This stretch has both the shortest and the longest reach between locks. At Goring the river comes out of the long gorge into a plateau rich in wildfowl. Runsford Hole is the first of two holes in this chapter – hole means “a place where water is deep”.
Refreshments
Goring: The Miller of Mansfield, High Street, RG8 9AW.
Goring: The Catherine Wheel, Station Road, RG8 9HB. 12-11pm. Food Mon-Sat 12-3pm & 6-9pm; Sun 12-4pm. Pizzas in summer; real ale.
Streatley: The Swan, High Street RG8 9HR (01491 878800).
Moulsford: The Morning Star, Papist Way.
Accommodation
Goring: Miller of Mansfield, High Street, RG8 9AW (01491 872829).
Goring: Southview House, Farm Road RG8 0AA (01491 872184). Near Station.
Goring: Melrose Cottage, 36 Milldown Road, RG8 0BD (01491 873040).
Streatley: YHA, Reading Road, RG8 9JJ (01491 872278).
Streatley: The Swan, High Street RG8 9HR (01491 878800).
Streatley: Stable Cottages, RG8 9JX (01491 874408).
Streatley: Chaddleworth, RG8 9PR (07711 420586) Email: [email protected]. Where Thames Path leaves Church Lane continue to end and go right; or take short footpath link from towpath.
Moulsford: Beetle & Wedge, OX10 9JF (01491 651381).
Transport
Goring: National Rail to Goring & Streatley Station.
Moulsford: National Rail from Cholsey (turn left at Ferry Lane at north end of village).
Wallingford: Bus 136 (Thames Travel 01491 837988) to Cholsey Station. On certain days there are steam trains from Wallingford to Cholsey Station (information 01491 835067).
Tourist Information
Wallingford: Town Hall, Market Place, OX10 0EG (01491 826972).
Maps
OS Explorer 170 (Abingdon) or 171 (Chiltern Hills West).