see the skiffs belonging to the Queen and the Vintners’ and Dyers’ livery companies carrying the Royal Swan Uppers and the Swan Uppers upstream as they count the swans and check on their health. The Royal Swan Uppers wear the scarlet uniform. Today’s trip […]
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This month July 2016 marks the 20th anniversary of the Thames Path’s opening. Today, Saturday 9 July, a commemorative baton was carried from the Source in Gloucestershire by a group of walkers. The baton relay reaches Cricklade this afternoon. The series of Rambler-led walks along the length of the Thames Path will take the baton past the Thames […]
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The Times 30 Best Summer Pubs includes two on the Thames. The Miller of Mansfield at Goring has won its place thanks to Nick and Mary Galer who have been running the inn for just two years. “Head off on a walk along the Thames Path. Return to the comfortable rooms with quirky wallpaper and […]
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