Authors, artists and amblers have always felt the pull of the Thames, and now Tom Chesshyre is following in their footsteps. He's walking more than 200 miles from the Cotswolds to the North Sea. Seeing some familiar sights through new eyes, Chesshyre explores the living present and remarkable past of England's longest and most iconic river.;Front cover; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; CONTENTS; PREFACE; CHAPTER ONE -- THAMES HEAD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE; CHAPTER TWO -- THAMES HEAD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, TO CRICKLADE, WILTSHIRE; CHAPTER THREE -- CRICKLADE, WILTSHIRE, TO NEWBRIDGE, OXFORDSHIRE; CHAPTER FOUR -- NEWBRIDGE TO ABINGDON, OXFORDSHIRE; CHAPTER FIVE -- ABINGDON, OXFORDSHIRE, TO PANGBOURNE, BERKSHIRE; CHAPTER SIX -- PANGBOURNE, BERKSHIRE, TO MARLOW, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE; CHAPTER SEVEN -- MARLOW, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, TO STAINES, SURREY; CHAPTER EIGHT -- STAINES, SURREY, TO KEW; CHAPTER NINE -- KEW TO BERMONDSEY; CHAPTER TEN -- BERMONDSEY TO GRAVESEND, KENT.