Thames Head to Lyd Well

Thames Head to Lyd Well <p>In the evening I revisited the Source of the Thames hoping to find water pumping out of the stone lined hole, where water does occasionally emerge from underground, but no, it's still dry and filled with autumn's leaves. However the river is starting…

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David Wood, Fly Fisherman

David Wood, Fly Fisherman At 2pm I met up with David Wood at Cricklade. David is a local fly fisherman who has been fishing in the Thames for the past seven years.  Today he was course fishing  - which I believe means no salmon or trout. David waded into…

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The Thames through Neigh Bridge Country Park

The Thames through Neigh Bridge Country Park It had been an early start and I parked in the car park at the Neigh Bridge Country Park before heading up river. The clarity of the water and tightly twisting path of the river reminded more of a mountain stream than…

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The Thames between Ashton Keynes and Lower Mill Estate

The Thames between Ashton Keynes and Lower Mill Estate <p>From Ashton Keynes, I set out upriver towards Lower Mill Estate.  The Thames path follows this stretch of the river which cuts through old gravel pit workings, now filled with water to form huge lakes in the surrounding…

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Ashton Keynes

Ashton Keynes Ashton Keynes is about six and a half miles from the official source of the River Thames and is the first village that the Thames flows through (as opposed to flowing past).  Here the river splits into several channels, the main channel flowing through the village High Street where the houses on the West side each have their own bridge crossing the Thames.   According…

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Cricklade to Kempsford

Cricklade to Kempsford <strong>RIVER THAMES.</strong> Saturday afternoon - Cricklade to Kempsford Saturday morning began very early as I photographed one mile downriver of the official source of the Thames, the point where spring water is currently rising from underground to form the beginning of the River Thames. Later in the morning I explored a…

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Underwater near Kemble

Underwater near Kemble Underwater  After photographing the sun rising over the water, where it first emerges from underground, I headed back to my car, which was parked on the A429 bridge. Feeling cold as I had got very wet, I stopped for a quick hot drink and a…

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One mile from the Source

One mile from the Source <strong>RIVER THAMES</strong> Misty Dawn One Mile from the Source. For the past week and a half, I had been waiting patiently for the light to change, as forecasts had been showing grey skies over Kemble for days. But Saturday was looking promising, cold with…

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