Tidal Thames: Teddington to Shadwell - Revision history

Danabel: pretty table. ooooooh

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pretty table. ooooooh

Ianh: THCC & PoW links

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THCC & PoW links

Danabel at 21:50, 8 June 2009

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 | '''BARNES BRIDGE''' <BR> River North, 24hr. Good access here from the slipway in front of the Emmanuel School and [http://www.cygnet-rc.org.uk Cygnet Rowing Club] boat houses. Ample free parking on Riverside Drive (Chris).
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 seriously ! But it is also seriously nice, so don't be put off !
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 | '''SHADWELL BEACH''' <br>River North, 24hr (in a sense!). Steps lead down off the embankment to a sand/shingle 6m above CD, so it's a wet launch only on the highest of tides (and muddy only on the lowest of lows). Access via ''Glamis Rd''. Parking restrictions 08:30-17:30 Mon-Fri, but OK at all other times. This location is of course most famous as the home of the renowned [[THCC|Tower Hamlets Canoe Club]], undoubtedly the best kayaking club in all Shadwell. Also just alongside is the renowned "[[Prospect of Whitby]]" pub, dating from 1543. So we take break here...
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-| '''SHADWELL BEACH''' <br>River North, 24hr (in a sense!). Steps lead down off the embankment to a sand/shingle 6m above CD, so it's a wet launch only on the highest of tides (and muddy only on the lowest of lows). Access via ''Glamis Rd''. Parking restrictions 08:30-17:30 Mon-Fri, but OK at all other times. This location is of course most famous as the home of the renowned [http://www.towerhamletscanoeclub.co.uk Tower Hamlets Canoe Club], undoubtedly the best kayaking club in all Shadwell. Also just alongside is the renowned "Prospect of Whitby" pub, dating from 1543. So we take break here...
+| '''SHADWELL BEACH''' <br>River North, 24hr (in a sense!). Steps lead down off the embankment to a sand/shingle 6m above CD, so it's a wet launch only on the highest of tides (and muddy only on the lowest of lows). Access via ''Glamis Rd''. Parking restrictions 08:30-17:30 Mon-Fri, but OK at all other times. This location is of course most famous as the home of the renowned [[THCC|Tower Hamlets Canoe Club]], undoubtedly the best kayaking club in all Shadwell. Also just alongside is the renowned "[[Prospect of Whitby]]" pub, dating from 1543. So we take break here...
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-| '''Richmond Bridge''' <br> River East. No easy parking anywhere nearby, but a nice touchdown spot at the foot of water lane,
+| '''Richmond Bridge''' <br> River East. No easy parking anywhere nearby, but a nice touchdown spot at the foot of water lane, which is a kind of natural slipway. At HW springs, the river floods this whole riverbank area and laps at the ankles of drinkers in the front yard of the ''White Cross Hotel''.
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-| '''SHADWELL BEACH''' <br>River North, 24hr (in a sense!). Steps lead down off the embankment to a sand/shingle 6m above CD, so it's a wet launch only on the highest of tides (and muddy only on the lowest of lows). Access via ''Glamis Rd''. Parking restrictions 08:30-17:30 Mon-Fri, but OK at all other times. This location is of course most famous as the home of the renowned
+| '''SHADWELL BEACH''' <br>River North, 24hr (in a sense!). Steps lead down off the embankment to a sand/shingle 6m above CD, so it's a wet launch only on the highest of tides (and muddy only on the lowest of lows). Access via ''Glamis Rd''. Parking restrictions 08:30-17:30 Mon-Fri, but OK at all other times. This location is of course most famous as the home of the renowned [http://www.towerhamletscanoeclub.co.uk Tower Hamlets Canoe Club], undoubtedly the best kayaking club in all Shadwell. Also just alongside is the renowned "Prospect of Whitby" pub, dating from 1543. So we take break here...
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 hypothetical tide timetable shows:
-<pre>                 HW     LW     HW<br>  Richmond      08:00  17:00  20:00    so 08:00-&gt;14:00 (~6 hours) paddling Eastbound<br>  London Bridge 07:00  14:00  19:00    or 14:00-&gt;20:00 (~6 hours) paddling Westbound<br></pre>
+                 HW     LW     HW
 The ''Teddington/Richmond ''section has the added complication that only the "top 2 hours" of the tide
 shows through, because a set of weir gates swing into place at ''Richmond'' to maintain levels above 1.7m over CD.

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 |[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=51.4762,-0.1758%28St%20Mary%27s%20Church%20Battersea%29&amp;z=14 map]
 |'''ST MARY'S CHURCH BATTERSEA'''<br>River South, 24hr. Pleasant bit of waterfront with shingle beach and the odd barge, just where Battersea Church Road touches the river. Car access and parking nearby. The spire of St Mary's Church (1775) is a distinctive landmark.
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 |'''VAUXHALL MI5 BEACH''' <br>River South, 24hr. This slipway used by the "Frog Tours" boats, and a short approach road off the embankment leads to it (although of course, little chance of parking anywhere). Portuguese-style ''"Cafe Madeira"'' nearby makes a nice fuel stop (Albert Embankment, East side, in a railway arch - 300m)
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 plenty of places to stop, the riverbank being mostly shingle. This is a popular area for ''rowing'', so expect to
 find teams out practising - often seemingly on the "wrong" side of the river (but "right" according to
-<a mce_thref="" mce_href="">The Rowing Code</a>, if you can get your head around it!). Obviously, ''kayakers'' need to give
+The Rowing Code, if you can get your head around it!). Obviously, ''kayakers'' need to give
 ''rowers'' a wide berth, as the latter cannot see where they're going (because they face the "wrong" way...)
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-|'''HAM HOUSE'''
+|'''HAM HOUSE''' <br>  River South. A perfect launch point in an otherwise difficult area ! Access via ''Ham Street'' to
 		    car park adjoining playing fields. Nice beach area for launching, especially at HW.
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 |[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=51.4588,-0.3081%28Richmond%20Bridge%29&amp;z=14 map]
-| '''Richmond Bridge'''
+| '''Richmond Bridge''' <br> River East. No easy parking anywhere nearby, but a nice touchdown spot at the foot of water lane,
-| River East. No easy parking anywhere nearby, but a nice touchdown spot at the foot of water lane,
+which is a kind of natural slipway. At HW springs, the river floods this whole riverbank area and laps at the ankles of drinkers in the front yard of the ''White Cross Hotel''.
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 |[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=51.4742,-0.2727%28Chiswick%20Bridge%29&amp;z=14 map]
-| '''Chiswick Bridge'''
+| '''Chiswick Bridge''' <br> River South. Natural landing/lunch point with a flight of steps leading up to the riverbank, and even a bench to sit on.
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