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City & Village Tours: 0845 812 5000 info@cityandvillagetours.com
Museum (entrance charge 2013 is £6.50 for seniors)
or join the guide for a 30 minute town trail before
gathering together to board the boat at 4.00pm for a
cruise of just over two hours downstream to Marlow.
A late afternoon cruise on front deck of an Upper
Thames cruiser is something rather special that your
folk will talk about for a long time to come. This day
out is available from May to the end of September
and if you come in the later months the light is
wonderful and all you need is an extra layer of warm
clothing and a cup of steaming tea to be in Thames
Heaven.
The Henley Royal Regatta, a highlight of both the
summer sporting calendar and the social season has
always been raced over a distance of about one mile
and 550 yards from Temple Island into Henley
where the crowds in their stripy blazers and stripy
blazers and fascinators (not at the same time!)
quaff champagne and Pimms for five days every
July. You’ll hear all about this most English of
institutions as we cruise the entire length of the
Regatta Course passing the famous Leander Rowing
club. There is a lot to see during the cruise of two
hours and fifteen minutes including the up market
Harleyford Estate and Marina (this month’s front
cover), Medmenham Abbey (below) home of the
notorious Hellfire Club, Bisham Abbey, beautiful
Hambelden Lock not to mention all the wildlife, the
huge variety of river craft and the big old Thames
skies. There’s a bar on the boat and you can also
buy hot drinks. We arrive at Marlow for 6.15pm
and you’ll be back on your coach ready to head
home (after the local rush hour) at 6.30/45pm.
This tour is available daily from April to the end of
September. The walking is easy enough for any poor
walkers in your group - indeed the essential walking is
very slight and folk can elect how much or little to
walk during the long Henley visit. The coach mileage
is 30 miles. Until the end of September 2013 you can
book this tour for groups of 35 or more people for
£20.95 per person (adults and seniors).
We will hold
this price for bookings for April 2014
but from
1 May 2014 it will rise to £21.95 per person.
Bookings & Enquiries 0845 812 5000