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John Tippetts
Jun 194 min read
Stage 1 - Grain to Gravesend - 6th June 2024
The England Coast Path (or rather King Charles III England Coast Path as it’s now called) section of the Thames Path is officially 47...
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John Tippetts
Apr 156 min read
Henley to Bourne End - April 14th 2024
Temple Bridge at Hurley is a beautiful wooden footbridge crossing the river. It was specifically built for walkers in 1989 and was one of...
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John Tippetts
Oct 1, 20233 min read
Stage 1 - The Source to Cricklade - May 14th
Stage 1 of my 2023 challenge to walk 232 miles along the River Thames in aid of Royal Papworth Hospital Charity
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John Tippetts
Sep 30, 20234 min read
Stage 2 - Cricklade to Radcot Bridge - May 15th
Stage 2 of my 2023 challenge to walk 232 miles along the River Thames in aid of Royal Papworth Hospital Charity
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John Tippetts
Sep 29, 20234 min read
Stage 3 - Radcot Bridge to Swinford Bridge - May 16th
Stage 3 of my 2023 challenge to walk 232 miles along the River Thames in aid of Royal Papworth Hospital Charity
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John Tippetts
Sep 28, 20234 min read
Stage 4 - Swinford Bridge to Abingdon - May 20th
Stage 4 of my 2023 challenge to walk 232 miles along the River Thames in aid of Royal Papworth Hospital Charity
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John Tippetts
Sep 27, 20236 min read
Stage 5 - Abingdon to Wallingford - July 17th
Stage 5 of my 2023 challenge to walk 232 miles along the River Thames in aid of Royal Papworth Hospital Charity
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John Tippetts
Sep 26, 20236 min read
Stage 6 - Wallingford to Reading - July 25th
Having completed the previous stage with no ill effects, a week later I thought I’d have a go at the next stage. I was hoping I’d be able...
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John Tippetts
Sep 25, 20237 min read
Stage 7 - Reading to Marlow - July 28th
After a couple of days off, I was ready to set off again. Reading is easy to get to by train from where I live in Northamptonshire – even...
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John Tippetts
Sep 24, 20237 min read
Stage 8 - Marlow to Staines - August 1st
For the next stage of my walking challenge I really wanted to get as far as Staines; that would be 22 miles of river covered, though in...
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John Tippetts
Sep 23, 20236 min read
Stage 9 - Staines to Teddington Lock - August 7th
This was the second week of ASLEF’s overtime ban meaning the earliest I could get to Staines station by rail with an off-peak ticket...
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John Tippetts
Sep 22, 20236 min read
Stage 10 - Teddington Lock to Vauxhall Bridge - August 9th
Today I was determined to reach Vauxhall as this would then leave Vauxhall to the end of the Thames Path at Woolwich as stage 11. The...
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John Tippetts
Sep 21, 20238 min read
Stage 11 - Vauxhall Bridge to Woolwich Foot Tunnel - August 15th
I was really determined to reach Woolwich Foot Tunnel today, as to do so would mean I’d walked the 185.2 miles of the Thames Path...
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John Tippetts
Sep 20, 20236 min read
Stage 12 - Woolwich to Greenhithe - August 19th
The 47 mile England Coast Path (ECP) between Woolwich Foot Tunnel and Grain was formally opened in January 2022. At the same time the...
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John Tippetts
Sep 19, 20237 min read
Stage 13 - Greenhithe to Cliffe - August 21st
For stages 13 and 14 it would be necessary to stay away as it would be totally impractical to commute from home. When I did this walk...
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John Tippetts
Sep 18, 20235 min read
Stage 14 - Cliffe to Grain - August 22nd
I had my full English at the Premier Inn and took 3 pain au chocolat and a banana to keep me going through the day. I checked out but...
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John Tippetts
Sep 17, 20232 min read
............. and finally
I've now walked the Thames Path 4 times. This year was the toughest due to my foot injury which plagued me throughout the challenge....
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