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Day 5 - Wednesday 12th August 2009 |
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 Wednesday 12th August 2009It's our longest day thus far but there are plenty of places to stop on route, should we need to. There will be increasing amounts of traffic on the river from here on so we need to look out for one another. Day 5 Details Start location Site Name
| Benson Waterfront Camping | Site Address | Benson, Wallingford, Oxon OX10 6SJ View Map For more information please visit their website: www.bensonwaterfront.com | | Distance from start of journey (miles) | 56.9
| Estimated departure time
| 1000
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Our Journey Distance from start of the day (miles)
| Points of interest | 1.3
| Benson Lock | 2.8
| Wallingford Bridge - This, as the name suggests is in Wallingford! | 3.3
| Winterbrook Bridge
| 5.8
| Moulsford Railway Bridge - Brunel 1839.
Twisted brick arches, one of the wonders of the Thames. | 6.3
| Beetle and Wedge pub | | 7.8 | Cleeve Lock | 8.3
| Goring Lock Goring and Streatley bridge - just downstream | | 9.5 | Gatehampton Railway Bridge Brunel 1839 | 12.3
| Whitchurch Lock - Lunch
| 12.5
| Whitchurch Toll Bridge - J 1902. A wooden bridge was built here in about 1792. The present latticed iron bridge designed by Joseph Morris was built by the Cleveland Bridge and Engineering Company Ltd in 1902.
| 14.8
| Mapledurham Lock Mapledurham House is to our left. We'll stop here for a chance to visit the last working watermill on the Thames, we could also have a cream tea and those that want to can also visit the house. Then lunch by the lock. Estimated arrival 1200, depart 1500 | 16.3
| Poplar island followed by Appletree Eyot | 17.2
| St Mary's Island. River usually busy with rowing boats from here to Caversham bridge.
Reading rowing club is 150 yards above Caversham bridge on the right. Landing and public car park. | | 18.3 | Caversham Bridge 1926 | | 18.5 | Fry's island | | 18.5 | Reading Bridge | | 19.3 | Caversham Lock
| | 19.8 | Junction and Kennet river, Access to Kennet and Avon Canal
| | 21.3 | Blue Coat School on the right, we'll stay here tonight
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End of day location Site Name
| Blue coat School | Site Address | Holme Park Sonning Lane Sonning on Thames Berkshire RG4 6SU view satelite photo | | Distance from start of journey (miles) | 78.7 | Estimated arrival time
| 1800
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Last Updated on Monday, 13 July 2009 20:53 |