3 men on a walk 2016: Hampton Court to Richmond

Another Thames Path section - Hampton Court to Richmond

After another bout of heavy rain we decided the fields of Kent and Sussex were not desirable of our company and so we set off to walk the Thames Path again. Starting at Hampton Court - a favourite palace of King Henry V111 - we walked 8.6 miles along the River to Richmond where we caught the train home.

This was a nice section and probably "prettier" than the previous section from Twickenham. It took us through Kingston Upon Thames and on the far side to a nice pub called "The Boaters" where lunch was taken. Plenty of water fowl were out on the river - Cormorants; Tufted Ducks; Swans and Grebe - and amazingly the spring hedgerow flowers like May were starting to bloom, something that shouldn't be happening until well into April. This really is a silly "Weather Year".