If you’ve ever considered the idea of kayaking or canoeing down England’s longest river then you’ll have soon found out just how confusing much of the available information is.
That is exactly what the author found when he and a couple of friends decided to take on the Thames in 2012. What had seemed like a good idea in the pub rapidly developed into a far more daunting prospect.
This guide fulfils two roles: it provides a thorough journal of the author’s own nine day descent of the Thames from Cricklade to Greenwich, and it offers a wealth of resources, both printed and on-line.
Though this guide cannot offer any guarantees in terms of making the actual paddling easier, it should certainly give a confidence boost to anyone looking to undertake what is a most extraordinary journey across 260km of the south of England.
That is exactly what the author found when he and a couple of friends decided to take on the Thames in 2012. What had seemed like a good idea in the pub rapidly developed into a far more daunting prospect.
This guide fulfils two roles: it provides a thorough journal of the author’s own nine day descent of the Thames from Cricklade to Greenwich, and it offers a wealth of resources, both printed and on-line.
Though this guide cannot offer any guarantees in terms of making the actual paddling easier, it should certainly give a confidence boost to anyone looking to undertake what is a most extraordinary journey across 260km of the south of England.
