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Maidenhead: Maidenhead is a large market town in Berkshire, England, on the south-western bank of the River Thames. With a population of about 73,000, Maidenhead is the largest town in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.
Cock Marsh: Cock Marsh is an area of flat water meadows and steep chalk hillsides near Cookham village and civil parish in the north-eastern corner of Berkshire in England, on the River Thames. Lying between Bourne End and Marlow, It covers 46 acres (19 ha) and has been common land used for grazing since 1272.
Cookham: Cookham is a historic village and civil parish on the River Thames in the north-easternmost corner of Berkshire in England. It is the home of the artist Stanley Spencer.
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Cookham: A Beautiful Thames Valley Tour
Cookham, Maidenhead, England

Cookham: A Beautiful Thames Valley Tour

Length5.6 mi
Elev. Gain39.4 ft
Est. Steps13000
River
Scenic views
Created by roger

Cookham: A Beautiful Thames Valley Tour Introduction

Cookham: A Beautiful Thames Valley Tour is a 5.6 mile (13,000-step) route located near Cookham, Maidenhead, England. This route has an elevation gain of about 39.4 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
This route loops around the hills above Cookham with views over the Thames Valley, before returning to it for lunch. In the afternoon, you can follow a pretty stretch of the Thames Path to Maidenhead.

Attractions Near Cookham: A Beautiful Thames Valley Tour

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Boulter's Lock

Water
Boulter's Lock is a lock and weir on the River Thames in England north-east of Maidenhead town centre, Berkshire. The present 1912-built lock replaces those at this point of the river to the immediate east dating from the late 16th century and that of 1772 built by the Thames Navigation Commission. The lock is on the western side of the north-south flowing reach between the A4094 Maidenhead to Cookham road and Ray Mill Island.

Bridge Eyot

Landform
Bridge Eyot also known as Bridge Ait is an island in the River Thames in England just above Maidenhead Bridge on the reach above Bray Lock, near Maidenhead, Berkshire. The island is owned by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.The island is tree-covered and there is also a very small island between it and Grass Eyot just upstream.

Stanley Spencer Gallery

Tourist Attraction
The Stanley Spencer Gallery is an art museum in the South of England dedicated to the life and work of the artist Stanley Spencer. It was opened in 1962 and is located in the Thameside village of Cookham, Berkshire where the artist was born and spent much of his life. The Collection comprises over 100 paintings and drawings, which includes a number of long-term loans.

Grass Eyot

Landform
Grass Eyot is an island in the River Thames in England above Maidenhead Bridge on the reach above Bray Lock, near Maidenhead, Berkshire.Out of accordance with its name, the island is tree-covered and there is a very small island between it and Bridge Eyot just downstream.

Ray Mill Island

Park
Ray Mill Island is an island in the River Thames in England at Boulter's Lock near Maidenhead, Berkshire.It is immediately to the east of Boulter's Island, separated by the former millstream. The island is now a park administered by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. It is named after the Ray family who once had a flour mill here.

Cookham

Place
Cookham is a historic village and civil parish on the River Thames in the north-easternmost corner of Berkshire in England. It is notable as the home of the artist Stanley Spencer. It is 2.9 miles (5 km) north-north-east of Maidenhead on the county boundary with Buckinghamshire and sits opposite the neighbouring village of Bourne End.

Hilda Carline

Place
Hilda Anne Carline (1889–1950) was a British painter, daughter of the artist George Francis Carline, and first wife of the artist Stanley Spencer. She studied art under the Post-Impressionist Percyval Tudor-Hart, with her brothers Sydney and Richard, and then at the Slade School of Art under Henry Tonks.

Maidenhead Bridge

Building
Maidenhead Bridge is a Grade I listed bridge carrying the A4 road over the River Thames between Maidenhead, Berkshire and Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England. It crosses the Thames on the reach above Bray Lock, about half a mile below Boulter's Lock. The Thames Path crosses the river here.

Skindles

Place
Skindles was a hotel in Maidenhead, England, on the Buckinghamshire bank of the River Thames by Maidenhead Bridge. Formerly the Orkney Arms, built in 1743, it was turned from a coaching inn into a fashionable hotel by William Skindle in 1833. In the 20th century, it became notorious as a place for adulterous assignations.

Cookham Bridge

Place
Cookham Bridge is a road bridge in Cookham, Berkshire, carrying the A4094 road across the River Thames in England. It is situated on the reach above Cookham Lock and links Cookham on the Berkshire bank with Bourne End in Buckinghamshire.Cookham Bridge was first opened in 1840 in place of a ferry but the present structure dates from 1867.
Last updated: Dec 1, 2025

Route Details

Length

5.6 mi

Elev. Gain

39.4 ft

Est. Steps

13000
Created by
roger
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