Thames Path in the Country: National Trail Guide

David Sharp

ISBN 10: 1845137175 / ISBN 13: 9781845137175

Published by Quarto Publishing PLC, 2012

About this Item

The official guide to the riverside path from its Gloucestershire source all the way to the outskirts of London. With the London Thames now covered by Aurum? s separate new guide, a companion volume can concentrate on the appeal of the full 150 miles of the country Thames, which winds all the way from its Gloucestershire source near Cirencester to Hampton Court on the edge of the London conurbation. This new edition has a wealth of new information about the many sights and places of interest along the way, from Wittenham Clumps that Paul Nash used to paint to Heston Blumenthal? s Fat Duck restaurant at Bray, as well as full walking tours of historic Oxford and Windsor & Eton. There are sections on Stanley Spencer at Cookham, and Cliveden and the Cliveden Set, as well as on handsome and interesting towns like Henley and Abingdon. There is also a new section on the wildlife and natural history of the Thames, and plenty of extra information on transport links to and from individual sections.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Thames Path in the Country: National Trail Guide
• Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1845137175
• ISBN 13: 9781845137175
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Fair

About this title

Synopsis

The official guide to the riverside path from its Gloucestershire source all the way to the outskirts of London. With the London Thames now covered by Aurum’s separate new guide, a companion volume can concentrate on the appeal of the full 150 miles of the country Thames, which winds all the way from its Gloucestershire source near Cirencester to Hampton Court on the edge of the London conurbation. This new edition has a wealth of new information about the many sights and places of interest along the way, from Wittenham Clumps that Paul Nash used to paint to Heston Blumenthal’s Fat Duck restaurant at Bray, as well as full walking tours of historic Oxford and Windsor & Eton. There are sections on Stanley Spencer at Cookham, and Cliveden and the Cliveden Set, as well as on handsome and interesting towns like Henley and Abingdon. There is also a new section on the wildlife and natural history of the Thames, and plenty of extra information on transport links to and from individual sections.

About the Author

David Sharp is a Vice-President of the Ramblers, and led the campaign to achieve official designation of the Thames Path as a National trail. Tony Gowers was until 2011 the Trail Officer for the North Downs Way.