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Windsor, Henley-on-Thames and Bracknell. Ordnance Survey.
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River & Rowing Museum, Mill Meadows, Henley on Thames, RG9
1BF. Tel: 01491 415600. The Museum has three main galleries devoted
to the River Thames, the international sport of rowing and the
town of Henley. There are also three special exhibition galleries,
the Riverside Café, shop, Education Centre, library and
function rooms. The building is raised on columns above water
meadows beside the Thames and is built of exposed concrete and
glass with a terne coated steel roof, clad in green oak. www.rrm.co.uk.
Location: In the centre of Henley on Thames.
Salters Steamers Ltd,
Folly Bridge, Oxford. OX1 4LA. - Tel: (01865) 243421. We operate
from all of the major locations on the Upper-Thames between Oxford
and Staines. HENLEY - Salters' boats depart from our landing
stage in Mill Meadows, which are the public riverside gardens
next to the River and Rowing Museum. Nearest postcode is RG9
1BE. www.salterssteamers.co.uk. Location: In the centre of Henley.
Bisham Abbey, Bisham, Near Marlow, Buckinghamshire, SL7 1RT.
Tel: 01628 476911. Once the home of nobility and aristocracy,
Bisham Abbey is now one of the UK's National Sports Centres.
a carefully restored 12th century abbey with 43 acres of grounds
on the banks of the River Thames. www.sportengland.org. Location:
About 5 miles east of Henley on Thames.
Basildon Park, Lower Basildon,
Reading, Berkshire RG8 9NR. Tel: 0118 984 3040. 18th-century
country house set in extensive parkland overlooking the River
Thames. A Fine collection of paintings, furniture and textiles.
National Trust. Charges apply. About 9 miles west of Henley on
Thames.
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