Swan Upping
Starts: 14 July 2008
Finishes: 18 July 2008
Location
The Weir Hotel
Towpath
Waterside Drive
Walton-on-Thames
Surrey
KT12 2JB
Telephone: +44 (0)1932 784530
Fax: +44 (0)1932 781558
Website: http://www.weirhotel.co.uk/
E-mail: mailto:reception@weirhotel.co.uk
Description
Swan Upping is the annual census of the swan population on certain stretches of the River Thames.
The ceremony of Swan Upping dates from the twelfth century and takes place during the third week of July each year. It has always been the duty of the Sovereign's Swan Marker to count the young cygnets each year and to ensure that the swan population is maintained. With the assistance of the Swan Warden, Professor Christopher Perrins of the University of Oxford, the swans are also given a health check.
This years Swan Upping start at the Weir Hotel in Walton on Thames at 0900 on 14 July and ends at Abingdon Bridge at 1715 on 18 July. Please click here for the weeks full timeable and more information.