Maps
Henley, 2004
Above the Angel on the Bridge, on the left bank, is a
public landing place. This is only
suitable for small boats (see photo above – Mr Toots was firmly aground and my
25 foot punt is rather dwarfed!) If you need to double park here approach slowly
and ask before tying up. We are now officially encouraged to double park.
Only make sure it is like to like.
My little punt would not stand being jostled by the average cruiser!
Usually boaters are quite happy to help and allow you to clamber over their boats.
But do not leave a boat here for more than an hour or so. This is parking for
shopping and meeting friends!)
Above that on the left bank are private moorings.
The road to the station leaves the river on the left bank.
This is a good place to meet friends coming by rail to the regatta
1881: George Leslie -
Henley Station, on account of its proximity to the
river, is the most convenient of any on the Great Western Railway for boating
visitors; you can step out of the train
almost into your boat, without having to traverse any length of gritty
road. At Regatta time this is a great
advantage, as hampers and luggage can easily be carried direct to the boats in
waiting; the porters and officials on
this line are very obliging and civil, and the rolling stock has lately been
renewed.
The well-known Henley slip-train, a great comfort
to city men, is generally well patronised.
The views from the carriage windows at Shiplake, and as you near Henley,
are extremely appetising to the river lover;
many very beautiful peeps of the river are
seen from the right side as you come along.
1884: The Upper Thames, Harpers New Monthly Magazine -
We came to Henley in the twilight, pushing our way to the landing-place with other
homeward - bound voyagers. At the bridge were a crowd of outriggers and ordinary boats for hire,
and others in care of the local builders, where the regatta crews have their principal quarters,
for Henley is the scene of the best boat-racing of the year.
Certain American crews are proud of the prizes they have carried away from recent meetings here
amidst the cheers of large and fashionable throngs, though the London Rowing Club still
continue to be the champions of the river.
Under the dark arches of the bridge we found that the swallows which had skimmed the
surface of the river at Sonning, had now been succeeded by bats, while the swans no longer
sailed up to us, but were going to their resting-places down-stream.
We unshipped our oars opposite the strip of lawn at “The Lion”, which is ablaze with
crimson geraniums, red picotees, and yellow calceolarias, and entered ...
It is a perfect type of the English country inn of the old coaching days.
An hour afterward we stood upon the bridge, and watched the stars twinkling down
in the waters that gurgled musically about the pointed stone buttresses of the dark archways.
An early morning bath, tempered by “rum and milk”, the traditional “refresher" in this locality;
a breakfast of soles from London and fresh eggs from a Henley farm ...
1906: Punch -
UPRIVER DEFINITIONS:
REGATTA - an occasion upon which you are annoyed if someone obstructs your view of races
in which you take no sort of interest.
HOUSEBOAT - A floating domicile with all the discomforts of home.
LAUNCH (if you are a passenger) - A smart, speedy vessel.
(If not) - A nuisance which should certainly be suppresses; a temporary resort for vulgar trippers.
BACKWATER - A halting place for the semi-public display of sentiment.
BOW and STERN - Those parts of your conveyance with which you scrape the paint off other craft.
AMIDSHIPS - Where your boat is struck when run down.
ISLAND - A body of land completely surrounded by picnic parties.
'PRIVATE PROPERTY' - An inscription on a notice-board, marking a convenient spot
at which to land for tea, and deposit all rubbish, valueless impedimenta, &c.
RAIN - A metereological condition caused by the payment of a boat's hire in advance.
BOAT OWNER - A pessimist of an extreme type, who, nevertheless, lives on the fat of the water.
LAST TRAIN - An absurdly early and punctual conveyance which you miss.
(Upstream to Hobbs Boatyard, Henley)
Estuary
PLA
QEII Br
Barrier
Tower Br
Custom Ho
London Br
; Frost Fairs
Cannon St Rb
The Great Stink
Southwark Br
Millenium Br
Blackfriars Rb
Blackfriars Br
Waterloo Br
Charing Cross Rb
Westminster Br
Lambeth Br
Vauxhall Br
Victoria Rb
Chelsea Br
Albert Br
Battersea Br
Battersea Rb
Wandsworth Br
Fulham Rb
Putney Br
Hammersmith Br
Barnes Rb
Chiswick Br
Kew Rb
Kew Br
RICHMOND
Twickenham Br
Richmond Rb
Richmond Br
TEDDINGTON
Kingston Rb
Kingston Br
Ditton Slip
Hampton Br
MOLESEY
SUNBURY
Walton Br
Desborough Cut
SHEPPERTON
Chertsey Br
CHERTSEY
M3 Br
Laleham Slip
PENTON HOOK
Staines Rb
Staines Br
Runnymede Br
BELL WEIR
Magna Carta Is
OLD WINDSOR
Albert Br
Datchet
Victoria Br
Black Potts Rb
ROMNEY
Eton
Windsor Br
Windsor Rb
Windsor Slip
Elizabeth Br
BOVENEY
Dorney Lake
York Cut
Summerleaze Fb
MonkeyIsland
New Thames Br
BRAY
Bray Slip
Maidenhead Rb
Maidenhead Br
Below Boulters
BOULTERS
Cliveden
Hedsor
COOKHAM
Cookham Slip
Cookham Br
BourneEnd RFb
Quarry Woods
A404 Br
MARLOW
Marlow Br
Bisham
TEMPLE
HURLEY
Medmenham
Culham Ct
Aston Slip
HAMBLEDEN
Temple Is
Fawley Ct
Remenham
Regatta
Phyllis Ct
Henley Slip
Leander
Red Lion
Henley Br
Angel on Br
Landing
Hobbs Boatyard
Hobbs Slipway
MARSH
Hennerton
Bolney
Wargrave
Shiplake Rb
R.Loddon
SHIPLAKE
Sonning Br
SONNING
Dreadnought
K&A Canal
CAVERSHAM
Reading Br
Caversham Br
Reading Slip
Purley
MAPLEDURHAM
Hardwick Ho
Whitchurch Br
WHITCHURCH
Hartswood Reach
Gatehampton Rb
Goring Gap
Goring Br
GORING
Swan
CLEEVE
Moulsford
Moulsford Rb
Papist Way Slip
Winterbrook Br
Wallingford Br
BENSON
Shillingford Br
R.Thame
DAYS
Burcot
Clifton Hampden
Clifton Church
Clifton H Br
Barley Mow
Long Wittenham
CLIFTON
Appleford Rb
Sutton Courtenay
Sutton Br
CULHAM
Culham Cut Fb
Abingdon Slip
Abingdon
Abingdon Br
ABINGDON
Nuneham Rb
Nuneham
Nuneham Park
Radley Boats
SANDFORD
Rose Island
Kennington Rb
Isis Br
Iffley Mill
IFFLEY
Oxford Rowing
Isis
Donnington Br
Riverside Slip
Boathouses
Punting
Lower Cherwell
Upper Cherwell
Islip
Head of River
Salters Steamers
Folly Br
Bacons Folly
Oxford Fb
Osney Fb
Weir stream
Osney Rb
Bullstake Stream
Osney Marina
OSNEY
Osney Br
Four Rivers
OLD RIVER
CANAL
Medley Weir Site
Medley Fb
Bossoms
Perch
Trout
GODSTOW
Godstow Nunnery
Godstow Br
Thames Br
KINGS
River Evenlode
EYNSHAM
Swinford Br
Oxford Cruisers
PINKHILL
Farmoor
Stanton Harcourt
Bablock Slip
Arks Weir Site
NORTHMOOR
Harts Fb
//Rose Revived
Newbridge
//Maybush
River Windrush
below Shifford
SHIFFORD
Shifford Fb
Tenfoot Fb
Trout Inn
Tadpole Br
RUSHEY
Old Mans Fb
RADCOT
Radcot Cradle Fb
Swan Inn
Radcot New Br
Radcot Old Br
GRAFTON
Eaton Hastings
Kelmscott
Eaton Fb
BUSCOT
Bloomers Hole Fb
Trout Inn
St Johns Br
ST JOHNS
Halfpenny Br
Marina Slip
LIMIT
Inglesham
Hannington Br
Kempsford
Castle Eaton Br
Marston Meysey
A419 Br
Cricklade
SOURCE?
THAMES HEAD
SEVEN SPRINGS