About this app
The complete planner and guide for travel and leisure on the River Thames including where you can go, how you get there and what’s on the way - includes these key features:
Thames Map and Guide:
•Interactive River Map: self-contained - no internet connection needed
•Journey Planner: time and distance between any two of 74 river points
•Locks: need to know detail on every lock
•Bridges: headway in metres and feet
•River draft (clearance under your keel)
•Weather for selected locations
•Current river conditions
Boating Advice:
•Rules for the River
•Preventing Problems
•Emergency Help and Guidance (RNLI approved)
Services for your Boat:
•Moorings & Storage
•Maintenance
INTERACTIVE RIVER MAP: pinch or squeeze to zoom to the required level of detail. Add any combination of locks, moorings, boatyards, marinas, pubs, restaurants, lodgings and/or bridges; tapping any icon pops up further details including phone number (where appropriate). The interactive map is built-in to the App so you do not need an Internet connection to see where you are and facilities near you (PLEASE NOTE: this means a large download - please be patient, it’s worth it!).
JOURNEY PLANNER: select a starting point and destination from the supplied list of 70+ landmarks (including locks, marinas, moorings and places of interest) and immediately see the sailing distance, direction (up or downstream), sailing time (at 5 mph and at 3 mph) and the number of locks to transit to complete your journey.
LOCK FEATURES: every Thames lock is listed in order from Cricklade Bridge to Teddington with distance to next lock both up and downstream. Touch any lock to see much more information including: telephone number; post code; lock type; width, drop and length; lock keeper’s hours; facilities available (such as WC, water, pump out etc). From the lock detail just tap to put this lock in the middle of the interactive map.
BRIDGE HEADWAY: every bridge listed in order with headway in feet and metres; bridge headways are colour coded for ease of use and instant check to see if you need to lower any masts.
All the above features are built-in so are available even without an Internet connection.
WEATHER: select one of 14 location on the river for an up-to-date weather forecast for today and tomorrow (includes temperature, winds, humidity, visibility, sunrise and sunset). Requires an Internet connection.
CURRENT RIVER CONDITIONS: for safer river use always verify the current official conditions before setting off; these are provided by the Environment Agency (the River Thames authority) and categorised as Red, Yellow or Green – tap to view an explanation of the colours. Requires an Internet connection.
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY: River Thames Guide includes an SOS section with information, endorsed by the RNLI, on how to deal with various problems including: Man Overboard; Boat Sinking; Boat on Fire; Boat Drifting. NOTE: these sections should be studied before embarking so that you can react properly to any emergency. Better still: take an appropriate course before using the river.
HELP: tips on using River Thames Guide to help plan your journey, find somewhere to eat or stay, using the map, and more.
New features
The really BIG change is the extension to the Tidal Thames:
THE INTERACTIVE MAP now extends to the sea; feature overlays extend to the Thames Barrier.
THE JOURNEY PLANNER extends from Lechdale to the Thames Barrie.
BRIDGES include all the tidal bridges as far as the QE2 bridge with headways, PLA bridge warnings and special procedures around Tower Bridge.
WEATHER includes some tidal locations.
CURRENT CONDITIONS is extended to the tidal Thames showing current observed tidal flows.
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