Kennet & Avon, River Thames (Pearson)

This Canal Companion covers the Kennet & Avon Canal and Oxford to Brentford on the River Thames. Canals turn Tourists into Pilgrims!  At three miles an hour – afoot or afloat – there’s time to savour the landscape in ways that most ‘hundred miles an hour’ lifestyles won’t allow.  Not without irony, 18th and 19th century trade routes are now a powerful source of rest and relaxation for millions from all walks of life.  Pearson’s Canal Companions have been guiding people to a greater understanding of the inland waterways network for over forty years.  They are the equivalent of a…