Enjoy the Henley Royal Regatta on a Weekend Break, Short Break or Holiday
A wonderfully British summer sporting and social occasion, the Henley Royal Regatta is the best known rowing regatta in the world hosting some 200 International standard races over 5 days.
Held on a 1 mile 550 yard stretch of the the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire (although Berkshire and Buckinghamshire are close by) the Regatta has been raced since 1839. The racing can be enjoyed from various enclosures alongside the river.
The five day Regatta is held on the first weekend in July, in 2015 between 1st July and 5th July) is perfect for a cottage weekend break, short break or holiday. See some excellent self catering below and find out more about the Henley Royal Regatta below that.
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Talbot Cottage, Stow-on-the-Wold
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Talbot Cottage self catering accommodation in Stow-on-the-Wold, Oxfordshire sleeps 5. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Detached Garden Open Fire/woodburner . Talbot Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Talbot Cottage start from £942 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Talbot Cottage
Shepherds Cottage, Shipton-under-Wychwood
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Shepherds Cottage self catering accommodation in Shipton-under-Wychwood, Oxfordshire sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Detached Garden Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Shepherds Cottage does allow pet dogs although this may be limited, so please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Shepherds Cottage start from £674 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Shepherds Cottage
Dairy Cottage, Minster Lovell
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Dairy Cottage self catering accommodation in Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire sleeps 5. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Swimming Pool Open Fire/woodburner . Prices at Dairy Cottage start from £865 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Dairy Cottage
Church Cottage, Burford
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Church Cottage self catering accommodation in Burford, Oxfordshire sleeps 6. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Detached Garden Open Fire/woodburner . Prices at Church Cottage start from £942 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Church Cottage
Poppy Cottage, Lyneham
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Poppy Cottage self catering accommodation in Lyneham, Oxfordshire sleeps 2. This 1 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . Activities close by include golf . Prices at Poppy Cottage start from £439 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Poppy Cottage
The Haven, Shipton-under-Wychwood
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The Haven self catering accommodation in Shipton-under-Wychwood, Oxfordshire sleeps 6. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . Activities close by include golf . It is listed as wheelchair accessible but please check direct prior to booking. Prices at The Haven start from £773 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about The Haven
Pheasant Cottage, Old Minster Lovell
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Pheasant Cottage self catering accommodation in Old Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire sleeps 4. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Detached Garden . It is listed as wheelchair accessible but please check direct prior to booking. Prices at Pheasant Cottage start from £633 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Pheasant Cottage
Primrose Cottage, Lyneham
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Primrose Cottage self catering accommodation in Lyneham, Oxfordshire sleeps 3. This 2 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden . Activities close by include golf . Prices at Primrose Cottage start from £504 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Primrose Cottage
Stone Wheel Cottage, Hook Norton
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Stone Wheel Cottage self catering accommodation in Hook Norton, Oxfordshire sleeps 6. This 3 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Swimming Pool . It also has Internet access. Activities close by include golf . Prices at Stone Wheel Cottage start from £814 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Stone Wheel Cottage
Fairview Cottage, Milton-under-Wychwood
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Fairview Cottage self catering accommodation in Milton-under-Wychwood, Oxfordshire sleeps 8. This 4 bedroom Cottage is a perfect base for your holidays and features include: Garden Open Fire/woodburner . It also has Internet access. Prices at Fairview Cottage start from £1338 for a weeks stay but this will depend upon length of stay and time of year. ... more about Fairview Cottage
Henley Royal Regatta
First held in 1839 the Henley Royal Regatta has a long and distinguished rowing and social event history. In fact it's older than any of the national and international Rowing Federations that now officially recognise it. It has enjoyed Royal Patronage since 1851 when HRH Prince Albert became its first Patron. Every reigning Monarch since has consented to be Patron since.
You will see lots of racing each day. The Henley Regatta works on a knock-out draw with only 2 boats racing in each heat so that means there can be some 90 races on a day leaving at 5 minute intervals. As the course take about 7 minutes to complete you will often see 2 races on the course at the same time - so you are never going to be short of something to cheer!
There are 20 events in total at the Regatta covering everything from Coxless pairs and and Double Sculls to Fours and Eights. The finals for all the events and prize giving are on the last day of the Regatta.
Of course in addition to the rowing Henley has become well established in the social society scene, very much the place to be seen in the summer social calendar. The Stewards Enclosure has a strict dress code in accordance with this and you will see plenty of fashion, champagne and strawberries and cream. The Regatta Enclosure is less formal - see below - but still a great day out on the bank of the Thames.
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Henley Royal Regatta Tickets and Information
The Regatta Enclosure at the Henley Royal Regatta is open to the general public (the Stewards Enclosure is Members and Guests Only) and offers seating alongside the river in an open grandstand.
Children of all ages welcome in the Regatta Enclosure (under 14s are free when with an paying adult). You can buy tickets to the Regatta Enclosure by calling 01491 571900.
You can find out lots of other important information including spectator advice at the official Henley Royal Regatta website.
Self Catering near Henley Royal Regatta
Above you will find a selection of self catering cottages and apartments in Oxfordshire which provide a good base for a weekend break, short break or holiday within easy reach of the rowing Regatta. If these do not meet your needs, below we have provided some alternative searches
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