Authors, artists and amblers have always felt the pull of the Thames, and now Tom Chesshyre is following in their footsteps. He's walking more than 200 miles from the Cotswolds to the North Sea. Seeing some familiar sights through new eyes, Chesshyre explores the living present and remarkable past of England's longest and most iconic river.

A remarkable exploration into the past and present of England's longest and most iconic river, Chesshyre walks the length of it from the Cotswolds to the North Sea, passing churches, meadows, palaces and dockyards on his way.