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Enjoy this lovely winding trail along the Cam Towpath beside the River Cam from Water Street to Baits Bite Lock. A gentle trail suitable for the whole family, there are good views over the water and chances to spot wildlife. The path is well-surfaced so is used by walkers, runners, and cyclists.
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- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
I knew that the Cam of course runs thru Cambridge, but I didn't know that the river got its name from the city: "The original name of the river was the Granta and (unusually) its present name derives from the city of Cambridge (Old English: Grantebrycge) rather than the other way around: After the city's present name developed in Middle English, the river's name was backformed to match.
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Mudlarking is not about discovery but about liberation, because most of what a mudlark finds was never lost, it was given to the water by its owner deliberately; finding it gives it back the life it lost when its owner was done with it. Mudlarks only find what the river wants to give them.
Sep 13, 2021 · If looking for treasures along the River Thames in London sounds like fun, you may be a mudlark. Mudlarking is the romantic name for scavenging on the riverbank (also called the foreshore) when the tide is out. At a show-and-tell in London, I saw some mudlarks’ finds: Roman relics, Tudor treasures, and Georgian junk. I really wanted to try it.
There is around 15 miles that is navigable of the River Cam, from Cambridge to the junction with the Great Ouse, at Pope’s Corner. Upstream from Cambridge, the river is used by canoeists as far as Guilden Moor (Cam) and Audley End (River Granta).
Mar 4, 2024 · Mudlarking, also known as beachcombing, is an activity which involves exploring the foreshore of the river Thames at low tide, looking for items of historical interest. In Victorian times, mudlarks were poor people who scavenged in the river mud looking for valuable items they could sell.
