Towns & Cities on the River Thames
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Nettlebed
Henley-On-Thames
Nettlebed was of some importance in ancient times because of its position on the point where the Henley –Oxford road intersects the Chiltern Ridgeway. Later it became a noted staging post. Legend has it that many Kings and Queens stayed at the…
Datchet
Despite much modern development, Datchet still manages to retain many features of the quiet riverside settlement it once was. The older buildings cluster around The Green with its central oak tree commemorating Queen Victoria’s Jubilee, while those…
Old Windsor
Old Windsor was the oldest Saxon town in Berkshire and the seat of Edward the Confessor. It continued in importance up until about 1100 when it was gradually overshadowed by the building of Windsor Castle two miles upstream.
Goring
Goring is situated on the River Thames in South Oxfordshire and features the Goring Gap which sits within both The Chilterns and North Wessex Downs Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Its banks forming the border of Oxfordshire and Berkshire…
Ashton Keynes
Swindon
This ancient village is set between Cirencester and Cricklade on the Wiltshire/Gloucestershire border and has many Cotswold stone buildings.
The village is dominated by water; the River Thames is on the southern boundary and the Thames Path…
Cookham
Cookham
The Royal Manor of Cookham was held by the Crown until 1818 and today, although many changes have taken place, the village is still one of the most popular Thameside resorts with its many superb restaurants and inns, including Bel and the Dragon…
Wargrave
This large village on the River Thames in Berkshire, is also close to the River Loddon. On the opposite bank is Shiplake. Listed in the Domesday Book of 1086, it has an historic centre, originating in the Tudor period with many listed buildings and…
Pangbourne
Reading
Close to Reading, Pangbourne, in West Berkshire, is located on the River Thames and is on the opposite bank of the river to Whitchurch-on-Thames, it marks the border with Oxfordshire. The Pang flows through the centre of Pangbourne before joining…
Greenwich
the Royal Borough is home to the awe-inspiring Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site, famous for the Meridian Line at the Royal Observatory, Cutty Sark, the National Maritime Museum, Queen’s House, the Old Royal Naval College including the…
Egham
Egham
Egham town is currently being developed as a Gateway for visitors to Runnymede, with a greater variety of shops being recorded, a brand new cinema, hotel and gym to be completed in August 2018.
Eynsham
Witney
Eynsham is a market town in West Oxfordshire at an important crossing of the river Thames, midway between Oxford and Witney and a stone’s throw from the A40.