Thames Path National Trail
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Follow the iconic River Thames on the Thames Path National Trail. 185.2 miles of history, wildlife, villages, towns, cities and beautiful countryside from its source in Gloucestershire to London. https://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/en_GB/trails/thames-path
Great news from Richmond-upon-Thames, the riverside path will reopen on 8 November after 12 months of repair to the embankment, future-proofing the riverside to cope with rising tides. Join the celebrations 10am on 8 Nov near Richmond Lock.
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October 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Great news from Richmond-upon-Thames, the riverside path will reopen on 8 November after 12 months of repair to the embankment, future-proofing the riverside to cope with rising tides. Join the celebrations 10am on 8 Nov near Richmond Lock.
richmond.gov.uk/news/news_oc...
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richmond.gov.uk/news/news_oc...
@kristitange.bsky.social
EA contractors removing the central span of Temple Bridge btwn Hurley and Marlow now to assess refurbish or replace. Decision by 31 Oct. Costs to replace the whole bridge by 31 March.
Link 👇 for updates engageenvironmentagency.uk.engagementhq.com/thames-area-...
#thamespath #templebridge
Link 👇 for updates engageenvironmentagency.uk.engagementhq.com/thames-area-...
#thamespath #templebridge
October 2, 2025 at 8:37 AM
EA contractors removing the central span of Temple Bridge btwn Hurley and Marlow now to assess refurbish or replace. Decision by 31 Oct. Costs to replace the whole bridge by 31 March.
Link 👇 for updates engageenvironmentagency.uk.engagementhq.com/thames-area-...
#thamespath #templebridge
Link 👇 for updates engageenvironmentagency.uk.engagementhq.com/thames-area-...
#thamespath #templebridge
Skyscapes above the Thames Traditional Boat festival in July for #CloudAppreciationDay Several of these Dunkirk Little Ships are on the Annual Veterans Cruise this w/e between Chertsey and Staines #riverthames @johnmtippetts.bsky.social @riverthamessoc.bsky.social @patriciastoughton.bsky.social
September 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Skyscapes above the Thames Traditional Boat festival in July for #CloudAppreciationDay Several of these Dunkirk Little Ships are on the Annual Veterans Cruise this w/e between Chertsey and Staines #riverthames @johnmtippetts.bsky.social @riverthamessoc.bsky.social @patriciastoughton.bsky.social
Thank you Freddie speaking passionately about the importance of the #ThamesPath and @theridgewaynt.bsky.social for local people, economy, people's mental & physical health, wildlife and heritage. More funding for National Trails is vital for their sustainable future! @nationaltrailsuk.bsky.social
Today I led a debate in Westminster on our National Trails, including the Thames Path and the closed Marsh Lock Horsebridge. I’ve been campaigning to reopen it with local Brownie Claudia. Funding for plans is secured but there’s still a long way to go!
September 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Thank you Freddie speaking passionately about the importance of the #ThamesPath and @theridgewaynt.bsky.social for local people, economy, people's mental & physical health, wildlife and heritage. More funding for National Trails is vital for their sustainable future! @nationaltrailsuk.bsky.social
Brilliant work by Smallwood Contractors this week regrading and resurfacing the #ThamesPath near Beetle & Wedge, Moulsford, transforming a very muddy section 😒 into a superb route 😀 Today 30+ Walk Works walkers, TP strollers and T184 event runners all approved 👏 #footpathfriday
September 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Brilliant work by Smallwood Contractors this week regrading and resurfacing the #ThamesPath near Beetle & Wedge, Moulsford, transforming a very muddy section 😒 into a superb route 😀 Today 30+ Walk Works walkers, TP strollers and T184 event runners all approved 👏 #footpathfriday
#fingerpostfriday the Thames Path across Benson Weir is due to reopen in Spring 2026. The EA contractor is rebuilding the weir with new radial gates, fish pass and a wide walkway. Benson Ferry operates in summer. Thames Path diversion👇
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#thamespath #benson
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#thamespath #benson
August 29, 2025 at 8:10 AM
#fingerpostfriday the Thames Path across Benson Weir is due to reopen in Spring 2026. The EA contractor is rebuilding the weir with new radial gates, fish pass and a wide walkway. Benson Ferry operates in summer. Thames Path diversion👇
www.nationaltrail.co.uk/en_GB/short-...
#thamespath #benson
www.nationaltrail.co.uk/en_GB/short-...
#thamespath #benson
Starting today from Malmesbury, the Athelstan 1100 Pilgrim Walk arrives in Kingston-on-Thames on 4 September, 800 years to the day of the coronation of Athelstan. The Pilgrim Walk includes the #ThamesPath Cricklade to Wallingford and Henley to Kingston 👇
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August 18, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Starting today from Malmesbury, the Athelstan 1100 Pilgrim Walk arrives in Kingston-on-Thames on 4 September, 800 years to the day of the coronation of Athelstan. The Pilgrim Walk includes the #ThamesPath Cricklade to Wallingford and Henley to Kingston 👇
athelstan1100.co.uk/events-ticke...
athelstan1100.co.uk/events-ticke...
🙏 @campaignerkate.bsky.social for your lovely blog post 👇
of your nostalgic walk in the upper reaches of the Thames from Kelmscott. A great route for summer walks this weekend too. The river's low, meadows are high with grasses and riverside trees give shade #fingerpostfriday #thamespath
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of your nostalgic walk in the upper reaches of the Thames from Kelmscott. A great route for summer walks this weekend too. The river's low, meadows are high with grasses and riverside trees give shade #fingerpostfriday #thamespath
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August 15, 2025 at 9:15 AM
🙏 @campaignerkate.bsky.social for your lovely blog post 👇
of your nostalgic walk in the upper reaches of the Thames from Kelmscott. A great route for summer walks this weekend too. The river's low, meadows are high with grasses and riverside trees give shade #fingerpostfriday #thamespath
Archive 📷
of your nostalgic walk in the upper reaches of the Thames from Kelmscott. A great route for summer walks this weekend too. The river's low, meadows are high with grasses and riverside trees give shade #fingerpostfriday #thamespath
Archive 📷
Take a musical walk with poetry and prose on the King Charles III England Coast Path with 'Words & Music' on BBC Radio 3 from 6pm this evening and BBC Sounds 👇🥾🥾👇 #NationalTrails
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 3 - Words and Music, The Coastal Path
A trip following the Charles III coast path around England in poems, prose and music.
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August 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Take a musical walk with poetry and prose on the King Charles III England Coast Path with 'Words & Music' on BBC Radio 3 from 6pm this evening and BBC Sounds 👇🥾🥾👇 #NationalTrails
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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May sunshine and a 'dusting' of golden yellow on North Hill from millions of buttercup flowers 😍 Day's Lock and Wittenham Clumps a favourite for #thamespath fans!
Thank you @hedleythorne.bsky.social
Thank you @hedleythorne.bsky.social
July 30, 2025 at 9:13 PM
May sunshine and a 'dusting' of golden yellow on North Hill from millions of buttercup flowers 😍 Day's Lock and Wittenham Clumps a favourite for #thamespath fans!
Thank you @hedleythorne.bsky.social
Thank you @hedleythorne.bsky.social
Spot the #ThamesPath fingerpost through the willow leaves at Bellrope Meadow, Cookham, with the fascinating Cookham Abbey University of Reading archaeological dig in the background. Visit 👇
cookhamabbey.org.uk
#fingerpostfriday
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#fingerpostfriday
August 1, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Spot the #ThamesPath fingerpost through the willow leaves at Bellrope Meadow, Cookham, with the fascinating Cookham Abbey University of Reading archaeological dig in the background. Visit 👇
cookhamabbey.org.uk
#fingerpostfriday
cookhamabbey.org.uk
#fingerpostfriday
May sunshine and a 'dusting' of golden yellow on North Hill from millions of buttercup flowers 😍 Day's Lock and Wittenham Clumps a favourite for #thamespath fans!
Thank you @hedleythorne.bsky.social
Thank you @hedleythorne.bsky.social
July 30, 2025 at 9:13 PM
May sunshine and a 'dusting' of golden yellow on North Hill from millions of buttercup flowers 😍 Day's Lock and Wittenham Clumps a favourite for #thamespath fans!
Thank you @hedleythorne.bsky.social
Thank you @hedleythorne.bsky.social
Good Luck to everyone wearing these bright green t-shirts on the Thames Path Mighty Hike today, starting from Eton to Cookham (half-marathon) and Remenham (marathon) distances, having a great time fund-raising for Macmillan Cancer Support www.macmillan.org.uk/mighty-hikes... 🥾🥾🚶♂️🚶♀️🚶♂️👏👏
July 26, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Good Luck to everyone wearing these bright green t-shirts on the Thames Path Mighty Hike today, starting from Eton to Cookham (half-marathon) and Remenham (marathon) distances, having a great time fund-raising for Macmillan Cancer Support www.macmillan.org.uk/mighty-hikes... 🥾🥾🚶♂️🚶♀️🚶♂️👏👏
Powerful new water-safety film from the Port of London Authority 👇 as summer in the city brings more people to the River Thames and the foreshore. Stay Back, Stay Out, Stay Safe.
pla.co.uk/water-safety Don't Mess With the Thames.
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pla.co.uk/water-safety Don't Mess With the Thames.
@thames21.bsky.social @riverthamessoc.bsky.social @1clog.bsky.social
Water safety
We are committed to reducing the number of people who drown in the tidal Thames, either accidentally or through suicide.
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July 22, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Powerful new water-safety film from the Port of London Authority 👇 as summer in the city brings more people to the River Thames and the foreshore. Stay Back, Stay Out, Stay Safe.
pla.co.uk/water-safety Don't Mess With the Thames.
@thames21.bsky.social @riverthamessoc.bsky.social @1clog.bsky.social
pla.co.uk/water-safety Don't Mess With the Thames.
@thames21.bsky.social @riverthamessoc.bsky.social @1clog.bsky.social
Well done @johnmtippetts.bsky.social 👏👏 walking the Thames Path a fantastic SIX times. Two (or is it three?) the full length of Source to Sea along the England Coast Path from Woolwich Foot Tunnel. Such a wonderful achievement!! Thank you for all your superb photos 👇 www.flickr.com/photos/thrap...
July 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Well done @johnmtippetts.bsky.social 👏👏 walking the Thames Path a fantastic SIX times. Two (or is it three?) the full length of Source to Sea along the England Coast Path from Woolwich Foot Tunnel. Such a wonderful achievement!! Thank you for all your superb photos 👇 www.flickr.com/photos/thrap...
The X40 River Rapids bus service is popular with National Trails walkers on the #ThamesPath and the Ridgeway because it stops at convenient locations to access these long-distance walking routes and connects with @gwr.com rail services at Reading.
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@gojauntly.bsky.social @theridgewaynt.bsky.social
The X40 River Rapids bus between Oxford, Wallingford and Reading will go up to 3 per hour from August with the introduction of a new fleet of buses. The route will switch from Iffley Road to Abingdon Road. www.oxfordbus.co.uk/service-x40-...
July 15, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The X40 River Rapids bus service is popular with National Trails walkers on the #ThamesPath and the Ridgeway because it stops at convenient locations to access these long-distance walking routes and connects with @gwr.com rail services at Reading.
@gojauntly.bsky.social @theridgewaynt.bsky.social
@gojauntly.bsky.social @theridgewaynt.bsky.social
The historic tradition of Swan Upping starts today from Sunbury-on-Thames and continues along the River Thames to Abingdon on Friday. Visit Royal Swan website www.royalswan.co.uk for places and times to see this annual census and health-check of swans and cygnets.
#riverthames #thames #swanupping
#riverthames #thames #swanupping
July 14, 2025 at 7:28 AM
The historic tradition of Swan Upping starts today from Sunbury-on-Thames and continues along the River Thames to Abingdon on Friday. Visit Royal Swan website www.royalswan.co.uk for places and times to see this annual census and health-check of swans and cygnets.
#riverthames #thames #swanupping
#riverthames #thames #swanupping
Check our interactive map 👇 for information about diversion routes while the river's embankment and the Thames Path are being repaired through Oxford.
www.nationaltrail.co.uk/en_GB/trails...
www.nationaltrail.co.uk/en_GB/trails...
July 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Check our interactive map 👇 for information about diversion routes while the river's embankment and the Thames Path are being repaired through Oxford.
www.nationaltrail.co.uk/en_GB/trails...
www.nationaltrail.co.uk/en_GB/trails...
Here's the link 👇 to the short diversion route to take between Folly Bridge and Donnington Bridge in Oxford thru' July into September while essential repairs are made to the embankment and path.
www.nationaltrail.co.uk/en_GB/short-...
www.nationaltrail.co.uk/en_GB/short-...
July 8, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Here's the link 👇 to the short diversion route to take between Folly Bridge and Donnington Bridge in Oxford thru' July into September while essential repairs are made to the embankment and path.
www.nationaltrail.co.uk/en_GB/short-...
www.nationaltrail.co.uk/en_GB/short-...
👏👏 Congratulations @tripletlg.bsky.social striding out under moody summer skies in the upper Thames landscape. The Thames, and the Thames Path, here so different from the hustle and bustle of Westminster, Kingston, Reading and Oxford!
July 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
👏👏 Congratulations @tripletlg.bsky.social striding out under moody summer skies in the upper Thames landscape. The Thames, and the Thames Path, here so different from the hustle and bustle of Westminster, Kingston, Reading and Oxford!
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Yesterday's walk from Abingdon to Goring along the #ThamesPath . At Clifton Lock, Curtis the lock keeper & his wife have really excelled themselves this year. Remember, the profits from their ice cream sales are ploughed into the plant fund, so no need to feel guilty about stopping for one! 🍦🌺🌻🌼🏵️
June 24, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Yesterday's walk from Abingdon to Goring along the #ThamesPath . At Clifton Lock, Curtis the lock keeper & his wife have really excelled themselves this year. Remember, the profits from their ice cream sales are ploughed into the plant fund, so no need to feel guilty about stopping for one! 🍦🌺🌻🌼🏵️
📢 We're recruiting a Project & Volunteer Coordinator to work on the busy and popular Thames Path and Ridgeway National Trails with a great team of volunteers. Apply now and/or share this post 👇
careers.oxfordshire.gov.uk/jobs/job/Nat...
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careers.oxfordshire.gov.uk/jobs/job/Nat...
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June 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
📢 We're recruiting a Project & Volunteer Coordinator to work on the busy and popular Thames Path and Ridgeway National Trails with a great team of volunteers. Apply now and/or share this post 👇
careers.oxfordshire.gov.uk/jobs/job/Nat...
@nationaltrailsuk.bsky.social @theridgewaynt.bsky.social
careers.oxfordshire.gov.uk/jobs/job/Nat...
@nationaltrailsuk.bsky.social @theridgewaynt.bsky.social
This was last weekend's Thames Path hike for @tripletlg.bsky.social Great shots of Abingdon-on-Thames as they made the most of the diversion into town to avoid the closed walkway over the weir, and the Brahma Kumaris global retreat centre at Nuneham Courtenay too!
#thamespath #thames #walk
#thamespath #thames #walk
June 15, 2025 at 8:50 AM
This was last weekend's Thames Path hike for @tripletlg.bsky.social Great shots of Abingdon-on-Thames as they made the most of the diversion into town to avoid the closed walkway over the weir, and the Brahma Kumaris global retreat centre at Nuneham Courtenay too!
#thamespath #thames #walk
#thamespath #thames #walk
Thank You to all our wonderful #volunteers who make and install these fingerposts on the Thames Path National Trail: at the Source in Trewsbury Mead Gloucestershire, in Cotswold Water Park, at Gatehampton near Goring, and Dumsey Meadow, Chertsey. #VolunteersWeek #fingerpostfriday @ramblers.org.uk
June 6, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Thank You to all our wonderful #volunteers who make and install these fingerposts on the Thames Path National Trail: at the Source in Trewsbury Mead Gloucestershire, in Cotswold Water Park, at Gatehampton near Goring, and Dumsey Meadow, Chertsey. #VolunteersWeek #fingerpostfriday @ramblers.org.uk
Starting a week's celebration of our #volunteers with their work in Dec '24 reinstating the Source to Sea fingerpost (they made) in Trewsbury Mead. The post hole was so waterlogged one remarked: 'put out deckchairs around this pool!' #nationalvolunteersweek @nationaltrailsuk.bsky.social
June 2, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Starting a week's celebration of our #volunteers with their work in Dec '24 reinstating the Source to Sea fingerpost (they made) in Trewsbury Mead. The post hole was so waterlogged one remarked: 'put out deckchairs around this pool!' #nationalvolunteersweek @nationaltrailsuk.bsky.social