Canoe Days Out

Oxfordshire - River Thames - Wallingford to Mapledurham

This page was submitted by Keith Day (E-mail this submitter)
How to get there - We had camped overnight at Wallingford but if you want to do this as a day trip, Wallingford is midway between Oxford & reading. Approach from the A4074 turning west at Crowmarsh Gifford. Just before the bridge enter the camping site (council operated) on the right.

For those with SatNav a nearby postcode is OX10 0BL

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Suggested Launch Site - Our launch site was the southwest corner of the campsite at Wallingford.

General Description - This is a beautiful stretch of the river down through the twin towns of Goring & Streatly, where the ancient Ridgeway crosses the river. Two miles after Pangbourne/Whitchurch, on the left bank, lies the Mappledurham Estate. This is a lovely unspoilt location with a chance to visit the Mill (the only working mill on the Thames), the Church (13th centuary), the house and the village.

The trip is 12 miles & 3 locks.

If you are doing this as a day trip the best get out may be on the right shortly after Whitchurch Bridge where there is nearby parking.

This trip is the 6th in a series that cover the River Thames from Cricklade and follows directly from the trip from Sandford to Wallingford. The next trip in the series is Mapledurham to Sonning.










 



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