Museums and Galleries along the River Thames

There’s something to engage every age and interest along the Thames. With international museums such as the Ashmolean in Oxford and the River & Rowing Museum.  The museum explores the River Thames, the international sport of Rowing and the town of Henley. The galleries include interactive displays as well as internationally-significant collections, including the family-friendly ‘Wind in the Willows’ gallery and a permanent display of the work of artist John Piper. Abingdon County Hall Museum has a contemporary permanent exhibition, a cafe, and the County Hall Roof, sporting breath-taking views of the historic town and surrounding countryside.

Reading has some great museums including the Reading Museum which includes the famous Victorian copy of the Bayeux Tapestry and the Museum of English Rural Life (The MERL), England’s most extensive museum dedicated to farming, food, craft, rural life and countryside issues.

The Stanley Spencer Gallery which first opened in 1962, three years after the artist's death, has a wonderful collection of more than 100 of his paintings and drawings. The former Methodist chapelhas been transformed into a stunning exhibition space.

Marlow Museum, although small, offers an interesting and informative selection of displays and exhibits providing an insight to the history of this beautiful and historic town and the surrounding area. 

The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead has Eton College Natural History Museum, Maidenhead Heritage Centre and Windsor & Royal Borough Museum.