Owing to water flooding the towpath, I decided to return home and continue on the Thames Path another day.
On a sunny morning after a full English breakfast I walked down the road out of Dorchester, briefly admiring the old Abbey church. I continued on the road to Shillingford, where I attempted to follow the Thames Path through the village. Unfortunately, water prevented me progressing. If it rose any higher houses were going to be flooded.
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| Flooding of the Thames at Shillingford. |
Crossing the river on the road to Wallingford the large extent of the flooding was apparent. There was no possiblility of walking along the Thames Path which ran beside it. Recognising that my attempt to follow the Thames Path was hopeless at the current time, I made a decision to return home and continue on the E2 at another time. Consequently after walking to Wallingford I caught a bus from its old market place, the first stage of my journey home.
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| River Thames at the bridge by Shillingford, water covers the Thames Path. |
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