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If possible, put extra fendering (such as scaffold poles or strong timber posts) between your boat and the bank side. This may prevent your boat drifting onto the river bank and becoming caught up when levels drop. The University Boat Race (between Oxford and Cambridge) takes place in late March or early April, on the Championship Course from Putney to Mortlake in the west of London.

Enjoy a short break or day out along the River Thames, a walkalong the Thames Path National Trail, or choose a circular walk that starts from the river bank. Stop off at one of the great riverside pubs and hotels along the way, and refresh yourself with a drink or sample locally sourced meals. The Thames has relatively high levels of plastic pollution, with an estimated 94,000 microplastics per second moving through some parts of the river. These microplastics come from the breakdown of larger items but also glitter and microbeads from cosmetics. [92] Artwork & Design". Illuminated River. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020 . Retrieved 27 August 2020. Between west London to the end of the route at the Thames Barrier in Greenwich, look out for the Thames Path National Trail symbol. Beyond the Thames Barrier, the route is way-marked with the Thames Barge Symbol. Maps and guides River Thames conditions updated for Wednesday 26 April 2023. Changes to following reaches - Osney, Clifton, Sandford, Molesey and Teddington.

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River Thames: current conditions updated for Sunday 15 October 2023. Changes to the following reaches: Romney, Old Windsor, Bell Weir. River Thames: current conditions updated for Thursday 2 November 2023. Changes to following reaches - Iffley, Mapledurham, Caversham, Blakes, Cookham, Bell Weir, Penton Hook, Shepperton, Sunbury and Teddington reaches. River Thames: current conditions updated for Saturday 21 October 2023. Changes to following reaches - St Johns, Blakes, Shiplake, Hambleden, Hurley, Boulters, Bray, Romney, Old Windsor, Penton Hook, Chertsey, Shepperton, Molesey and Teddington. River Thames: current conditions updated for Friday 27 January 2023. Changes to Benson and Mapledurham reach.

The East End of London, also known simply as the East End, was the area of London east of the medieval walled City of London and north of the River Thames, although it is not defined by universally accepted formal boundaries; the River Lea can be considered another boundary. [13] Most of the local riverside was also marshland. The land was drained and became farmland; it was built on after the Industrial Revolution. River Thames: current conditions updated for Friday 21 April 2023. Changes to the following reaches - Buscot, Radcot, Rushey, Shifford, Northmoor, Kings, Godstow, Clifton, Whitchurch, Sonning and Romney. River Ecology". Reconnecting London with the River Thames. Tideway. Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Kendal, Roger; Bowen, Jane; Wortley, Laura (2002). Genius & Gentility: Henley in the Age of Enlightenment. Henley-on-Thames: River and Rowing Museum. pp.12–13. ISBN 9780953557127.River Thames: current conditions updated for Friday 25 March 2023. Change to following reaches – St John’s, Sandford, Day's, Cleeve, Goring, Hambleden, Hurley, Temple, Cookham, Romney, Old Windsor, Bell Weir, Chertsey, Sunbury and Molesey. River Thames: current conditions updated for Sunday 29 October 2023. Changes to the following reaches - Osney, Iffley, Marsh, Hambledon, Old Windsor and Sunbury. In 2006, British swimmer and environmental campaigner Lewis Pugh became the first person to swim the full length of the Thames from outside Kemble to Southend-on-Sea to draw attention to the severe drought in England which saw record temperatures indicative of a degree of global warming. The 202mi (325km) swim took him 21 days to complete. The official headwater of the river had stopped flowing due to the drought, forcing Pugh to run the first 26mi (42km). [96] River Thames: current conditions updated for Tuesday 31 October 2023. Changes to Pinkhill, Iffley, Abingdon, Benson, Cleeve, Goring, Shiplake, Romney, Bell Weir and Sunbury reaches.

River Thames current river conditions updated for Friday 10 March 2023. Changes to the following reaches - Buscot, Rushey, Shifford, Goring, Whitchurch, Blake's, Sonning, Marsh, Hambleden, Marlow, Boveney, Romney, Old Windsor, Bell Weir and Sunbury. River Thames current river conditions updated for Tuesday 28 February 2023. No stream warning changes. Reconnecting London with the River Thames". Tideway. Archived from the original on 19 February 2018 . Retrieved 18 February 2018. Lamdin-Whymark, H. (2001). "Neolithic activity on the floodplain of the River Thames at Dorney". Lithics. 22. Local History – Concrete Barges and The Diver". London Riverside Bid. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020 . Retrieved 27 August 2020.Port of London Authority. "Terminal locations". Archived from the original on 27 May 2008 . Retrieved 12 May 2008. River Thames: current conditions updated for 25 March 2023. Updates to Romney, Old Windsor, Shepperton and Molesey reaches.