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John Tippetts πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡±

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Happily retired IT developer. Love walking & taking pics. Thames Path walked 6 times. 362 mile coast to coast Great Chalk Way completed in 2025 http://mywalks.uk

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The Source itself as far as the road bridge at Kemble will be accessible but maybe a little squidgy in places. Beyond Kemble to Ewen & Ashton Keynes I can’t say I’m afraid. We’ve had a decent amount of dry weather over the last week or so, so I’d expect the path to be muddy but passable.

05.03.2026 09:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Spring edition of the River Thames Society's Thames Guardian magazine features us, the Thames & Docklands History Group with Peter Stone at London Museum Docklands, and Chiswick RNLI crew Ed Hall's 'Tamesis' poems. #thamespath30 #history
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www.riverthamessociety.org.uk

04.03.2026 14:46 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Other Walks | Great Chalk Way My personal challenge in 2025 to walk along the series of walks collectively known as the Great Chalk Way. The trail starts at Lyme Regis in Dorset & finishes at Holme-next-the -Sea in Norfolk - a dis...

It's taken forever but at last I've finished writing my blogs on the 360+ mile Great Chalk Way that I walked last spring & summer from Lyme Regis to Holme-next-the-Sea.
#GreatChalkWay #WessexRidgeway #CranborneDrovesWay #SarsenWay #Ridgeway #IcknieldWay #PeddarsWay
www.mywalks.uk/others/gcw

23.02.2026 09:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hear hear Andy! Thank you Wendy @thamespathnt.bsky.social I could still have a Thames Path Sea to Source walk in me to celebrate the trail’s 30th! Glad you got to the Source. Hope there was some water for you! Happy New Year!

31.12.2025 21:24 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Well, it is their 30th anniversary next year soβ€¦β€¦β€¦β€¦β€¦πŸ€£πŸ€£πŸ€£

11.12.2025 11:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why can't BlueSky allow you to mix images and videos? 😠 Here's the spring by the stone at the Source

11.12.2025 08:40 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The #ThamesPath in flood yesterday at the Source in Trewsbury Mead near Kemble. The spring by the stone was happily burbling away. With more rain forecast over the coming days I'm sure it'll stay this way for a while. Just don't forget your wellies and be careful!
@thamespathnt.bsky.social

11.12.2025 08:38 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Wayland's Smithy on #TheRidgeway, close to Uffington Castle. A magical place - even more so at this time of year

02.11.2025 16:54 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Andy! πŸ˜€

12.09.2025 19:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you do the #IcknieldWay next year it's only another 46 miles to the sea!

12.09.2025 19:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Just completed the 362 mile, coast to coast Great Chalk Way in 27 stages. Started at Lyme Regis in Dorset & finished at Holme-next-the-Sea on the North Norfolk Coast #WessexRidgeway #CranborneDrovesWay #SarsenWay #TheRidgeway #IcknieldWay #PeddarsWay What an experience! @ramblersgb.bsky.social

12.09.2025 18:57 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes - I checked the dictionaries

05.09.2025 17:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A saddo 🀣

05.09.2025 17:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Many congratulations Keld on becoming a Thames Path twicer!

05.09.2025 17:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Continuing my 362 mile coast to coast walk from Lyme Regis to Hunstanton following the #GreatChalkWay Less than 100 miles to go now! πŸ˜ƒ #fingerpostfriday #GreatChalkWayIn25

15.08.2025 14:23 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A few more pics from yesterday's walk from Princes Risborough to Ivinghoe Beacon along #TheRidgeway Some sections of actual HS2 tunnel in Wendover. Let's hope the destruction of the countryside is worth it - I doubt it will be!
@theridgewaynt.bsky.social

07.08.2025 15:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Did anyone else spot the deliberate mistake on the Ivinghoe Beacon fingerboard? 🀣

07.08.2025 15:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Yesterday’s walk with my sister from Princes Risborough to the end of #TheRidgeway at Ivinghoe Beacon. What a fabulous walk. Best leg of the trail IMO. Tomorrow I start the 110 mile Icknield Way Path on my way to the North Norfolk Coast #GreatChalkWayIn25
@theridgewaynt.bsky.social

07.08.2025 15:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Definitely not at this end of the Thames.

30.07.2025 18:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Crikey - I got this video to load! @andysin33.bsky.social @keld16.bsky.social

30.07.2025 18:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Our volunteers are dedicated to making sure our loved ones are never forgotten. ❀️
#Monday

28.07.2025 09:08 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

DEFINITELY NOT!!! 🀣Having got my feet wet I can now rest easy

25.07.2025 20:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I was going to pop in there on my way back to Strood but a bus was due - and as you know, they are quite a rare sight!

25.07.2025 20:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And as you know, the 1st time I forgot to press the record button on the drone 🀣

25.07.2025 20:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

But that's the nerd in me! I did actually walk back to Allhallows to get a little bit more out of my day

25.07.2025 20:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I was reminded by @andysin33.bsky.social that you're not finished the full 232 miles #ThamesPath Source to Sea until the water laps your feet at Grain Beach. So, even though I reached Grain a couple of weeks ago with @keld16.bsky.social , today I went back & well & truly completed the trail 🀣

25.07.2025 20:02 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks a lot Andy. A round half dozen is DEFINITELY enough. I have my eyes on more coastal walks for 2026. I'm resuming the GCW on Monday. Having to do out of sequence as my sister & I still haven't been able to fix a date for the last leg of The Ridgeway

25.07.2025 18:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My post is missing β€˜Path’ at the end as I didn’t mean to say the Thames has been extended! Doh!!🀣

24.07.2025 19:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Flying Archaeologist - 4. The Thames: Secret War Ben Robinson flies over the Thames to reveal discoveries about WWI, including a network of trenches on the Hoo peninsula near the former Chattenden Barracks.

I found this programme from 2013 today on iPlayer regarding the Hoo Peninsula in the Thames Estuary. It should be of particular interest to anyone who has or is planning on walking the England Coast Path extension of the Thames @thamespathnt.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

24.07.2025 19:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Go Keld!!

24.07.2025 07:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0