Escape and Take a Break along the River Thames
Are you looking for an Autumn/Winter Short Break to escape the everyday routine, or thinking about a holiday for 2024? If so, there’s plenty to choose from along the River Thames.
Hotels in stunning riverside locations offer a great base to explore the historic towns and villages, with Windsor being an all-year round favourite. Whether it’s great food, leisurely spa days, exploring the countryside or the wealth of history along the Thames, or walking the Thames Path National Trail, you can tailor a break to suit.
If you’re looking for ideas for Christmas and New Year’s Eve parties, Santa visits, or things to do for the family we’ve some great ideas along the River Thames.
Explore along the Thames
Windsor & Eton - Perfect for a weekend or short break
Visit Windsor Castle, walk the Heritage Trail around Windsor & Eton or take the City Sightseeing Bus tour. Don’t miss the Guards marching en-route to the Castle. Take a walk along the Thames Path or The Long Walk and the Great Park. Make time for shopping; Windsor Royal Shopping Centre, a mostly covered area that occupies the site of an 1850s railway station: you can still see Queen Victoria’s royal waiting room. Stroll across the bridge over the Thames to Eton High Street, renowned for its art and antique shops.
Thames Path National Trail.
The River Thames offers 184 miles of walking with the Thames Path National Trail, enjoy the glorious colours of Autumn or the crisp days of Winter. One suggestion is the Goring Gap
Boating Holidays on the Thames
With an amazing selection of boating holidays from self-drive to the ultimate luxury of a hotel barge, where you have your own skipper and all meals prepared, you can be sure you’ll travel in style and comfort. Stopping whenever and wherever you want is all part of the fun on a boating holiday.
Self-drive boats include Hobbs of Henley’s luxury Linnsen cruisers starting from its base in Henley follow the Midsomer Murders itinerary. Or book with Le Boat, Europe’s No 1 boating holiday company, and pick up from Benson in Oxfordshire and follow The Royal cruise to Chertsey in Surrey, passing through Windsor.
Discover the wide variety of boating holidays available along the River Thames and book your 2024 holiday now! Join a relaxing all-inclusive cruise on a choice of luxury hotel barges offering a unique way to explore the Thames and the Magna Carta even has a spa pool!
Owning your own boat
Imagine owning your own boat… a home from home in a tranquil riverside setting to enjoy any day, weekend or evening. From canoes and small powered boats to motor cruisers and narrowboats.
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