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Cruising Guide to The River and Connecting Waterways 2012-2013

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As Chairman of BMF Thames Valley, I am immensely Introduction 3 proud to introduce the 2012/13 Cruising Guide to The Management 4-5 the River Thames and its connecting waterways. The Non-tidal River Thames 7-13 Cruising Guide has been jointly produced with the and is supported by the Port Bridge Heights - Non-tidal River Thames 14 of Authority - it provides all the relevant St John’s - Lock 15 information anyone would need whilst boating on Shifford Lock - 16-17 The River Thames and its connecting waterways. Sandford Lock - 18-19 BMF Thames Valley is a Regional Association of the - Lock 20-21 British Marine Federation, the National trade association for the leisure boating industry. BMF Thames Valley - Boulter’s Locks 22-23 represents around 200 businesses that all share a Boulter’s Lock - Lock 24-25 passion for our inland waterways. 2012 is going to be - Lock 26-27 an exciting year on the River Thames with the London - Lock 28-29 2012 Olympics and the Diamond Jubilee celebrations. What’s new for 2012! The Tidal Thames 30 • New map design Tidal Thames Cruising Times 31 • Complete map of navigable River Thames from - 32-33 to the • Information on the non-tidal Thames - Environment Agency Lambeth Bridge - Thames Barrier 34-35 • Information on the tidal Thames - PLA Connecting Waterways 36-37 • A boaters code of conduct - Thames MotorBoaters Association • 2012 cruising guidance Boatyards, Marinas and Services A-Z 41-48 You will still find all the previous useful information such as: The Gold Anchor Award Scheme 49 • Services and facilities guide Key to River Map & Lock Services 51 • Directory of services • Connecting waterways information Discover the River Thames 52 • Points of interest I hope you use this guide throughout your time on the water and encourage you to make the most of the The maps on the following pages services on offer from BMF Thames Valley members. show the locations of all BMF Thames Valley waterside members on the River Thames, and the services Happy Boating, and facilities that are available to boaters. Please refer to the flap inside the back cover of this booklet for a full key.

For more information, please visit Mike Gates CMM, Chairman www.britishmarine.co.uk/thamesvalley 3 The River Thames - Who manages the river

Non-tidal Tidal River Thames River Thames

Shifford Lock SUTTON BOTLEY P16-17 FILCHAMSTEAD Sandford Lock P18-19 CHIMNEY SHIFFORD MORETON CHIMNEY RADCOT DUXFORD The Environment Agency manages the The (PLA) LECHLADE BUCKLAND MARSH ABINGDON non-tidal section of the River Thames manages the tidal section of the River EATON HASTINGS and its principal aims are to protect Thames, keeping leisure and commercial St John’s Lock and improve the environment, and to users safe, and protecting and enhancing DORCHESTER P15 promote sustainable development of the environment and promoting the use the waterway. of the river for travel and trade. TO OLYMPIC LEE VALLEY WALLINGFORD NORTH STOKE MARLOW OLYMPIC STADIUM HOUSE EXCEL BOURNE END THEATRE LAND CANARY WHARF LONDON CITY AIRPORT CLEEVE HENLEY ROYAL REGATTA Cleeve Lock Boulter’s Lock WATERLOO TOWER THE P20-21 P24-25 WESTMINSTER BRIDGE O2 HENLEY-ON-THAMES LONDON PARLIAMENT ARENA GORING HURLEY THAMES BARRIER CHELSEA Lambeth Bridge STREATLEY OLYMPIC LAKE GRAND UNION & P34-35 NATIONAL SONNING ETON REGENTS CANAL CLAPHAM MARITIME MUSEUM PURLEY- BRAY ON- THAMES RICHMOND READING Sonning Lock LEGOLAND WINDSOR RUGBY STADIUM UNIVERSITY P22-23 BOAT RACE © Tony Riley LBIPP READING KENNET STAINES- MUSIC FESTIVAL & AVON Bell Weir Lock ON-THAMES CANAL P26-27 TEDDINGTON Tidal/Non Tidal Teddington Lock SHEPPERTON MEMORIAL P32-33 KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES HAMPTON COURT Shepperton Lock PALACE P28-29 2012 Cruising Guidance Users of the River Thames will need to plan All short-stay moorings between these locks will The PLA is working closely with several agencies to of commercial shipping. This is regardless of ahead and book early this summer. be suspended between July and September 2012. ensure all recreational users navigating the Thames whether you are coming from the sea or through Moorings will only be available at Bray, Windsor and and in 2012 experience a safe and the UK’s inland waterway network. You should From late July to early September 2012, the Olympic Marinas. Visitor moorings in enjoyable Olympics. also be aware that anchoring is not permitted in and Paralympic rowing and canoeing events will the Windsor and Maidenhead area are likely to be the Thames above Gravesend and should not be take place at ’s , located extremely busy during the games, so we advise you The tidal Thames is the UK’s second biggest port and regarded as an alternative to having a confirmed, adjacent to the River Thames, in . to plan early. busiest inland waterway, and the Olympic Games will dedicated mooring. attract millions of visitors. The tidal Thames cannot The Environment Agency is working closely with the There will be heightened security measures in place accommodate significant numbers of additional, The Port of London Authority will establish London Organising Committee of Olympic Games during the games and additional visiting boats are unplanned recreational vessels. Gatekeeper Patrols in the Gravesend area, and (LOCOG) and to achieve a expected during this period, please be prepared for between Teddington and Richmond to support shared ambition of delivering a ‘safe and secure’ some possible minor delays as you enter the non- If you are planning to bring a recreational boat navigational safety and to check that arriving Games. tidal River Thames at Teddington Lock. to London this summer, it is essential that you recreational craft have a confirmed mooring to go pre-book and confirm a mooring before you begin to; and to monitor the movement of vessels passing The river remains open for navigation throughout Keep up-to-date with what’s happening including your journey. Mooring and boating facilities are very the games, however there will be some restrictions directly through the port, which will not require any restrictions at: www.environment-agency. limited in ports, marinas and inland waterways on on the Dorney reach between and Bray a mooring. gov.uk/thamesolympics2012 or near the tidal River Thames. Locks and the whole width of the river may not For available moorings visit: always be available. If you don’t have a confirmed mooring in London, www.whichmarina.co.uk or for general port you will be asked to leave the area for your own information, see www.pla.co.uk safety, that of other recreational users and the safety 4 5 Non-tidal River Thames www.environment-agency.gov.uk/boating

Who manages the River Thames? • Children should always be supervised. Know The Environment Agency manages the where they are at all times and don’t let them non-tidal River Thames from in the sit in positions where a turn, change of speed Cotswolds to Teddington on the outskirts of or wash from another boat could toss them London, including the 44 locks. There is much into the water. to explore as the River Thames runs through 3 • Always use grab rails when moving around Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and some the boat, and never run or jump. of ’s most picturesque towns. To find • Be careful when passing through low bridges out more about our service to customers on the and ensure everyone on board is in a safe non-tidal River Thames, read our customer position. Some hire boats will not pass under charter www.environment-agency.gov.uk/ or Bridge, Oxford – please thamescustomercharter check with your boatyard. Do I need to register my boat? • Ensure your boat systems (engine, fuel, gas All boats kept or used on the River Thames and electrical) are properly maintained and (including backwaters and marinas) must be serviced according to manufacturer currently registered with the Environment recommendations. Agency. Visit www.environment-agency. • Take care when refuelling, especially with gov.uk/boatregthames for more information. petrol (petrol vapour is heavier than air and does not readily disperse if there is a spillage If you are visiting the River Thames from or a leak). Before refuelling, switch off your another waterway for a short period, you are engine and extinguish all cigarettes and eligible for a visitor registration. You can buy naked flames. Ensure all cooking, heating and one in advance by post or from a number of lighting appliances are turned off. To ensure River Thames locks during published hours of the fuel system is not overfilling, monitor the duty. Visit www.environment-agency.gov. fuel level carefully. Any portable fuel tank uk/boatregthames for more information. connected to an outboard motor must be removed from the boat for filling. Mop up Hire boat customers should discuss registration any spillage and ventilate the boat before with their hire company in advance. starting the engine or using naked flames. • Never go afloat or leave a safe mooring How do I stay safe on the water? without checking the local conditions. The Environment Agency wants you to enjoy Extra safety information for hire boaters. your time on the river; this information will help you to stay safe while using the river. • Your boatyard should supply a skipper’s handbook on board your boat, please read • We recommend life jackets or buoyancy aids it carefully to ensure a safe and trouble-free should always be worn, especially by children holiday. and non-swimmers. If you’re on a hire boat your boatyard will provide them. • Wear suitable footwear (no flip-flops or high heels) with non-slip soles. 7 Non-tidal River Thames

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How do I know what the river You can keep up-to-date with river conditions and • Make sure you have a safe exit ashore • Always take care when overtaking and keep conditions are? strong stream warnings in the following ways: from your boat. If not, you should consider clear of other boats. Any river activity poses a greater risk when • Call the Environment Agency Floodline on returning home or finding alternative • Keep a sharp look out at all times for any there are strong currents, higher river levels or 0845 988 1188 to hear recorded information accommodation until conditions improve. hazards, taking action when necessary. If in cold weather conditions. Flows can increase and advice (select option 1 and when • If you are running low on essential supplies or doubt, slow down or STOP. even during the summer months – never prompted dial 011131). have other safety concerns and are not able • Respect warning signs. It is dangerous and assume sunny weather means the conditions • Visit the Environment Agency website to vacate your boat safely, you should treat illegal to interfere with weir gates and sluices. are not hazardous. www.environment-agency.gov.uk/ this as an emergency and dial 999 to ask for In an emergency call 999.

riverthamesconditions evacuation. Warning boards may be displayed at locks to • Obey River Thames short stay mooring • For hire boaters, if you are advised to stop, inform river users of the conditions. Read the • Talk to one of the Environment Agency’s lock requirements, you can download a helpful you MUST call your boatyard and follow following explanation of what these mean for staff who will be able to give advice on local fact sheet for more information their instructions. you. Do not take risks and never underestimate conditions and moorings. www.environment-agency.gov.uk/ the power of the river. thamesmoorings How do I deal with changing river What are the rules of navigation for • Hire boats should not navigate between CAUTION When these red boards are conditions? all boats? the hours of sunset and sunrise without STRONG displayed on lock gates, they If you find yourself in conditions where the Obey the rules of navigation and byelaws, permission from the hire boat operator and STREAM advise users of all boats not Environment Agency advises you to stop available online at www.environment- only if fitted with the correct navigation lights. to navigate because the strong flows make it navigating, read this section carefully. Remember, agency.gov.uk/boatingbyelaws difficult and dangerous. not all conditions will be serious enough to • Stay within the main river channel and follow What is the speed limit? require all the measures suggested below. all directional arrows. If you navigate away The maximum speed for powered boats Those in hire boats arriving at a lock • Please take the advice to stop. Even the from the marked channel (e.g. up backwaters upstream of Teddington is 8 kilometres per where these boards are displayed should most experienced boater can be caught out or weir streams) you risk running aground hour (approx. 5 mph or a fast walking pace) stop immediately and contact their hire so think about those who could be put in and damaging the boat. over the bed of the river. Unlike a car, a boat boat operator to ask their instructions. danger if they have to help you. • Steer on the right where it is safe and will not ‘stop in seconds’ so needs a longer stopping time. • Moor your boat in a safe place, preferably in practical. Remember even when you have When these yellow boards are CAUTION a marina or at a recognised mooring. Limited right of way it’s your responsibility to avoid • Accidents occur more frequently at high STREAM displayed on lock gates, they space may be available at some locks. Moor collision. speed, particularly from wash. Keep a check INCREASING advise users of all unpowered against high banks if you can. • Avoid turning your boat near bridges, bends on your wash; it is often sensible to stop boats not to navigate and users of powered and locks. Do not turn across the bows of briefly to allow it to settle to an acceptable boats to find a safe mooring. This is because • Ensure your mooring lines are fastened to oncoming boats; wait until it is safe. level. river flows are likely to strengthen and red secure fixings such as bollards, rings or even • Wash will increase when travelling in convoy, boards could be displayed very soon and trees. Put out extra lines for additional • Near bridges or sharp bends, boats going even at a slow speed. Do not travel in a without warning. security and allow enough slack for a further upstream must give way to boats coming rise in river levels. Do not rely on your own downstream. convoy if the wash created is too great. CAUTION When these yellow boards are mooring pins/stakes as they might not hold. • Do not let time rule your journey. It is an STREAM displayed on lock gates, they • If possible, put extra fendering (e.g. scaffold offence to navigate without care and caution, DECREASING advise users of all unpowered poles or strong timber posts) between your or in a manner likely to endanger the safety boats not to navigate and users of powered boat and the bank side to prevent it drifting of others, the banks of the river or moored boats to navigate with caution. onto the river bank and becoming caught up boats. when levels drop. Think ahead and Please remember your life is more important than your boat. The Environment Agency is not an emergency service and we are not able slow down to to carry out search and rescue or provide supplies to stranded boats. avoid accidents

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What equipment do I need to have Are there lock keepers to help me? • Coil lines ready for use and do not let them • Lock keepers’ hours of duty are displayed onboard? Yes, there are trained, helpful and friendly trail in the water, as they may get wrapped at locks and on the website at www. We recommend you carry the following staff on duty at locks to maintain the lock site around your propeller. Tangled lines also environment-agency.gov.uk/thameslocks equipment aboard your boat, stream and help boaters. When they are not available cause problems, especially if needed in a • When the locks are unattended, you may conditions can change while you are afloat so to help, blue ‘self service’ signs are displayed. hurry. work them yourself, at your own risk. Many it is important you and your boat are prepared • Never wrap a rope round any part of your locks have power making them easier to by following these guidelines: How do I stay safe at locks? body and keep hands and fingers away from operate; the operating instructions are • Fire extinguishers must be carried. The • In narrow lock cuts, please remember some bollards or cleats. displayed at the lock. boats draw up to 1.2 metres (4 feet) or more number and size needed depends on the • Do not fend off with hands, feet or boat and might not be able to manoeuvre size of the boat (for details see hooks. If you are operating the lock yourself, www.boatsafetyscheme.com) quickly. • Do not open fuel tanks or strike matches. follow these guidelines: • A horn or whistle must be fitted to all motor • When waiting for a lock, form an orderly • Read and understand the operating • Do not moor upstream of the vertical white boats. queue at the lay-by moorings as near to instructions before you start. the lock as possible. Queue jumping is bad line on the lock wall or your boat may be • An anchor is your lifeline – carry at least • Stay close to the sluice controls whilst the mannered – it arouses ill feeling and can damaged. one, preferably two. You may need to use sluices are in operation. cause confusion and delays entering the • Be aware of bollards, steps and other tripping them if your engine or steering gear fails. lock. hazards. • Lock gates must always be properly closed Your anchor should always be accessible. before slowly opening the sluices to fill or • Once the lock is full, any remaining boats • Do not run on the lock side or allow others When anchoring with chain cable, use at empty the lock. After use, leave the lock should move forward along the lay-by to to run. least three times the depth of water. If using empty and the gates shut, as in many cases ensure those waiting in the channel synthetic warp, use about five times the • Keep children under close supervision. there is a public right of way over the gates. (perhaps in difficult conditions) can moor depth. • Take your time and pay attention while going at the back of the queue. • In an emergency you should close all sluices • Carry a first aid box, have some through the lock. before dealing with the situation. • Obey the lock keeper’s instructions. For both basic first aid knowledge and learn • Please keep dogs on your boat, or on a lead safety and efficiency reasons they may not • Emergency contact details are displayed at how to cope in an emergency. whilst passing through the lock. necessarily instruct boats to enter the lock in each lock. • Bilge pumps or balers for emptying water strict order of arrival. from your boat should be carried. • Always bring your boat to a complete • You should have at least two mooring lines standstill using reverse gear – not the ropes. (front and back). The minimum length What are the maximum dimensions for boats? should be 7 metres. Keep extra ropes on • Never jump from the boat onto the lay-by This table shows the maximum recommended boat dimensions, in metres (m), for sections board for more secure mooring. or lock side – this is the most likely cause of of the River Thames. Boating customers also need to be aware of bridge heights and lock an accident and the easiest to avoid. • Carry a life jacket or buoyancy aid for every dimension information, for details visit www.environment-agency.gov.uk/riverthames person on board. • Please don’t throw your lines directly at lock staff, pass them. • Keep supplies of long-life provisions and River section Length (m) Beam (m) Draught (m) • Stop your engine once the boat is moored in plenty of drinking water on board. Normally suitable for small boats only (for example the lock. Turn off radios and other music or Cricklade – Lechlade • Keep your fuel tanks topped up. ), subject to river conditions. noise. • Empty your toilet holding tanks regularly. Lechlade Bridge – Folly Bridge, Oxford 30.5 4 0.9 • Use both bow and stern lines (not just a It may also be useful to keep a portable central line), pass them around the bollards Folly Bridge, Oxford – 33.5 5 1.2 chemical toilet on board. and keep hold of them. When water is rising Reading Bridge – 37 5 1.3 • Keep a fully charged mobile telephone on or falling in the lock, adjust your lines to Windsor Bridge – 54 7 1.7 board if possible. keep them fairly taut. Make sure your boat does not become caught up as the lock is Staines Bridge – Teddington 53 6 2 emptying.

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Where can I moor? Some are at boatyards and available for a Will there be any obstructions on my • In all cases boats should pass well clear of a If you keep, or mainly use your boat on the charge during working hours only whilst others journey? marking buoy. River Thames you should have a base mooring. are free and accessible at all times. • A large RED disk usually means the navigation Marking obstructions arch of a bridge is closed. There is a good choice of public short stay For more information about moorings and The diagram below shows the system of moorings for boaters to use while cruising the slipways go to www.environment-agency. marking for shoals and other obstructions on Note: The Environment Agency is not responsible for river. Unless signs state otherwise you are only gov.uk/thamesslipways the River Thames. marking obstructions that lie outside the navigation allowed to moor for a maximum period of 24 channel. You must proceed with particular caution hours and may have to pay a charge at some Maintenance work on the river The four shapes of top marks used – can, when approaching any bank or if you leave the main sites. When maintenance work is carried out on the triangle, sphere and two spheres – are shown, navigation channel. • Always respect private rights and, when in river, it may be necessary to moor plant and together with directions for passing them safely doubt, obtain permission from the owner of barges where they might present a hazard; when going upstream. When going Overhead cables the bank before mooring up. always try to anticipate the unexpected. downstream the reverse applies. In open stretches below Oxford, cables are usually 12 metres (40 feet) above summer • Place mooring stakes well back from the • A diver’s (International Code Flag A) • Wrecks or other obstructions in midstream water level – allow 4 metres (13 feet). If in bank edge and make sure they do not cause indicates that divers are in the water. are marked by an isolated danger buoy, doubt lower your masts or aerials. Take a hazard to passers-by. • Yellow buoys mark dredgers’ anchors. Slow which may be passed on any side. Where particular care in locks, lock cuts, back waters down and navigate past the dredger on the they must be passed on a particular side the • Gaps between boats are wasteful so please and reaches above Oxford, where cables may side showing two all-round GREEN lights or appropriate can or triangle top marks will be share rings or posts where possible. be much lower. two white diamonds in a vertical line. Two used. • Moor alongside other boats where possible all-round RED lights or two RED balls in a to maximise mooring space. vertical line mark the side where chains and • You may land on or embark from the other obstructions may exist. Marking obstructions , but there is no right to moor • Allow plenty of room for tugs and barges to up to private towpath property without manoeuvre in lock cuts and other narrow the landowners’ consent. channels. Laden barges need deep water and may swing wide on bends. Take care not to When stopping overnight or leaving your boat pass between a tug and its tow. A tug with a for any considerable time, do not moor in tow may display a flashing amber light. shallow water or with a tight rope or chain as • For information about river works and water levels may fluctuate by as much as 1 metre any lock closures, call our Floodline on in a few hours. If the level drops and your boat 0845 988 1188 (select option 1 and is beached or moored in shallow water, it may when prompted dial 011132). be damaged. If the level rises, and mooring ropes or chains are tight, your boat may take on water, be pulled under or break free. Maintenance work on the river For more information on the availability of long or short stay moorings, visit www.environment-agency.gov.uk/ thamesmoorings

Where can I launch a small boat? There are a number of slipways and launching sites for small boats along the River Thames. For more detailed information about boating on the River Thames visit www.environment-agency.gov.uk/boating 12 13 Bridge Heights - St John’s Lock - Non-tidal River Thames Shifford Lock

The information on bridge heights on the Non-tidal Thames has been supplied by the Environment Agency. For information on Tidal Thames Bridge heights, please contact The Port of London Authority www.pla.co.uk Lechlade

Bridge Location Headway Bridge Location Headway This small market town is the furthest navigable no. Metres / Feet no. Metres / Feet upstream point of the Thames. Set in an area of 1 Halfpenny Bridge, Lechlade 4.73 15’6” 39 4.57 15’0” outstanding natural beauty at the southern edge 2 St John’s Bridge 4.22 13’10” 40 Reading Bridge 5.38 17’8” of the Cotswolds, Lechlade gets its name from 3 Bloomers Hole Footbridge 3.50 11’6” 41 4.32 14’2” the , which joins the Thames nearby. 4 Eaton Footbridge 2.97 9’9” 42 Railway Bridge 5.43 17’10” www.lechladeonthames.co.uk 5 3.45 11’4” 43 4.34 14’3” © Environment Agency 6 Old Man’s Footbridge 4.27 14’0” 44 Hurley Upper Towpath Bridge 3.98 13’1” 7 4.52 14’10” 45 Hurley Lower Towpath Bridge 4.39 14’5” 8 Tenfoot Footbridge 3.71 12’2” 46 Temple Bridge 6.26 20’6” Cotswold Boat Hire SHIFFORD 9 Shifford Lock Bridge 3.66 12’0” 47 3.86 12’8” Shifford Lock 10 Newbridge 3.50 11’6” 48 Marlow Bypass Bridge 6.02 19’9” SD SD PO 11 Hart’s Footbridge 3.27 10’9” 49 Bourne End Railway Bridge 4.72 15’6” CHIMNEY WC MEADOWS 12 Swinford Bridge 4.49 14’9” 50 4.62 15’2” CHIMNEY 13 Oxford Western-by-pass Bridge 4.11 13’6” 51 Cut Bridge 3.81 12’6” 10 14 Bridge 2.56 8’5” 52 Boulters Lock Bridge 5.26 17’3” 1 2 RADCOT DUXFORD 15 Medley Footbridge 3.05 10’1” 53 5.66 18’7” LECHLADE BUCKLAND MARSH 16 2.28 7’6” 54 Maidenhead Railway Bridge 9.80 32’2” 5 To Eynsham 17 Osney Railway Bridge 3.55 11’8” 55 Bridge 7.77 25’6” 18 Road Bridge 3.71 12’2” 56 Summerleaze Bridge 7.30 24’0” EATON 19 Bridge 3.91 12’10” 57 Windsor Bypass Bridge 6.25 20’6” HASTINGS St John’s Lock Chimney 20 Folly Bridge 3.12 10’3” 58 5.41 17’9” SD PO For peace and quiet, large skies 21 5.03 16’6” 59 Windsor Bridge 4.01 13’2” and long views, explore this 22 5.03 16’6” 60 Black Pott’s Railway Bridge 5.94 19’6” BUSCOT PARK wonderfully remote part of the 23 Kennington Railway Bridge 4.11 13’6” 61 Victoria Bridge 6.17 20’3” Thames! Chimney Meadows 24 Nuneham Railway Bridge 4.80 15’9” 62 Albert Bridge 5.69 18’8” Nature Reserve is a nationally- 25 4.24 13’11” 63 Cut Bridge 4.34 14’3” acclaimed, 250-hectare wildflower 26 Lock Cut Bridge 3.78 12’5” 64 (M25) Bridge 7.01 23’0” that provides vital refuge 27 Culham Road Bridge 4.49 14’9” 65 Staines Bridge 5.94 19’6” for wading and ground-nesting 28 Appleford Railway Bridge 3.96 13’0” 66 Staines Railway Bridge 6.40 21’0” birds including curlew, snipe and 29 Clifton Lockcut Bridge 4.06 13’4” 67 M3 Motorway Bridge 6.50 21’4” reed bunting. 30 Bridge 4.09 13’5” 68 Bridge 5.82 19’1” Time to lock Lock Distance to next downstream at 31 Day’s Footbridge 4.64 15’3” 69 Channel Upper Bridge 5.18 17’0” Name lock downstream www.astonoxon.com 8kph/5mph* 32 Bridge 5.26 17’3” 70 Desborough Channel Lower Bridge 5.18 17’0” St John’s Lock 1.85 1.15 15 33 5.00 16’5” 71 5.56 18’3” Buscot Lock 5.37 3.34 41 34 Wallingford By-pass Bridge 5.10 16’9” 72 Cut Bridge 5.94 19’6” Grafton Lock 2.98 1.85 23 35 6.60 21’8” 73 5.92 19’5” Harleyford Radcot Lock 4.23 2.63 32 Estate Ltd 36 Goring Bridge 5.15 16’11” 74 Kingston Bridge 7.29 23’11” Rushey Lock 6.92 4.30 52 37 Gatehampton Railway Bridge 6.96 22’10” 75 Kingston Railway Bridge 6.81 22’4” Shifford Lock 7.63 4.74 58 PO Wootten’s Heyland Marine Bourne End 38 4.14 13’7” 76 Teddington Lock Cut Bridge 5.58 18’4” SD GAS *Time to Lock Downstream - Journey times are calculated MARLOW Boatyard Boat Builders Marina based upon a downstream speed of 8km/5mph. Journey Hutchins For the purposes of clarity, only the main bridges are shown on the following map pages. times may vary and will be higher for upstream journeys. © National Trust Espar Ltd Marine Sales PO GAS 14 15 BOURNE END SD GAS D Lock 49 Glass only 46 MEDMENHAM Cookham Lock SD

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Eynsham As the river slowly winds its way along the base of the Hills, Funafloat Ltd it passes Eynsham. The village was (pp.36) once an important crossing on the EYNSHAM PO Thames and its origins date back to King’s Lock GAS D Saxon times. Today, it retains much of its medieval heritage and is home 14 SD PO

to Eynsham Hall, a Grade II listed WC Manor house. It also marks the start Oxford Cruisers Ltd © Visit Britain of the Oxford Canal. Osney Marine Engineering Company PO 12 Oxford SD GAS D P Oxford is famous the world over for Bossom’s SD GAS Boatyard its University and place in history, and has been an established town since the 9th century. Also known as The City of SUTTON PO SD OXFORD Dreaming Spires, it has been a home to BOTLEY Salters Steamers Ltd royalty and scholars for over 800 years. 20 FILCHAMSTEAD www.visitoxfordandoxfordshire.com © Tony Riley LBIPP WEST Lock END 22 Shifford Lock SHIFFORD MORETON Sandford Lock

Northmoor 10 Lock LOWER Time to lock Lock Distance to next downstream at LECHLADE Name lock downstream To Radley 8kph/5mph* To Lechlade Shifford 7.63km 4.74mi 58 mins Newbridge Northmoor 6.21km 3.86mi 47 mins Newbridge is a popular berth for refreshments Pinkhill 2.38km 1.48mi 18 mins with a on either bank, and strong historical Eynsham 4.37km 2.71mi 33 mins connections. Built over 600 years ago by monks, King’s 1.81km 1.13mi 14 mins Godstow 3.87km 2.40mi 30 mins the bridge is claimed by some to be the oldest Osney 3.73km 2.32mi 28 mins bridge over the Thames. During the English Civil Iffley 2.70km 1.68mi 21 mins War, the of Newbridge was fought on the Sandford 7.38km 4.58mi 56 mins banks of the river - the roundheads attempted to *Time to Lock Downstream - Journey times are calculated cross the river and surround Oxford. based upon a downstream speed of 8km/5mph. Journey times may vary and will be higher for upstream journeys. 16 17

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Abingdon- Dorchester-on-Thames on-Thames This historic village sits at the junction of the rivers Sandford Lock and Thames - it is an ideal starting point for exploring the Abingdon-on-Thames is one of beautiful surrounding countryside. If you are looking for the oldest continuously inhabited something different to do, nearby Day’s Lock hosts the settlements in England. The World pooh sticks championships every spring. traditions of the past are very To Lower much alive in Abingdon, with Radley www.dorchester-on-thames.co.uk LECHLADE its Annual Michaelmas Fair, ABINGDON- © Tony Riley LBIPP Runaway Fair and its custom SD PO ON-THAMES of Bun Throwing from the roof of the 17th Century County Hall to celebrate important events. Abingdon Boat www.visitabingdon.co.uk Centre Ltd PO 25

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WALLINGFORD Wallingford Wallingford is an attractive town that dates back to Caesar’s time, but more Time to lock 33 Lock Distance to next downstream at recently it was home to the world-famous Name lock downstream 8kph/5mph* crime writer, Agatha Christie, who took Sandford 7.38km 4.58mi 56 mins To North Stoke inspiration for stories such as Miss Marple. Abingdon 4.15km 2.58mi 32 mins and Moulsford Bourne End It is also the location for the TV series MARLOW Wootten’s Heyland Marine Culham 4.52km 2.72mi 34 mins Midsomer Murders. Boatyard Boat Builders Marina Clifton 4.80km 3.07mi 36 mins Hutchins Espar Ltd Marine Sales Day’s 6.37km 3.96mi 48 mins www.wallingford.co.uk PO GAS Benson 10.46km 6.50mi 79 mins Marlow Lock BOURNE SD GAS D *Time to Lock Downstream - Journey times are calculated END based upon a downstream speed of 8km/5mph. Journey Hambleden Lock times may vary and will be higher for upstream journeys. 49 Glass only 18 19 46 MEDMENHAM Cookham Lock SD

COOKHAM WC Temple Lock Bisham Abbey Sailing School and Navigation Hurley Lock HENLEY-ON-THAMES Taplow Marine SD Consultants WC PO HURLEY Hobbs of Henley Ltd Marsh Lock D GAS Hire Boats Boulter’s Lock WC D P Val Wyatt Marine Ltd 52 SD GAS MAIDENHEAD Shiplake Lock SD PO To Bray Bushnell Marine Services

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To Wallingford 34 Time to lock & Benson Lock Lock Distance to next downstream at Name lock downstream NORTH STOKE 8kph/5mph* Benson (p19) 10.46km 6.50mi 79 mins Cleeve 1.00km 0.62mi 8 mins Goring 6.55km 4.07mi 50 mins Sheridan Marine Whitchurch 3.67km 2.28mi 28 mins

GAS 7.08km 4.40mi 54 mins Caversham 4.23km 2.63mi 32 mins © Tony Riley LBIPP Sonning 4.68km 2.91mi 36 mins © Tony Riley LBIPP *Time to Lock Downstream - Journey times are calculated 49 MOULSFORD based upon a downstream speed of 8km/5mph. Journey Mapledurham times may vary and will be higher for upstream journeys. 46 Goring SOUTH STOKE This pretty town sits between Mapledurham is one of the most The Thames Electric picturesque spots on the Thames the Chilterns and the Launch Co. with views of Downs within a designated Area Cleeve Lock of Outstanding Natural Beauty. and the last working mill, which still It is also the site of the ancient produces stone-ground flour. tradition of the Swan Uppers. www.mapledurham.co.uk/ In July, rowing skiffs manned by index.php the Vintners’ and Dyers’ livery companies arrive 36 GORING – the Swan Uppers have been charged for hundreds of years with counting the swans between 52 Sunbury and Abingdon. MAPLEDURHAM STREATLEY HOUSE AND MILL www.goring-on-thames.co.uk BEALE PARK WC Tingdene Thames and SD PO Kennet Marina PURLEY SONNING 38 ON PO SD GAS D THAMES 41 PANGBOURNE CAVERSHAM To Henley 39 Reading Caversham Boat Reading is now one of the largest towns Services (Fry's Island) in the UK with an energetic atmosphere to match – it hosts one of the biggest PO SD and longest running music festivals in GAS D READING Sonning Lock the UK, The Reading Festival. Kennet & Avon Canal www.livingreading.co.uk/visit.html (pp. 36) © Tony Riley LBIPP

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Time to lock Lock Distance to next downstream at Name lock downstream Marlow 8kph/5mph* Sonning 4.68km 2.91mi 36 mins This charming market town is clustered around the river - It’s Shiplake 4.80km 2.59mi 36 mins graceful suspension bridge, the flowing weir, the spire of the Marsh 4.59km 3.24mi 35 mins and the famous Complete Angler Hotel make this the Hambleden 5.89km 3.66mi 45 mins perfect place to enjoy everything the river has to offer. Hurley 1.03km 0.64mi 8 mins www.marlowtown.co.uk Temple 3.13km 1.95mi 24 mins © Tony Riley LBIPP Marlow 6.44km 4.00mi 49 mins © Tony Riley LBIPP Cookham 3.35km 2.08mi 26 mins Boulter’s 3.43km 2.13mi 26 mins Wootten’s Boatyard Heyland Marine *Time to Lock Downstream - Journey times are calculated Bourne End Marina MARLOW SD Boat Builders Henley-on-Thames based upon a downstream speed of 8km/5mph. Journey Henley nestles in a beautiful Chiltern times may vary and will be higher for upstream journeys. Hutchins Marine SD Services Ltd valley surrounded by green fields and Marlow Lock BOURNE GAS D P wooded hills with wonderful views of Espar Ltd Harleyford Estate Ltd END the Thames Valley. As well as hosting GAS 50 CLIVEDEN its annual Royal Regatta, Henley PO SD HOUSE also attracts some of the world’s 48 top entertainers to music festivals MEDMENHAM Cookham Lock including the Henley Festival of Music SD & Arts and the Rewind Festival. Hambleden WC Lock COOKHAM www.henley-on-thames.org Glass only Bisham Abbey Sailing School and Navigation HENLEY-ON-THAMES 43 Hurley Lock Temple Lock Taplow Marine Consultants RIVER & HENLEY ROYAL SD ROWING MUSEUM ROWING REGATTA WC SD PO Marsh Lock HURLEY Boulter’s Lock

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SD PO Bushnell Marine Services Cookham & Cliveden SD As the river snakes past Cookham, the GAS D P 41 beechwoods rise steeply and you will see the WARGRAVE Cliveden Estate. A country retreat on a grand scale, it was once the glittering hub of society; visited by Sonning Lock virtually every British Monarch since George I. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/cliveden/ To Caversham © Tony Riley LBIPP 22 23

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Dorney Lake & The 2012 Olympics Dorney Lake is a modern world-class rowing and canoeing centre near Windsor. It is the venue for the Rowing and events in the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012. Rowing ...... 28th Jul - 5th Aug 2012 To Cookham Sprint ...... 6th - 11th Aug 2012 Paralympic Rowing ...... 31st Aug - 2nd Sept 2012 Boulter’s Lock © Tony Riley LBIPP Boulter’s Lock www.dorneylake.co.uk WC Dorney Rowing Lake Maidenhead MAIDENHEAD The Jubilee Located on the banks of the Thames, River Maidenhead is an ancient town with 53 Stanley & Thomas a history going back to early Saxon Boatbuilders ETON times, and this bustling town is now SD PO a centre of rowing excellence. ETON COLLEGE Kris Cruisers Hire Boats www.maidenhead.net 55 OLYMPICS DORNEY ROWING LAKE Bray Marina (MDL) PO SD Bray Marine 40 Sales Ltd BRAY GAS D PO SD 57 59 61 GAS D P DATCHET WINDSOR CASTLE Windsor Marina (MDL) LEGOLAND Boatyard Ltd 62 GAS D P PO SD Boathouse WINDSOR To Staines

Old Windsor Lock Bell Weir Lock Windsor Time to lock Cruising past the racecourse and Eton’s meadows, the royal town Tingdene Windsor Lock Distance to next Racecourse Marina downstream at Name lock downstream of Windsor comes into view. Everything in Windsor revolves 8kph/5mph* around the castle, a royal residence for over 900 years, and the Boulter’s 3.43km 2.13mi 26 mins PO SD changing of the guard is a highlight. This popular historic town’s EGHAM ? ?Bray 5.10km 3.17mi 39 mins other attractions include the Theatre Royal, , GAS D P Boveney 3.75km 2.33mi 29 mins The Savill Garden, , Royal Windsor Racecourse Romney 4.83km 3.00mi 37 mins and excellent shopping, bars and restaurants. Old Windsor 4.94km 2.92mi 36 mins *Time to Lock Downstream - Journey times are calculated www.windsor.gov.uk based upon a downstream speed of 8km/5mph. Journey © Tony Riley LBIPP times may vary and will be higher for upstream journeys.

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40 Staines-on-Thames As you approach Staines Bridge you might glimpse the London Stone from which Staines said to derive its name on the bankside. This was originally placed here in 1285 and marks the former western limited jurisdiction of the © National Trust To Datchet and Windsor City of London over the River Thames. There are public moorings at the landing stage near the Town Hall and Runnymede the memorial Gardens. Bell Weir Lock HAMPTON This historic water-meadow alongside HOTEL & www.spelthorne.gov.uk/leisure/lei_tourism_ RESTAURANT STAINES-ON-THAMES the Thames makes a great place to moor travel/tourism/lei_towns_villages.htm#staines up and enjoy a stroll or reflect on world EGHAM history. It was here in 1215 that the MAGNA CARTA MEMORIAL Magna Carta was sealed - this charter laid down the foundations of much of our 64 current common and constitutional law Penton Hook MDL as well as Parliament. The meadows are Marine Sales P 65 SHEPPERTON

also overlooked by the Commonwealth PO GAS D SD and the Kennedy Nauticalia Ltd Memorial, an acre of England given to the CHERTSEY American people. Ferry 4 All Marine © Environment Agency To Kingston Penton Hook Lock www.nationaltrust.org.uk/runnymede SD GAS 67 To Sunbury-on-Thames

Chertsey Lock ? MOTOR EMUSEUyot HouseM Ltd Bates Wharf W Bates & Son Ltd River Wey WALTON Marine Sales Ltd SD (pp.37) GAS SD Shepperton Lock

WC SD Time to lock Lock Distance to next downstream at Name lock downstream 8kph/5mph* Chertsey Tingdene Walton Marina Chertsey Meads Marine Bell Weir 4.33km 2.84mi 35 mins GAS Penton Hook 3.13km 1.95mi 24 mins Chertsey 3.32km 2.06mi 25 mins Chertsey is one of the oldest towns in England, PO SD 23 founded around the abbey in 666AD. Nowadays GAS D Shepperton 4.75km 2.95mi 36 mins this picturesque village, with its antique shops PO SD *Time to Lock Downstream - Journey times are calculated based upon a downstream speed of 8km/5mph. Journey and restaurants, hosts an annual country fair times may vary and will be higher for upstream journeys. dating back to 1883 and is home to Thorpe Park, the UK’s leading theme park. www.visitsurrey.com/destinations/towns- and-villages/chertsey-p195951 Chertsey Meadows

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52 Sunbury-on-Thames The ancient Bronze Age riverside settlement now forms an attractive leafy suburb of London. Sunbury is the home of the Rugby Club and just to the east lies , which stages both Kingston-upon-Thames 40 National Hunt and Flat racing. Kingston-upon-Thames was once the www.touruk.co.uk//Sunbury-on-Thames.htm coronation place of Saxon Kings (902 -978) Sunbury Lock ©Tony Riley LBIPP and marked the beginning of Jerome K Jerome’s Three Men in a Boat. Today, this busy market town has developed into a major 79 shopping and entertainment hub although it TWICKENHAM George Wilson & Sons retains much of its original charm. RUGBY STADIUM (Boatbuilders) Ltd 77 To Richmond www.kingston.gov.uk/leisure/tourism © Environment Agency Bridge Marine TWICKENHAM GAS Constables Boatyard TIDAL Time to lock EGHAM Lock Distance to next downstream at NON TIDAL Name lock downstream 8kph/5mph* PO GAS Teddington Lock Shepperton 4.75km 2.95mi 36 mins SHEPPERTON Thames KEMPTON Voyages Sunbury 4.79m 2.98mi 36 mins RACE COURSE 7.74km 4.81mi 59 mins To Egham SUNBURY- 74 Teddington 0.39km 0.24mi 3 mins ON-THAMES PO Gibbs Boat Sales Ltd *Time to Lock Downstream - Journey times are calculated KINGSTON- based upon a downstream speed of 8km/5mph. Journey times may vary and will be higher for upstream journeys. 71 UPON- Sunbury Lock THAMES WC SD HAMPTON 73 COURT PALACE Shepperton Lock WC SD Hampton Court SD PO River Wey Hampton Court is the site of one of only two (pp.37) WALTON-ON-THAMES surviving palaces owned by Henry VIII. Today, Tagg’s Boatyard Ltd the palace is a major UK tourist attraction and Eyot House Ltd the site of the annual Shepperton Marina PO Festival and Hampton Court Flower Show. Tingdene Walton GAS Marina PO SD www.hrp.org.uk/HamptonCourtPalace © Tony Riley LBIPP GAS GAS D P PO SD Thames Riverworks Piling Ltd 23

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Tidal Thames Cruising Times between Bridges

Time to Bridge Downstream - Journey times are calculated based upon a downstream speed of 8km/5mph. Journey times may vary and will be higher for upstream journeys. The Port of London Authority (PLA) is the harbour and navigational authority for Distance to Distance to Time to bridge Bridge Bridge next Bridge (Mi) next Bridge (Km) downstream the tidal Thames below Teddington, through to the . The PLA’s No. Name primary role is the management of navigation and promoting the safe use of the downstream downstream at 5mph - 8kph tidal Thames. It also maintains and operates the half-tide lock at Richmond. 77 Richmond Bridge 0.30 0.49 3mins 78 0.03 0.04 1 min Although we oversee the running of Britain’s 79 2.31 3.72 31 mins second biggest port and busiest inland 80 Bridge 0.35 0.56 4 mins waterway, we also take pride in a river that’s a centre of excellence for rowing; a home to 81 0.76 1.23 10 mins around 70 leisure craft clubs; facilities and 82 0.67 1.08 8 mins marinas; an iconic destination for visiting boats; 83 1.58 2.54 20 mins and host to 50 sporting events every year. 84 1.52 2.44 19 mins We believe passionately in a Thames that’s accessible for all responsible river users, and 85 0.14 0.23 1 min we work closely with commercial, recreational, 86 0.85 1.37 11 mins community and amenity groups to make this 87 Bridge 0.63 1.01 8 mins happen. The river is our most precious asset; 88 Railway Bridge 0.56 0.90 7 mins we want you to enjoy it to the full - in safety. 89 Battersea Road Bridge 0.23 0.37 3 mins Contact: In order to support the safe use of the River, 90 Albert Bridge 0.64 1.03 12 mins Port of London Authority we make a great deal of information available 91 0.09 0.15 1 min London River House, Royal Pier Road, to the recreational users; including guides, Gravesend, DA12 2BG 92 Victoria Railway Bridge 0.85 1.37 10 mins charts, navigational advice, tidal information, Tel. +44 (0)1474 562200 93 Vauxhall Bridge 0.44 0.70 6 mins videos as well as details of our local rules Fax. +44 (0)1474 562281 and regulations. In addition to the main PLA 94 Lambeth Bridge 0.38 0.62 5 mins website at www.pla.co.uk, we also maintain 95 Westminster Bridge 0.32 0.51 4 mins a dedicated website for recreational users at Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) Enquiries 96 Bridge 0.20 0.32 2 mins www.boatingonthethames.co.uk. All told, Port Control Centre, Gravesend 97 0.49 0.79 6 mins a substantial amount of information, advice and +44 (0)1474 562215 guidance is available, both in hard copy and 98 Blackfriars Road Bridge 0.22 0.36 3 mins through our websites. Thames Barrier Navigation Control 99 Millennium Footbridge 0.17 0.27 2 mins 100 Southwark Bridge 0.08 0.13 1 min In addition, we produce an annual Recreational +44 (0)20 8855 0315 101 Cannon St Railway Bridge 0.16 0.25 2 mins Users Guide - in sheet form, on waterproof paper, which can be obtained free of charge 102 London Bridge 0.32 0.52 4 mins from our main offices at Gravesend, our 103 7.08 11.38 84 mins London office, the Harbour Service patrol or 104 Thames Flood Barrier - - - the lock foreman at Richmond Lock. For information on Tidal Thames Bridge heights, please contact The Port of London Authority: www.pla.co.uk 30 31 TO OLYMPIC CANOEING LEE VALLEY

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PO SD 99 EXCEL - TULLETT PREBON Teddington Lock - 97 101 LONDON BOAT SHOW 103 Vauxhall Bridge 96 CANARY TOWER BRIDGE WHARF 98 100 THE O2 102 ARENA LONDON CITY AIRPORT NATIONAL THEATRE THE GOLDEN 104 Putney WATERLOO HINDE This fascinating area of London is home to a number of THE DESIGN MUSEUM South Dock Marina attractions, including Craven Cottage (home to Fulham HYDE PARK WESTMINSTER 95 THAMES JUBILEE MUSEUM Football Club), the London Wetlands centre and the grand DIAMOND PAGEANT PARLIAMENT Depository building. PO www.putneysw15.com 94 LONDON EYE © Tony Riley LBIPP GREENWICH

Kew London 91 Marine Co. HAMMERSMITH LONDON NATIONAL PO MARITIME MUSEUM BRENTFORD 80 93 92 CHISWICK 84 Grand Union & 90 To Westminster Regents Canal (pp.37) FULHAM FC 89 LONDON FULHAM THE OVAL 82 WETLANDS CENTRE 88 81 BARNES Time to lock Lock Distance to next downstream at KEW ROYAL PUTNEY Name lock downstream TWICKENHAM GARDENS 8kph/5mph* 85 Teddington 0.39km 0.24mi 3 mins Richmond Lock RICHMOND 83 78 87 Richmond 4.16km 2.59mi 36 mins Chiswick Quay 86 *Time to Bridge Downstream - Journey times are calculated TWICKENHAM 79 Marina based upon a downstream speed of 8km/5mph. Journey RICHMOND UNIVERSITY times may vary and will be higher for upstream journeys. RUGBY STADIUM PO SD PARK BOAT RACE 77 indicates a bridge position.For a full list of bridges and bridge cruising times, please refer to page 31.

TIDAL Walter Hammerton & Company NON TIDAL TEDDINGTON STAINES SD Teddington Lock KINGSTON- UPON-THAMES Richmond To Walton Richmond is one of London’s most attractive boroughs, and has been a favourite retreat of royalty, the rich and the famous for hundreds of years. With Teddington Lock beautiful royal parks, historic houses such as and , theatres, museums and Teddington Lock is the first and largest lock on galleries rich with exhibits and a town centre bursting the Thames, and marks the point that the Thames with shops and restaurants, Richmond rivals anywhere becomes non-tidal and tidal. in London. Hire boats should not proceed beyond this point without the permission of the hire company. www.visitrichmond.co.uk © Environment Agency © Tony Riley LBIPP

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Westminster Canary Wharf Historically a part of , Westminster has This area once formed part of the been the seat of the government of England for busiest port in the world. Today, almost a thousand years. This area contains a large TO OLYMPIC CANOEING Canary Wharf is one of the UK’s main LEE VALLEY concentration of London’s historic and prestigious financial centres - visitors can explore landmarks and visitor attractions, including the the old docks and numerous shops , Palace, OLYMPIC STADIUM and restaurants whilst absorbing the and . atmosphere and marvelling London’s tallest buildings. www.visitlondon.com © Visit Britain www.canarywharf.com/visitus ©Tony Riley LBIPP

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Kew London Tideway 91 Marine CHELSEA Harbour Co. HAMMERSMITH LONDON CUTTY SARK NATIONAL PO MARITIME MUSEUM BRENTFORD 80 To 93Chelsea 92 CHISWICK 84 Greenwich & Grand Union & 90 Regents Canal (pp.37) FULHAM FC 89 LONDON FULHAM THE OVAL 82 WETLANDS Discover 500 years of Britain’s encounters with the world at sea. CENTRE 88 The National Maritime Museum (NMM), forms part of the maritime 81 BARNES Greenwich world heritage site that also incorporates the royal KEW ROYAL PUTNEY Observatory and the 17th-century Queen’s House. GARDENS TWICKENHAM www.rmg.co.uk indicates a bridge position. For a full list of bridges Richmond Lock 83 85 © Visit Britain and bridge cruising times, please refer to page 31. 78 RICHMOND 87 34 35 Chiswick Quay 86 TWICKENHAM 79 Marina RICHMOND UNIVERSITY RUGBY STADIUM PO SD PARK BOAT RACE 77

TIDAL Walter Hammerton & Company NON TIDAL TEDDINGTON STAINES SD Teddington Lock KINGSTON- UPON-THAMES Connecting Waterways

Oxford Canal River Wey The picturesque Oxford Canal meanders slowly from Oxford to In 1653, a century before the canal age really took off, enterprising land through 77 miles of classic scenery, much of which has owner Sir Richard Weston opened the River Wey for navigation, linking barely changed in centuries. with the Thames and London, by straightening out the windy bits of the river. It was briefly the principal waterway from London to the , but was superseded by the more direct Grand Union The Wey is now used for pleasure boating, from holiday boats to rowing Canal. Consequently, the Oxford Canal has escaped large-scale skiffs and trip boats, and passes through twenty miles of Surrey’s finest development and few towns have sprung up on its banks. countryside from Godalming to the Thames at Weybridge. Never far from civilisation but thoroughly rural in character, the Wey meanders through The southern section is particularly charming and remains largely Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and gives you picturesque locks, unaltered. water meadows, woods and wildlife. www.waterscape.com/canals-and-rivers/oxford-canal © P D P D www.nationaltrust.org.uk P D P D

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38 39 Boatyards, Marinas THAMES BOAT SALES and Services A - Z

Largest Selection on the Thames 4 All Marine Azure International Blackstar VAT Services Ltd Harris Estate 261 Chingford Road 25 Upper Brook Street With over 150 Boats to view on Dedicated Pontoons Reach Walthamstow London W1K 7QD Chertsey London E17 5AB [email protected] Surrey KT16 8RP [email protected] 020 3468 5200 www.blackstar.eu.com [email protected] 020 8531 3792 Br ay Marine Sales Ltd 01932 567744 www.azurewear.co.uk Bray Marina, Monkey Island Lane, Blue Marine Ltd Bray, Berkshire SL6 2EB Abingdon Boat Centre Ltd Bancstreet Avvela Ltd The Nook, Wheatley’s Eyot Tel: +44 (0) 1628 773 177 The Bridge 21 Albert Road Sunbury-on-Thames Nags Head Island Middlesex TW16 6BU Email: [email protected] Abingdon Middlesex TW3 3RW [email protected] OX14 3HX [email protected] 01932 781340 [email protected] 020 3239 1979 www.blue-blue.co.uk 01235 521125 www.avventuriera.com Penton Hook Marine Sales Ltd Bossoms Boatyard Ltd Penton Hook Marina, Staines Road, ADEC Marine Ltd Basic Boat Liability Company Binsey Lane Chertsey, Surrey KT16 8PY 4 Masons Avenue 17 Hatherley Road Medley, Oxford Tel: +44 (0) 1932 570 055 Croydon Sidcup Oxfordshire OX2 0NL Surrey CR0 9XS Kent DA14 4BP [email protected] Email: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 01865 247780 020 8686 9717 020 8309 1717 www.bossoms.com www.adecmarine.co.uk www.basic-boat.com Bourne End Marina Adriatic Holidays Ltd Bates Wharf Marine Sales Ltd Wharf Lane, Bourne End 1 Victor Street Bridge Wharf, Chertsey Buckinghamshire SL8 5RR Oxford Surrey KT16 8LG [email protected] www.thamesboatsales.co.uk Oxfordshire OX2 6BT [email protected] 01628 522813 [email protected] 01932 571141 www.bourneendmarinaltd.co.uk 01865 516577 www.bateswharf.com www.adriaticholidays.co.uk Bramblecrest Beckett Rankine Hanger 9 East, Main Site All-Aboard Marine Services and Partners Ltd Aston Down Airfield, Stroud Shepperton Marina - Lock Cottage 268-270 Vauxhall Bridge Road GL6 8GA NEW Doesn’t your boat deserve the best of all worlds ? Ampere Road Westminster [email protected] Newbury SW1V 1BB 01285 760974 Berkshire RG14 5SN [email protected] www.bramblecrest.com BASIN NOW OPEN [email protected] 020 7834 7267 01635 37606 www.beckettrankine.com Bray Marina MDL with brand new quiet & secluded moorings www.aamarine.co.uk Monkey Island Lane Big Bear Supplies Ltd Bray, Berkshire SL6 2EB Andrew Weir Shipping Ltd 7 Bessemer Crescent [email protected] Dexter House Rabans Lane, 01628 623654 2 Royal Mint Court Buckinghamshire HP19 8TF www.mdlmarinas.co.uk London [email protected] Greater London EC3N 4XX 01296 487127 [email protected] www.bigbearsupplies.com Bray Marine Sales 0207 575 6000 Bray Marina www.awyachtmanagement.com Bisham Abbey Sailing Monkey Island Lane and Navigation School Ltd Bray, Berkshire SL6 2EB ✓✓ Marina open 7 days a week ✓✓ Many bertholder discounts ✓✓ Bottle gas supplies Arthur Beale Ltd Bisham Abbey National [email protected] ✓✓ Secure berths with fresh water & electricity ✓✓ Full chandlery & marine stores ✓✓ Ample car parking on site 194 Sports Centre 01628 773177 ✓✓ Petrol and Diesel fuel jetty ✓ ✓ Multiple shower/toilet facilities ✓✓ New and used boat sales office London WC2H 8JP Bisham, Nr Marlow 020 7836 9034 www.thamesboatsales.co.uk ✓✓ High security perimeter fence ✓ ✓ 24 hour pump out/ Elsan point ✓✓ Laundry room facilities Buckinghamshire SL7 1RR ✓✓ ✓✓ ✓✓ [email protected] Closed circuit TV surveillance Extensive service & repair workshops Concessions at adjacent hotel Avante Leisure Group Holdings 01628 474960 ✓✓ Card access entry/exit at main gate ✓✓ 24 tonne boat lift ✓✓ Special berths for & barges Boating Holiday Rentals www.bishamabbeysailing.co.uk Bridge Marine Nunhold Business Centre, Suite 6 Thames Meadow Building 11, Dark Lane, Hatton Black & Veatch Ltd Shepperton Shepperton Marina Limited Boat Showrooms Warwickshire, CV35 8XB Middlesex TW17 8LT Felix Lane, Shepperton, Middlesex, TW17 8NS of London Grosvenor House Tel: 01932 243722 Fax: 01932 243152 [email protected] 69 London Road, Redhill [email protected] Tel: 01932 260261 01932 245126 www.sheppertonmarina.com www.boatshowrooms.com 01926 844249 Surrey RH1 1LQ www.boatingholidayrentals.co.uk [email protected] www.bridgemarine.co.uk 01737 774155 www.bvl.bv.com 40 41 Boatyards, Marinas and Services A - Z

Burgess Chiswick Quay Marina Dream Yacht Charter Frostpoint Ltd George Wilson & Sons High Line Yachting Ltd 16-17 , London Marina Office, Chiswick Quay 47 Dean Street Temple Marina (Boatbuilders) Ltd The Boatyard SW1Y 5LU Hartington Road London W1D 5BE Temple Lane Ferry House, Thames Street Mansion Lane, Iver [email protected] London W4 3UR [email protected] Temple, Nr Marlow Sunbury-on-Thames Buckinghamshire SL0 9RG 020 7766 4300 [email protected] 02393 411411 Buckinghamshire SL7 1SA Middlesex TW16 6AQ [email protected] www.burgessyachts.com 020 8994 8743 www.dreamyachtcharter.com [email protected] 01932 782067 01753 651496/653151 www.chiswickquay.com/marina 01628 823410 www.high-line.co.uk Bushnell Marine Services Ltd Drive Inc. Ltd Gibbs Boat Sales Ltd Thameside Marina Classic Waterway Holidays One Rose Lane Sandhills, Russell Road Frouds Bridge Marina Ltd Hill Dickinson LLP Watermans Way Bittell, The Ripley Frouds Lane Shepperton, Surrey TW17 9HY Station Road Wargrave Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire Surrey GU23 6NE [email protected] Irongate House Reading, Berkshire RG10 8HB HP21 7QG [email protected] Berkshire RG7 4LH 01932 242977 Dukes Place [email protected] 07798 853939 01483 211200 [email protected] www.gibbsmarine.co.uk London EC3A 7HX 0118 940 2162 www.drivedesign.co.uk 0118 971 4508 [email protected] www.bushnells.co.uk Clewer Boatyard Ltd www.froudsbridge.com Greenwoods Solicitors 0207 283 9033 Clewer Court Road EP Barrus Ltd 77 Gracechurch Street www.hilldickinson.com Canal Cargo Bookshop Windsor, Launton Road Funafloat Ltd London EC3V 0AS 23 Pine Gardens Berkshire SL4 5JD Bicester Combe Road [email protected] Hobbs of Henley Ltd , Surrey KT5 8LJ [email protected] Oxfordshire OX26 4UR Oxford 020 7220 7818 Station Road [email protected] 01753 863478 [email protected] Oxfordshire OX2 6BL www.greenwoods-solicitors.com Henley on Thames 020 8399 0486 01869 363636 [email protected] Oxfordshire RG9 1AZ www.canalcargo.co.uk Close Marine Finance www.barrus.co.uk 01865 554343 Guildford Boat House Ltd [email protected] 11th Floor, Tower www.collegecruisers.com Guildford Boat House 01491 572035 Canal Experience Surbiton, Surrey KT6 7EL Espar Ltd Millbrook, Guildford www.hobbs-of-henley.com Honeysuckle Cottage [email protected] Harleyford Marina Future Protect Ltd Surrey GU1 3XJ Picklepythe Lane 020 8399 1111 Henley Road Unit E017 [email protected] Hobie Cat Sport Ltd Beenham, Reading www.closemarine.com Marlow Riverside Business Centre 01483 504494 Berkshire RG7 5NT Buckinghamshire SL7 2DX Haldane Place www.guildfordboats.co.uk Bray Lake [email protected] Colliers International UK Plc [email protected] London SW18 4UQ Monkey Island Lane 07713 687766 9 Marylebone Lane 01628 471368 [email protected] Guildford Marine Windsor Road www.canalandtipiexperience.com London W1U 1HL www.espar.co.uk 020 8874 3251 13 Manor Way Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 2EB [email protected] www.outboardcovers.co.uk Old 07710 416487 Caversham Boat Services 020 7935 4499 ETA Circuit Breakers Ltd Surrey GU22 9JX www.hobiecatsport.co.uk The Boat House www.collierscre.co.uk Telford Close Galleon Marine [email protected] Frys Island Aylesbury Colt Hill, Odiham 01483 756909 Hollands Boat Maintenance Thameside, Reading Constables Boatyard Buckinghamshire HP19 8DG Hampshire RG29 1AL www.guildfordmarine.co.uk Uxbridge Boat Center Berkshire RG1 8DG (Hilston & Neal) [email protected] [email protected] Waterloo Road, Uxbridge wicks@cavershamboatservices. 5-17 Thames Street 01296 420336 01256 703691 Hamilton Narrowboats Middlesex UB8 2QX freeserve.co.uk Hampton www.e-t-a.com www.galleonmarine.co.uk Pitstone Wharf [email protected] 0118 9574323 Middlesex TW12 2EW Cheddington Road 07961 729571 www.cavershamboatservices.co.uk 01372 743418 Eyot House Ltd Gateley LLP Pitstone [email protected] D’Oyly Carte Island Fleet Place House Buckinghamshire LU7 9AD Honda Marine Charlie-Delta Marine www.constablesboatyard.co.uk Weybridge 2 Fleet Place, Holborn Viaduct [email protected] 470 London Road 51 Valley Road Surrey KT13 8LX London EC4M 7RF 01442 385 250 , Berkshire SL3 8QY Henley-on-Thames [email protected] [email protected] Cosmos Yachting Ltd www.hamiltonnarrowboats.co.uk 01753 590500 Oxfordshire RG9 1RL 6 Rocks Lane, Barnes 01932 848586 020 7653 1600 www.Honda.co.uk www.charliedeltamarine.co.uk London SW13 0DB www.hbjgateleywareing.com Harley Ford Estate Ltd 07793 559045 [email protected] Farncombe Leisure Ltd Harleyford Marina HPi Verification Services Ltd 020 8878 0880 Farncombe Boat House General Ecology Europe Ltd Henley Road, Marlow The Manor House, Howbery Park Cheers Insurance Brokers Ltd www.cosmosyachting.com Catteshall Lock, Catteshall Road St Andrews House Buckinghamshire SL7 2DX Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 8BA 44 High Street Godalming 26 Brighton Road [email protected] [email protected] Cotswold Boat Hire & GLS Marine Surrey GU7 1NH 01628 471361 01491 822818 Middlesex TW12 1PD Operating from , [email protected] West Sussex RH10 6AA www.harleyford.co.uk [email protected] Lechlade-on-Thames, 01483 421306 [email protected] www.hpivs.com 020 8943 5333 Glos GL7 3HA www.farncombeboats.co.uk 01293 400644 Heyland Marine www.allboatinsurance.co.uk Tel: 01793 727083 www.purewateronline.co.uk Bourne End Marina Hutchins Marine Sales Ltd Foxhangers (Marine) PO Box 3563 [email protected] Wharf Lane, Bourne End Chertsey Meads Marine www.cotswoldboat.co.uk Foxhanger Wharf George James Software Ltd Bracknell Buckinghamshire SL8 5RR The Meads Lower Foxhangers Farm 42 High Street Berkshire RG42 7WQ [email protected] Chertsey Craig Cohoon Water Ski School , Shepperton [email protected] 01628 528830 Surrey KT16 8LN Whelford Road, Fairford SN10 1SS Middlesex TW17 9AU 01344 360707 www.heylandmarine.com [email protected] Gloucestershire GL7 4DT [email protected] [email protected] www.hutchins-marine.com 01932 564699 [email protected] 01380 828795 01932 252568 www.boatsthames.com 01285 713735 www.foxhangers.co.uk www.georgejames.com www.craigcohoononline.co.uk 42 43 Boatyards, Marinas and Services A - Z

Hutchins Marine Services Ltd Kew Marine Lansdown Marine Products London Tideway Harbour Company Maypole Dock Ltd MTU UK Ltd Unit 3, Bourne End Marina, Wharf Tidal Pontoon Moorings 19 Rodney Road The Dove Pier 1 Alrewas Road Unit 29, The Birches Industrial Estate Lane, Bourne End, Bucks SL8 5RR Bush Road Cheltenham Lower Mall, Hammersmith Kings Bromley East Grinstead [email protected] Kew, London TW9 3AN Gloucestershire GL50 1HX London W6 9DJ Burton On Trent West Sussex RH19 1XZ 07860 558112 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Staffordshire DE13 7HW [email protected] www.hutchins-marine.com 020 8940 8364 01242 249638 020 8748 2715 01543 473890 01342 335450 www.shipshade.co.uk www.londontideway.com www.maypoledock.co.uk www.mtu-online.com

Interform Manufacturing Ltd Kinchglen Ltd Lee Sanitation Ltd London Waterbus Company Ltd Med Sailors Ltd Rear Unit 20 Arterial House Muggi Ltd Wharf Road , 58 Camden Lock Place Unit 1, 136 Brondesbury Villas Wellington Road, Wycombe 1212 Gt Cambridge Road Gable Cottage Warwickshire CV47 2FE London NW1 8AF London NW6 6AE Buckinghamshire HP12 3PR Enfield, Middlesex EN1 4DS Sopworth, [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Wiltshire SN14 6PS 01295 770000 020 7482 2550 020 7625 6253 01494 532335 020 8366 0042 [email protected] www.interform-marine.com www.leesan.com www.londonwaterbus.com www.medsailors.com www.firstaidtraining.co.uk 01454 239483 www.muggi.co.uk International Boat Industry - IPC Limehouse Marina MA & SM Stimpson MFV Marine Ltd Kona Ltd Leon House The Harbourmaster’s Office PO Box 115 PO Box 63897 Communications House Limehouse Basin Nauticalia Ltd 233 High Street, Croydon Rickmansworth London SE16 9AH 26 York Street, London W1U 6PZ 46 Goodhart Place The Ferry Point Surrey CR9 1HZ WD3 1WB [email protected] [email protected] London E14 8EG Ferry Lane, Shepperton [email protected] [email protected] 0870 8034021 020 7117 2882 [email protected] Middlesex TW17 9LQ 020 8726 8000 01923 770425 www.mfvmarine.co.uk www.theyr.com 020 7308 9930 www.insurance-marine.co.uk [email protected] www.ibinews.com www.bwml.co.uk Minorca Sailing Holidays Ltd 01932 244396

Kris Cruisers MAN Truck & Bus UK Ltd 58 Kew Road www.nauticalia.com Jedlake Ltd The Waterfront Linssen Yachts Ltd Finance Department Richmond 4E Beaufort Road Southlea Road Ferry Yacht Station Frankland Road Surrey TW9 2PQ Nautiques UK Ltd Reigate, Surrey RH2 9DJ Datchet Ferry Road Blagrove, SN5 8YZ [email protected] The Water Ski School [email protected] Berkshire SL3 9BU [email protected] 020 8948 2106 Whelford Road 01737 300805 [email protected] Surrey KT7 0YB 01793 448126 www.minorcasailing.co.uk Fairford, Gloucestershire GL7 4DT

www.sunscapeyachting.co.uk 01753 543930 [email protected] www.mandiesel.com [email protected] MJ Musk Marine Sales Ltd www.kriscruisers.co.uk 0844 8805 747 01488 638119 Marine Ltd Harefield Marina John Freeman Sales Ltd www.linssenyachts.com www.nautiquesuk.com The Boat House 31 Long Reach Moorhall Road, Harefield La Playa Ltd West Horsley, Surrey KT24 6LZ Middlesex UB9 6PD Moulsford, Oxon 60 Canon Street Lithman & Company Newbury Boat Company 72 Wimpole Street [email protected] [email protected] Oxfordshire OX10 9HU London EC4M 6NP Ham Manor Marina [email protected] London W1G 9RP 01483 285794 01895 822036 London Road, Newbury [email protected] www.yachtsurveyor.eu www.harefieldmarina.co.uk 01491 652085 [email protected] Berkshire RG14 2BP 020 7002 1007 www.freemancruisers.com 020 7935 2212 [email protected] www.laplaya.co.uk Marine Engine Services Ltd Morelli Group Ltd www.lithman.freeserve.co.uk 01635 42884 Unit 3, 549 Eskdale Road Unit 2 Baird Road John Holman & Sons Ltd www.newburyboatco.com Ladyline Hotel Boats Ltd Little Ship Club Uxbridge Enfield, Middlesex London Underwriting Centre Middlesex UB8 2RT 141 Falkland Road, Basingstone Bell Wharf Lane EN1 1SJ Nigel James Yacht Charter 3 Court, Mincing Lane [email protected] Hampshire RG21 9PLD Upper Thames Street [email protected] 30 Enfield Road London EC3R 7DD [email protected] London EC4R 3TB 01895 236246 020 8351 5171 [email protected] www.marineengine.co.uk Brentford, Middlesex TW8 9PB 07986 133122 [email protected] www.morelli.co.uk [email protected] 0207 9778260 020 72367729 www.ladylinehotelboats.co.uk 020 8568 8562 www.holmans.co.uk www.littleshipclub.co.uk Marine Fire Safety Ltd Motor Boat & Yachting - IPC Unit D4 www.nj-yacht.com LaLyon Ltd IPC Marine Media 9-15 Kawasaki Motors UK Living River Ltd Hays Bridge Business Centre 1 Bickenhall Mansions Blue Fin Building Nippy Networks Ltd 1 Dukes Meadow 189-193 Earls Court Road Brickhouse Lane 110 Bickenhall Street South Godstone 105 Dupont Road Millboard Road, Bourne End London W1U 6BP London SW5 9AN London SE1 0SU [email protected] Surrey RH9 8JW Raynes Park, London SW20 8EH Buckinghamshire SL8 5XF [email protected] [email protected] 020 8600 2523 [email protected] 020 3148 4651 [email protected] [email protected] 020 7193 1015 01342 844379 01628 851000 www.livingriver.net www.mby.com 020 7043 2832 www.royaltyyachtcharters.com www.marinefiresafety.co.uk www.mailasail.com www.kawasaki.co.uk London Borough of Southwark Motor Boats Monthly - IPC Lambert Smith Hampton Plc South Dock Marina Maritek Holdings Ltd IPC Marine Media 9-15 Oceanstyle Yachting Ltd Kensal Rise Association 5th Floor Lock Office, Rope Street Taggs Boatyard of Boaters Ltd Blue Fin Building 16 Pall Mall House Plough Way 44 Summer Road 110 Southwark Street Mitre Wharf Moorings London SW1Y 5LU 180 London SE16 7SZ Thames Ditton London SE1 0SU Scrubs Lane, London Surrey KT7 0QQ [email protected] London W1D 1NN [email protected] ybw.com 020 7766 4299 NW10 6QE 020 7252 2244 [email protected] [email protected] 020 3148 4664 www.osyachting.com [email protected] 020 7198 2160 www.southwark.gov.uk/southdockmarina 020 8398 2119 www.mbmclub.co.uk www.maritekcraft.co.uk 020 8960 5666 www.lsh.co.uk/pages/landing.asp?id=68

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Ormiston Wire Ltd Plancraft Marine Superyacht World – IPC Thames Riverworks Piling Ltd The Superyacht Group Ltd 1 Fleming Way Unit 4 Little Shellwood Farm Salters Steamers Ltd IPC Marine Media 9-15 Shepperton Marina, Felix Lane 3 Lansdowne House Worton Road Clayhill Road, Leigh, Reigate Folly Bridge, Oxford Blue Fin Building Shepperton, Middlesex 3-7 Northcote Road Surrey RH2 8PA Oxfordshire OX1 4LA 110 Southwark Street TW17 8NS London SW11 1NG Middlesex TW7 6EU [email protected] [email protected] London SE1 0SU [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 01306 611100 01865 243421 [email protected] 01932 226869 020 7924 4004 020 8569 7287 www.plancraft.co.uk www.saltersteamers.co.uk 020 3148 4283 www.riverworksltd.com www.superyachtreport.com www.ormiston-wire.co.uk www.superyachtworld.com Poplar Dock Marina Secure Yacht Ltd Thames Voyages Ltd Thomas Cooper Swancraft Boat Services Ltd Overboard Accessories Ltd Broadwalk Place PO Box 108, Alton Terrace Gardens Boatyard Ibex House London E14 5SH Benson Waterfront Hampton Court Road 42-47 Minories Unit 10 Sky Business Park Hampshire GU34 4WB Benson, Oxfordshire OX10 6SJ Eversley Way, Thorpe Industrial Estate [email protected] Hampton London EC3N 1HA [email protected] [email protected] Middlesex TW12 2EN Thorpe, Surrey TW20 8RF 020 7308 9930 [email protected] 01420 590064 01491 838304 thamesvoyages@thamesbrokeragenet [email protected] www.bwml.co.uk www.secureyacht.com 020 7481 8851 020 8979 3433 www.thomascooperlaw.com 01932 500091 T & D Murrell www.thamesbrokerage.net www.overboard.com Pyrford Marina Ltd Shepperton Marina Ltd 112 Lincoln Avenue Tiller School of Navigation Lock Lane Shepperton Marina Twickenham, Middlesex TW2 6NP The Boatyard Boatfitting Ltd Oxford Cruisers Ltd Pyrford, Woking Felix Lane, Shepperton 020 7681 3966 & Seamanship 5 Hammond Way 10 Agraria Road Boat Hire Centre Surrey GU22 8XL Middlesex TW17 8NS [email protected] Marsh, Guildford, Surrey GU2 4LE Eynsham, [email protected] [email protected] Wiltshire BA14 8RS [email protected] Oxfordshire OX29 4DA 01932 340739 01932 243722 Taggs Boatyard Ltd [email protected] 01483 534204 [email protected] www.tingdene-marinas.co.uk www.sheppertonmarina.com 44 Summer Road 01225 710017 www.tiller.co.uk 01865 881698 Thames Ditton, Surrey KT7 0QQ [email protected] www.ukboatyard.com Racecourse Marina Windsor Sillette Sonic Ltd Oxford Preservation Trust 020 8398 2119 UK Water Sports Ltd Maidenhead Road Unit 2, Beverley Trading Estate 10 Turn Again Lane www.taggsboatyard.co.uk The Cruising Association 27 Mayo Road, Walton on Thames Wndsor, Berkshire SL4 5HT 190/192 Garth Road CA House, 1 Northey Street St Ebbes, Oxford Morden, Surrey SM4 4LU Surrey KT12 2QA Oxfordshire OX1 1QL [email protected] Taplow Marine Consultants Limehouse Basin, London E14 8BT [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 01753 851501 Driftwood, Mill Lane Taplow, [email protected] 020 8337 7543 023 8022 4376 01865 242918 www.tingdene-marinas.co.uk Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 0AA 020 7537 2828 www.sillette.co.uk www.lambertiluxuryboats.com www.oxfordpreservation.org.uk [email protected] www.cruising.org.uk 01628 630249 Revenger Boat Company Ltd Uxbridge Boat Centre Ltd Solent RIB Safaris Ltd Packet Boat Marina Forward Buildings The Floating Boater Uxbridge Wharf Suite 144 Team Marine Ltd Packet Boat Lane 46 Windsor Road Waterside, Little Venice Waterloo Road 210 Upper Richmond Road 45 Yewlands Cowley, Uxbridge Slough Crescent, London W2 6NE Uxbridge London SW15 6NP , Surrey SM7 3DB Middlesex UB8 2JJ Berkshire SL1 2EJ [email protected] Middlesex UB8 2QX [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 020 7266 1066 [email protected] 020 3589 6257 01737 211635 01895 449 851 01753 525496 www.floatingboater.co.uk 01895 252019 www.bwml.co.uk www.revenger.co.uk www.solentsafaris.com www.team-marine.com The Natural Mat Company Val Wyatt Marine Limited Stanley & Thomas Thames & Chilterns Pat Richardson River and Canal Services Ltd 99 Talbot Road Willow Marina, Willow Lane Boat Builders Holiday Cruises Ltd 43 Scholars Road 13 Henley Close London W11 2AT Wargrave, Berkshire RG10 8LH Tom Jones Boatyard 17 Buckingham Road , Farnborough [email protected] [email protected] Romney Lock, Windsor South Holmwood London SW12 0PF Hampshire GU14 9HE 020 7985 0474 0118 940 3211 Berkshire SL4 6HU , Surrey RH5 4LB [email protected] [email protected] www.airflowsprings.com www.valwyattmarine.co.uk [email protected] [email protected] 020 86734381 01276 600921 01753 833166 07966 248079 www.riverandcanalservices.com The Solar Boat Company Ltd Velos Insurance Services Ltd Penton Hook Marina MDL www.stanleyandthomas.co.uk www.tranquilrose.co.uk 3 Eldon Road 1 Liverpool Street Staines Road River Thames Boat Project Thames & Kennet Reading, Berkshire RG1 4DJ London EC2M 7QD Chertsey Surrey KT16 8PY Star Computers Ltd [email protected] 66 Hill Street, Richmond Marina Ltd [email protected] [email protected] Star Centre 07900 432249 020 7375 3273 01932 568681 Surrey TW9 1TW Building 3 Hatters Lane , Henley Road www.solarboat.co.uk www.mdlmarinas.co.uk [email protected] Croxley Green Business Park Reading, Berkshire RG4 6LQ www.velosinsurance.co.uk 020 8940 3509 Watford, Hertfordshire WD18 8YG [email protected] The Yacht Leg & Cradle Penton Hook www.thamesboatproject.org [email protected] 0118 948 2911 Company Ltd Ventura UK Ltd Marine Sales Ltd 01923 246414 www.tingdene-marinas.co.uk Hamilton House 17 Queen Street Penton Hook Marina R&Q Marine Services Ltd www.starplc.com 70 Reading Road Mayfair Staines Road 5th Floor, Fountain House Thames Electric Launch Company Henley-on-Thames London W1J 5PH Superyacht Business - IPC Chertsey, Surrey KT16 8PY 130 PO Box 3, Goring On Thames Oxfordshire RG9 1AU [email protected] [email protected] London EC3M 5DJ Leon House, 233 High Street Berkshire RG8 0HQ 020 7495 2330 Croydon, Surrey CR9 1HZ [email protected] 01932 570055 [email protected] [email protected] www.venturaeurope.com 020 8726 8124 01491 873126 01491 636293 www.thamesboatsales.co.uk 020 7977 0910 [email protected] www.thameselectric.com www.yachtlegs.co.uk www.rqih.com 46 47 Boatyards, Marinas and Services A - Z THAMES VOYAGES LTD www.thamesbrokerage.net

VersaDock International Ltd Walton Marine Ltd Woottens Boatyard A friendly, family run Boatyard located just Anchor House 6C Swanwick Marina Gibraltar Lane half a mile downstream of Hampton. The Shipyard Swanwick Winter Hill Bath Road, Lymington Southampton Cookham Dean Our pretty boathouse. From Hampshire SO41 3YL Hampshire SO31 1ZL Berkshire SL6 9TR here we can offer all boatyard The Gold Anchor Award Scheme is an [email protected] [email protected] 01628 484244 services including moorings. 01590 671300 01489 565444 [email protected] assessment programme designed by www.versadock.com www.waltonmarine.co.uk The Yacht Harbour Association with Wraysbury Boathouse contribution from the RYA that gives Victoria Basin Marina Weta Marine UK Ltd 28 Old Ferry Drive Dedicated Boat-sales area with boat owners assurance of customer West Quay, The Docks 62 Templemere Wraysbury experienced & knowledgeable Gloucestershire GL1 2LG Weybridge Berkshire TW19 5JT service and quality. [email protected] Surrey KT13 9PB [email protected] staff on duty. With 24 years experience of Gold Anchor 01225 424301 [email protected] 01784 482569 www.bwml.co.uk 01932 840232 www.wraysburyboathouse.co.uk standards, this is a point of reference for www.wetamarine.co.uk Slipway available for service all boat owners to make an informed Viking Canal Boats Ltd Yacht Carbon Offset Ltd 20 Greystoke House Wilderness Boats 16 Hanover Square work, antifouling, valeting etc, decision on where to berth. Brunswick Road Unit M, Chelworth Business Park Mayfair all at competitive rates. , London W5 1AW Crudwell, London W1S 1HT Ratings range from one to five gold [email protected] Wiltshire SN16 9SG [email protected] anchors. Any award issued is a sure Terrace Gardens Boat Yard, Hampton Court Road 0870 9619999 [email protected] 020 7016 7700 sign of a credible and quality marina www.vikingcanalboats.com 01666 577773 ww.yachtcarbonoffset.com Hampton, Middlesex, TW12 2EN. Tel: 0208 979 3433 www.wildernessboats.com [email protected] with the number of anchors indicating Virginia Currer Marine Ltd Yacht Masters Ltd the facilities and services available to Delta House Williams Performance The Stables berth holders. Delta Way Tenders Ltd Peper Harrow Park Thorpe No 2, Vogue Business Park Godalming, Surrey Egham Tower Road, GU8 6BQ Surrey TW20 8RX Oxfordshire OX10 7LN [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 0207 099 0941 01784 432111 01865 341134 www.yachtmasters.com www.vcmarine.co.uk www.williamsmarine.com ­­­­­­­Yachting Monthly - IPC W Bates & Son Ltd Willowtree Marine Ltd IPC Marine Media 9-15 Bridge Wharf Willowtree Marina Blue Fin Building Chertsey West Quay Drive 110 Southwark Street Surrey KT16 8LG Yeading, Middlesex UB4 9TB London SE1 0SU [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] The Association of Thames Yacht Clubs (ATYC) 01932 562255 020 8841 6585 020 3148 4872 www.yachtingmonthly.com www.bateswharf.co.uk www.willowtree-marina.co.uk

The Association of Thames Yacht Clubs Recently the Association has introduced Walter Hammerton & Co Ltd Yachting World - IPC Windsor Marina Ltd IPC Marine Media 9-15 Hammerton Ferry (ATYC) represents the interests of motor the Thames Boating Certificate, available Maidenhead Road Blue Fin Building Marble Hill Park Windsor, Berkshire SL4 5TZ 110 Southwark Street yacht clubs from Southend to Lechlade through their clubs to improve boat Orleans Rd [email protected] London SE1 0SU with the main focus on promoting handling skills on the non-tidal river. Twickenham 01753 853911 [email protected] Middlesex TW1 3BL www.mdlmarinas.co.uk 020 3148 4846 enjoyment, skills and safety. One of the key aims is to promote [email protected] www.yachtingworld.com It also lobbies on behalf of its members on understanding and appreciation between 020 8892 9620 Wittey Marine Ltd Mariners House Yamaha Motor (UK) Ltd higher level issues to navigation and local all river users lucky enough to share the Walton Marina Ltd 2 Copse Lane Sopwith Drive authorities through to governmental River Thames. Rosewells Boathouse Hamble, Southampton Brooklands bodies. It holds quarterly meetings, an Walton-on-Thames Hampshire SO31 4QH Weybridge Officers attend River Users Groups and Surrey KT12 1QW [email protected] Surrey KT13 0UZ Annual Dinner and a major Rally with [email protected] in several instances chair the meetings. [email protected] 023 8045 8084 a boat handling as the centrepiece. 01932 226305 01932 358000 For more information visit www.witteymarine.com www.yamaha-motor.co.uk The venues are typically Docklands and www.tingdene.net www.atyc.co.uk venues further up river to Beale Park at Pangbourne.

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51 Thames MotorBoaters Association River Etiquette For Boaters

DO DON’T ✓ DO help to make the river an ✓ DO turn off engines when ✗ DON’T exceed the speed limit enjoyable and pleasant place in locks or create excessive wash – to be. ✓ DO check and wait for other “LOOK BEHIND YOU”. ✓ DO move up as far as possible boats in sight to arrive before ✗ DON’T leave large spaces at in locks and waiting areas. closing lock gates when locks mooring sites. Be prepared to Discover the ✓ DO be prepared to let other on self-service. move to make better use of boats moor alongside you ✓ DO stay alert and watchful space when other boats arrive River Thames in busy locations whenever when using locks whether or leave. The Cruising Guide – The River Thames and possible and do so as a manned or on self-service. ✗ DON’T create a nuisance with Connecting Waterways 2012-13 is brought matter of course if travelling ✓ DO assist others whenever loud music or other noise to you by BMF Thames Valley in partnership in company. possible - remember others such as prolonged running with the Environment Agency and with the ✓ DO be courteous to other – particularly holiday craft - of engines or generators. support of the Port of London Authority. river users and to lock staff - may not be as used to using BMF Thames Valley is a Regional Association treat others as you would like the river as you are. of the British Marine Federation, the to be treated yourself. ✓ DO keep a good lookout for national trade association for the leisure ✓ DO slow down when passing other boats, particularly small boating industry. BMF Thames Valley moored craft. craft, rowers and swimmers. represents around 200 businesses that all ✓ DO leave lock gates and ✓ DO bin litter responsibly or have a passion for our inland waterways. sluices set as per pedestal take it away with you. www.britishmarine.co.uk/cruisingguide instructions after using locks The Environment Agency manages the on self-service. non-tidal River Thames from Cricklade The Thames MotorBoaters Association (TMBA), is an association of owners of powered vessels registered with the in the Cotswolds to Teddington on the Environment Agency for use on the River Thames between Lechlade and Teddington. Further information can be found on outskirts of London, including the 44 locks. the web at www.tmba.org.uk. Published by, and copyright of, the Thames MotorBoaters Association 7th January 2012 www.environment-agency.gov.uk/ Reproduction permitted ‘as is’ or with due acknowledgement. boating The Port of London Authority manages the For more information go to tidal section of the River Thames, keeping leisure and commercial users safe, and www.britishmarine.co.uk/thamesvalley protecting and enhancing the environment and promoting the use of the river for travel #BMFThamesValley and trade. www.pla.co.uk For your chance to win one of six British Marine Federation Thames Valley bottles of champagne and to register Marine House, Thorpe Lea Road, Egham, Surrey TW20 8BF for the 2013-14 Cruising Guide*, visit Tel: 01784 473377 www.britishmarine.co.uk/cruisingguide e: [email protected] w: www.britishmarine.co.uk/thamesvalley

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