Whitchurch-on-Thames put-in (South Oxfordshire)

The slipway sits where a ferry once crossed the river: a 1786 plan describes passengers boarding at the Pangbourne slipway and walking above the corn mill's tailrace on the far bank, six years before the first toll bridge opened here in 1792.

The present bridge is a Grade II listed wrought-iron lattice structure, rebuilt in 2014 to its 1902 design and one of only two toll bridges left in private operation on the Thames. The watermill the ferry once served still stands on the Whitchurch bank and can be seen from the deck; a portion of the Thames has flowed through it for more than 900 years.

Downstream, the south bank opens into Pangbourne Meadow, managed by Pangbourne Parish Council for public use, with its furthest section owned by the National Trust; free 24-hour mooring is available along the bank, and the Thames Path follows the same shore on its way east.

Immediately upstream, Whitchurch Lock sits on an island; the next lock upstream is Goring, about 6.5 km away, and Mapledurham lies about 3.7 km downstream.