On the Beach at Rotherhithe
May 15, 2026
A family relaxes near the Thames Path in London near a beached boat
A family relaxes near the Thames Path in London near a beached boat
A ‘detectorist’ was systematically scanning the shoreline as we passed, but no shouts of ‘Eureka!’
One of many and varied scenes along the path that follows the length of the river
After walking beside the River Thames for 3 days, Joanna Yates ends this section of path by visiting 2 favorites in Kew Gardens.
On the final day of this walk along the River Thames, Joanna Yates pays a visit to Kew Palace, one of a number of fascinating attractions located within the Royal Botanic Gardens, just outside central London.
Onward for a 3rd day of walking along the Thames Path, Joanna Yates is astonished to stumble into a remnant of historic Richmond Palace.
Joanna Yates’s walk along the Thames Path continues with a visit to one of the “most complete survivals of 17th century fashion and power.”
Joanna Yates returns to London and the River Thames, walking along the 184 mile national path that follows one of world’s most famous waterways, from rural idyll, through dynamic London and beyond.
On long walks, day after day along a river, it’s impossible not to notice the boats, many of them progressing not much faster than I.
Taplow House is a rambling Edwardian English country house hotel on the outskirts of the village of Taplow, not far from Windsor, across the Thames from Maidenhead.
A family relaxes near the Thames Path in London near a beached boat
A ‘detectorist’ was systematically scanning the shoreline as we passed, but no shouts of ‘Eureka!’
One of many and varied scenes along the path that follows the length of the river
After walking beside the River Thames for 3 days, Joanna Yates ends this section of path by visiting 2 favorites in Kew Gardens.
On the final day of this walk along the River Thames, Joanna Yates pays a visit to Kew Palace, one of a number of fascinating attractions located within the Royal Botanic Gardens, just outside central London.
Onward for a 3rd day of walking along the Thames Path, Joanna Yates is astonished to stumble into a remnant of historic Richmond Palace.
Joanna Yates’s walk along the Thames Path continues with a visit to one of the “most complete survivals of 17th century fashion and power.”
Joanna Yates returns to London and the River Thames, walking along the 184 mile national path that follows one of world’s most famous waterways, from rural idyll, through dynamic London and beyond.
On long walks, day after day along a river, it’s impossible not to notice the boats, many of them progressing
Taplow House is a rambling Edwardian English country house hotel on the outskirts of the village of Taplow, not far from Windsor, across the Thames from Maidenhead.