The start – the Bridge at Reading, still out of bounds during works
Looking back to new footbridge being built in Reading
Modern flats on the riverside exit from Reading
The only bowls club in the UK that requires a boat to access it
Ferry boat to the bowls club
Road bridge in Reading
Tarmac Thames path exiting Reading to the west
House across the river at Caversham
Splendid house at Caversham
Tarmac gives way to gravel
Approaching Thames canoe hire
Meadows now surround the path
Beside the mainline railway for a while
Flowers, river, meadows and hills
Diversion away from the river west of Tilehurst station, due to inaccessible path through Purley
Crossing over the mainline just west of Tilehurst station
The Thames Path becomes an urban road as we pass up into Purley before descending again
Still on roads, but now bounded by fields
Mapledurham lock
78 1/2 miles behind me (plus a few more after The Thames Barrier) and 33 miles ahead
Return to meadows after Mapledurham Lock
Hardwick House
Small bridge over stream as we approach the final meadow section of the walk
The bridge at Pangbourne
Pangbourne weir
Pangbourne station looking back towards Reading
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