Cock Marsh

The river from its Cotswold trickle to the Thames Barrier — the gentlest long walk in Britain.

0.6 km NW · spans 7 counties

Beech woods and chalk downland within easy reach of London, laced with old ridge paths and grazing red kites

1.5 km N

Italianate mansion above grand Thames-side gardens.

3.1 km SE

Microbrewery at Marlow Bottom with a beer shop and tours, brewing real ales since the early 1990s.

3.2 km NW

Small Thames island park at Maidenhead by Boulter's Lock, with riverside gardens, an aviary and a café.

4.7 km SE

Famous Thames lock and weir at Maidenhead, once the busiest on the river and a fashionable Edwardian boating spot.

4.7 km SE