A Summer Journey With Angela Rippon

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A Summer Journey With Angela Rippon

Angela Rippon completes her journey along the Kennet and Avon Canal, travelling through Bath and on to Bristol.

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July 2025
Angela Rippon arrives at Bradford-on-Avon, where, once a year, canal boats take part in a colourful parade.
Angela Rippon begins the next leg of her journey in Hungerford, continuing west through the Vale of Pewsey before arriving at one of the wonders of the canal world, the Caen Hill Locks in Devizes.
Angela Rippon sets off from Reading to travel the Kennet and Avon Canal. She visits the Reading Abbey ruins and cycles to the listed Monkey Marsh Lock to view the restoration work.
Angela Rippon visits Clevedon and Weston-super-Mare, ending her journey on the lonely island of Steep Holm.
Angela Rippon visits Bristol's historic harbour on the day of the maritime carnival and takes a pleasure cruise through the Avon Gorge and back to the Severn Estuary.
Angela Rippon explores the stretch of the Severn between Shepperdine and the mouth of the Avon.
Angela Rippon joins the Severn Area Rescue Association in one of their training exercises, visits the Wildlife Trust at Slimbridge and tells the story of the murder of a king.
Angela Rippon continues her journey down the River Severn.
Angela Rippon travels from the River Severn's source at Plynlimon down to Gloucester. En route, she discovers the birthplace of the industrial revolution and goes afloat in a coracle.
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