Marlow to Cookham - Dog Friendly

This stretch of the Thames Path is arguably the most beautiful of the Thames Valley with the wooded slopes of Winter Hill rising on the opposite bank as you leave Marlow. In Marlow you will see the lovely suspension bridge designed by William Tierney Clark who also designed Hammersmith Bridge in London.  This walk gives you fantastic views of Winter Hill and as you near Cookham, once you’ve crossed the river, the path takes you through Cock Marsh, purchased by local residents in 1934 and given to the National Trust.  It is one of the best lowland wetland sites in the country, noted as an important breeding ground for wading birds and home to an outstanding selection of plants.  Bronze Age bowl barrows can also be seen here.  Once in Cookham why not visit the Stanley Spencer Gallery?  Stanley Spencer lived in Cookham most of his life and the village’s former Victorian Methodist Chapel has been converted into the gallery where you can see much of the artist’s work exhibited.