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| The Swan Hotel, Staines |
Leg Distance: 15 miles
Number of Locks: 6
Time Taken: 1 day
Overnight Accommodation: n/a – we returned
home
Overall Distance Covered: 137 miles
Overall Distance Covered: 137 miles
Accompanied by my brother Nick (with his kayak) we took the train to
Windsor & Eton Riverside station
We put the canoe in the water just after the car parks on Riverside Walk and visited a few pubs on the paddle down to Walton:
We put the canoe in the water just after the car parks on Riverside Walk and visited a few pubs on the paddle down to Walton:
The Bells of Ouzeley (Old Windsor)
The Swan Hotel (Staines)
The Kingfisher (Chertsey)
The Thames Court (Shepperton)
Paddling around the perimeter of Windsor Castle there were lots of signs warning us of dire consequences if we went ashore, so we didn’t!
Just after leaving Windsor it started raining heavily, so we took shelter under Albert Bridge until it had cleared up
We passed alongside a very busy Runnymede Pleasure Ground before reaching Staines, Chertsey, Shepperton and finally Walton
Ideally we would have carried on to Kingston, but it was dark and getting late by this stage, so we got out beside The Swan pub in Walton and took a taxi home
If you would like to download detailed information on the river please see this blog entry
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