Henley-on-Thames
Henley-on-Thames is a town and civil parish on the River Thames, in the South Oxfordshire district, in Oxfordshire, England, 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Reading, 7 miles (11 km) west of Maidenhead, 23 miles (37 km) southeast of Oxford and 37 miles (60 km) west of London, near the tripoint of Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire.
Henley-on-Thames is a town and civil parish on the River Thames, in the South Oxfordshire district, in Oxfordshire, England, 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Reading, 7 miles (11 km) west of Maidenhead, 23 miles (37 km) southeast of Oxford and 37 miles (60 km) west of London, near the tripoint of Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire. The population at the 2021 census was 12,186.
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Greys Court
Rotherfield Greys, RG9 4PG, greyscourt@nationaltrust.org.uk.
- 02Grave of Dusty Springfield
Rotherfield Greys, RG9 4PG.
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Things to do
- 01Black Bears Polo Club
Lower Bolney Farm Shiplake, RG9 3NN (1.7 mi (2.7 km) south of Henley on the A4155), office@blackbears.org.uk.
- 02Fawley Hill Railway
Station, Railway Museum, Ironhenge and animal sanctuary Henley Royal Regatta.
- 03Regal Cinema
2 Borama Way (Just off Bell Street).
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Where to eat
Hart Street and Market Place, which run inland from the river at Henley Bridge are lined with restaurants, cafes and pubs.
- 01Catherine Wheel
One of Henley's old coaching inns, this Wetherspoon's pub now does food and drink at very reasonable prices.
- 02Pizza Express
Serves good pizzas in a building dating back to 1408.
- 03Loch Fyne
This restaurant provides excellent (and apparently eco-friendly) seafood in an attractive environment with a separate oyster bar and (for summer) tables in the market place.
- 04Smoky Flame
Cheap and quick takeaway kebab, chicken, pizza and chips.
- 05JK Fish and Chips
54 King Road, RG9 2DG,.
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Getting to Henley-on-Thames
- Airports
- London Heathrow (LHR), 32 km · London Luton (LTN), 53 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 66 km
- London → Henley-on-Thames54 km · quickest by road, 1h 31m · £5–7
- Luton, Luton → Henley-on-Thames51 km · quickest by road, 1h 33m · £7–10
- London, Essex → Henley-on-Thames54 km · quickest by road, 1h 31m · £5–7
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Henley-on-Thames
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Henley-on-Thames. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThe nearest major ferry port to Henley-on-thames is Harbour which is located next to the city of Portsmouth.
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Next door to Henley-on-Thames
Henley-on-Thames is 10 km from Reading, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.