Sunday 16th August 2009
It's Sunday morning and we might even allow ourselves a lie-in. That is unless you have a taste for fast living in which case there will be a chance to listen to The Archers on Radio 4 with a cup of tea and a bacon sarnie on the support boat. Those who have not yet learned to love Ambridge can relax until The Archers is over, we'll then be setting off to Teddington.We've canoed 117 miles by this point. some of us will be feeling really quite tired. So what better way to finish the trip than with a moderate 14.5 miles. Our trip takes us past some beautiful bits of West London and on to our journey's end at Teddington. We could have a quick wander around Hampton Court Maze at lunch time. With any luck we'll be arranging a bit of an event at Teddington to celebrate our achievements. There will be members of the press and hopefully some friends and family to greet us. With any luck they'll have brought a bottle or two of bubbly (hint). Well done all. Day 9 DetailsStart location Site Name
| Laleham Camping Club | Site Address | Laleham Park, Staines, Middlesex TW18 1SS
View Map | | Distance from start of journey (miles) | 117.2 | Estimated departure time
| 1030 |
Our Journey Distance from start of the day (miles)
| Points of interest | | 0.7 | M3 Bridge - 1971
| | 1 | Chertsey Lock
| | 1.2 | Chertsey bridge - 1785
| 3 | Shepperton Lock
Confluence with river Wey right. Weybridge right with Brooklands car racing museum and race track behind.
| 3.2 | Desborough cut right. Better and longer canoeing down the old river course left. | 5 | Walton “Temporary” bridge 1954 Walton Bridge 19th C | 6.2
| Sunbury lock cut bridge
| 6.5
| Sunbury Lock - Lunch
| 8
| Platt's Eyot | 8.2
| Westel-Thames canoe club and Bell Inn left. George Kenton's ferry. | 9.5
| Molesey Lock | 9.7
| Hampton Court Bridge - 1933
| 10
| Hampton Court Palace left River Mole enters right. | 10.5
| Thames Ditton island. Old Swan Hotel right | 12.5
| Kingston Bridge - 1828. | | 12.7 | Kingston Railway Bridge - 1863 | | 14.4 | Teddington lock cut bridge | | 14.5 | Teddington Lock THE END |
End of day location Site Name
| Teddington Lock
| Site Address | Teddington, London TW11 View Map | | Distance from start of journey (miles) | 131.7
| Estimated arrival time
| 1700
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WELL DONE!
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 30 June 2009 )
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