14.01.24 The Thames Journey – Where It Begins Cricklade Section 1A On a cold morning four DP members set off on a ninety mile trek to start the Thames Journey at Cricklade, supported by our trusty shuttle driver, Graham. Led by Dave were Phil (without the girls – his two dogs Coco and Fifi), new […]
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On Sat 11th of November 23, Dave Jai and Pete set off from Oxford on a two day, one night kayak camping trip towards Culham. The river Thames was on red boards all the way from Cricklade to Teddington, some 130 plus miles, so the flow was with us as we were paddling downstream all
Davepaddles.co.uk Paddles the whole of the (non Tidal) River Thames in sections, throughout the year. accessible to all people in or on all craft, subject to an assessment. Below is a chart with sections and distances etc. all distances are estimated and not necessarily 100 percent accurate. Y = Completed N = Not yet Completed
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Aston to Marlow – Section 10a of Paddle the Thames, Autumn Colours Last year (2022) a number of members of a club undertook a challenge to paddle the Thames from the source at Cricklade to the start of the tidal section at Teddington. It was Dave’s idea and he became the driving force using the “Paddle
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On a wonderfully warm and sunny day, we started out from The Red Lion in Castle Eaton. Get-in was from the pub garden, not forgetting to pay a £5 launch fee for each boat. The river was running with a gentle current and well below the flood level we experienced in the winter where the
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Part of the Davepaddles Paddle the Thames Adventure, This section was the only section missed by Phillip, Coco and Fifi in the last year or so, of all of the sections we have paddled. Again It was a lovely sunny day, and with paddlers Hannah S, Phil (fifi and Coco) and Conrad C, Dave led
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Chertsey to Tedding Lock, Section 13, 4th May 2013 The final paddle of the non-tidal section of the Thames started just outside Chertsey Lock (KT16 8LF) and ended just before Teddington Lock (TW10 7YE) on a lovely sunny day. Our get-in was a convenient slide-in between the lock and Chertsey Bridge on the left bank
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22-23rd April 2023 Paddlers Dave H, (Organiser, Leader, Weather Expert and Report writer). Graham S, (Leader and Bat Expert). Conrad C. (Historian and Harmonica Expert). Jai A. (Comedian, Bug out/in and anti moan Expert). Hannah S. (Nutrition, Breakfast, Snacks, Brunch, Snacks, Lunch, Dinner, More Snacks, Evening meal, Supper and more snacks Expert). On 22nd April
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Distance: 13 miles downstream Date: Friday 31st March 2023 Start: Windsor Leisure Centre Slipway, Stovell Road, Windsor SL4 5BZEnd: The Kingfisher Pub, Chertsey Bridge Rd, Chertsey KT16 8LF Paddlers:Dave Hillier (organiser)Chris HarperSue LeonConrad Chambers (trip report) Non-paddlers:Pierre Leon (researcher)Graham (shuttle driver) Dave, as usual, issued a completed risk assessment in advance of the scheduled date for the paddle.Pierre, also
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Thames Sections 10b and 11 Trip Report – Friday 3rd March, 2023 13 miles/21 km downstream, Marlow to Windsor. Lighter days meant we could finish off Section 10 and complete Section 11 (Paddle the Thames, Mark Rainsley), Paddlers: Dave Hillier (Trip Leader), Pierre Leon, Sue Leon, Phill Gent (with doggie guests Fifi and CoCo), We assembled