Lechlade and the Thames
From the car park in Lechlade go south to the Market Place, then walk west along the High Street, and then left along Thames Street. Cross Ha’penny Bridge and on the far side drop down some steps on the right to the riverbank. Walk ahead, with the river to your right, for just over 0.5 miles (800m). After passing a bridge across the Thames, draw level with an old roundhouse among the trees on the far bank.
Here the River Coln joins the Thames, alongside the now silted-up Thames and Severn Canal. Continue along the riverbank, cross a footbridge over a stream, and head across the field to find a kissing gate to the left of Inglesham House. The walk continues by turning left along the lane, but to visit Inglesham Church turn right. This charming medieval building, much admired by William Morris, contains an exceptionally beautiful 13th-century stone carving of a Madonna and Child.
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