Recommended routes.

We operate from Bisham traveling as far upstream as Henley and downstream as Bray. Extended or one way routes can be arranged if required.

Locations of interest upstream.

Temple Lock - 20mins from Bisham.

The lock was first built by the Thames Navigation Commissioners in 1773, although there are records of a flash lock here as long ago as the 16th Century. Adjacent to Temple Mill Island, former home to 3 mills beating brass and copper for kettles and pans before making sheets to clad the hulls of warships.

Harleyford Manor House - 45 mins from Bisham.

A grade I listed building, owned by the Clayton Family between 1753 and 1950 and in private ownership. The Manor was visited by the Royal family in 1780.

Hurley Lock - 45 mins from Bisham.

The lock was first built by the Thames Navigation Commissioners in 1773, With records showing the flash lock in use still in the 17th Century. The timber weir winch, looking like a capstan and which was used to pull boats through the Flash Lock, is still visible upstream of the lock and weir on the left hand bank.

Medmenham Abbey - 1 hour 20mins from Bisham

A Cistercian abbey was founded in Medmenham in the 12th century, though it was not officially recognised by royal charter until 1200. It was dedicated to St. Mary but closed in 1536. In 1547, at the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the abbey was seized and given to the Moore family and then sold privately to the Duffields. It was while in the possession of the Duffields that the abbey became infamous as the location of The Hellfire Club, headed by Sir Francis Dashwood, formerly called the Monks of Medmenham who used it for "obscene parodies of religious rites"

Hambleden Lock - 2 hours from Bisham

Situated 2 miles downstream of Henley The lock was bult in 1773. The mill (now visible on the upstream side of the weir) at Hambleden is mentioned in Domesday Book, which implies there was also a weir here then. There is reference to the weir, with a winch (for pulling boats through the flash lock) in 1338. The pound lock was the fourth downstream in the series of locks built after the 1770 navigation act. In 1777 a small brick house was built and Caleb Gould became lock keeper. This eccentric, who baked bread for bargemen, ate a dish of onion porridge every night, wore a long coat with many buttons and walked daily to Hambleden marking a cross on the ground where he reached, was in post at the lock for 59 years and was succeeded by his son.

Henley Royal Regatta course - 2hrs 20mins from Bisham

Henley Royal Regatta (or Henley Regatta, its original name pre-dating Royal patronage) is a rowing event held annually on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames. It was established on 26 March 1839. Also home to Henley Women's Regatta, Henley Masters Regatta, and Henley Town and Visitors' Regatta

The Royal Regatta lasts for six days (Tuesday to Sunday) ending on the first weekend in July. Races are head-to-head knock out competitions, raced over a course of 1 mile 550 yards (2,112 m). The regatta regularly attracts international crews to race. The most prestigious event at the regatta is the Grand Challenge Cup for Men's Eights, which has been awarded since the regatta was first staged.

The Royal Regatta is regarded as part of the English social season. As with other events in the season, certain enclosures at the regatta have strict dress codes.