Official Stage Statistics Route distance – 11.08 miles Total ascent – 2000 feet Highest point – 845 feet Fly-through of this stage...

Official Stage Statistics Route distance – 9.53 miles Total ascent – 1520 feet Highest point – 897 feet Fly-through of this stage...

Official Stage Statistics Route distance – 11.84 miles Total ascent – 1342 feet Highest point – 791 feet Fly-through of this stage...

Official Stage Statistics Route distance – 15.67 miles Total ascent – 2180 feet Highest point – 860 feet Fly-through of this stage...

The England Coast Path (or rather King Charles III England Coast Path as it’s now called) section of the Thames Path is officially 47...

I checked out of the Gillingham Premier Inn but left my luggage there. I’d collect this later in the day after my walk. My hope today...

To get back to Erith to start today’s walk, I caught the Elizabeth Line at Farringdon to the end of the line at Abbey Wood. I then got a...

Temple Bridge at Hurley is a beautiful wooden footbridge crossing the river. It was specifically built for walkers in 1989 and was one of...

Stage 1 of my 2023 challenge to walk 232 miles along the River Thames in aid of Royal Papworth Hospital Charity

Stage 2 of my 2023 challenge to walk 232 miles along the River Thames in aid of Royal Papworth Hospital Charity

Stage 3 of my 2023 challenge to walk 232 miles along the River Thames in aid of Royal Papworth Hospital Charity

Stage 4 of my 2023 challenge to walk 232 miles along the River Thames in aid of Royal Papworth Hospital Charity

Stage 5 of my 2023 challenge to walk 232 miles along the River Thames in aid of Royal Papworth Hospital Charity

Having completed the previous stage with no ill effects, a week later I thought I’d have a go at the next stage. I was hoping I’d be able...

After a couple of days off, I was ready to set off again. Reading is easy to get to by train from where I live in Northamptonshire – even...

For the next stage of my walking challenge I really wanted to get as far as Staines; that would be 22 miles of river covered, though in...

This was the second week of ASLEF’s overtime ban meaning the earliest I could get to Staines station by rail with an off-peak ticket...

Today I was determined to reach Vauxhall as this would then leave Vauxhall to the end of the Thames Path at Woolwich as stage 11. The...

I was really determined to reach Woolwich Foot Tunnel today, as to do so would mean I’d walked the 185.2 miles of the Thames Path...

The 47 mile England Coast Path (ECP) between Woolwich Foot Tunnel and Grain was formally opened in January 2022. At the same time the...

For stages 13 and 14 it would be necessary to stay away as it would be totally impractical to commute from home. When I did this walk...

I had my full English at the Premier Inn and took 3 pain au chocolat and a banana to keep me going through the day. I checked out but...

I've now walked the Thames Path 4 times. This year was the toughest due to my foot injury which plagued me throughout the challenge....