OLD FATHER THAMES | Kens

Old Father Thames

Just as Covid restrictions came into force I had plans to walk from the source of the Thames down to the Barrage on a Long Distance Walking Trail. These plans had to be altered several times but after a 5th attempt, I was able to get away in late May 2022 along a section of the upper Thames from Oxford to Marlow. I booked a week through my trusted Holiday Organisers Inn Travel and clocked up 56 miles in the process.

The total length of the Trail is about 200 miles but Inn Travel had cherry-picked the best bits of the Oxford to Marlow, arranged top accommodation, a pick-up-luggage service and comprehensive route notes. It worked a treat and I enjoyed many great experiences.

I have put together a series of images off this page, to show the type of scenery we passed through and some of the oddities we came across. Click a link on any heading below that interests you.

SOURCE OF THE THAMES

TRAIL STAGE TOWNS

CHURCHES BY THE THAMES

THAMES CROSSINGS

ODDITIES ALONG THE TRAIL

WALKING THE THAMES

THAMES BABIES

THAMES THROUGH LONDONBABIES

A PICTURE TAKEN NEAR TO THE SOURCE OF THE THAMES

THE THAMES IS HERE!!

FROM AN UNLIKELY START THE THAMES BECOMES THIS.

TAKE ME TO THE THAMES INDEX