LECHLADE-ON-THAMES

DISTANCE: 11/4 miles (2km) A lovely rural stretch of the SLOPE: None steeper than 1:12 young River Thames with fine WIDTH: Mostly wider than 2m but views and the opportunity to minimum of 0.75m visit St John’s Lock, the first lock on the river. Avoid winter when flooding possible. Lechlade 0 N 200

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A361 St John's NB Narrow width & 0.75 poor surface can be m Lock SEE avoided when no DETAIL temporary fencing MAP D A BELOW Lechlade A417 Ha'penny Bridge A361 C SURFACE: Thames Approach road River To D Short grass – slightly rough and undulating in places B Hard and slightly bumpy – some stones up to 10mm 2 0 N 100 Hard and smooth Hard and rough - Metres some stones up to 40mm Except Field with rough 1.25 weekends, grass - some m school & rutting by vehicles A Bank Holidays 1 April - 30 Sep Bare earth 1 HOW TO GET TO LECHLADE-ON-THAMES MAP: OS Landranger 163, grid ref SU211990

ROAD: Go to www.gridref.org.uk – insert grid ref above and click ‘find a place’. From Lechlade take A361 south towards Swindon and car park is on right, signed Riverside Park, 400m beyond narrow bridge over River Thames.

NEAREST FACILITIES: (RADAR key) Lechlade centre (via 11 Burford Street, rough steps and narrow Lechlade, ½ mile pavement)

No designated parking bays Toilet Gate 1 but hard Rest 0.75 Width Rough grass. Summer area m restriction 2 parking only. Parking charge £1 during weekends and Picnic Refreshments school and Bank Holidays area from 1 April - 30 Sep

ROUTE DESCRIPTION POINTS OF INTEREST There are two routes from car park 1 Lechlade is the highest navigable across meadows to the River Thames point of the Thames and its riverside Either used to be a busy wharf with boats being loaded with salt from A Take the left route from car park Cheshire, and wool, stone and B Turn right next to river to C (here, cheese from the Cotswolds for the either turn right back to start or markets in Oxford and London. continue to D) The Neptune-like statue of Old Or Father Thames created for the A Take the right route from car park Crystal Palace exhibition C Turn left next to river to B (here, in 1851 now turn left back to start), or right next resides at to river to D D St John’s Lock. Retrace your route

Lechlade-on-Thames Path surfaces can change. This information was correct in June 2011 Town Council