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Day 8 - Saturday 15th August 2009 |
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 Saturday 15th August 2009Day 8 DetailsStart location Site Name
| Amerden Caravan and Camping Site | Site Address | Old Marsh Lane, Dorney Reach, Maidenhead, Berks SL6 0EE View Map | | Distance from start of journey (miles) | 102.2 | Estimated departure time
| 1100
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Journey Distance from start of the day (miles)
| Points of interest | 0.2 | Monkey island and Monkey Island hotel
| 3
| Boveney Lock
Windsor race course to the right, where the Queen gambles away our money. | 4
| Windsor bypass (A332) | 4.2
| Windsor Railway Bridge - 1849
The castle comes in view on the right bank. | | 4.5 | Windsor Bridge - 1824 | 5
| Romney Lock.
Eton college on the left. | 5.2
| Black Pott's Railway Bridge 1892 | 6
| Victoria Bridge - 1928
Windsor Home Park right. Please note - there is no landing between Victoria and Albert bridges. Treason or some such. | 7.5
| Albert Bridge - 1967 - not as pretty as the one in London
| | 7.7 | Old Windsor Lock Cut Bridge | | 8 | Old Windsor Lock - Lunch
| | 9 | Bells of Ousely pub right. We'll stop for lunch here. Estimated arrival 1300 | | 9.5 | Magna Carta island. Runnymede to the right.
Owned by the National Trust. Site of Commonwealth Air Forces, Magna Carta and Kennedy memorials. | | 11 | Bell Weir (Egham) Lock | | 11.5 | Runnymede Bridges | | 12 | Staines Bridge - 1832 | | 14 | Penton Hook Lock | | 15 | Laleham Park - Stop on the right bank and we'll camp here |
End of day 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 arrival time
| 1800
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 June 2009 09:59 |