Most amazing walk to date

After a short car drive to a spot near Kemble in Gloucestershire, we (Jon, Jordan & Master) then checked the GPS to set our destination.  This was about a mile away and little did I realise it meant a muddy walk, across the main railway line to London.  Then a close encounter with some massive grass eating monsters, but I was up for the challenge as you can see.

Then across a very wet field to a stone! Little did I know the water I really enjoyed playing in was in fact the original source of the Thames, seeping up from deep underground.  I knew it had rained a lot recently but no way would it have created this field of mini ponds.

As you can see the stone marking the spot was a little way beyond but I was actually in the river although it looks like a pond.  There were loads of these ponds all draining off into a stream.

You can see the stream formed to the left and we followed its course to the corner of the field to the trees  where there was the amazing find.

To reach this point I had to see off a few more cows, then I received the salute of my achievement from a host of herons (is that right for loads of them?).  They were out to herald our arrival with the occasional fly past with their huge wings taking them airborne with speed.

We made our way to the hidden spot in a copse and there it was a beautiful crystal clear cold water spring,  with water bubbling up from deep underground in a huge continuous flow.  

This was it the start, the source of England's great river the Thames or is it?  Join the debate and have your say. 

Maybe one day soon I'll check out the other options of my visit to the area 1 mile north of Kemble. At this stage I am in no doubt.  Mind you maybe its the River Ray or the Seven Springs/ River Churn.

In the bottom left hand corner you can see the ripples from the water bubbling up, and in the at the edge of the copse you can just make out a wall (rubbish bit of camera work but I have some videos I will try and put up soon). This wall, which you can see below from the other side,  is a curtain to allow the Thames to flow into the countryside.  You can see me having just had a closer look.

Then better than any trick a magician can conjure the Thames emerges from the copse as a young  grand river 215 miles through England.  With Jordan proving he is master (father) of the Thames standing on its first bridge.