Wargrave to Tilehurst Club Trip October 2010 - Revision history

Neasan at 10:47, 16 February 2011

2011-02-16T10:47:42Z

Neasan at 09:31, 28 October 2010

2010-10-28T09:31:41Z

Neasan at 14:11, 26 October 2010

2010-10-26T14:11:32Z

Neasan: moved Wargrave to Tilehurst Club Trip to Wargrave to Tilehurst Club Trip October 2010

2010-10-26T13:38:23Z

moved Wargrave to Tilehurst Club Trip to Wargrave to Tilehurst Club Trip October 2010

Neasan: /* Wargrave to Tilehurst Club Trip */

2010-10-26T13:38:03Z

Wargrave to Tilehurst Club Trip

Neasan: Created page with '=Wargrave to Tilehurst Club Trip= '''Trip co-ordinators:'''
[http://towerhamletscanoeclub.co.uk/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=1000 Sarah Keogh]
[http://towe...'

2010-10-26T13:37:42Z

Created page with '=Wargrave to Tilehurst Club Trip= '''Trip co-ordinators:''' [http://towerhamletscanoeclub.co.uk/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=1000 Sarah Keogh] [http://towe...'

New page

=Wargrave to Tilehurst Club Trip=
'''Trip co-ordinators:''' 
[http://towerhamletscanoeclub.co.uk/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=1000 Sarah Keogh] 
[http://towerhamletscanoeclub.co.uk/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=999 Neasan O’Neill]

'''Start Point''' 
Ferry Lane, Wargrave 
Post Code - [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=RG10+8ET&sll=51.502265,-0.872147&sspn=0.006866,0.02281&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Reading,+West+Berkshire+RG10+8ET,+United+Kingdom&ll=51.50141,-0.879142&spn=0.006866,0.02281&z=16 RG10 8ET] 
Geographical Coordinates - [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Ferry+Ln&daddr=&hl=en&geocode=FXjcEQMdCLXy_w&mra=mr&sll=51.501811,-0.871128&sspn=0.001716,0.003653&ie=UTF8&ll=51.502265,-0.872147&spn=0.006866,0.02281&z=16 51.50227142795185, -0.8711439371109009]

'''End Point''' 
Scours Lane, Tilehurst 
Post Code - [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=RG30+6AY&sll=51.50141,-0.879142&sspn=0.006866,0.02281&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Reading,+West+Berkshire+RG30+6AY,+United+Kingdom&ll=51.465826,-1.014154&spn=0.006871,0.02281&z=16 RG30 6AY] 
Geographical Coordinates - [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=RG30+6AY&sll=51.50141,-0.879142&sspn=0.006866,0.02281&g=RG10+8ET&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Reading,+West+Berkshire+RG30+6AY,+United+Kingdom&ll=51.466133,-1.014068&spn=0.006871,0.02281&z=16 51.46613296928832, -1.0140681266784668]

'''Route:''' 
[http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=4081181 Route on a Google Map]

'''Distance:''' 
~8.2 miles / ~13.2KM

'''Travel to start point (from London Paddington Station):''' 
08:42 train from Paddington to Twyford 
09:50 train from Twyford to Wargrave (once an hour) 
5 min walk to car park/start point.

For drivers you can drop the cars at the end point and grab a lift with the guy (Phillip) delivering the canoes. However he can only take 2 people in the van with him. If anyone wants to do that let Sarah or I know so we can tell you when to meet him (and let him know).

'''Travel from end point (to London Paddington Station):''' 
Bus back into Reading (every ~15mins) 
Train Reading to London Paddington (every ~10mins)

'''Food:''' 
There is '''NO''' lunch options along the way so you will need to bring a packed lunch and plenty of water (we will possibly stop at around about [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=51.461205,-0.939696&daddr=&hl=en&geocode=&mra=mr&sll=51.460037,-0.934203&sspn=0.006872,0.014613&ie=UTF8&ll=51.460037,-0.93828&spn=0.006872,0.02281&z=16 RG6 1PQ]).

'''Cost:''' 
Off peak day return London Paddington to Reading - £15 
Single Twyford to Wargrave - £1.70 
Bus into Reading - £1.80 
Hire of canoes is £30 a head 
Assuming 10 bodies we would rent 6 kayaks (£30ea) and 2 Canoes (£40ea) and get them delivered to the start point (£35). This would mean a total cost of £29.50 each and the ability for people to swap craft at the midway point.

'''Description of trip:''' 
It is based on these two trips; [http://www.canoedaysout.com/trip/201 Reading To St Patrick's Stream], [http://www.canoedaysout.com/trip/157 Reading To Tilehurst]

We are renting canoes and kayaks from [http://www.thamescanoehire.com/ Thames Canoe Hire]. They will be delivered to the start point and we will return them to the company at the end point (their HQ). The canoes/kayaks will be dropped in the car park on [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=School+Lane,+Wargrave,+United+Kingdom&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=35.768112,59.853516&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=School+Ln,+Wargrave,+Reading,+West+Berkshire+RG10+8AA,+United+Kingdom&ll=51.500515,-0.871396&spn=0.006866,0.02281&z=16 School Lane, Wargrave] at 10am. There used to be public toilets here they are no more and the pub won’t be open to use their toilets. We can change on the train to Twyford, at Twyford station or behind some trees depending on your view on these things.

The route is quite simple. It is a straight paddle from the start point you the end point (see route mapped above). However there are three points where we will have to portages but they are all quite easy. They are; Shiplake Lock (not far from the start), Sonning Lock (point 3 on the map), Caversham Lock (just before point 6 on the map).

For a lot of the trip the river bank is easily accessible and we are very close to civilisation, this means if someone freaks out/gets in trouble we can get out of there very easily. We have to have the boats back by 18:00, however this gives us almost 8 hours to get the boats back, I'm sure we can do better than 1 mile/hour.

@@ Line 2: / Line 2: @@
 [http://towerhamletscanoeclub.co.uk/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=1000 Sarah Keogh]<br />
 [http://towerhamletscanoeclub.co.uk/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=999 Neasan O’Neill]
 '''Start Point'''<br />
-Ferry Lane, Wargrave<br />
+George & Dragon Pub, Wargrave<br />
-Post Code - [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=RG10+8ET&sll=51.502265,-0.872147&sspn=0.006866,0.02281&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Reading,+West+Berkshire+RG10+8ET,+United+Kingdom&ll=51.50141,-0.879142&spn=0.006866,0.02281&z=16 RG10 8ET]<br />
+Post Code - [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=RG10+8HY+&aq=&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=43.713406,72.158203&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Reading+RG10+8HY,+United+Kingdom&z=16 RG10 8HY]<br />
-Geographical Coordinates - [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Ferry+Ln&daddr=&hl=en&geocode=FXjcEQMdCLXy_w&mra=mr&sll=51.501811,-0.871128&sspn=0.001716,0.003653&ie=UTF8&ll=51.502265,-0.872147&spn=0.006866,0.02281&z=16 51.50227142795185, -0.8711439371109009]
+Geographical Coordinates - [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=51.50311959268389,+-0.8693361282348633&aq=&sll=51.50312,-0.869336&sspn=0.008428,0.017617&ie=UTF8&ll=51.50312,-0.873349&spn=0.008428,0.025792&z=16 51.50311959268389, -0.8693361282348633]
 '''End Point'''<br />
@@ Line 22: / Line 39: @@
 :42 train from Paddington to Twyford<br />
 :50 train from Twyford to Wargrave (once an hour)<br />
 min walk to car park/start point.
-For drivers you can drop the cars at the end point and grab a lift with the guy (Phillip) delivering the canoes. However he can only take 2 people in the van with him. If anyone wants to do that let Sarah or I know so we can tell you when to meet him (and let him know).
+Drivers can drop the cars at the end point and grab a lift with the guy (Phillip) delivering the canoes. However he can only take 2 people in the van with him.
 '''Travel from end point (to London Paddington Station):'''<br />
@@ Line 31: / Line 48: @@
 '''Food:'''<br />
-There is '''NO''' lunch options along the way so you will need to bring a packed lunch and plenty of water (we will possibly stop at around about [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=51.461205,-0.939696&daddr=&hl=en&geocode=&mra=mr&sll=51.460037,-0.934203&sspn=0.006872,0.014613&ie=UTF8&ll=51.460037,-0.93828&spn=0.006872,0.02281&z=16 RG6 1PQ]).
+There is '''NO''' lunch options along this route at the time of the year this trip was done (30th of October) so you will need to bring a packed lunch and plenty of water<br />
 '''Cost:'''<br />
@@ Line 37: / Line 59: @@
 Single Twyford to Wargrave - £1.70<br />
 Bus into Reading - £1.80<br />
-Hire of canoes is £30 a head<br />
+Hire of kayaks was £30 a boat<br />
-Assuming 7 bodies we would rent 5 kayaks (£30ea) and 1 Canoes (£40ea) and get them delivered to the start point (£35). This would mean a total cost of £32 each and the ability for people to swap craft at the midway point.
+Hire of open boat was £40 a boat<br />
-'''Description of trip:'''<br />
+'''Planning the trip:'''<br />
 It is based on these two trips; [http://www.canoedaysout.com/trip/201 Reading To St Patrick's Stream], [http://www.canoedaysout.com/trip/157 Reading To Tilehurst]
-We are renting canoes and kayaks from [http://www.thamescanoehire.com/ Thames Canoe Hire]. They will be delivered to the start point and we will return them to the company at the end point (their HQ). The canoes/kayaks will be dropped in the car park on [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=School+Lane,+Wargrave,+United+Kingdom&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=35.768112,59.853516&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=School+Ln,+Wargrave,+Reading,+West+Berkshire+RG10+8AA,+United+Kingdom&ll=51.500515,-0.871396&spn=0.006866,0.02281&z=16 School Lane, Wargrave] at 10am. There used to be public toilets here they are no more and the pub won’t be open to use their toilets. We can change on the train to Twyford, at Twyford station or behind some trees depending on your view on these things.
+We are renting canoes and kayaks from [http://www.thamescanoehire.com/ Thames Canoe Hire]. They will be delivered to the start point and we will return them to the company at the end point (their HQ). The canoes/kayaks will be dropped in the car park at [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=RG10+8HY+&aq=&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=43.713406,72.158203&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Reading+RG10+8HY,+United+Kingdom&z=16 The George & Dragon Pub] at 10am.
-The route is quite simple. It is a straight paddle from the start point you the end point (see route mapped above). However there are three points where we will have to portage but they are all quite easy. They are; Shiplake Lock (not far from the start), Sonning Lock (point 3 on the map), Caversham Lock (just before point 6 on the map).
+The route is quite simple. It is a straight paddle from the start point to the end point (see route mapped above). However there are three points where we will have to portage but they are all quite easy. They are; Shiplake Lock (not far from the start), Sonning Lock (point 3 on the map), Caversham Lock (just before point 6 on the map).
 For a lot of the trip the river bank is easily accessible and we are very close to civilisation, this means if someone freaks out/gets in trouble we can get out of there very easily. We have to have the boats back by 18:00, however this gives us almost 8 hours to get the boats back, I'm sure we can do better than 1 mile/hour.

@@ Line 38: / Line 38: @@
 Bus into Reading - £1.80<br />
 Hire of canoes is £30 a head<br />
-Assuming 10 bodies we would rent 6 kayaks (£30ea) and 2 Canoes (£40ea) and get them delivered to the start point (£35). This would mean a total cost of £29.50 each and the ability for people to swap craft at the midway point.
+Assuming 7 bodies we would rent 5 kayaks (£30ea) and 1 Canoes (£40ea) and get them delivered to the start point (£35). This would mean a total cost of £32 each and the ability for people to swap craft at the midway point.
 '''Description of trip:'''<br />

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:38, 26 October 2010
Line 1:		Line 1:
−	~~=Wargrave to Tilehurst Club Trip=~~
	'''Trip co-ordinators:'''<br />		'''Trip co-ordinators:'''<br />
	[http://towerhamletscanoeclub.co.uk/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=1000 Sarah Keogh]<br />		[http://towerhamletscanoeclub.co.uk/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=1000 Sarah Keogh]<br />

← Older revision	Revision as of 13:38, 26 October 2010
(No difference)