Kennet & Avon, River Thames (Pearson)
£14.95
This Canal Companion covers the Kennet & Avon Canal and Oxford to Brentford on the River Thames.
Canals turn Tourists into Pilgrims! At three miles an hour – afoot or afloat – there’s time to savour the landscape in ways that most ‘hundred miles an hour’ lifestyles won’t allow. Not without irony, 18th and 19th century trade routes are now a powerful source of rest and relaxation for millions from all walks of life. Pearson’s Canal Companions have been guiding people to a greater understanding of the inland waterways network for over forty years. They are the equivalent of a programme at a concert, theatre production of sporting event: a source of inspiration, interpretation and souvenir all wrapped up within one traditionally sign-written cover.
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🛶 Covers Two Historic Waterways – Navigate the full length of the Kennet & Avon Canal and the non-tidal River Thames from Reading to Oxford, including connections with the Thames Path, ideal for boaters, walkers, and leisure users.
🗺️ Beautiful Hand-Drawn Maps – Features Pearson’s classic full-colour maps, clearly marking locks, bridges, tunnels, moorings, winding holes, water points, pubs, and heritage sites.
📘 Essential for Boaters & Cruisers – Includes practical cruising notes with up-to-date lock dimensions, navigation advice, route planning info, and service facilities for narrowboats and leisure craft.
🏞️ Explore Southern England’s Waterways – Discover the historic charm of Bath, Reading, Newbury, Hungerford, Devizes, and the countryside landscapes along the Kennet & Avon and Thames
Each of the titles in the Pearson’s Canal Companions series covers a popular route or area with large scale and highly detailed maps accompanied by a wide ranging commentary, descriptions of waterside towns and villages, and itemised listings on eating and drinking, shopping, visitor centres, public transport and boating facilities. Of particular use to walkers and cyclists is the classification of towpath conditions into three grades. Considerable coverage is given to items of industrial archaeological interest.
Waterways Covered:
- Kennet & Avon Canal – Reading to Bristol, including rivers Kennet and the Bristol Avon
- River Thames – Brentford to Oxford
Author: Michael Pearson
Binding: Softback
Published: July 2021
Pages: 96
Size: 148 x 209 mm
ISBN: 0956277764
