Kennet Mouth · Reading
Where Two Rivers Become One
Find the exact spot where the Kennet quietly joins the Thames.
- ⏱ 20 min
- 💷 £0
- 🥾 Easy
A few minutes east of town, the River Kennet slides into the Thames with zero fanfare — no sign, no fountain, just a slightly different colour of water and a change in the current if you know where to look. Reading's whole existence is basically downstream of this spot.
What you’ll do
- 1Follow the towpath
- 2Find the confluence
- 3Prove it
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Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0
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