Henley-on-Thames

Henley-on-Thames is a town on the north side of the River Thames in South Oxfordshire, England, about 10 miles downstream and north-east from Reading, 10 miles upstream and west from Maidenhead. It is located on the corner between Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire.

Rowing regatta

Henley is a centre for rowing, each summer holding the Henley Royal Regatta, one of the highlights of the social calendar of the English upper classes. The regatta is held on a stretch of the river that is naturally straight. The event became Royal in 1851. In that year Prince Albert became the patron of the regatta.

Related Topics:
Rowing - Henley Royal Regatta - Social calendar - 1851 - Prince Albert

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Other regattas are held on the same reach, including Henley Women's Regatta.

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