The current diversion found just before the O2 Dome on the Greenwich Peninsula is shown on a map by the path. Thanks to Walk London the pictures are here. See page 14.

Oliver’s Ait, opposite Strand on the Green, is likely to have its trees thinned and its shoreline renewed this autumn. The island is a haven for birds. The Port of London Authority is holding a drop-in consultation session on Tuesday 20 September from 2pm to 8pm at Chiswick Pier Trust, The Pier House, Corney Reach […]

All stiles on the Thames Path within Oxfordshire have now been replaced with kissing gates. Oxfordshire County Council has care of 67 miles of Thames Path. This seems a shame but the countryside is always changing and this does make it more accessible for some.

I have just been walking along the Thames Path at Reading. Some stretches are closed or about to be for path work. However, this is temporary but the the closure of pubs seems to be more long term. The Roebuck at Tilehurst is still empty and looking really bleak with the path closed sign at the […]

The path between Reading Bridge and Caversham Bridge is likely to be closed until about Friday 12 August. This is for resurfacing work. It’s a surprising time to do this but the alternative is the pleasant left bank giving a new view of Fry’s Island.

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The towpath closure which begins in Reading, just west of Caversham Bridge, and runs as far as Tilehurst is likely to remain place until the end of August. This is allow for resurfacing work. The diversion is along Cow Lane, right into Portman Road and right into Oxford Road which the National Trail joins beyond […]

The towpath between Hammersmith Bridge and Ferry Lane, at the beginning of the Leg O’Mutton nature reserve, will be closed in the daytime 7am-6pm from Monday 18 to Friday 22 July. Another closure week follows from Monday 1 August. The diversion is south from the bridge along Castelnau, right into Lonsdale Road and right again […]

In order for the cable car across the Thames to be installed before the Olympics there is going to be another Thames Path closure on the Greenwich peninsula. Phoenix Wharf, the stretch between the football ground and the Dome pier, will close from Monday 1 August until the end of the year. The planned alternative […]

The towpath opposite Henley, between Remenham and Henley Bridge, is to be diverted during the Henley Festival despite the efforts of the Henley-based Open Spaces Society. The Festival follows the Henley Royal Regatta which means that part of the towpath will be closed to walkers between Wednesday 6 July to Tuesday 12 July whilst seating […]