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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
Henley Festival July
The Thames Traditional Boat Rally
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 ( Best Thames Local-area winnner 2011)
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Interesting Shops/businesses
The Teddy Bear Shop
Richard Way Bookshop
Whittington Fine Art Galleries
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