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Henley
 Picturesque, historic, usually tranquil and rather special is how most proud locals describe Henley- on- Thames. Visitors love it for the "quaint, olde- worlde” look and feel, the magnificent old bridge and long beautiful river walks beyond the town. It has a high standard of local restaurants, some excellent Brakespeare's pubs and a scattering of very pleasant, useful - old fashioned even (but no harm in that) - shops and small businesses.
At first glance, the town has the feel and look of a rather special sleepy Thames-side village from the writings of a PG Wodehouse novel. But that is more than a bit misleading The town explodes with visitors during Regatta and Festival weeks in July and a variety of recently introduced or planned festivals, poetry meetings, an 80's revival concert, farmers' markets, etc., to keep it firmly on the map.
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Henley Regatta- after the finish |
The New Orleans - charters from Hobbs of Henley |
People want to live here, or to visit for the day or a long week-end, and are justifiably proud of much of what is on offer here. One hears of the odd occasion when a few too many enjoy a few too many - but I’ve not seen or heard it, and would not deter anyone from a most enjoyable visit, whatever the weather. But there can be considerable traffic congestion which is a problem associated with any well established town endowed with an historic bridge, funnelling the traffic through a small river crossing. Just add a few minutes longer on the journey time!
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A wildlife bronze by Nick Bibby (Whittington Fine
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Saturday mornings-Dragon Boat racing of course!
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Pick of the town-not a scientific study just our opinion
Special events include:
Henley Royal Regatta June 29th to July 3rd 2011
Henley Festival July 6th to July 10th 2011
The Thames Traditional Boat Rally July 16th and 17th 2011
Special attractions
River and Rowing Museum Henley
Boat trips from Hobbs of Henley
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Restaurants
Villa Marina
Luscombe's -2011 Best Thames Local nomination)
Strada
Loch Fyne
Spice Merchant -2011 Best Thames Local Nomination
Antico - 2011 Best Thames Local nomination
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Pubs
The Row Barge
The Red Lion (2011 Best Thames Local nomination)
The Angel on the Bridge (2011 Best Thames Local nomination)
The Little Angel (2011 Best Thames Local nomination)
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Interesting Shops/businesses
The Teddy Bear Shop
Richard Way Bookshop
Barry Keene Gallery
Whittington Fine Art Galleries
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