Boating Vacations across the canals and rivers of Europe from Le Boat

• Automatic locks manned by lock keepers, generally open all year long
• Easy access from London by car or Train

The Thames

The famous River Thames winds its way through the beautiful green countryside of England, past historic towns and cities and quintessential English villages with their riverside pubs and immaculate village greens. This is the home of cricket and afternoon tea, picnics on the riverbank and gentle strolls through Royal Parks, not to mention awe-inspiring towns and cities steeped in history.

Cruising highlights include:

• Windsor Castle & Eton College - prestigious landmark buildings, famous the world over. The flag flies when the Queen is at home!
• Oxford - the city of a thousand church spires where Britain's alumni have been educated for centuries ; go to nearby Boar's Hill for spectacular views over the city
• Henley-on-Thames - home to England's most famous summer regatta
• Hampton Court Palace - King Henry VIII's impressive Tudor residence with stunning Baroque additions
• An amazing variety of birds and wildlife - Kingfishers, herons and graceful mute swans (which all belong to the Queen) as well as otters, llamas and herds of rare-breed cattle
• Quintessential English villages such as Marlow, Cookham, Pangbourne and Datchet with 14th century houses and oak-beamed waterside pubs
• Spectacular homes of pop stars and film stars , the famous film studios at Bray, Windsor and Ascot racecourses, and the magnificent stately home and country house hotel, Cliveden House

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